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Jazz musicians

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

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Piero Piccioni 1921–2004 · Italian lawyer and film composer (1921–2004) Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) Bill Laswell b. 1955 · American musician (born 1955) A. R. Penck 1939–2017 · German artist (1939–2017) Gene Krupa 1909–1973 · American drummer, composer, and bandleader (1909-1973) Bucky Pizzarelli 1926–2020 · American jazz guitarist (1926–2020) Douwe Bob b. 1992 · Dutch singer & songwriter Clifford Brown 1930–1956 · American jazz musician (1930–1956) Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Charley Patton 1891–1934 · American Delta blues musician (1891–1934) Chuck Mangione 1940–2025 · American jazz musician (1940–2025) Level 42 1980– · English jazz-funk band Andrew Bird b. 1973 · American singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist (born… Dave Van Ronk 1936–2002 · American musician (1936–2002) Vic Damone 1928–2018 · American singer and actor (1928–2018) Billy Eckstine 1914–1993 · American musician (1914–1993) Chris Connor 1927–2009 · American jazz singer (1927–2009) Joe Lovano b. 1952 · American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist Albert Mangelsdorff 1928–2005 · German jazz trombonist (1928–2005) Maceo Parker b. 1943 · American saxophonist and composer Bruce Hornsby b. 1954 · American musician Timothy Buckley 1947–1975 · American musician (1947–1975) Kenny Dorham 1924–1972 · American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (1924–1972) Randy Brecker b. 1945 · American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
Billy Strayhorn 1915–1967 · American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger… Keely Smith 1928–2017 · American singer (1928-2017) Rickie Lee Jones b. 1954 · American singer (born 1954) Tommy Bolin 1951–1976 · American guitarist (1951–1976) Miroslav Vitouš b. 1947 · Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist Gene Ammons 1925–1974 · American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974) Terence Blanchard b. 1962 · American musician and composer Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Buddy DeFranco 1923–2014 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014) Melody Gardot b. 1985 · American jazz singer Enzo Jannacci 1935–2013 · Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up… Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician Boz Scaggs b. 1944 · American musician (born 1944) Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1946–2005 · Danish jazz upright bassist (1946–2005) Ray Anthony b. 1922 · American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor… Dick Hyman b. 1927 · American jazz pianist and composer Tete Montoliu 1933–1997 · Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997) Jackie McLean 1932–2006 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and… Femi Kuti b. 1962 · Nigerian musician John Dankworth 1927–2010 · British musician (1927-2010) John Surman b. 1944 · British saxophonist and clarinetist Djavan b. 1949 · Brazilian singer/songwriter Raphael Gualazzi b. 1981 · Italian singer and pianist (1981-) Andrew Hill 1931–2007 · American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007) Guy Lombardo 1902–1977 · Canadian-American bandleader Lauren Ambrose b. 1978 · American actress (born 1978) Robert Davi b. 1953 · American actor, singer, filmmaker (born 1951) Keiko Matsui b. 1961 · Japanese jazz pianist (1961-) Derek Bailey 1930–2005 · British guitarist (1930–2005) Michał Urbaniak 1943–2025 · Polish jazz musician (1943–2025) Corinne Bailey Rae b. 1979 · British singer Naná Vasconcelos 1944–2016 · Brazilian percussionist (1944–2016) Mose Allison 1927–2016 · American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016) André 3000 b. 1975 · American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and… Geri Allen 1957–2017 · American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) Nikolai Kapustin 1937–2020 · Soviet and Russian composer and pianist (1937–2020)