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Jazz musicians

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

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Misha Mengelberg 1935–2017 · Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017) Chilly Gonzales b. 1972 · Canadian musician Arve Henriksen b. 1968 · Norwegian jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (born 1968) Marlena Shaw 1942–2024 · American female singer (1942–2024) Paul Horn 1930–2014 · American flautist in jazz and New Age music (1930-2014) Steve Kuhn b. 1938 · American pianist Frank Wess 1922–2013 · American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger Barry Harris 1929–2021 · American jazz pianist and educator (1929–2021) Bob Mintzer b. 1953 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big… Helmut Zacharias 1920–2002 · German violinist (1920–2002) Mark O'Connor b. 1961 · American fiddle player Irène Schweizer 1941–2024 · Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024) Phyllis Hyman 1949–1995 · American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995) Franco Cerri 1926–2021 · Italian musician (1926–2021) Earl Klugh b. 1954 · American acoustic guitarist and composer (born 1953) Leon Jackson b. 1988 · Scottish recording artist; singer Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Amos Lee b. 1978 · American singer-songwriter Zbigniew Namysłowski 1939–2022 · Polish jazz musician (1939–2022) Nellie McKay b. 1982 · American musician Kraan 1967– · German jazz rock band Iiro Rantala b. 1970 · Finnish jazz pianist, composer and entertainer Slide Hampton 1932–2021 · American trombonist (1932–2021) Louis Sclavis b. 1953 · French jazz musician
Kate Higgins b. 1969 · American voice actress Lucky Thompson 1924–2005 · American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005) Cindy Breakspeare b. 1954 · Canadian-Jamaican musician and beauty queen Nujabes 1974–2010 · Japanese hip-hop producer (1974–2010) Tony Rice 1951–2020 · American bluegrass musician (1951–2020) Naked City 1988– · American band Nels Cline b. 1956 · American guitarist and composer Brand X 1975– · British musical group; jazz fusion band Robert Glasper b. 1978 · American jazz pianist, composer and record producer Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Percy Heath 1923–2005 · American musician (1923–2005) Georg Riedel 1934–2024 · Czech-Swedish jazz musician; double bass player and composer Jimmy Chamberlin b. 1964 · American drummer and record producer Manfred Mann b. 1940 · South African-born musician (born 1940) Gordon Haskell 1946–2020 · British singer (1946-2020) Gregory Porter b. 1971 · American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actor Claes Andersson 1937–2019 · Finland Swedish psychiatrist, author, musician and… Brian Setzer b. 1959 · American singer Steve Khan b. 1947 · American musician Eumir Deodato b. 1943 · Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and producer Brian Culbertson b. 1973 · American musician Spyro Gyra 1974– · American jazz band Oregon 1970– · American jazz and world music group Albert Heath 1935–2024 · American drummer (1935–2024) Lalah Hathaway b. 1968 · American singer Jimmy Scott 1925–2014 · American jazz singer (1925-2014) Torben Ulrich 1928–2023 · Danish tennis player, jazz musician, filmmaker and writer… Julie Driscoll b. 1947 · English singer and actress Cindy Blackman b. 1959 · American musician Ana Popović b. 1976 · Serbian blues guitarist and singer Michael Franks b. 1944 · American recording artist; singer and songwriter Laura Fygi b. 1955 · Dutch jazz singer Roswell Rudd 1935–2017 · American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017) Christian McBride b. 1972 · American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger Michel Colombier 1939–2004 · French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004) Orchestra Baobab 1970– · Senegalese music band