In memoriam
Jazz musicians in the atlas who died in the last two years, newest first. Checked against Wikidata every day.
2026
Aleksey Kozlov† 25 September 2026 · 1935–2026Soviet and Russian saxophonist and jazz musician (1935-2026)
Cassandra Wilson† 2 September 2026 · 1955–2026American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi (1955–2026)- Gene Bertoncini† 29 August 2026 · 1937–2026American jazz guitarist
- Irene Aebi† 11 August 2026 · 1939–2026Swiss singer, violinist and cellist
Oliver Jones† 22 July 2026 · 1934–2026Canadian musician
René Urtreger† 16 July 2026 · 1934–2026French musician- Plas Johnson† 15 July 2026 · 1931–2026American musician
Günter Lenz† 26 June 2026 · 1938–2026German jazz musician
Alan Greenspan† 22 June 2026 · 1926–2026American economist and financial advisor (1926–2026)- Jeanie Bryson† 19 June 2026 · 1958–2026American singer
Walter Parazaider† 17 June 2026 · 1945–2026American woodwind musician (1945–2026)
Abdullah Ibrahim† 15 June 2026 · 1934–2026South African pianist and composer (1934–2026)
James Blood Ulmer† 3 June 2026 · 1942–2026American jazz and blues guitarist and singer- Peter Giger† 27 May 2026 · 1939–2026percussionist and bandleader
Sonny Rollins† 25 May 2026 · 1930–2026American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026)
Gary Foster† 24 May 2026 · 1936–2026Musician, Instrumentalist- Philip Aaberg† 23 May 2026 · 1949–2026pianist
Gunter Hampel† 18 May 2026 · 1937–2026German jazz musician (1937–2026)- Yūji Ōno† 4 May 2026 · 1941–2026Japanese composer, arranger, and jazz pianist (1941-2026)
Georg Wadenius† 30 April 2026 · 1945–2026Swedish musician (1945–2026)
Jesper Thilo† 25 April 2026 · 1941–2026Danish jazz musician- Daniel Huck† 25 April 2026 · 1948–2026French clarinetist
Mike Westbrook† 11 April 2026 · 1936–2026British pianist- Steve Houben† 21 March 2026 · 1950–2026Belgian musician
Willie Colón† 21 February 2026 · 1950–2026American musician
Michel Portal† 12 February 2026 · 1935–2026French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
Ken Peplowski† 2 February 2026 · 1959–2026American musician
Richie Beirach† 26 January 2026 · 1947–2026American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026)
Ralph Towner† 18 January 2026 · 1940–2026American musician (1940–2026)
Rebecca Kilgore† 7 January 2026 · 1949–2026American musician
2025
Michał Urbaniak† 20 December 2025 · 1943–2025Polish jazz musician (1943–2025)
Marilyn Mazur† 12 December 2025 · 1955–2025Danish musician (1955–2025)
Gordon Goodwin† 8 December 2025 · 1954–2025American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor
Phil Upchurch† 23 November 2025 · 1941–2025American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist- Victor Conte† 3 November 2025 · 1950–2025American musician (1950–2025)
Ray Drummond† 1 November 2025 · 1946–2025American jazz musician
James Senese† 29 October 2025 · 1945–2025Italian saxophonist, composer, and singer-songwriter
Jack DeJohnette† 26 October 2025 · 1942–2025American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025)- Gérard Badini† 25 October 2025 · 1931–2025French jazz musician (1931–2025)
Anthony Jackson† 19 October 2025 · 1952–2025American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter (1952–2025)
Mircea Tiberian† 18 October 2025 · 1955–2025Romanian pianist
Klaus Doldinger† 16 October 2025 · 1936–2025German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025)
Theo Jörgensmann† 6 October 2025 · 1948–2025German musician
Jim McNeely† 26 September 2025 · 1949–2025American musician
Danny Thompson† 23 September 2025 · 1939–2025English double bassist (1939–2025)- Mike Wofford† 19 September 2025 · 1938–2025American pianist
Hermeto Pascoal† 13 September 2025 · 1936–2025Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025)
Stanisław Sojka† 21 August 2025 · 1959–2025Polish singer
Sheila Jordan† 11 August 2025 · 1928–2025American jazz singer (1928–2025)
Eddie Palmieri† 6 August 2025 · 1936–2025American musician- Nancy King† 5 August 2025 · 1940–2025American singer
Ziad Rahbani† 26 July 2025 · 1956–2025Lebanese musician and writer
Cleo Laine† 24 July 2025 · 1927–2025English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025)
Chuck Mangione† 22 July 2025 · 1940–2025American jazz musician (1940–2025)- Owen Gray† 20 July 2025 · 1939–2025Jamaican musician (1939-2025)
- Hal Galper† 18 July 2025 · 1938–2025American pianist
Connie Francis† 16 July 2025 · 1937–2025American singer and actress (1937–2025)
Lalo Schifrin† 26 June 2025 · 1932–2025Argentine-American composer (1932–2025)
Sven-Åke Johansson† 15 June 2025 · 1943–2025Swedish musician (1943–2025)
Louis Moholo† 13 June 2025 · 1940–2025South African jazz musician- Matija Dedić† 8 June 2025 · 1973–2025Croatian pianist and composer
Al Foster† 28 May 2025 · 1943–2025American musician
Foday Musa Suso† 25 May 2025 · 1950–2025Gambian musician- Guy Klucevsek† 22 May 2025 · 1947–2025American musician
- Andy Bey† 26 April 2025 · 1939–2025American musician
Nino Tempo† 10 April 2025 · 1935–2025American actor, musician and singer (1935–2025)
Terje Venaas† 9 April 2025 · 1947–2025Norwegian jazz musician (1947–2025)
Wheesung† 10 March 2025 · 1982–2025South Korean singer (1982−2025)
Roy Ayers† 4 March 2025 · 1940–2025American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025)- Jamie Muir† 17 February 2025 · 1942–2025British musician (1942–2025)
Howard Riley† 8 February 2025 · 1943–2025British musician (1943–2025)
Mike Ratledge† 5 February 2025 · 1943–2025British musician- Dave Bargeron† 18 January 2025 · 1942–2025American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group…
2024
Barre Phillips† 28 December 2024 · 1934–2024American bassist (1934–2024)- Lloyd Miller† 27 December 2024 · 1938–2024American jazz musician (1938–2024)
Zakir Hussain† 15 December 2024 · 1951–2024Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024)
Martial Solal† 12 December 2024 · 1927–2024French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024)- Gerry Weil† 16 November 2024 · 1939–2024Venezuelan musician
Roy Haynes† 12 November 2024 · 1925–2024American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024)
Lou Donaldson† 9 November 2024 · 1926–2024American saxophonist (1926–2024)
Quincy Jones† 3 November 2024 · 1933–2024American record producer and composer (1933–2024)
Jack Jones† 23 October 2024 · 1938–2024American singer and actor (1938–2024)
Barbara Dane† 20 October 2024 · 1927–2024American singer