Jazz musicians: D

DD D. D. Jackson b. 1967 · Canadian musician Dado Moroni b. 1962 · Italian musician Dag Arnesen b. 1950 · Norwegian jazz musician Dajos Béla 1897–1978 · (1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader Dakota Staton 1930–2007 · American jazz vocalist (1930-2007) Dale Spalding b. 1949 · American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc 1930–1998 · American actor, comedian and musician (1930-1998) Dan Barrett b. 1955 · American musician Dan Berglund b. 1963 · Swedish double-bass player and jazz musician Dan Hicks 1941–2016 · American singer-songwriter Dan Levinson b. 1965 · American musician Dan Pinto b. 1960 · American musician Danay Suárez b. 1985 · Cuban singer Daniel Herskedal b. 1982 · Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, bass trumpet, composition) DH Daniel Huck 1948–2026 · French clarinetist Daniel Humair b. 1938 · Swiss drummer and painter (born 1938) Danilo Pérez b. 1965 · Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Rea b. 1957 · Italian musician Dannie Richmond 1935–1988 · American drummer DB Danny Bank 1922–2010 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist… DB Danny Barcelona 1929–2007 · American musician (1929-2007) Danny Barker 1909–1994 · American jazz musician (1909–1994) DG Danny Gatton 1945–1994 · American guitarist (1945–1994) DG Danny Gottlieb b. 1953 · American drummer

Danny Polo 1901–1949 · American musician (1901-1949) Danny Thompson 1939–2025 · English double bassist (1939–2025) Dario Chiazzolino b. 1985 · Italian guitarist Darius Milhaud 1892–1974 · French composer (1892–1974) Darja Švajger b. 1965 · Slovenian singer DH Darnell Howard 1905–1966 · American musician Darol Anger b. 1953 · American violinist Darryl Jones b. 1961 · American bassist Daryl Stuermer b. 1952 · American guitarist DB Dave Bailey 1926–2023 · American drummer (1926–2023) DB Dave Barbour 1912–1965 · American jazz guitarist (1912–1965) DB Dave Bargeron 1942–2025 · American trombonist and tuba player most famous for… Dave Bartholomew 1918–2019 · American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and… Dave Brubeck 1920–2012 · American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) Dave Burrell b. 1940 · American musician DC Dave Carpenter 1959–2008 · American bass player (1959–2008) Dave Douglas b. 1963 · American jazz trumpeter Dave Frishberg 1933–2021 · American musician (1933–2021) Dave Grusin b. 1934 · American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist Dave Holland b. 1946 · British jazz musician Dave Koz b. 1963 · American saxophonist Dave Lambert 1917–1966 · American jazz singer (1917-1966) Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist DM Dave MacRae b. 1940 · New Zealand musician Dave McKean b. 1963 · English artist, photographer, filmmaker and musician Dave McKenna 1930–2008 · American musician (1930-2008) Dave Pike 1938–2015 · American jazz musician (1938–2015) Dave Samuels 1948–2019 · American musician (1948–2019) DS Dave Schildkraut 1925–1998 · American musician (1925–1998) Dave Tough 1907–1948 · American drummer (1907–1948) Dave Valentin 1952–2017 · American musician (1952-2017) Dave Van Ronk 1936–2002 · American musician (1936–2002) Dave Weckl b. 1960 · American musician David "Fathead" Newman 1933–2009 · American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist David Amram b. 1930 · American composer, arranger, and conductor (born 1930) David Axelrod 1936–2017 · American musician, record producer, composer and arranger… David Baker 1931–2016 · American jazz composer, trombonist, professor of music and… David Benoit b. 1953 · American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953) David Binney b. 1961 · American musician DD David Darling 1941–2021 · American musician David Fiuczynski b. 1964 · American musician DF David Friesen b. 1942 · American jazz bassist David Gilmore b. 1964 · American jazz guitarist David Goloschekin b. 1944 · Soviet and Russian musician and composer David Grisman b. 1945 · American mandolinist, composer, and record label owner David Kikoski b. 1961 · American jazz pianist David Kollar b. 1983 · Slovak guitarist and composer David Linx b. 1965 · Belgian singer David Moss b. 1949 · American singer (born 1949) David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) David Paich b. 1954 · American musician David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) David Sánchez b. 1968 · Puerto Rican musician David Toop b. 1949 · British musician (born 1949) David Torn b. 1953 · American guitarist Dayna Stephens b. 1978 · American jazz saxophonist and composer De-Phazz German jazz remix band Deacon John Moore b. 1941 · American musician, singer and bandleader Dean Benedetti 1922–1957 · American musician (1922–1957) Dean Brown 1955–2024 · American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician… Dean Martin 1917–1995 · American singer, actor, comedian and film producer… Dee Dee Bridgewater b. 1950 · American singer (born 1950) Delfeayo Marsalis b. 1965 · American trombonist Della Reese 1931–2017 · American actress and singer (1931-2017) Demetrio Stratos 1945–1979 · Greek musician and lyricist (1945–1979) Demi Evans b. 1965 · American singer Dena DeRose b. 1966 · Jazz pianist and singer, educator DD Denise Donatelli b. 1950 · American musician Denise Jannah b. 1956 · Dutch musician DB Dennis Budimir 1938–2023 · American musician (1938–2023) Dennis Chambers b. 1959 · American drummer DR Dennis Rowland b. 1948 · American singer Denny Zeitlin b. 1938 · American pianist Denys Baptiste b. 1969 · British musician Denzil Best 1917–1965 · American jazz drummer (1917–1965) Derek Bailey 1930–2005 · British guitarist (1930–2005) Derek Paravicini b. 1979 · British musician DB Descemer Bueno b. 1971 · Cuban musician Desi Arnaz 1917–1986 · Cuban-born American musician, actor and television… DeWayne McKnight b. 1954 · American guitarist Dewey Redman 1931–2006 · American saxophonist (1931–2006) Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Dhafer Youssef b. 1967 · Tunisian musician Diablo Swing Orchestra 2003– · Swedish metal band Diana Krall b. 1964 · Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist Diane Schuur b. 1953 · American jazz musician Dianne Reeves b. 1956 · American jazz singer Dick Berk 1939–2014 · American drummer (1939–2014) DG Dick Garcia b. 1931 · American musician DH Dick Halligan 1943–2022 · American musician and composer (1943–2022) Dick Heckstall-Smith 1934–2004 · English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004) Dick Hyman b. 1927 · American jazz pianist and composer DK Dick Katz 1924–2009 · American musician (1924–2009) DM Dick Marx 1924–1997 · American musician (1924–1997) Dick Morrissey 1940–2000 · British jazz musician (1940–2000) Dick Powell 1904–1963 · American actor (1904-1963) DT Dick Twardzik 1931–1955 · pianist (1931–1955) DW Dick Wilson 1911–1941 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1911-1941) DL Didier Levallet b. 1944 · French musician Didier Lockwood 1956–2018 · French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) Didier Malherbe b. 1943 · French saxophonist DW Diederik Wissels b. 1960 · Dutch jazz pianist DJ Dill Jones 1923–1984 · Welsh pianist (1923–1984) Dimie Cat b. 1984 · singer, songwriter Dinah Washington 1924–1963 · American singer (1924-1963) Dino Saluzzi b. 1935 · Argentine musician Dionne Bromfield b. 1996 · British singer Dira Sugandi b. 1979 · singer Divine Brown b. 1974 · Canadian singer Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993) DR Dizzy Reece b. 1931 · Jamaican trumpeter Djabe Hungarian jazz-rock band formed in 1996 Django Bates b. 1960 · British musician Django Reinhardt 1910–1953 · Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953) Djavan b. 1949 · Brazilian singer/songwriter Doc Cheatham 1905–1997 · American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905-1997) Doc Cook 1891–1958 · American musician (1891–1958) Doc Severinsen b. 1927 · American jazz trumpeter DM Dodo Marmarosa 1925–2002 · American musician (1925–2002) Dom Um Romão 1925–2005 · Brazilian jazz drummer, percussionist (1925–2005) DF Dominic Frontiere 1931–2017 · American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist… Dominique Di Piazza b. 1959 · French jazz bassist DE Dominique Eade b. 1958 · American jazz singer DG Dominique Gaumont 1953–1983 · French guitarist Dominique Pifarély b. 1957 · French musician DA Don Abney 1923–2000 · American musician (1923-2000) DA Don Alias 1939–2006 · American jazz percussionist (1939–2006) DB Don Banks 1923–1980 · Australian composer (1923-1980) DB Don Butterfield 1923–2006 · American tuba player (1923–2006) Don Byas 1912–1972 · American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972) Don Byron b. 1958 · American musician Don Cherry 1936–1995 · American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) Don Cornell 1919–2004 · American singer (1919-2004) Don Costa 1925–1983 · American recording artist, conductor, record producer… Don Elliott 1926–1984 · jazz musician (1926–1984) Don Ellis 1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978) Don Francks 1932–2016 · Canadian actor and jazz musician (1932–2016) Don Friedman 1935–2016 · American jazz pianist (1935–2016) DG Don Grolnick 1948–1996 · American musician (1947–1996) Don Grusin b. 1941 · American musician DK Don Kirkpatrick 1905–1956 · American musician (1905-1956) Don Lamond 1920–2003 · American musician (1920–2003) DL Don Lusher 1923–2006 · British musician (1923–2006) Don Menza b. 1936 · American jazz saxophonist Don Moye b. 1946 · American percussionist Don Paterson b. 1963 · poet Don Preston b. 1932 · American musician (born 1932) Don Pullen 1941–1995 · American jazz pianist and organist (1941-1995) DR Don Randi b. 1937 · American pianist DR Don Redman 1900–1964 · American musician (1900–1964) DS Don Sebesky 1937–2023 · American jazz musician (1937–2023) Don Thompson 1940–2004 · Canadian musician DW Don Wilkerson 1932–1986 · American musician DF Donal Fox b. 1952 · American musician DB Donald Bailey 1933–2013 · American jazz drummer (1934–2013) DB Donald Brown b. 1954 · American musician Donald Byrd 1932–2013 · American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues… Donald Fagen b. 1948 · American recording artist, musician (born 1948) Donald Harrison b. 1960 · American musician (born 1960) DL Donald Lambert 1904–1962 · American musician (1904–1962) Donn Trenner 1927–2020 · American musician DC Donna Caroll 1939–2020 · Argentine actress and singer (1938-2020) Donna Hightower 1926–2013 · American soul singer (1926-2013) Donny McCaslin b. 1966 · American musician Dorival Caymmi 1914–2008 · Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914–2008) Dorota Miśkiewicz b. 1973 · Polish singer Dorothy Ashby 1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986) Dorothy Donegan 1924–1998 · American jazz pianist (1922–1998) Dorothy Masuka 1935–2019 · jazz singer (1935-2019) Dorothée Berryman b. 1948 · Canadian actress DR Doug Raney 1956–2016 · American musician (1956-2016) DW Doug Watkins 1934–1962 · American jazz double bassist (1934-1962) Douwe Bob b. 1992 · Dutch singer & songwriter Dr. John 1941–2019 · American singer-songwriter (1941-2019) Dreamcatcher 2016– · South Korean musical group; girl band Duane Eddy 1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024) DB Duck Baker b. 1949 · American guitarist Dudley Moore 1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) DP Dudu Pukwana 1938–1990 · South African musician (1938–1990) DC Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg 1933–2018 · German art historian and musician (1933-2018) Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) DH Duke Henderson 1925–1972 · American blues shouter and jazz singer Duke Jordan 1922–2006 · American jazz pianist (1922–2006) DP Duke Pearson 1932–1980 · American jazz pianist (1932–1980) Duke Robillard b. 1948 · American blues musician Dušan Bogdanović b. 1955 · composer and guitarist Duško Gojković 1931–2023 · Serbian musician Dwiki Dharmawan b. 1966 · Indonesian musician, songwriter, composer and conductor Dylan Howe b. 1969 · British musician