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Jazz musicians

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

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Guy Marchand 1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) Cachao 1918–2008 · Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922–1986 · American saxophonist (1922–1986) Lisa Ekdahl b. 1971 · Swedish jazz pop singer-songwriter Roy Hargrove 1969–2018 · American jazz musicien (1969–2018) Simon Phillips b. 1957 · English drummer (born 1957) Wynton Kelly 1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971) Kenny Wheeler 1930–2014 · Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player… Philip Bailey b. 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Dorival Caymmi 1914–2008 · Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914–2008) Karin Krog b. 1937 · Norwegian jazz singer (born 1937) Peter Erskine b. 1954 · American musician Airto Moreira b. 1941 · Brazilian drummer and percussionist Louie Bellson 1924–2009 · American jazz drummer (1924–2009) Jay McShann 1909–2006 · American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and… Bojana Stamenov b. 1986 · Serbian singer Jeff Healey 1966–2008 · Canadian musician (1966–2008) Moondog 1916–1999 · American composer (1916–1999) David Grisman b. 1945 · American mandolinist, composer, and record label owner Enrico Rava b. 1939 · Italian jazz trumpeter Giorgio Gaslini 1929–2014 · Italian pianist, composer and conductor (1929–2014) Nils Landgren b. 1956 · Swedish musician Shirley Horn 1934–2005 · American singer (1934–2005) Bradley Joseph b. 1965 · American composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger…
Red Garland 1923–1984 · American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984) Béla Fleck b. 1958 · American banjo player John Pizzarelli b. 1960 · American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Mulatu Astatke b. 1943 · Ethiopian musician Curtis Fuller 1934–2021 · American jazz musician (1932–2021) Victor Wooten b. 1964 · American bass guitarist Nora Brockstedt 1923–2015 · Norwegian singer and musician (1923-2015) The Mills Brothers 1925– · American jazz and pop vocal quartet (1923-1981) Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Dave Douglas b. 1963 · American jazz trumpeter Bill Bruford b. 1949 · English drummer Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Kai Winding 1922–1983 · Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist Gábor Szabó 1936–1982 · Hungarian-American guitarist (1936–1982) Dave Holland b. 1946 · British jazz musician Paul Whiteman 1890–1967 · American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967) Flora Purim b. 1942 · Brazilian jazz singer Jørgen Ingmann 1925–2015 · Danish musician (1925–2015) Dreamcatcher 2016– · South Korean musical group; girl band Neal Schon b. 1954 · American guitarist Charlie Christian 1916–1942 · American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942) Avishai Cohen b. 1970 · Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger Terri Lyne Carrington b. 1965 · American drummer (born 1965) Lonnie Donegan 1931–2002 · Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002) Andreas Vollenweider b. 1953 · Swiss musician Stacey Kent b. 1968 · American recording artist; singer Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… Helen Merrill b. 1930 · American recording artist; jazz vocalist (born 1930) Mal Waldron 1925–2002 · American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002) Henry Kaiser b. 1952 · American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver Eddie Harris 1934–1996 · American jazz musician (1934–1996) Bud Shank 1926–2009 · American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009) June Christy 1925–1990 · American singer (1925–1990) Biréli Lagrène b. 1966 · French guitarist and bassist Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Lisa Ono b. 1962 · Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer