Jazz musicians: M

Maceo Parker b. 1943 · American saxophonist and composer Machito 1912–1984 · American-Cuban Latin jazz musician (1912-1984) Madeleine Peyroux b. 1973 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mads Vinding b. 1948 · Danish jazz musician Magdalena Thora b. 1952 · German guitarist and singer Maggie Nicols b. 1948 · British musician and dancer Magnus Broo b. 1965 · Swedish jazz musician Magnus Lindgren b. 1974 · Swedish musician Magnus Öström b. 1965 · Swedish drummer Magos Herrera b. 1970 · Mexican Jazz singer MO Mahavishnu Orchestra 1971– · American musical group; jazz fusion band Mahotella Queens 1964– · South African female band Majda Sepe 1937–2006 · Slovenian singer (1937-2006) Majid Bekkas b. 1957 · Moroccan Gnawa musician, guembri and oud player, composer MH Major Holley 1924–1990 · American jazz upright bassist (1924–1990) MK Makanda Ken McIntyre 1931–2001 · American jazz musician and composer (1931-2001) MA Maki Asakawa 1942–2010 · Japanese singer (1942-2010) Makoto Ozone b. 1961 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-) Mal Waldron 1925–2002 · American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002) MF Malachi Favors 1927–2004 · American bassist (1927-2004) Malcolm Arnold 1921–2006 · English composer and conductor (1921–2006) Malcolm Cecil 1937–2021 · English musician and record producer (1937-2021) Malene Mortensen b. 1982 · Danish singer Malia b. 1978 · Malawian musician

Mamamoo 2014– · South Korean girl group Mamie Smith 1891–1946 · American vaudeville singer (1891–1946) Mammal Hands English jazz band Manfred Mann b. 1940 · South African-born musician (born 1940) MM Manfred Mann Chapter Three 1969– · British experimental jazz rock band Manfred Schoof b. 1936 · German musician MA Manny Albam 1922–2001 · musician and composer (1922–2001) MB Manolo Badrena b. 1952 · Puerto Rican musician Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Manu Katché b. 1958 · French drummer, studio musician, composer, singer… MA Marc Antoine b. 1963 · French musician Marc Cary b. 1967 · American musician Marc Ducret b. 1957 · French jazz guitarist MJ Marc Johnson b. 1953 · American jazz bass player, composer and band leader Marc Jordan b. 1947 · American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer… Marc Moulin 1942–2008 · Belgian musician and journalist (1942–2008) Marc Ribot b. 1954 · American musician Marc-Édouard Nabe b. 1958 · French writer (born 1958) Marcel Azzola 1927–2019 · French musician (1927–2019) Marcel Zanini 1923–2023 · French jazz musician (1923–2023) MP Marcelo Peralta 1961–2020 · Argentine musician MZ Marcelo Zarvos b. 1969 · Brazilian pianist and composer (1969–) Marcin Wasilewski b. 1975 · Polish jazz musician Marco Di Meco b. 1982 · Italian flute player, composer, poet, teacher Marcos Valle b. 1943 · Brazilian musician and singer Marcus Belgrave 1936–2015 · American trumpeter (1936–2015) Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Marcus Printup b. 1967 · American jazz trumpeter Marcus Roberts b. 1963 · American musician Marcus Rojas b. 1963 · American musician Marcus Strickland b. 1979 · American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist Marek Bliziński 1947–1989 · Polish musician (1947-1989) Marek Tomaszewski b. 1943 · Polish pianist Margaret Bonds 1913–1972 · American composer and pianist (1913–1972) MH Margie Hyams 1920–2012 · American jazz vibraphonist (1920-2012) Mari Natsuki b. 1952 · Japanese actor and singer Maria Cabase b. 1948 · singer, musician Maria Cole 1922–2012 · American jazz singer; wife of Nat King Cole (1922–2012) Maria João b. 1956 · Portuguese singer Maria Kannegaard b. 1970 · Danish-Norwegian jazz pianist Maria Pia De Vito b. 1960 · Italian singer and composer Maria Schneider b. 1960 · Jazz bandleader and composer Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) Marianne Mendt b. 1945 · Austrian musician and actress Mariko Ebralidze b. 1984 · Georgian jazz singer Marilyn Crispell b. 1947 · American pianist Marilyn Maye b. 1928 · American singer Marilyn Mazur 1955–2025 · Danish musician (1955–2025) MM Marilyn Moore 1931–1992 · American singer Mario Bauzá Cárdenas 1911–1993 · Cuban-American musician, composer, and founder of… MB Marion Brown 1931–2010 · American saxophonist (1931–2010) Marion Harris 1896–1944 · American singer (1896-1944) Marion Hutton 1919–1987 · American singer and actress (1919–1987) Marius Neset b. 1985 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Mark Charig b. 1944 · British musician Mark Dresser b. 1952 · American musician Mark Egan b. 1951 · American jazz musician Mark Feldman b. 1955 · American violinist Mark Guiliana b. 1980 · American drummer MI Mark Isham b. 1941 · American musician and film composer (born 1951) ML Mark Ledford 1960–2004 · American jazz musician (1960–2004) Mark Murphy 1932–2015 · American singer (1932-2015) Mark O'Connor b. 1961 · American fiddle player MS Mark Soskin b. 1953 · Jazz pianist Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Mark Whitfield b. 1966 · American musician Markus Stockhausen b. 1957 · German trumpeter, music producer and composer (jazz… Marla Glen b. 1960 · German singer Marlango 2002– · Spanish jazz/blues/pop band Marlena Shaw 1942–2024 · American female singer (1942–2024) Mars Williams 1955–2023 · American musician (1955–2023) Marshall Allen b. 1924 · American jazz saxophonist, flutist and oboist (born 1924) Martial Solal 1927–2024 · French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024) Martin Böttcher 1927–2019 · German composer (1927-2019) MD Martin Denny 1911–2005 · American pianist and composer best known for originating… Martin Kratochvíl b. 1946 · Czech keyboardist Martin Roman 1910–1996 · German jazz pianist (1910-1996) Martin Taylor b. 1956 · British guitarist Martina Barta b. 1988 · Czech jazz musician and singer Martirio b. 1954 · Spanish recording artist; singer Marty Ehrlich b. 1955 · American musician Marty Grosz b. 1930 · American musician Marty Marsala 1909–1975 · American musician (1909–1975) MM Marty Morell b. 1944 · American musician Marty Napoleon 1921–2015 · American pianist (1921–2015) MP Marty Paich 1925–1995 · American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer… Marvin Peterson b. 1948 · American jazz trumpeter and composer Marvin Stamm b. 1939 · American trumpeter MA Mary Ann McCall 1919–1994 · American singer (1919-1994) Mary Coughlan b. 1956 · Irish jazz and folk singer and actress Mary Ford 1924–1977 · American musician (1924-1977) Mary Halvorson b. 1980 · US avant-garde jazz guitarist Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) Mary Osborne 1921–1992 · American jazz musician (1921–1992) María Rivas Castro 1960–2019 · Venezuelan singer (1960-2019) MK Masabumi Kikuchi 1939–2015 · Japanese keyboardist (1939-2015) Masada American musical group MS Masahiko Satō b. 1941 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1941-) Masayoshi Takanaka b. 1953 · Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, producer (1953-) MU Massimo Urbani 1957–1993 · Italian musician (1957–1993) Mat Maneri b. 1969 · American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola… MM Mat Mathews 1924–2009 · Dutch musician (1924-2009) Matana Roberts b. 1978 · American musician Mathias Eick b. 1979 · Norwegian musician (born 1979) MD Matija Dedić 1973–2025 · Croatian pianist and composer Mats Eilertsen b. 1975 · Norwegian musician and composer Mats Gustafsson b. 1964 · Swedish musician Matt Dusk b. 1980 · Canadian jazz vocalist Matt Garrison b. 1970 · American musician Matt Savage b. 1992 · American musician Matteo Brancaleoni b. 1981 · actor, journalist and singer Matteo Mancuso b. 1996 · Italian guitarist Matthew Shipp b. 1960 · American pianist, composer, and bandleader MM Matty Malneck 1903–1981 · American jazz bandleader, violinist, violist and… Matty Matlock 1907–1978 · American musician (1907–1978) MV Maurice Vander 1929–2017 · French jazz keyboardist (1929–2017) Max Beesley b. 1971 · British actor and musician Max Bennett 1928–2018 · American Jazz bassist (1928–2018) Max Brüel 1927–1995 · Danish musician (1927–1995) ME Max Elloy 1900–1975 · French film actor (1900-1975) Max Greger 1926–2015 · German conductor and bandleader (1926–2015) Max Kaminsky (musician) 1908–1994 · American musician (1908–1994) Max Roach 1924–2007 · American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer… Maxine Sullivan 1911–1987 · American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987) Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer MA May Alix 1902–1983 · American cabaret and jazz vocalist (1902–1983) Maynard Ferguson 1928–2006 · Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006) Maysa Matarazzo 1936–1977 · Brazilian recording artist and actress (1936–1977) McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Meade Lux Lewis 1905–1964 · American boogie-woogie pianist and composer (1905–1964) Measha Brueggergosman-Lee b. 1977 · singer M Meco 1939–2023 · American musician (1939–2023) MF Med Flory 1926–2014 · American actor and jazz musician (1926-2014) Medeski Martin & Wood American musical group; jazz trio Megitza b. 1984 · Polish singer, double bass player, and composer Mel Brown 1939–2009 · American jazz guitarist (1939–2009) Mel Lewis 1929–1990 · American musician (1929–1990) Mel Powell 1923–1998 · American composer (1923-1998) Mel Stewart 1929–2002 · actor, director, musician (1929-2002) Mel Tormé 1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999) Melba Liston 1926–1999 · American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer… Melinda Doolittle b. 1977 · American singer Melissa Aldana b. 1988 · Chilean saxophonist Melody Gardot b. 1985 · American jazz singer Melt-Banana 1992– · Japanese noise rock band Melvin Gibbs b. 1958 · American bassist MR Melvin Rhyne 1936–2013 · American jazz organist, best known for his work with Wes… MS Melvin Sparks 1946–2011 · American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist… Melvin Taylor b. 1959 · American electric blues guitarist Mercer Ellington 1919–1996 · American musician (1919–1996) MD Meredith D'Ambrosio b. 1941 · American singer MB Merritt Brunies 1895–1973 · American musician (1895-1973) MW Mervyn Warren b. 1964 · American songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello b. 1968 · American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist (born 1968) Mezz Mezzrow 1899–1972 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Mezzoforte Icelandic instrumental jazz-funk fusion band MP Mica Paris b. 1969 · English soul/jazz singer Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Michael Bublé b. 1975 · Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Michael Feinstein b. 1956 · American musician Michael Formanek b. 1958 · American jazz bassist Michael Franks b. 1944 · American recording artist; singer and songwriter MG Michael Garrick 1933–2011 · English pianist (1933–2011) MG Michael Gibbs b. 1937 · Rhodesian born English jazz composer MG Michael Gregory Jackson b. 1953 · American jazz, blues and rock musician (born 1953) Michael Henderson 1951–2022 · American musician (1951–2022) Michael Landau b. 1958 · American musician Michael Manring b. 1960 · American musician Michael Mantler b. 1943 · Austrian jazz trumpeter and composer MM Michael Marcus b. 1952 · American musician MM Michael Moriarty b. 1941 · American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941) Michael Snow 1929–2023 · Canadian artist (1928–2023) Michael White b. 1954 · American jazz clarinetist MW Michael Wolff b. 1952 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1952) Michal Pavlíček b. 1956 · Czech composer, jazz musician and guitarist Michał Urbaniak 1943–2025 · Polish jazz musician (1943–2025) Michel Benita b. 1954 · French musician Michel Camilo b. 1954 · Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born… Michel Colombier 1939–2004 · French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004) Michel Godard b. 1960 · French musician MG Michel Graillier 1946–2003 · French jazz pianist (1946–2003) Michel Herr b. 1949 · Belgian jazz pianiste, composer and arranger Michel Legrand 1932–2019 · French film score composer (1932–2019) Michel Massot b. 1960 · Belgian musician MP Michel Petrucciani 1962–1999 · French jazz pianist Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist MS Michel Sardaby 1935–2023 · French jazz pianist (1935–2023) Michel Warlop 1911–1947 · French classical and jazz violinist (1911–1947) Michelle Dockery b. 1981 · British actress Michelle Sweeney b. 1968 · Canadian actor-singer MG Mick Goodrick 1945–2022 · American musician (1945–2022) Mickey Baker 1925–2012 · American jazz and rock guitarist (1925–2012) Mickey Roker 1932–2017 · American jazz drummer (1932–2017) MT Mickey Tucker b. 1941 · American pianist MW Midge Williams 1915–1952 · African American swing and jazz singer (1915–1952) M Midori 2003–2010 · Japanese musical group; jazz-punk fusion band Miff Mole 1898–1961 · American jazz musician (1898–1961) Miguel Zenón b. 1976 · Puerto Rican alto saxophonist MP Mika Pohjola b. 1971 · American musician Mika Urbaniak b. 1980 · Polish singer MC Mike Carr 1937–2017 · British musician (1937-2017) Mike Clark b. 1946 · American jazz musician Mike Francis 1961–2009 · Italian singer and composer (1961-2009) Mike LeDonne b. 1956 · American musician ML Mike Longo 1937–2020 · American musician (1937–2020) Mike Mainieri b. 1938 · American vibraphonist MM Mike Melvoin 1937–2012 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012) Mike Moreno b. 1978 · prominent contemporary jazz guitarist and educator from… Mike Nock b. 1940 · New Zealand born musician residing in Australia MO Mike Osborne 1941–2007 · British musician (1941–2007) Mike Patton b. 1968 · American singer MP Mike Pratt 1931–1976 · British actor and writer (1931–1976) Mike Ratledge 1943–2025 · British musician Mike Stern b. 1953 · American jazz guitarist Mike Westbrook 1936–2026 · British pianist MW Mike Wofford 1938–2025 · American pianist MZ Mike Zwerin 1930–2010 · American jazz musician (1930-2010) Mikhail Alperin 1956–2018 · Ukrainian musician (1956-2018) MH Miki Higashino b. 1968 · Japanese musician Mikko Innanen b. 1978 · Finnish saxophonist and composer Mikołaj Trzaska b. 1966 · Polish jazz musician ML Milcho Leviev 1937–2019 · Bulgarian composer (1937–2019) MA Mildred Anderson b. 1953 · American jazz singer Mildred Bailey 1907–1951 · Native American jazz singer MC Miles Copeland, Jr. 1916–1991 · American spy (1916–1991) Miles Davis 1926–1991 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer… Milford Graves 1941–2021 · American jazz drummer and percussionist (1941-2021) Milt Buckner 1915–1977 · American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977) Milt Hinton 1910–2000 · American musician and photographer (1910-2000) Milt Jackson 1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999) Milt Larkin 1910–1996 · American musician (1910–1996) Milton Adolphus 1913–1988 · American pianist and composer (1913-1988) MB Milton Banana 1935–1999 · Brazilian musician (1935–1999) MB Milton Barnes 1931–2001 · Canadian composer, conductor and drummer (1931–2001) Milton Cardona 1944–2014 · a percussionist, vocalist and conga player from Mayagüez… Milton Delugg 1918–2015 · American musician, composer and arranger (1918–2015) MF Mimi Fox b. 1956 · American musician MP Mimi Perrin 1926–2010 · French singer and translator (1926–2010) Mina b. 1940 · Italian singer (born 1940) Mina Agossi b. 1972 · French singer-songwriter and songwriter Mindi Abair b. 1969 · American smooth jazz saxophonist Mino Cinelu b. 1957 · French musician Mircea Tiberian 1955–2025 · Romanian pianist MK Miriam Klein b. 1937 · Swiss jazz singer Miriam Makeba 1932–2008 · South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008) Miroslav Vitouš b. 1947 · Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist Misha Mengelberg 1935–2017 · Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017) Miss Li b. 1982 · Swedish singer and songwriter Mitchel Forman b. 1956 · American jazz and fusion keyboard player Mitja Nikisch 1899–1936 · German musician (1899–1936) MY Miwa Yoshida b. 1965 · Japanese singer-songwriter Miya Masaoka b. 1958 · American composer (born 1958) Miyoshi Umeki 1929–2007 · Japanese-American actress and singer (1929–2007) Mo Foster 1944–2023 · British session musician, playing primarily jazz… Mocca 1997– · Indonesian band Modern Jazz Quartet 1952– · American musical group; jazz ensemble MK Moe Koffman 1928–2001 · Canadian musician (1928–2001) Mojmir Sepe 1930–2020 · Slovene conductor and composer (1930-2020) Molly Johnson b. 1959 · Canadian singer MM Monette Moore 1902–1962 · American jazz and blues singer (1902-1962) MF Mongezi Feza 1945–1975 · South African musician (1945–1975) Mongo Santamaría 1922–2003 · Cuban musician (1917–2003) Monica Dominique b. 1940 · Swedish actor and musician Monica Zetterlund 1937–2005 · Swedish singer and actress (1937-2005) Monika Borzym b. 1990 · Polish jazz singer Monk Montgomery 1921–1982 · American jazz bassist (1921–1982) Monsieur Periné 2007– · Colombian musical group MC Mont Campbell b. 1950 · British musician Monty Alexander b. 1944 · Jamaican pianist (born 1944) MB Monty Budwig 1926–1992 · American double bassist (1926–1992) Monty Sunshine 1928–2010 · English clarinetist (1928-2010) Monty Waters 1938–2008 · American jazz musician (1938–2008) Moondog 1916–1999 · American composer (1916–1999) MT Mor Thiam b. 1941 · Senegalese musician Morgana King 1930–2018 · American singer and actress (1930-2018) Morphine 1989– · American alternative rock band Morten Gunnar Larsen b. 1955 · Norwegian musician Mose Allison 1927–2016 · American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016) Mousey Alexander 1922–1988 · Jazz drummer (1922-1988) Moustache 1929–1987 · French jazz drummer and actor (1929–1987) Movits! 2007– · band Muchachito Bombo Infierno 2005– · band Muggsy Spanier 1901–1967 · American musician (1901-1967) Muhal Richard Abrams 1930–2017 · American musician (1930-2017) MA Muhammad Ali b. 1936 · American free jazz drummer Mulatu Astatke b. 1943 · Ethiopian musician Mulgrew Miller 1955–2013 · American pianist (1955-2013) Mundell Lowe 1922–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1922-2017) Mutt Carey 1891–1948 · American musician (1891–1948) Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay 1930–2022 · Turkish trumpeter (1930–2022) Myra Melford b. 1957 · American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Myra Taylor 1917–2011 · American jazz singer and songwriter (1917-2011) Myron Walden b. 1973 · American musician Mário Laginha b. 1960 · Portuguese musician Médéric Collignon b. 1970 · French musician Mélanie De Biasio b. 1978 · Belgian soul jazz singer, composer and flutist