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Jazz musicians

Biographies, instruments and discographies of 3,999 jazz musicians and groups.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej 1927–2016 · former King of Thailand (1927–2016) Louis Armstrong 1901–1971 · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971) Frank Sinatra 1915–1998 · American singer and actor (1915–1998) Barbra Streisand b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Red Hot Chili Peppers 1982– · American rock band Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Amy Winehouse 1983–2011 · English singer-songwriter (1983–2011) Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Yehudi Menuhin 1916–1999 · American violinist and conductor (1916–1999) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Frank Zappa 1940–1993 · American musician (1940–1993) Fred Astaire 1899–1987 · American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer… Miles Davis 1926–1991 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer… Eric Clapton b. 1945 · British musician Phil Collins b. 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) Miriam Makeba 1932–2008 · South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008) Joni Mitchell b. 1943 · Canadian musician Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Tony Bennett 1926–2023 · American singer (1926–2023) Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) Josephine Baker 1906–1975 · American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975) George Gershwin 1898–1937 · American composer and pianist (1898–1937)
Angelique Kidjo b. 1960 · Beninese-French world music singer (born 1960) Gene Kelly 1912–1996 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer… Paco de Lucía 1947–2014 · Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician… Dean Martin 1917–1995 · American singer, actor, comedian and film producer… Nat King Cole 1919–1965 · American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965) Aaron Copland 1900–1990 · American composer, composition teacher, writer, and… John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) Nina Simone 1933–2003 · American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights… Norah Jones b. 1979 · American musician (born 1979) Carlos Santana b. 1947 · American guitarist Viggo Mortensen b. 1958 · American actor Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) Dave Brubeck 1920–2012 · American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) Jerry Lewis 1926–2017 · American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017) Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993) Anna Maria Jopek b. 1970 · Polish musician and singer Lena Horne 1917–2010 · American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010) Count Basie 1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) Serge Gainsbourg 1928–1991 · French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and… Queen Latifah b. 1970 · American rapper, singer and actress Antônio Carlos Jobim 1927–1994 · Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and… Michel Legrand 1932–2019 · French film score composer (1932–2019) Boris Vian 1920–1959 · French writer and musician (1920–1959) Etta James 1938–2012 · American singer (1938–2012) Benny Goodman 1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) Tom Waits b. 1949 · American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949) Glenn Miller 1904–1944 · American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Henry Mancini 1924–1994 · American film composer (1924–1994) Scott Joplin 1867–1917 · American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917) Gilberto Gil b. 1942 · Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter… Ornette Coleman 1930–2015 · American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and… Fats Domino 1928–2017 · American pianist and singer (1928-2017) Perry Como 1912–2001 · American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001) Chick Corea 1941–2021 · American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and…