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Jazz musicians

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

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Paweł Mąciwoda b. 1967 · Polish bassist Mariko Ebralidze b. 1984 · Georgian jazz singer Vinnie Colaiuta b. 1956 · American drummer Mamie Smith 1891–1946 · American vaudeville singer (1891–1946) Mary Ford 1924–1977 · American musician (1924-1977) Hal Linden b. 1931 · American actor Caravan Palace 2008– · French electro swing band Eddie Condon 1905–1973 · US musician (1905–1973) Hugo Montenegro 1925–1981 · American conductor (1925-1981) Tony Leblanc 1922–2012 · Spanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) Jacky Terrasson b. 1965 · French jazz pianist and composer (born 1965) Trevor Dunn b. 1968 · American bassist Regina Carter b. 1966 · American jazz violinist Leon Redbone 1949–2019 · musician, songwriter, arranger, producer (1949-2019) Michael Mantler b. 1943 · Austrian jazz trumpeter and composer Steve Coleman b. 1956 · American saxophonist Dorothy Masuka 1935–2019 · jazz singer (1935-2019) Al Foster 1943–2025 · American musician Terry Callier 1945–2012 · American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and… Bill Dixon 1925–2010 · American composer and educator (1925–2010) Freshlyground 2002– · South African band (2002-) James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Steve Swallow b. 1940 · American jazz bassist and composer Wolfgang Dauner 1935–2020 · German musician (1935-2020)
Cándido Camero 1921–2020 · Cuban percussionist (1921-2020) Arthur Blythe 1940–2017 · American musician (1940–2017) Jon Hendricks 1921–2017 · American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian… Han Bennink b. 1942 · Dutch musician (born 1942) Kris Bowers b. 1989 · American composer and pianist Dave Weckl b. 1960 · American musician Machito 1912–1984 · American-Cuban Latin jazz musician (1912-1984) Steve Smith b. 1954 · American drummer Radka Toneff 1952–1982 · Norwegian singer (1952–1982) Eddie Daniels b. 1941 · American musician Alex Skolnick b. 1968 · American guitarist Jaki Liebezeit 1938–2017 · German musician (1938-2017) Joe Morello 1928–2011 · American jazz drummer (1928–2011) Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer The Gap Band 1967– · American R&B and funk band Herb Jeffries 1913–2014 · American singer and actor (1913-2014) Bobby Watson b. 1953 · American saxophonist and composer Frida Ånnevik b. 1984 · Norwegian musician Bob Welch 1946–2012 · American musician (1945–2012) Badi Assad b. 1966 · Brazilian jazz/worldbeat musician The Cinematic Orchestra 1999– · British jazz and electronic music band Melt-Banana 1992– · Japanese noise rock band Fred Wesley b. 1943 · American jazz trombonist Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Rita Marcotulli b. 1959 · Italian jazz pianist and composer Jeff Porcaro 1954–1992 · American drummer (1954–1992) Lizz Wright b. 1980 · American jazz and gospel singer Harvey Mason b. 1947 · American jazz drummer Thundercat b. 1984 · American musician and singer-songwriter (born 1984) Pomplamoose 2008– · American group James McBride b. 1957 · American writer Groundation 1998– · American band Lol Coxhill 1932–2012 · English free improvising saxophonist (1932–2012) Oliver Jones 1934–2026 · Canadian musician George Lewis b. 1952 · American composer, performer, and music scholar Charles McPherson b. 1939 · American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939)