Jazz musicians: L

L. Shankar b. 1950 · Indian violinist and composer (born 1950) Lafayette Gilchrist b. 1967 · Pianist and composer LaGaylia Frazier b. 1961 · American-born Swedish singer Lage Lund b. 1977 · Norwegian guitarist and jazz musician Laila Dalseth b. 1940 · Norwegian jazz singer Lakecia Benjamin b. 1986 · musical artist Lalah Hathaway b. 1968 · American singer Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) LH Lambert, Hendricks & Ross 1957–1964 · American vocalese trio LM Larance Marable 1929–2012 · American musician (1929-2012) Larry Adler 1914–2001 · American harmonica player (1914-2001) LB Larry Bunker 1928–2005 · American musician (1928–2005) Larry Carlton b. 1948 · American guitarist (born 1948) Larry Clinton 1909–1985 · American musician (1909–1985) Larry Coryell 1943–2017 · American guitarist (1943–2017) Larry Grenadier b. 1966 · American bassist LH Larry Harlow 1939–2021 · American musician (1939–2021) Larry Klein b. 1959 · American music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player Larry Ochs b. 1949 · American jazz saxophonist Larry Rivers 1923–2002 · American artist (1923-2002) Larry Shields 1893–1953 · American jazz musician (1893-1953) Larry Willis 1942–2019 · American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) LY Larry Young 1940–1978 · American jazz musician (1940-1978) Lars Danielsson b. 1958 · Swedish jazz musician

Lars Gullin 1928–1976 · Swedish musician (1928–1976) LS Lars Sjösten 1941–2011 · Swedish musician (1941-2011) Last Pizza Slice 2018– · Slovenian band Laura Fygi b. 1955 · Dutch jazz singer Laura Mvula b. 1987 · British singer Laura Nyro 1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) Lauren Ambrose b. 1978 · American actress (born 1978) Lauren Newton b. 1952 · American singer Laurence Cottle b. 1953 · British composer and musician Laurent Cugny b. 1955 · French musician LA Laurie Allan b. 1943 · English drummer Laurindo Almeida 1917–1995 · Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995) Lawrence Brown 1907–1988 · jazz trombonist (1907-1988) LL Lawrence Lucie 1907–2009 · American musician (1907-2009) Lawrence Welk 1903–1992 · American musician, bandleader, and impresario (1903–1992) Lea DeLaria b. 1958 · American actor, comedian and singer LR Leah Ray 1915–1999 · singer (1915-1999) Ledisi b. 1972 · American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and… Lee Aaron b. 1962 · Canadian rock singer (born 1962) Lee Allen 1927–1994 · American saxophonist (1927-1994) Lee Gaines 1914–1987 · American singer (1914–1987) Lee Konitz 1927–2020 · American jazz musician (1927–2020) Lee Morgan 1938–1972 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) Lee Morse 1897–1954 · American singer (1897-1954) Lee Ritenour b. 1952 · American male guitarist, musician, and composer LY Lee Young 1914–2008 · American musician (1914–2008) Leila Pinheiro b. 1960 · Brazilian recording artist; singer, pianist and composer L Leléka 2016– · Folk jazz band from Berlin LW Lem Winchester 1928–1961 · American recording artist, vibraphonist, jazz musician… Lena Horne 1917–2010 · American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010) Lennart Åberg 1942–2021 · Swedish saxophonist (1942–2021) Lennie Hayton 1908–1971 · American composer and conductor (1908-1971) LN Lennie Niehaus 1929–2020 · American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020) Lennie Tristano 1919–1978 · American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978) LB Lenny Breau 1941–1984 · Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984) Lenny Pickett b. 1954 · American saxophonist and musical director Lenny White b. 1949 · American drummer Leny Andrade 1943–2023 · Brazilian singer and musician Leo Arnaud 1904–1991 · French-American arranger and composer of "Bugler's Dream"… Leo Genovese b. 1979 · Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer Leo Mathisen 1906–1969 · Danish musician (1906–1969) Leo Parker 1925–1962 · American musician (1925–1962) LW Leo Watson 1898–1950 · musician (1898-1950) LW Leo Wright 1933–1991 · American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist… Leon Chancler 1952–2018 · American musician (1952–2018) Leon Jackson b. 1988 · Scottish recording artist; singer Leon Redbone 1949–2019 · musician, songwriter, arranger, producer (1949-2019) LR Leon Roppolo 1902–1943 · American musician (1902–1943) LT Leon Thomas 1937–1999 · American singer (1937–1999) Leonard Feather 1914–1994 · British-American jazz musician and jazz writer (1914–1994) LG Leonard Gaskin 1920–2009 · American jazz bassist (1920–2009) Leonard Ware 1909–1974 · American musician (1909-1974) Leonid Utyosov 1895–1982 · Soviet musician (1895–1982) LeRoi Moore 1961–2008 · American musician (1961-2008) Leroy Jenkins 1932–2007 · American composer and violinist (1932–2007) LV Leroy Vinnegar 1928–1999 · American jazz bassist (1928–1999) Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Les McCann 1935–2023 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023) Les Paul 1915–2009 · American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and… Lester Bowie 1941–1999 · American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999) Lester Young 1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) Leszek Możdżer b. 1971 · Polish musician Leszek Żądło b. 1945 · Polish jazz musician Letta Mbulu b. 1942 · South African musician Level 42 1980– · English jazz-funk band Levon Malkhasyan b. 1945 · Armenian jazz pianist Lew Soloff 1944–2015 · American musician (1944-2015) Lew Tabackin b. 1940 · American musician Lewis Nash b. 1958 · American drummer Lex Humphries 1936–1994 · American drummer (1936–1994) Liane Carroll b. 1964 · British musician Liane Foly b. 1962 · French singer LS Lijadu Sisters 1965– · duo of Nigerian musicians Lil Hardin Armstrong 1898–1971 · American jazz musician (1898-1971) Lili Haydn b. 1969 · American musician Lina Romay 1919–2010 · Mexican-American singer and actress (1919–2010) Linda Lawson 1936–2022 · American actress Linda Lewis 1950–2023 · British musician (1950–2023) Linda May Han Oh b. 1984 · Malaysian-Australian jazz bassist and composer LL Lindsay L. Cooper 1940–2001 · Scottish bassist (1940–2001) Lino Patruno b. 1935 · Italian actor and banjoist LG Linton Garner 1915–2003 · American musician (1915–2003) Lionel Batiste 1931–2012 · American jazz and blues musician (1931–2012) Lionel Ferbos 1911–2014 · American trumpeter Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Lionel Loueke b. 1973 · Beninese guitarist and vocalist Lisa Ekdahl b. 1971 · Swedish jazz pop singer-songwriter Lisa Fischer b. 1958 · American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958) Lisa Nilsson b. 1970 · Swedish singer Lisa Ono b. 1962 · Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer Lisa Simone b. 1962 · American actress and singer LW Lisa Werlinder b. 1972 · Swedish musician Little Brother Montgomery 1906–1985 · American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer… Little Dragon 1996– · Swedish musical group Lizz Wright b. 1980 · American jazz and gospel singer Lizzie Miles 1895–1963 · African American blues singer (1895-1963) LM Lloyd Miller 1938–2024 · American jazz musician (1938–2024) Lokua Kanza b. 1958 · singer-songwriter Lol Coxhill 1932–2012 · English free improvising saxophonist (1932–2012) Lonnie Donegan 1931–2002 · Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002) Lonnie Johnson 1899–1970 · American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and… Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Lonnie Plaxico b. 1960 · American jazz bassist Lonnie Smith 1942–2021 · American jazz musician (1942–2021) Lorenzo Tio 1893–1933 · American clarinetist (1893–1933) LA Loretta Ables Sayre b. 1958 · American singer and actor LA Lorez Alexandria 1929–2001 · American musician (1929-2001) Lorne Lofsky b. 1954 · Canadian musician Lorraine Desmarais b. 1956 · Canadian jazz pianist and composer Lorraine Feather b. 1948 · American singer and songwriter Lotte Anker b. 1958 · Danish jazz saxophonist and composer LB Lou Bennett 1926–1997 · American musician (1926-1997) Lou Donaldson 1926–2024 · American saxophonist (1926–2024) Lou Levy 1928–2001 · American pianist and jazz musician (1928-2001) Lou Marini b. 1945 · American saxophonist, arranger and composer LM Lou Monte 1917–1989 · American singer (1917–1989) Lou Rawls 1933–2006 · American singer (1933–2006) LS Lou Stein 1922–2002 · American musician (1922–2002) LG Louan Gideon 1955–2014 · American actress (1955-2014) Louie Bellson 1924–2009 · American jazz drummer (1924–2009) Louis Armstrong 1901–1971 · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971) LA Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five American musical group Louis Banks b. 1941 · Indian singer, film composer, record producer and jazz… Louis Cole b. 1986 · American musician Louis Hayes b. 1937 · American drummer Louis Johnson 1955–2015 · American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015) Louis Jordan 1908–1975 · American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician… LM Louis Metcalf 1905–1981 · American musician (1905-1981) LM Louis Mitchell 1885–1957 · American musician (1885–1957) Louis Moholo 1940–2025 · South African jazz musician Louis Nelson Delisle 1885–1949 · American musician (1885-1949) Louis Prima 1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978) Louis Sclavis b. 1953 · French jazz musician LS Louis Smith 1931–2016 · American musician (1931–2016) Louis Stewart 1944–2016 · Irish jazz guitarist (1944-2016) Louis van Dijk 1941–2020 · Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020) LT Louise Tobin 1918–2022 · American singer (1918–2022) Louisiana Five 1917– · early dixieland jazz band LR Lousson Reinhardt 1929–1992 · French gipsy jazz guitarist LA Lovie Austin 1887–1972 · American pianist (1887–1972) Luca Aquino b. 1974 · Italian composer Luca Sestak b. 1995 · German pianist and jazz musician Lucas Santtana b. 1970 · Brazilian singer, composer and producer from Salvador… LM Lucia Mannucci 1920–2012 · Italian singer (1920-2012) Lucian Ban b. 1969 · Romanian musician LS Luciana Souza b. 1966 · Brazilian singer LB Lucille Bogan 1897–1948 · American blues singer (1897-1948) Luckey Roberts 1887–1968 · American pianist and composer (1887–1968) Lucky Millinder 1910–1966 · American bandleader (1910–1966) Lucky Thompson 1924–2005 · American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005) Lucy Woodward b. 1977 · American jazz/soul singer Luigi Tenco 1938–1967 · Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967) Luis Russell 1902–1963 · American jazz pianist and bandleader (1902–1963) Luiz Bonfá 1922–2001 · Brazilian musician (1922–2001) LE Luiz Eça 1936–1992 · Brazilian musician LH Luther Henderson 1919–2003 · American composer and pianist (1919-2003) Lyle Mays 1953–2020 · American jazz musician (1953–2020) Lynn Lowry b. 1947 · American actress Léo Margarit b. 1981 · French musician Léo Marjane 1912–2016 · French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016) LB Lőrinc Barabás b. 1983 · Hungarian jazz trumpeter, composer