Jazz in the 1980s

Amy Winehouse 1983–2011 · English singer-songwriter (1983–2011) Katie Melua b. 1984 · English-Georgian singer and songwriter Zaz b. 1980 · French singer Ibrahim Maalouf b. 1980 · French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer (born 1980) Caro Emerald b. 1981 · Dutch female singer Esperanza Spalding b. 1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984) Michelle Dockery b. 1981 · British actress Jon Batiste b. 1986 · American musician and singer (b. 1986) Erik Mongrain b. 1980 · Canadian composer and guitarist Paloma Faith b. 1981 · British singer Melody Gardot b. 1985 · American jazz singer Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician Raphael Gualazzi b. 1981 · Italian singer and pianist (1981-) Bojana Stamenov b. 1986 · Serbian singer Malene Mortensen b. 1982 · Danish singer Martina Barta b. 1988 · Czech jazz musician and singer Younha b. 1988 · South Korean singer-songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant b. 1989 · American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots Nellie McKay b. 1982 · American musician Leon Jackson b. 1988 · Scottish recording artist; singer Kamasi Washington b. 1981 · American saxophonist and bandleader Renee Olstead b. 1989 · American actress and singer Miss Li b. 1982 · Swedish singer and songwriter Mariko Ebralidze b. 1984 · Georgian jazz singer Kris Bowers b. 1989 · American composer and pianist Frida Ånnevik b. 1984 · Norwegian musician Lizz Wright b. 1980 · American jazz and gospel singer Thundercat b. 1984 · American musician and singer-songwriter (born 1984) Elina Duni b. 1981 · Albanian singer Ximena Sariñana b. 1985 · Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Evelina Sašenko b. 1987 · Lithuanian musician Cyrille Aimée b. 1984 · French jazz singer Ola Kvernberg b. 1981 · Norwegian jazz musician Chrisette Michele b. 1982 · American singer Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah b. 1983 · American jazz composer and trumpeter Joseph Tawadros b. 1983 · Egyptian-born Coptic Australian multi-instrumentalist and… Trombone Shorty b. 1986 · American trombone player Céu b. 1980 · Brazilian singer-songwriter Laura Mvula b. 1987 · British singer Aaron Parks b. 1983 · American musician Ambrose Akinmusire b. 1982 · American jazz composer and trumpeter Gin Wigmore b. 1986 · New Zealand singer Salim Ghazi Saeedi b. 1981 · Iranian musician Sara Gazarek b. 1982 · American jazz musician and singer Wheesung 1982–2025 · South Korean singer (1982−2025) Sophie Milman b. 1983 · Canadian singer Adam Bałdych b. 1986 · Polish musician Sophie Hunger b. 1983 · Swiss singer-songwriter and author Julian Lage b. 1987 · American musician Hanna Paulsberg b. 1987 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist, composer Melissa Aldana b. 1988 · Chilean saxophonist Mark Guiliana b. 1980 · American drummer Jimmy Rosenberg b. 1980 · Dutch musician Marco Di Meco b. 1982 · Italian flute player, composer, poet, teacher Theo Croker b. 1985 · American jazz musician Marius Neset b. 1985 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Jill Barber b. 1980 · Canadian singer-songwriter Linda May Han Oh b. 1984 · Malaysian-Australian jazz bassist and composer Benny Greb b. 1980 · German drummer Mika Urbaniak b. 1980 · Polish singer Yaron Herman b. 1981 · Israeli pianist Mary Halvorson b. 1980 · US avant-garde jazz guitarist Tom Skinner b. 1980 · British jazz musician Alfredo Rodríguez b. 1985 · Cuban pianist in the 2010s Ellen Andrea Wang b. 1986 · Norwegian musician Émile Parisien b. 1982 · French saxophonist Takuya Kuroda b. 1980 · Japanese jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger (1980-) Vincent Peirani b. 1980 · French musician KK Kaori Kobayashi b. 1981 · Japanese saxophonist, flute player, composer, arranger… Flo Ankah b. 1983 · French Voice Chanteuse/Actress Floanne in NYC Harold Lopez Nussa b. 1983 · Cuban jazz pianist Karen Souza b. 1984 · Argentinian jazz singer Shabaka Hutchings b. 1984 · English musical artist Danay Suárez b. 1985 · Cuban singer Scott Tixier b. 1986 · French violinist Louis Cole b. 1986 · American musician Eldar Djangirov b. 1987 · American jazz pianist and composer Shai Maestro b. 1987 · Israeli pianist Ross Mintzer b. 1987 · American jazz saxophonist, guitarist, singer-songwriter… Quantic b. 1980 · British musician Simin Tander b. 1980 · German jazz singer and composer as well as faculty member… Taylor Eigsti b. 1984 · American pianist Becca Stevens b. 1984 · American jazz, pop, and folk singer, and guitarist Francesco Cafiso b. 1989 · Italian musician Nduduzo Makhathini b. 1982 · South African jazz pianist, composer and music producer David Kollar b. 1983 · Slovak guitarist and composer Daniel Herskedal b. 1982 · Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, bass trumpet, composition) James Brandon Lewis b. 1983 · American jazz musician Gerald Clayton b. 1984 · Dutch-born American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Genevieve Artadi b. 1982 · American musician Bria Skonberg b. 1983 · Canadian jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and songwriter Lakecia Benjamin b. 1986 · musical artist Alexander Hawkins b. 1981 · British jazz pianist, organist, composer and bandleader Tony Royster b. 1984 · drummer Anthony Strong b. 1984 · British musician Veronika Harcsa b. 1982 · Hungarian jazz singer (born 1982) Isfar Sarabski b. 1989 · Azerbaijani musician Tyshawn Sorey b. 1980 · American composer and multi-instrumentalist Sullivan Fortner b. 1986 · musical artist Matt Dusk b. 1980 · Canadian jazz vocalist Walter Smith III b. 1980 · American jazz saxophonist and composer Anton Eger b. 1980 · Jazz drummer Léo Margarit b. 1981 · French musician Matteo Brancaleoni b. 1981 · actor, journalist and singer Thomas Morgan b. 1981 · American musician Olavi Louhivuori b. 1981 · Finnish jazz drummer and composer Jaimie Branch 1982–2022 · American jazz trumpeter and composer Adam Ben Ezra b. 1982 · Israeli musician Charles Pasi b. 1984 · French singer-songwriter Ben Williams b. 1984 · American jazz musician Nitai Hershkovits b. 1988 · Israeli jazz musician Christian Sands b. 1989 · American jazz pianist Dario Chiazzolino b. 1985 · Italian guitarist Ariana Savalas b. 1987 · American actress and musician Ray Quinn b. 1988 · English singer-actor Dimie Cat b. 1984 · singer, songwriter Sitti Navarro b. 1984 · Filipino singer (born 1984) Eric Darius b. 1982 · American musician Megitza b. 1984 · Polish singer, double bass player, and composer LB Lőrinc Barabás b. 1983 · Hungarian jazz trumpeter, composer