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Jazz musicians

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

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Toquinho b. 1946 · Brazilian musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1915–1973 · American gospel musician (1915–1973) Bud Powell 1924–1966 · American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966) Ibrahim Maalouf b. 1980 · French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer (born 1980) Al Jolson 1886–1950 · American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950) Scatman John 1942–1999 · American musician (1942–1999) Caro Emerald b. 1981 · Dutch female singer Chucho Valdés b. 1941 · Cuban musician McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Rambo Amadeus b. 1963 · Balkan iconic musician and author Abbey Lincoln 1930–2010 · American singer (1930–2010) Wes Montgomery 1923–1968 · American jazz guitarist (1923–1968) Abdullah Ibrahim 1934–2026 · South African pianist and composer (1934–2026) Pupi Avati b. 1938 · Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter Paolo Conte b. 1937 · Italian recording artist; musician Roy Eldridge 1911–1989 · American trumpeter (1911–1989) Teddy Wilson 1912–1986 · American jazz pianist (1912–1986) Elvin Jones 1927–2004 · American jazz drummer (1927–2004) Martial Solal 1927–2024 · French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024) Karl Jenkins b. 1944 · Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944) The Pointer Sisters 1969– · American family R&B vocal group Earl Hines 1903–1983 · American jazz pianist (1903–1983) Yoko Kanno b. 1964 · Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer Weather Report 1970– · American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
Art Farmer 1928–1999 · American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999) Achinoam "Noa" Nini b. 1969 · Israeli singer and political activist Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Yusef Lateef 1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator… Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 · American jazz organist Barbara Hendricks b. 1948 · American operatic soprano and concert singer Arturo Sandoval b. 1949 · Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Hank Jones 1918–2010 · American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer… Trijntje Oosterhuis b. 1973 · Dutch singer (born 1973) Ray Brown 1926–2002 · American jazz musician (1926–2002) Willie Colón 1950–2026 · American musician Lee Konitz 1927–2020 · American jazz musician (1927–2020) Lou Rawls 1933–2006 · American singer (1933–2006) Leonid Utyosov 1895–1982 · Soviet musician (1895–1982) Miyoshi Umeki 1929–2007 · Japanese-American actress and singer (1929–2007) Tommy Emmanuel b. 1955 · Australian guitarist OutKast 1992– · American hip hop duo Esperanza Spalding b. 1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984) Jim Hall 1930–2013 · American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013) Erroll Garner 1921–1977 · American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) Carla Bley 1936–2023 · American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader… Anita O'Day 1919–2006 · American jazz singer (1919–2006) Cleo Laine 1927–2025 · English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) Stan Kenton 1911–1979 · American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader… Alex North 1910–1991 · American composer (1910–1991) Elza Soares 1930–2022 · Brazilian musician (1930–2022) Pharoah Sanders 1940–2022 · American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022) Fats Waller 1904–1943 · American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943) J. J. Johnson 1924–2001 · American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001) Nigel Kennedy b. 1956 · British-born violinist and violist (born 1956) Ben Webster 1909–1973 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973) Don Cherry 1936–1995 · American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) Acker Bilk 1929–2014 · English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist… Gary Burton b. 1943 · American vibraphonist Mel Tormé 1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999) Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013)