Jazz in the 1950s

Phil Collins b. 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) Viggo Mortensen b. 1958 · American actor Natalie Cole 1950–2015 · American singer (1950–2015) Zakir Hussain 1951–2024 · Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and… Victoria Abril b. 1959 · Spanish actress Sade Adu b. 1959 · British singer Chaka Khan b. 1953 · American singer (born 1953) Bobby McFerrin b. 1950 · American jazz vocalist and composer (born 1950) Pat Metheny b. 1954 · American jazz musician Jaco Pastorius 1951–1987 · American jazz bassist (1951–1987) Kenny G b. 1956 · American saxophonist John Zorn b. 1953 · American composer, saxophonist and bandleader Thurston Moore b. 1958 · American guitarist (born 1958) Karen Carpenter 1950–1983 · American singer and drummer (1950–1983) Dee Dee Bridgewater b. 1950 · American singer (born 1950) Al Di Meola b. 1954 · American guitarist Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Willie Colón 1950–2026 · American musician Tommy Emmanuel b. 1955 · Australian guitarist Nigel Kennedy b. 1956 · British-born violinist and violist (born 1956) Cassandra Wilson 1955–2026 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from… Ketil Bjørnstad b. 1952 · Norwegian pianist, composer and author Pino Daniele 1955–2015 · Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1955-2015) Steve Morse b. 1954 · American guitarist Eric Johnson b. 1954 · American guitarist and recording artist Lee Ritenour b. 1952 · American male guitarist, musician, and composer Dianne Reeves b. 1956 · American jazz singer John Scofield b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951) Anita Baker b. 1958 · American singer Ziad Rahbani 1956–2025 · Lebanese musician and writer Bill Frisell b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist Didier Lockwood 1956–2018 · French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) Thomas Quasthoff b. 1959 · German opera singer, bass-baritone (born 1959) Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Richard Galliano b. 1950 · French musician David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Patti Austin b. 1950 · American singer Randy Crawford b. 1952 · American jazz and R&B singer Steve Lukather b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Helge Schneider b. 1955 · German entertainer Neil Peart 1952–2020 · Canadian-American drummer and lyricist (1952–2020) Bill Laswell b. 1955 · American musician (born 1955) Joe Lovano b. 1952 · American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist Bruce Hornsby b. 1954 · American musician Rickie Lee Jones b. 1954 · American singer (born 1954) Tommy Bolin 1951–1976 · American guitarist (1951–1976) Robert Davi b. 1953 · American actor, singer, filmmaker (born 1951) Geri Allen 1957–2017 · American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) Simon Phillips b. 1957 · English drummer (born 1957) Philip Bailey b. 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Peter Erskine b. 1954 · American musician Nils Landgren b. 1956 · Swedish musician Béla Fleck b. 1958 · American banjo player Neal Schon b. 1954 · American guitarist Andreas Vollenweider b. 1953 · Swiss musician Henry Kaiser b. 1952 · American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver Otomo Yoshihide b. 1959 · Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-) Mike Stern b. 1953 · American jazz guitarist Ferenc Snétberger b. 1957 · Hungarian musician Sergey Kuryokhin 1954–1996 · Russian musician (1954–1996) Michael Feinstein b. 1956 · American musician John Patitucci b. 1959 · American jazz bassist and composer Elliott Sharp b. 1951 · American musician David Benoit b. 1953 · American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953) Basia b. 1954 · Polish singer Kazumi Watanabe b. 1953 · Japanese jazz guitarist, composer, producer and University… Rabih Abou-Khalil b. 1957 · Lebanese musician Marc Ribot b. 1954 · American musician Masayoshi Takanaka b. 1953 · Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, producer (1953-) Lea DeLaria b. 1958 · American actor, comedian and singer John Lurie b. 1952 · American musician, painter and actor (born 1952) Scott Hamilton b. 1954 · American musician Nathan East b. 1955 · American jazz, R&B and rock bassist, guitarist and singer… Enzo Avitabile b. 1955 · Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter Harri Stojka b. 1957 · Austrian musician Manu Katché b. 1958 · French drummer, studio musician, composer, singer… Sidsel Endresen b. 1952 · Norwegian musician Diane Schuur b. 1953 · American jazz musician VM Viktoria Mullova b. 1959 · Russian violinist Michel Camilo b. 1954 · Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born… Marilyn Mazur 1955–2025 · Danish musician (1955–2025) Enver İzmaylov b. 1955 · Crimean Tatar folk and jazz guitarist (b. 1955) Patricia Barber b. 1955 · American composer, jazz singer and pianist as well as… Trilok Gurtu b. 1951 · Indian musician Chris Poland b. 1957 · American guitarist Ikue Mori b. 1953 · drummer, electronic musician and composer Uri Caine b. 1956 · American pianist and composer (born 1956) Bill Evans b. 1958 · American jazz saxophonist Gino Vannelli b. 1952 · Canadian singer, songwriter and jazz musician Randy Jackson b. 1956 · American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur… Walter Becker 1950–2017 · American musician, songwriter, and record producer… Bob Mintzer b. 1953 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big… Earl Klugh b. 1954 · American acoustic guitarist and composer (born 1953) Louis Sclavis b. 1953 · French jazz musician Tony Rice 1951–2020 · American bluegrass musician (1951–2020) Cindy Breakspeare b. 1954 · Canadian-Jamaican musician and beauty queen Nels Cline b. 1956 · American guitarist and composer Brian Setzer b. 1959 · American singer Cindy Blackman b. 1959 · American musician Laura Fygi b. 1955 · Dutch jazz singer Lyle Mays 1953–2020 · American jazz musician (1953–2020) Frank Gambale b. 1958 · Australian guitarist Stanley Jordan b. 1959 · American jazz guitarist Poncho Sanchez b. 1951 · American musician Fred Hersch b. 1955 · American jazz pianist David Paich b. 1954 · American musician Lisa Fischer b. 1958 · American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958) Steve Stevens b. 1959 · American guitarist Vinnie Colaiuta b. 1956 · American drummer Steve Coleman b. 1956 · American saxophonist Radka Toneff 1952–1982 · Norwegian singer (1952–1982) Steve Smith b. 1954 · American drummer Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer Bobby Watson b. 1953 · American saxophonist and composer Rita Marcotulli b. 1959 · Italian jazz pianist and composer JP Jeff Porcaro 1954–1992 · American drummer (1954–1992) James McBride b. 1957 · American writer George Lewis b. 1952 · American composer, performer, and music scholar Jamaaladeen Tacuma b. 1956 · American musician Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002)