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Jazz musicians

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

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Jeff Beck 1944–2023 · English guitarist (1944–2023) Wynton Marsalis b. 1961 · American jazz musician and educator Alan Greenspan 1926–2026 · American economist and financial advisor (1926–2026) Natalie Cole 1950–2015 · American singer (1950–2015) Connie Francis 1937–2025 · American singer and actress (1937–2025) José Feliciano b. 1945 · Puerto Rican musician (born 1945) João Gilberto 1931–2019 · Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019) Michael Bublé b. 1975 · Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Sonny Rollins 1930–2026 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) Chico Buarque b. 1944 · Brazilian singer-songwriter André Previn 1929–2019 · German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019) Peggy Lee 1920–2002 · American singer (1920–2002) Caetano Veloso b. 1942 · Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and… Sarah Vaughan 1924–1990 · American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990) Zakir Hussain 1951–2024 · Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and… Les Paul 1915–2009 · American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and… Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Al Jarreau 1940–2017 · American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017) Victoria Abril b. 1959 · Spanish actress Stan Getz 1927–1991 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Rosemary Clooney 1928–2002 · American singer and actress (1928–2002) Chet Baker 1929–1988 · American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader…
Toto 1977– · American rock band Bill Evans 1929–1980 · American jazz pianist (1929–1980) Art Tatum 1909–1956 · American jazz pianist (1909–1956) Darius Milhaud 1892–1974 · French composer (1892–1974) Hans Werner Henze 1926–2012 · German composer (1926–2012) Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Stéphane Grappelli 1908–1997 · French jazz violinist (1908–1997) Sade Adu b. 1959 · British singer Mina b. 1940 · Italian singer (born 1940) George Benson b. 1943 · American guitarist and singer (born 1943) Chicago 1967– · American rock band Hugh Masekela 1939–2018 · South African jazz trumpeter Keith Jarrett b. 1945 · American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945) Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Toots Thielemans 1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016) Judy Holliday 1921–1965 · American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965) Django Reinhardt 1910–1953 · Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953) Katie Melua b. 1984 · English-Georgian singer and songwriter Chaka Khan b. 1953 · American singer (born 1953) Astrud Gilberto 1940–2023 · Brazilian-American singer and songwriter (1940–2023) Bobby McFerrin b. 1950 · American jazz vocalist and composer (born 1950) Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) Alan Kay b. 1940 · American computer scientist (born 1940) Zaz b. 1980 · French singer Benny Carter 1907–2003 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter… Al Green b. 1946 · American singer Diana Krall b. 1964 · Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist Robert Fripp b. 1946 · English guitarist, composer and record producer James Last 1929–2015 · German musician (1929-2015) Max Roach 1924–2007 · American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer… Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Sérgio Mendes 1941–2024 · Brazilian musician (1941–2024) Henri Salvador 1917–2008 · French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter… Dudley Moore 1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) Pat Metheny b. 1954 · American jazz musician Fiona Apple b. 1977 · American musician (born 1977)