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Jazz musicians

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

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Nelson Riddle 1921–1985 · American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator… Randy Weston 1926–2018 · American jazz pianist (1926–2018) Sabina Babayeva b. 1979 · singer from Azerbaijan Hibari Misora 1937–1989 · Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989) Phil Woods 1931–2015 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Mark Isham b. 1941 · American musician and film composer (born 1951) Claude Bolling 1930–2020 · French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020) Allen Toussaint 1938–2015 · American musician, songwriter and record producer… Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) Allan Holdsworth 1946–2017 · British musician (1946–2017) The Guess Who 1965– · Canadian band Desi Arnaz 1917–1986 · Cuban-born American musician, actor and television… Ziad Rahbani 1956–2025 · Lebanese musician and writer Jon Batiste b. 1986 · American musician and singer (b. 1986) Bill Frisell b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) Bob James b. 1939 · American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer… Ivan Lins b. 1945 · Brazilian musician Tony Levin b. 1946 · American rock bass player (born 1946) Didier Lockwood 1956–2018 · French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) George Duke 1946–2013 · American musician (1946–2013) Candy Dulfer b. 1969 · Dutch saxophonist and singer Monica Zetterlund 1937–2005 · Swedish singer and actress (1937-2005) Fred Frith b. 1949 · English musician, composer and improvisor (born 1949)
Peter Brötzmann 1941–2023 · German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941–2023) Cedar Walton 1934–2013 · American jazz pianist (1934–2013) Mongo Santamaría 1922–2003 · Cuban musician (1917–2003) Thomas Quasthoff b. 1959 · German opera singer, bass-baritone (born 1959) Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Larry Carlton b. 1948 · American guitarist (born 1948) Jan Hammer b. 1948 · Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer Tommy Flanagan 1930–2001 · American jazz pianist (1930-2001) Andy Summers b. 1942 · British guitarist Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer John Abercrombie 1944–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1944–2017) Zoot Sims 1925–1985 · American jazz saxophonist Monty Alexander b. 1944 · Jamaican pianist (born 1944) Richard Galliano b. 1950 · French musician David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Gunther Schuller 1925–2015 · American composer and conductor (1925–2015) The Andrews Sisters 1925– · American close harmony singing group David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) Jack DeJohnette 1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025) Jean-Luc Ponty b. 1942 · French jazz violinist and composer Tomasz Stańko 1942–2018 · Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018) Philip Catherine b. 1942 · British-Belgian jazz rock guitarist Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Louis Jordan 1908–1975 · American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician… Nils Petter Molvær b. 1960 · Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer… Kimbra b. 1990 · New Zealand singer Mike Patton b. 1968 · American singer Brad Mehldau b. 1970 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Billy Taylor 1921–2010 · American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator… Eddie Palmieri 1936–2025 · American musician Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 · American jazz musician Aziza Mustafa Zadeh b. 1969 · Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer Grant Green 1935–1979 · American jazz guitarist and composer (1935–1979) Richard Rodney Bennett 1936–2012 · British composer and pianist (1936-2012) Modern Jazz Quartet 1952– · American musical group; jazz ensemble Johnny Hodges 1907–1970 · American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)