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Jazz musicians

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

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Calvin Jackson 1919–1985 · American musician Jan Lööf b. 1940 · artist Peter Washington b. 1964 · American bassist Laurence Cottle b. 1953 · British composer and musician Ada Leonard 1915–1997 · American bandleader Dean Brown 1955–2024 · American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician… David Gilmore b. 1964 · American jazz guitarist Jim Galloway 1936–2014 · Canadian musician (1936–2014) Ann Richards 1935–1982 · American singer (1935–1982) Bobby Bradford b. 1934 · American musician Roy Nathanson b. 1951 · American musician Patrick Scales b. 1965 · German musician Attila László b. 1953 · Hungarian musician Arthur Parker Whetsol 1905–1940 · American jazz trumpeter (1905–1940) Gene Perla b. 1940 · American musician Franco Pisano 1922–1977 · Italian composer, conductor, arranger, and jazz musician… Frank Teschemacher 1906–1932 · American musician (1906–1932) Steve Williams b. 1956 · American jazz drummer William Thomas McKinley 1938–2015 · American composer and executive (1938–2015) Erling Kroner 1943–2011 · Danish musician (1943–2011) Pierre Michelot 1928–2005 · French jazz double bassist (1928–2005) Eugenio Toussaint 1954–2011 · Mexican musician (1954–2011) Leo Parker 1925–1962 · American musician (1925–1962) Bill Summers b. 1948 · jazz musician
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas 1911–1993 · Cuban-American musician, composer, and founder of… Dick Twardzik 1931–1955 · pianist (1931–1955) Pat LaBarbera b. 1944 · American-born Canadian jazz musician John Robinson b. 1954 · American drummer Patti Wicks 1945–2014 · American musician and pianist Kim Richardson b. 1965 · Canadian actor and singer Abu Talib 1939–2009 · American guitarist; born Fred Leroy Robinson (1939–2009) Joe Lee Wilson 1935–2011 · American singer (1935-2011) Jeanie Bryson 1958–2026 · American singer Mike Wofford 1938–2025 · American pianist Curtis Counce 1926–1963 · American musician (1926–1963) Neja b. 1972 · Italian singer-songwriter and jazz musician Hale Smith 1925–2009 · American composer, music pedagogue, and jazz pianist… Fraser MacPherson 1928–1993 · Canadian jazz musician (1928–1993) Stein Erik Tafjord b. 1953 · Norwegian musician Levon Malkhasyan b. 1945 · Armenian jazz pianist Paul Tanner 1917–2013 · American trombonist (1917–2013) Donald Bailey 1933–2013 · American jazz drummer (1934–2013) Tommy Turrentine 1928–1997 · American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer… Ernie Royal 1921–1983 · American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983) Harry Babasin 1921–1988 · American musician (1921-1988) Manolo Badrena b. 1952 · Puerto Rican musician Lee Allen 1927–1994 · American saxophonist (1927-1994) Jan Garber 1894–1977 · American musician (1894-1977) Taft Jordan 1915–1981 · Jazz trumpeter (1915-1981) Alan Wakeman b. 1947 · English musician Gary Foster 1936–2026 · Musician, Instrumentalist Nippy Noya b. 1946 · Indonesian musician Tony Royster b. 1984 · drummer Brian Hopper b. 1943 · British saxophonist Paul Barbarin 1899–1969 · American musician (1899–1969) Don Abney 1923–2000 · American musician (1923-2000) James Mtume 1947–2022 · American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record… Cliff Jackson 1902–1970 · American pianist (1902–1970) Alan Dawson 1929–1996 · American musician (1929–1996) Donald Lambert 1904–1962 · American musician (1904–1962)