Jazz musicians: B

B. J. Cole b. 1946 · British musician BR Babik Reinhardt 1944–2001 · French musician (1944–2001) Babs Gonzales 1919–1980 · American singer (1919–1980) Baby Dodds 1898–1959 · American musician (1898–1959) BF Baby Face Willette 1933–1971 · American jazz musician (1933-1971) BadBadNotGood 2010– · Canadian instrumental group Baden Powell 1937–2000 · Brazilian musician (1937-2000) Badi Assad b. 1966 · Brazilian jazz/worldbeat musician Balkan Beat Box 2003– · Israeli musical group Banjo Band Czech country band Bao Vang 1934–2016 · Vietnamese prince Baptiste Trotignon b. 1974 · French jazz pianist, violinist and philantrope BJ Barb Jungr b. 1954 · UK singer, songwriter and writer Barbara Buchholz 1959–2012 · German composer and theremin player Barbara Carroll 1925–2017 · Jazz pianist, composer and vocalist. (1925–2017) Barbara Dane 1927–2024 · American singer Barbara Dennerlein b. 1964 · German musician Barbara Hendricks b. 1948 · American operatic soprano and concert singer BL Barbara Lea 1929–2011 · American jazz singer (1929-2011) Barbara Morrison 1949–2022 · American singer (1949–2022) Barbara Thompson 1944–2022 · English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022) Barbra Streisand b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Barney Bigard 1906–1980 · American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980) Barney Kessel 1923–2004 · American jazz guitarist (1923–2004)

BW Barney Wilen 1937–1996 · French saxophonist (1937-1996) Barre Phillips 1934–2024 · American bassist (1934–2024) Barrett Deems 1914–1998 · American musician (1914–1998) Barrett Martin b. 1967 · American drummer BL Barrie Lee Hall, Jr. 1949–2011 · American jazz musician, music director and band leader… Barry Altschul b. 1943 · American drummer Barry Finnerty b. 1951 · American musician Barry Galbraith 1919–1983 · American guitarist (1919–1983) Barry Guy b. 1947 · British composer and jazz musician (born 1947) Barry Harris 1929–2021 · American jazz pianist and educator (1929–2021) BH Bart Howard 1915–2004 · American composer and musician (1915–2004) Basia b. 1954 · Polish singer BK Basil Kirchin 1927–2005 · British musician BB Bea Booze 1920–1986 · American musician (1920–1986) Bea Wain 1917–2017 · American jazz musician (1917–2017) BB Beady Belle 1999– · Norwegian band BH Beaver Harris 1936–1991 · American musician (1936–1991) Bebel Gilberto b. 1966 · Brazilian singer Bebo Valdés 1918–2013 · Cuban musician (1918–2013) Bebu Silvetti 1944–2003 · Mexican composer (1944–2003) Becca Stevens b. 1984 · American jazz, pop, and folk singer, and guitarist BB Ben Berlin 1896–1944 · Estonian jazz musician (1896–1944) Ben Bernie 1891–1943 · American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality… BD Ben Dixon 1934–2018 · American drummer Ben Monder b. 1962 · American jazz guitar player Ben Pollack 1903–1971 · American musician (1903-1971) Ben Riley 1933–2017 · American drummer (1933–2017) Ben Sidran b. 1943 · American pianist and vocalist Ben Street b. 1965 · American jazz double bassist BT Ben Tucker 1930–2013 · American double-bassist Ben Webster 1909–1973 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973) Ben Wendel b. 1976 · American jazz musician Ben Williams b. 1984 · American jazz musician BI Benard Ighner 1945–2017 · American jazz songwriter, singer, and musician Bendik Hofseth b. 1962 · Norwegian musician Bengt Hallberg 1932–2013 · Swedish musician (1932–2013) Bengt-Arne Wallin 1926–2015 · Swedish trumpeter (1926-2015) Benjamin Herman b. 1968 · Dutch saxophonist BG Bennie Green 1923–1977 · American jazz trombonist (1923–1977) Bennie Maupin b. 1940 · American musician Bennie Moten 1894–1935 · American musician (1894–1935) Bennie Wallace b. 1946 · American saxophonist Benny Bailey 1924–2005 · American jazz trumpeter (1925–2005) Benny Carter 1907–2003 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter… Benny Davis 1895–1979 · American vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs… Benny Golson 1929–2024 · American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer… Benny Goodman 1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) Benny Greb b. 1980 · German drummer Benny Green b. 1963 · American hard bop jazz pianist BG Benny Green 1927–1998 · British jazz saxophonist and writer (1927-1998) BH Benny Harris 1919–1975 · American jazz trumpeter (1919–1975) Benny Morton 1907–1985 · American musician (1907-1985) Benny Powell 1930–2010 · American jazz trombonist (1930–2010) Benoît Charest b. 1964 · Canadian musician Bernard Lubat b. 1945 · French jazz musician BP Bernard Peiffer 1922–1976 · French musician (1922-1976) Bernard Purdie b. 1939 · American R&B, soul and funk drummer Bernard Vitet 1934–2013 · French trumpeter (1934-2013) BS Bernardo Sassetti 1970–2012 · Portuguese jazz musician (1970-2012) Bernd Friedmann b. 1965 · German musician and producer Bernie McGann 1937–2013 · Australian saxophonist (1937–2013) Bernie Williams b. 1968 · Puerto Rican baseball player Bernt Rosengren 1937–2023 · Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer (1937–2023) Bert Joris b. 1957 · jazz musician Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… BW Bert Wilson 1939–2013 · American saxophonist (1939-2013) BP Berto Pisano 1928–2002 · Italian composer, conductor, arranger and jazz musician… BB Bessie Brown 1895–1955 · American classic blues, jazz, and cabaret singer Betty Carter 1929–1998 · American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter… Betty Roché 1920–1999 · American blues singer (1920–1999) BK Beverly Kenney 1932–1960 · American jazz vocalist (1932-1960) BM Bheki Mseleku 1955–2008 · South African musician (1955–2008) Bhumibol Adulyadej 1927–2016 · former King of Thailand (1927–2016) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 1989– · American band BJ Big Jay McNeely 1927–2018 · American rhythm and blues saxophonist (1927–2018) Big Joe Turner 1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985) Big Nick Nicholas 1922–1997 · American jazz saxophonist and singer (1922–1997) Bill Anschell b. 1950 · American musician Bill Barber 1920–2007 · American musician BB Bill Barron 1927–1989 · American musician (1927–1989) Bill Bruford b. 1949 · English drummer Bill Charlap b. 1966 · American jazz pianist, also know as the GOAT BC Bill Chase 1934–1974 · American jazz trumpeter (1934–1974) Bill Coleman 1904–1981 · American musician (1904-1981) BC Bill Connors b. 1949 · American musician Bill Crow b. 1927 · American bassist Bill Cunliffe b. 1956 · American musician Bill Daily 1927–2018 · American actor and writer (1927-2018) Bill Dickens b. 1958 · American musician BD Bill Dillard 1911–1995 · American actor and musician (1911–1995) BD Bill Dixon 1925–2010 · American composer and educator (1925–2010) Bill Doggett 1916–1996 · American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist… Bill Evans 1929–1980 · American jazz pianist (1929–1980) Bill Evans b. 1958 · American jazz saxophonist Bill Frisell b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist Bill Hardman 1932–1990 · American jazz musician (1933–1990) Bill Harris 1916–1973 · American jazz trombonist (1916–1973) Bill Holman 1927–2024 · American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024) Bill Laswell b. 1955 · American musician (born 1955) BL Bill Lawrence 1931–2013 · German-American musician and guitar maker BL Bill Lee 1928–2023 · American musician and composer (1928–2023) BM Bill MacCormick b. 1951 · British musician Bill Payne b. 1949 · American musician BP Bill Perkins 1924–2003 · American jazz musician (1924–2003) Bill Pitman 1920–2022 · American guitarist BP Bill Potts 1928–2005 · American musician (1928–2005) BR Bill Reichenbach Jr. b. 1949 · American musician BS Bill Saragih 1933–2008 · Indonesian musician BS Bill Smith 1926–2020 · jazz musician and composer from the United States Bill Stewart b. 1966 · American jazz drummer Bill Summers b. 1948 · jazz musician Bill Tapia 1908–2011 · American musician (1908–2011) Bill Watrous 1939–2018 · American trombonist (1939–2018) Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Billie Pierce 1907–1974 · American jazz pianist and singer (1907–1974) Billy Bang 1947–2011 · American musician (1947–2011) Billy Bauer 1915–2005 · American jazz guitarist (1915–2005) Billy Butterfield 1917–1988 · American musician (1917–1988) Billy Childs b. 1957 · American jazz pianist Billy Cobham b. 1944 · Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944) Billy Drummond b. 1959 · American musician Billy Eckstine 1914–1993 · American musician (1914–1993) Billy Harper b. 1943 · American musician Billy Hart b. 1940 · American jazz drummer Billy Higgins 1936–2001 · American jazz drummer (1936–2001) Billy Kyle 1914–1966 · Jazz pianist (1914–1966) Billy Martin b. 1962 · American jazz drummer Billy May 1916–2004 · American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004) BS Billy Stewart 1937–1970 · American singer (1937–1970) Billy Strayhorn 1915–1967 · American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger… Billy Taylor 1921–2010 · American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator… Billy Tipton 1914–1989 · American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent… Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Biréli Lagrène b. 1966 · French guitarist and bassist Bix Beiderbecke 1903–1931 · American jazz musician (1903-1931) Bjarne Nerem 1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991) BG Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar 1990– · Icelandic musical group; jazz band Björn Meyer b. 1965 · Swedish songwriter Bjørn Alterhaug b. 1945 · Norwegian jazz musician BC Blanche Calloway 1902–1978 · American singer, bandleader and composer BJ Blind John Davis 1913–1985 · American musician (1913–1985) Blood, Sweat & Tears 1967– · American rock music band BD Blossom Dearie 1924–2009 · American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009) Blossom Seeley 1891–1974 · American entertainer BL Blue Lu Barker 1913–1998 · American jazz and blues singer (1913–1998) Blue Mitchell 1930–1979 · American trumpeter and composer (1930–1979) Bo Stief b. 1946 · Danish musician Bo Sundström b. 1961 · Swedish singer, guitarist and songwriter BA Bob Acri 1918–2013 · American musician and pianist (1918–2013) BB Bob Belden 1956–2015 · American musician (1956–2015) Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) Bob Brookmeyer 1929–2011 · American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and… Bob Cooper 1925–1993 · West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993) Bob Cranshaw 1932–2016 · American musician (1932–2016) Bob Crosby 1913–1993 · American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913–1993) Bob Dorough 1923–2018 · American pianist and singer (1923-2018) BD Bob Downes b. 1937 · British jazz musician Bob Eberly 1916–1981 · American singer, vocalist (1916–1981) BE Bob Enevoldsen 1920–2005 · American musician (1920–2005) BF Bob Florence 1932–2008 · American jazz arranger and pianist (1932–2008) Bob French 1937–2012 · American jazz drummer (1937–2012) BG Bob Gordon 1928–1955 · American musician (1928–1955) Bob Haggart 1914–1998 · American double bass player, composer, and arranger… BH Bob Helm 1914–2003 · American musician (1914–2003) Bob James b. 1939 · American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer… Bob Malach b. 1954 · American musician Bob Mintzer b. 1953 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big… Bob Moses b. 1948 · American musician Bob Mover b. 1952 · American jazz saxophonist and vocalist Bob Welch 1946–2012 · American musician (1945–2012) Bob Wilber 1928–2019 · jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United… BH Bobbi Humphrey b. 1950 · American soul-jazz musician Bobbie Nelson 1931–2022 · Pianist and singer Bobby Bradford b. 1934 · American musician BB Bobby Bryant 1934–1998 · American trumpeter (1934-1998) Bobby Caldwell 1951–2023 · American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist… Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) BD Bobby Durham 1937–2008 · American musician (1937–2008) Bobby Few 1935–2021 · American jazz musician (1935-2021) Bobby Hackett 1915–1976 · American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976) Bobby Hebb 1938–2010 · American singer-songwriter (1938-2010) Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) BJ Bobby Jaspar 1926–1963 · Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and… Bobby Kimball b. 1947 · American singer BL Bobby Lyle b. 1944 · American musician Bobby McFerrin b. 1950 · American jazz vocalist and composer (born 1950) Bobby Militello b. 1950 · American musician Bobby Previte b. 1951 · American drummer BR Bobby Rosengarden 1924–2007 · American jazz drummer, bandleader (1924–2007) Bobby Sherwood 1914–1981 · American actor and trumpeter (1914-1980) Bobby Shew b. 1941 · American musician Bobby Short 1924–2005 · American singer and pianist (1924–2005) BT Bobby Timmons 1935–1974 · American pianist (1935-1974) Bobby Troup 1918–1999 · American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter… Bobby Tucker 1923–2008 · American pianist and arranger (1923–2008) Bobby Watson b. 1953 · American saxophonist and composer Bobby Wellins 1936–2016 · Scottish jazz musician (1936–2016) Bobo Stenson b. 1944 · Swedish jazz pianist Bodil Niska b. 1954 · Norwegian musician Bohren & der Club of Gore 1992– · band Bojan Zulfikarpašić b. 1968 · Serbian jazz musician Bojana Stamenov b. 1986 · Serbian singer Bola Sete 1923–1987 · Brazilian musician (1923–1987) Boney James b. 1961 · American saxophonist and songwriter BE Booker Ervin 1930–1970 · American saxophonist (1930–1970) BL Booker Little 1938–1961 · American jazz musician (1938–1961) Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band BM Boots Mussulli 1917–1967 · Italian-American jazz saxophonist (1915-1967) BB Bootsie Barnes 1937–2020 · American saxophonist (1937–2020) Borah Bergman 1933–2012 · American pianist (1926–2012) Boris Vian 1920–1959 · French writer and musician (1920–1959) Boy Edgar 1915–1980 · Dutch conductor, pianist and trumpeter (1915–1980) Boyd Atkins 1900–1965 · American musician Boyd Raeburn 1913–1966 · American musician (1913–1966) Boz Scaggs b. 1944 · American musician (born 1944) Brad Mehldau b. 1970 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Bradley Joseph b. 1965 · American composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger… BX Brand X 1975– · British musical group; jazz fusion band Branford Marsalis b. 1960 · American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Bravo 1983– · Russian rock and roll band Brecker Brothers American jazz music duo Brenda Holloway b. 1946 · American soul singer Bria Skonberg b. 1983 · Canadian jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and songwriter Brian Auger b. 1939 · English keyboardist Brian Blade b. 1970 · American jazz drummer BB Brian Bromberg b. 1960 · American musician Brian Culbertson b. 1973 · American musician Brian Hopper b. 1943 · British saxophonist Brian Priestley b. 1946 · British musician Brian Setzer b. 1959 · American singer BS Brian Smith b. 1939 · jazz saxophonist and flautist from New Zealand Brian Torff b. 1954 · American musician BW Britt Woodman 1920–2000 · American jazz trombonist (1920-2000) BF Bruce Fowler b. 1947 · American musician Bruce Hornsby b. 1954 · American musician Bruno Martino 1925–2000 · Italian musician (1925–2000) Bruno O'Ya 1933–2002 · Estonian-Polish actor (1933-2002) Bruno Spoerri b. 1935 · Swiss musician BH Brynjar Hoff b. 1940 · Norwegian musician Bubba Brooks 1922–2002 · American musician Bubber Miley 1903–1932 · American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer… Buck Clayton 1911–1991 · American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991) BH Buck Hill 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) Buckethead b. 1969 · American guitarist BL Buckshot LeFonque band Bucky Pizzarelli 1926–2020 · American jazz guitarist (1926–2020) Bud Freeman 1906–1991 · American musician (1906–1991) Bud Powell 1924–1966 · American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966) Bud Shank 1926–2009 · American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009) BJ Budd Johnson 1910–1984 · American musician (1910-1984) Buddie Petit 1890–1931 · American jazz cornetist (1890-1931) Buddy Bolden 1877–1931 · American cornetist and jazz pioneer (1877–1931) Buddy Bregman 1940–2017 · American musical arranger, record producer and composer… BC Buddy Catlett 1933–2014 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist (1933-2014) Buddy Childers 1926–2007 · American musician (1926–2007) Buddy Collette 1921–2010 · American jazz musician (1921–2010) Buddy DeFranco 1923–2014 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014) Buddy Deppenschmidt 1936–2021 · American jazz drummer (1936-2021) BF Buddy Featherstonhaugh 1909–1976 · English jazz saxophonist (1909-1976) Buddy Greco 1926–2017 · American singer and pianist (1926–2017) Buddy Johnson 1915–1977 · American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader… BM Buddy Montgomery 1930–2009 · American jazz vibraphonist and pianist (1930–2009) Buddy Morrow 1919–2010 · American trombonist and bandleader (1919–2010) Buddy Rich 1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987) Buddy Stewart 1922–1950 · American musician Buddy Tate 1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001) BN Buell Neidlinger 1936–2018 · American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist… Bugge Wesseltoft b. 1964 · Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer BM Bull Moose Jackson 1919–1989 · American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist… Bunk Johnson 1879–1949 · American musician (1879-1949) Bunny Berigan 1908–1942 · American musician (1908-1942) Burton Greene 1937–2021 · American musician (1937-2021) Buster Bailey 1902–1967 · American musician (1902-1967) BC Buster Cooper 1929–2016 · American trombonist BS Buster Smith 1904–1991 · Jazz alto saxophonist (1904-1991) Buster Williams b. 1942 · American musician BB Butch Ballard 1918–2011 · American jazz drummer BM Butch Miles 1944–2023 · American jazz drummer (1944–2023) Butch Morris 1947–2013 · American cornetist (1947–2013) Butch Warren 1939–2013 · American musician (1939-2013) BL Byard Lancaster 1942–2012 · American jazz musician (1942–2012) Béatrice Graf b. 1964 · Swiss drummer Béla Fleck b. 1958 · American banjo player Béla Szakcsi Lakatos 1943–2022 · Hungarian jazz pianist, composer (1943–2022)