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Jazz musicians

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

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Jimmy Durante 1893–1980 · American actor, comedian and singer (1893–1980) Horace Silver 1928–2014 · American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014) Ginger Baker 1939–2019 · British drummer (1939–2019) Cassandra Wilson 1955–2026 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from… Eric Dolphy 1928–1964 · American jazz musician (1928–1964) Benny Golson 1929–2024 · American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer… Frankie Laine 1913–2007 · American pop singer, songwriter, and actor (1913–2007) Jack Kevorkian 1928–2011 · American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011) Billy Cobham b. 1944 · Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944) Jelly Roll Morton 1890–1941 · American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer… Milt Jackson 1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999) Friedrich Gulda 1930–2000 · Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000) Paul Desmond 1924–1977 · American jazz musician (1924-1977) Eva Cassidy 1963–1996 · American singer (1963–1996) Aquarium 1972– · Soviet Russian musical group; rock band Omar Rodríguez-López b. 1975 · American musician and record producer Ray Conniff 1916–2002 · American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray… Della Reese 1931–2017 · American actress and singer (1931-2017) Ketil Bjørnstad b. 1952 · Norwegian pianist, composer and author Albert Ayler 1936–1970 · American jazz saxophonist (1936–1970) Neneh Cherry b. 1964 · Swedish singer Michelle Dockery b. 1981 · British actress Hoagy Carmichael 1899–1981 · American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader… Michel Petrucciani 1962–1999 · French jazz pianist
Sacha Distel 1933–2004 · French musician (1933–2004) Joe Henderson 1937–2001 · American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001) Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Pino Daniele 1955–2015 · Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1955-2015) Lee Morgan 1938–1972 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) Roy Haynes 1925–2024 · American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024) Barney Kessel 1923–2004 · American jazz guitarist (1923–2004) Steve Morse b. 1954 · American guitarist Duane Eddy 1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024) Joe Pass 1929–1994 · American jazz guitarist Larry Coryell 1943–2017 · American guitarist (1943–2017) Gato Barbieri 1932–2016 · Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016) Alice Babs 1924–2014 · Swedish singer and actor (1924-2014) Eric Johnson b. 1954 · American guitarist and recording artist Blood, Sweat & Tears 1967– · American rock music band Lee Ritenour b. 1952 · American male guitarist, musician, and composer Toshiko Akiyoshi b. 1929 · Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band… Dick Powell 1904–1963 · American actor (1904-1963) Artie Shaw 1910–2004 · American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Kenny Burrell b. 1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931) Dianne Reeves b. 1956 · American jazz singer Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band Al Martino 1927–2009 · American actor and singer (1927–2009) Big Joe Turner 1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985) Tina Arena b. 1967 · Australian singer, songwriter and television personality Tommy Dorsey 1905–1956 · American big band leader and musician The Roots 1987– · American hip hop band John Lewis 1920–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001) John Scofield b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951) Lou Donaldson 1926–2024 · American saxophonist (1926–2024) Bebo Valdés 1918–2013 · Cuban musician (1918–2013) Jack Jones 1938–2024 · American singer and actor (1938–2024) Betty Carter 1929–1998 · American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter… Anita Baker b. 1958 · American singer Mamamoo 2014– · South Korean girl group