Jazz musicians: C

Cab Calloway 1907–1994 · American jazz singer (1907–1994) Cab Kaye 1921–2000 · Jazz Musician, composer, entertainer (1921–2000) Cachao 1918–2008 · Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008) Caetano Veloso b. 1942 · Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and… Cal Tjader 1925–1982 · American vibraphonist (1925–1982) California Guitar Trio 1991– · U.S.-based guitar trio formed in 1991 CJ Calvin Jackson 1919–1985 · American musician Calvin Newborn 1933–2018 · American guitarist (1933-2018) Cameron Brown b. 1945 · American musician Candy Candido 1913–1999 · American actor (1913–1999) Candy Dulfer b. 1969 · Dutch saxophonist and singer Cannonball Adderley 1928–1975 · American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) Canut Reyes b. 1954 · French singer, painter, songwriter and jazz musician Capsule 1997– · Japanese electronica band Caravan Palace 2008– · French electro swing band CA Carl Allen b. 1961 · American jazz drummer (born 1961) CB Carl Brandt 1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991) Carl Craig b. 1969 · American music producer Carl Fontana 1928–2003 · American musician (1928–2003) Carl Kress 1907–1965 · American musician (1907-1965) Carla Bley 1936–2023 · American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader… Carla Cook b. 1962 · American jazz singer Carla Kihlstedt b. 1971 · American violinist, singer and composer CW Carla White 1951–2007 · American jazz singer (1951–2007)

Carla's Dreams Moldovan music project Carles Benavent b. 1954 · Spanish musician CR Carline Ray 1925–2013 · American jazz instrumentalist and vocalist Carlo Domeniconi b. 1947 · Italian musician Carlos Garnett 1938–2023 · Panamanian-American musician Carlos Lyra 1939–2023 · Brazilian singer (1933–2023) Carlos Santana b. 1947 · American guitarist CL Carmen Lundy b. 1954 · Jazz singer Carmen McRae 1920–1994 · American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994) Carmine Rojas b. 1953 · musician Caro Emerald b. 1981 · Dutch female singer CK Carol Kaye b. 1935 · American bass guitarist CK Carol Kidd b. 1945 · British singer CS Carol Sloane 1937–2023 · American singer (1937–2023) Carol Welsman b. 1960 · Canadian jazz musician Carola Standertskjöld 1941–1997 · Finnish singer (1941–1997) Caroline Henderson b. 1962 · Danish–Swedish singer CL Carolyn Leonhart b. 1971 · Jazz singer Carrie Smith 1941–2012 · American singer CD Carroll Dickerson 1895–1957 · American musician (1895–1957) Carsten Dahl b. 1967 · Danish musician Casey Abrams b. 1991 · American musician and singer Casey Benjamin 1978–2024 · American musician (1978–2024) Casiopea 1977– · Japanese jazz fusion band (1977-) Cassandra Wilson 1955–2026 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from… Cat Anderson 1916–1981 · American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981) Catherine Russell b. 1956 · American jazz singer (1956-) Cauby Peixoto 1931–2016 · Brazilian singer CCS 1970– · British band Cecil Bridgewater b. 1942 · American jazz trumpeter Cecil McBee b. 1935 · American bassist Cecil Payne 1922–2007 · American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007) Cecil Scott 1905–1964 · American musician (1905–1964) Cecil Taylor 1929–2018 · American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018) Cedar Walton 1934–2013 · American jazz pianist (1934–2013) Cees See 1934–1985 · Dutch jazz drummer (1934–1985) CM Celia Mara b. 1961 · Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer Celso Duarte b. 1974 · Paraguayan - Mexican musician C Centipede British musical group Cesar Camargo Mariano b. 1943 · Brazilian singer, pianist, arranger, composer and music… Chad Wackerman b. 1960 · American drummer Chaka Khan b. 1953 · American singer (born 1953) Champion Jack Dupree 1909–1992 · American blues pianist (1910–1992) Chano Domínguez b. 1960 · Spanish jazz musician Chano Pozo 1915–1948 · Cuban musician (1915-1948) Charles Delaunay 1911–1988 · French author, jazz expert (1911-1988) CE Charles Earland 1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999) CF Charles Fambrough 1950–2011 · American jazz bassist, composer and producer (1950–2011) Charles Gayle 1939–2023 · American jazz musician (1939–2023) Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Charles McPherson b. 1939 · American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… CM Charles Moffett 1929–1997 · American drummer (1929–1997) Charles Neville 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Charles Pasi b. 1984 · French singer-songwriter Charles Rogers 1904–1999 · American actor and jazz musician (1904-1999) Charles Thompson 1918–2016 · American jazz pianist (1918–2016) Charles Tolliver b. 1942 · American jazz trumpeter and composer Charley Patton 1891–1934 · American Delta blues musician (1891–1934) Charley Straight 1891–1940 · American musician Charlie b. 1947 · Hungarian singer CA Charlie and his Orchestra 1940– · band Charlie Barnet 1913–1991 · American saxophonist, composer, bandleader (1913-1991) Charlie Byrd 1925–1999 · American jazz guitarist (1925–1999) CC Charlie Callas 1927–2011 · American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011) Charlie Christian 1916–1942 · American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942) CF Charlie Fowlkes 1916–1980 · American musician (1916–1980) CG Charlie Green 1900–1936 · American jazz trombonist (1900–1936) Charlie Haden 1937–2014 · American musician and educator (1937–2014) Charlie Hunter b. 1967 · American musician CI Charlie Irvis 1899–1939 · American musician (1899–1939) Charlie Mariano 1923–2009 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009) Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) Charlie Peacock b. 1956 · American musician Charlie Persip 1929–2020 · American jazz drummer (1929–2020) Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988) Charlie Shavers 1917–1971 · jazz trumpeter (1920–1971) Charlie Spivak 1907–1982 · American trumpeter and bandleader of Ukrainian Jewish… Charlie Ventura 1916–1992 · American musician (1916–1992) Charlie Watts 1941–2021 · British drummer (1941–2021) Charly Antolini b. 1937 · Swiss musician Charnett Moffett 1967–2022 · American jazz bassist (1967–2022) Chase Masterson b. 1963 · American actress, singer Che Sudaka 2002– · musical group of Argentina, Colombia and Spain Cheryl Bentyne b. 1954 · American jazz singer Ches Smith b. 2000 · American musician Chester Thompson b. 1948 · American drummer Chet Atkins 1924–2001 · American guitarist (1924–2001) Chet Baker 1929–1988 · American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988) Chi Coltrane b. 1948 · American singer Chiara Civello b. 1975 · Italian recording artist; singer Chicago 1967– · American rock band CB Chick Bullock 1898–1981 · American singer (1898-1981) Chick Corea 1941–2021 · American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and… CW Chick Webb 1909–1939 · American musician (1905–1939) Chico Buarque b. 1944 · Brazilian singer-songwriter Chico Freeman b. 1949 · American saxophonist Chico Hamilton 1921–2013 · American musician (1921–2013) CO Chico O'Farrill 1921–2001 · Cuban composer and musician Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah b. 1983 · American jazz composer and trumpeter Chihiro Yamanaka b. 1974 · Japanese jazz pianist Chilly Gonzales b. 1972 · Canadian musician China Forbes b. 1970 · American singer, songwriter China Moses b. 1978 · American singer and TV host Chiwoniso Maraire 1976–2013 · Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, mbira master (1976-2013) Chris Abrahams b. 1961 · New Zealand musician Chris Barber 1930–2021 · English trombonist (1930–2021) Chris Botti b. 1962 · American trumpeter and composer Chris Cain b. 1955 · American blues and jazz guitarist Chris Connor 1927–2009 · American jazz singer (1927–2009) Chris Laurence b. 1949 · English jazz musician CM Chris McGregor 1936–1990 · South African musician Chris Minh Doky b. 1969 · Vietnamese-Danish jazz bassist Chris Poland b. 1957 · American guitarist Chris Potter b. 1971 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and… Chris Spedding b. 1944 · English rock and roll and jazz guitarist Chris Speed b. 1967 · American musician Chris White 1936–2014 · American jazz bassist (1936–2014) Chrisette Michele b. 1982 · American singer Christian Escoudé 1947–2024 · French Gypsy jazz guitarist (1947–2024) Christian McBride b. 1972 · American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger Christian Sands b. 1989 · American jazz pianist Christian Vander b. 1948 · French musician Christian Wallumrød b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz musician Christine Ott b. 1963 · French composer and musician Christy Doran b. 1949 · Swiss musician Chu Berry 1908–1941 · American musician (1908–1941) Chubby Jackson 1918–2003 · American musician (1918–2003) Chucho Merchán b. 1952 · Colombian bassist and guitarist Chucho Valdés b. 1941 · Cuban musician Chuck Burgi b. 1952 · American musician CD Chuck Domanico 1944–2002 · American musician (1944–2002) CE Chuck E. Weiss 1945–2021 · American singer (1945–2021) CF Chuck Findley b. 1947 · American musician CF Chuck Flores 1935–2016 · American jazz drummer (1935-2016) Chuck Israels b. 1936 · American jazz musician Chuck Loeb 1955–2017 · American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017) Chuck Mangione 1940–2025 · American jazz musician (1940–2025) CM Chuck Metcalf 1931–2012 · jazz musician (1931-2012) Chuck Rainey b. 1940 · American bass guitar session musician Chuck Wayne 1923–1997 · American jazz guitarist (1923-1997) Cibelle b. 1978 · Brazilian singer Cindy Blackman b. 1959 · American musician Cindy Breakspeare b. 1954 · Canadian-Jamaican musician and beauty queen Claes Andersson 1937–2019 · Finland Swedish psychiatrist, author, musician and… Claire Johnston b. 1967 · singer; lead vocalist of South African band Mango Groove CF Clare Fischer 1928–2012 · American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader… Clarence "Frogman" Henry 1937–2024 · American rhythm and blues singer and pianist (1937–2024) Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1924–2005 · American blues musician (1924-2005) CH Clarence Holiday 1895–1937 · American musician Clarence Williams 1893–1965 · American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist… Clarice Assad b. 1978 · American musician and singer Clark Terry 1920–2015 · American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015) Claude Abadie 1920–2020 · French clarinetist (1920–2020) Claude Bolling 1930–2020 · French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020) Claude Hopkins 1903–1984 · American pianist (1903-1984) Claude Luter 1923–2006 · French musician (1923–2006) Claude Thornhill 1908–1965 · American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965) Claude Williams 1908–2004 · American musician (1908–2004) Claude Williamson 1926–2016 · American jazz pianist (1926–2016) Claudia Acuña b. 1971 · Chilean jazz singer CM Claudio Mattone b. 1943 · Italian composer, lyricist and publisher Claudio Roditi 1946–2020 · Brazilian musician (1946–2020) CO Claus Ogerman 1930–2016 · German composer (1930-2016) Clazziquai Project 2001– · South Korean band CB Cleo Brown 1909–1995 · American singer (1909–1995) Cleo Laine 1927–2025 · English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) Cleveland Eaton 1939–2020 · American musician Cliff Edwards 1895–1971 · American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and… Cliff Jackson 1902–1970 · American pianist (1902–1970) Clifford Brown 1930–1956 · American jazz musician (1930–1956) CJ Clifford Jarvis 1941–1999 · American drummer (1941-1999) Clifford Jordan 1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993) Clora Bryant 1927–2019 · American musician (1927–2019) CH Clyde Hart 1910–1945 · American musician (1910-1945) Clémentine b. 1963 · French singer Coco Schumann 1924–2018 · German jazz musician (1924–2018) C Codona United States jazz ensemble Coleman Hawkins 1904–1969 · American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969) Coleridge Goode 1914–2015 · British musician (1914-2015) Colin Allen b. 1938 · English blues drummer Colin Hodgkinson b. 1945 · British musician Colin James b. 1964 · Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer Colin Stetson b. 1975 · Canadian saxophone player CW Collin Walcott 1945–1984 · American musician, ethnomusicologist (1945–1984) CI Colosseum II 1975– · British musical group Concha Buika b. 1972 · Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent Connee Boswell 1907–1976 · American musician (1907–1976) Connie Crothers 1941–2016 · American musician (1941-2016) Connie Francis 1937–2025 · American singer and actress (1937–2025) Connie Haines 1921–2008 · American singer (1921-2008) Connie Jones 1934–2019 · American musician (1934–2019) Connie Kay 1927–1994 · American drummer (1927–1994) Conrad Herwig b. 1959 · American musician Conrad Janis 1928–2022 · American actor and musician (1928–2022) Constant Lambert 1905–1951 · British composer and conductor (1905–1951) Conte Candoli 1927–2001 · American jazz trumpeter (1927-2001) Cootie Williams 1911–1985 · American jazz trumpeter (1911–1985) Corin Curschellas b. 1956 · Swiss singer songwriter and actress Corinne Bailey Rae b. 1979 · British singer CH Corky Hale b. 1936 · American musician Cornell Dupree 1942–2011 · American R&B/soul jazz guitarist (1942–2011) Count Basie 1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) Courtney Pine b. 1964 · British musician CJ Cousin Joe 1907–1989 · American blues and jazz singer (1907-1989) Craig Chaquico b. 1954 · American guitarist Craig Handy b. 1962 · American tenor saxophonist Craig S. Harris b. 1953 · American musician Craig Taborn b. 1970 · American musician Csaba Deseo b. 1939 · Hungarian musician Curley Russell 1917–1986 · American jazz musician (1917–1986) CA Curtis Amy 1929–2002 · American musician (1929-2002) CC Curtis Counce 1926–1963 · American musician (1926–1963) Curtis Fowlkes 1950–2023 · American musician (1950–2023) Curtis Fuller 1934–2021 · American jazz musician (1932–2021) Curtis Stigers b. 1965 · American singer Cy Coleman 1929–2004 · American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (1929-2004) CT Cy Touff 1927–2003 · American jazz musician (1927–2003) Cyrille Aimée b. 1984 · French jazz singer Cyro Baptista b. 1950 · Brazilian musician Cyrus Chestnut b. 1963 · American musician Cándido Camero 1921–2020 · Cuban percussionist (1921-2020) Cæcilie Norby b. 1964 · Danish jazz and rockpop singer Cécile McLorin Salvant b. 1989 · American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots Céu b. 1980 · Brazilian singer-songwriter Cường Vũ b. 1969 · Vietnamese-American jazz musician and professor