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T-Square Japanese musical group; jazz fusion band Tab Smith 1909–1971 · American saxophonist (1909–1971) Tadd Dameron 1917–1965 · American pianist (1917–1965) Taft Jordan 1915–1981 · Jazz trumpeter (1915-1981) Takuya Kuroda b. 1980 · Japanese jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger (1980-) Tal Farlow 1921–1998 · American jazz guitarist (1921–1998) TD Tamara Drasin 1905–1943 · American actress (1905-1943) T Tananas South African music group Tania Maria b. 1948 · Brazilian musician Taraf de Haïdouks 1990– · Romanian-Romani musical group; taraf TG Tata Güines 1930–2008 · Cuban musician (1930–2008) Tatiana Okupnik b. 1978 · Polish singer Taylor Eigsti b. 1984 · American pianist Tchavolo Schmitt b. 1954 · Romani guitarist Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Ted Fio Rito 1900–1971 · American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist… Ted Gioia b. 1957 · American jazz critic and music historian, writer TG Ted Greene 1946–2005 · American musician (1946–2005) TH Ted Heath 1902–1969 · British musician (1900–1969) TJ Ted Joans 1928–2003 · American artist (1928-2003) Ted Lewis 1890–1971 · American singer and bandleader (1890-1971) Teddi King 1929–1977 · (1929-1977) American singer TB Teddy Buckner 1909–1994 · American musician (1909–1994) TB Teddy Bunn 1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978)

Teddy Charles 1928–2012 · American jazz musician and composer (1928–2012) Teddy Edwards 1924–2003 · American jazz tenor saxophonist TG Teddy Grace 1905–1992 · American jazz singer (1905–1992) Teddy Hill 1909–1978 · American musician (1909–1978) TK Teddy Kotick 1928–1986 · American musician (1928–1986) Teddy Powell 1905–1993 · American musician (1905-1993) TS Teddy Smith 1932–1979 · American bassist Teddy Stauffer 1909–1991 · Swiss bandleader (1909-1991) Teddy Wilson 1912–1986 · American jazz pianist (1912–1986) Teo Macero 1925–2008 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer… Teppo Hauta-aho 1941–2021 · Finnish musician (1941–2021) Terence Blanchard b. 1962 · American musician and composer TT Teri Thornton 1934–2000 · American jazz singer (1934–2000) Terje Isungset b. 1964 · Norwegian musician and composer Terje Rypdal b. 1947 · Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer Terje Venaas 1947–2025 · Norwegian jazz musician (1947–2025) Terrace Martin b. 1978 · American multi-instrumentalist and record producer (born… Terri Lyne Carrington b. 1965 · American drummer (born 1965) Terry Callier 1945–2012 · American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and… Terry Gibbs b. 1924 · American vibraphonist TP Terry Plumeri 1944–2016 · American conductor (1945–2016) TP Terry Pollard 1931–2009 · jazz pianist prominent in the Detroit jazz scene of the… TH Terumasa Hino b. 1942 · Japanese jazz trumpet player Tete Montoliu 1933–1997 · Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997) Tex Beneke 1914–2000 · American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000) TJ Thad Jones 1923–1986 · American jazz trumpeter (1923-1986) TK Thandi Klaasen 1931–2017 · South African musician (1931–2017) The Andrews Sisters 1925– · American close harmony singing group The Aristocrats 2011– · international rock supergroup The Bad Plus 2000– · US musical group; jazz trio TB The Blackbyrds American soul musical group The Boswell Sisters American musical group; sibling trio popular during the… The Brand New Heavies 1985– · band The Brian Setzer Orchestra 1990– · American band The Cat Empire 1999– · Australian rock band The Cinematic Orchestra 1999– · British jazz and electronic music band The Crew-Cuts 1952– · Canadian pop band The Crusaders 1952–2010 · American jazz fusion group The Dave Brubeck Quartet American musical group; jazz quartet led by Dave Brubeck TF The Four Freshmen 1948– · American band The Gap Band 1967– · American R&B and funk band The Guess Who 1965– · Canadian band The Headhunters American jazz-fusion band TH The Herbaliser 1995– · English jazz hip hop group The J.B.'s 1970– · band The Jazz Messengers 1955– · American jazz band co-founded by Art Blakey TL The Lounge Lizards 1978– · American musical group The Manhattan Transfer 1972– · American vocal music group The Mar-Keys 1958– · American musical group; studio session band The Mills Brothers 1925– · American jazz and pop vocal quartet (1923-1981) The Mothers of Invention 1964– · American rock band The Nice 1967– · English progressive rock band The Phil Collins Big Band British musical group; big band The Pointer Sisters 1969– · American family R&B vocal group The Rippingtons band The Roots 1987– · American hip hop band TS The Style Council 1983– · English band active 1983–1989 TT The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra jazz big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer… The Wilde Flowers 1963– · British rock band Thea Gill b. 1970 · Canadian actress Thelma Carpenter 1922–1997 · American actress and musician (1922–1997) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Theo Croker b. 1985 · American jazz musician Theo Jörgensmann 1948–2025 · German musician Theo Loevendie b. 1930 · Dutch composer Theo Travis b. 1964 · British saxophonist Theodosii Spassov b. 1961 · Bulgarian musician TA Thomas A. Dorsey 1899–1993 · American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist… Thomas Clausen b. 1949 · Danish jazz pianist (born 1949) Thomas Danneberg 1942–2023 · German actor (1942–2023) Thomas Lang b. 1967 · Austrian drummer Thomas Morgan b. 1981 · American musician Thomas Quasthoff b. 1959 · German opera singer, bass-baritone (born 1959) Thomas Strønen b. 1972 · Jazz drummer Thomas T. Dahl b. 1973 · jazz musician Thundercat b. 1984 · American musician and singer-songwriter (born 1984) Thurman Barker b. 1948 · American jazz drummer Thurston Moore b. 1958 · American guitarist (born 1958) TS Tierney Sutton b. 1963 · American musician Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician Till Brönner b. 1971 · German jazz musician Tim Berne b. 1954 · American jazz saxophonist Tim Garland b. 1966 · British musician Tim Hagans b. 1954 · American musician Tim Hauser 1941–2014 · American singer (1941–2014) Tim Sparks b. 1954 · American musician Timna Brauer b. 1961 · Austrian singer Timothy Buckley 1947–1975 · American musician (1947–1975) Tina Arena b. 1967 · Australian singer, songwriter and television personality TB Tina Brooks 1932–1974 · American musician (1932–1974) Tina May 1961–2022 · British singer Tineke Postma b. 1978 · Dutch saxophonist Tiny Bradshaw 1907–1958 · American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer… Tiny Grimes 1916–1989 · American jazz and R&B guitarist (1916–1989) Tiny Kahn 1924–1953 · American drummer (1924–1953) Titi Robin b. 1957 · French musician TS Toby Smith 1970–2017 · British musician (1970-2017) TM Todd Matshikiza 1921–1968 · South African musician and journalist (1921–1968) TJ Tokyo Jihen 2004– · Japanese musical group Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra 1985– · Japanese ska band Tom Brown 1888–1958 · New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist (1888-1958) TB Tom Browne b. 1954 · American jazz trumpeter Tom Cora 1953–1998 · American cellist and composer (1953–1998) Tom Coster b. 1941 · American musician Tom Harrell b. 1946 · American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and… Tom Kennedy b. 1960 · American musician Tom Malone b. 1947 · American musician Tom McClung 1957–2017 · American musician (1957–2017) TM Tom McGrath 1940–2009 · Scottish playwright and jazz pianist (1940-2009) Tom McIntosh 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Tom Skinner b. 1980 · British jazz musician Tom Waits b. 1949 · American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949) Tomasz Stańko 1942–2018 · Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018) TB Tommy Banks 1936–2018 · Canadian politician (1936–2018) Tommy Bolin 1951–1976 · American guitarist (1951–1976) TB Tommy Bryant 1930–1982 · American musician (1930-1982) Tommy Dorsey 1905–1956 · American big band leader and musician Tommy Emmanuel b. 1955 · Australian guitarist Tommy Flanagan 1930–2001 · American jazz pianist (1930-2001) Tommy Ladnier 1900–1939 · Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939) TL Tommy LiPuma 1936–2017 · American record producer (1936–2017) TM Tommy McCook 1927–1998 · Jamaican musician (1927–1998) Tommy Potter 1918–1988 · American jazz double bassist (1918–1988) Tommy Smith b. 1967 · Scottish saxophone player TT Tommy Tedesco 1930–1997 · American guitarist (1930–1997) TT Tommy Turrentine 1928–1997 · American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer… Tommy Vig b. 1938 · Hungarian percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer Toninho Horta b. 1948 · Brazilian musician Tony Aless 1921–1988 · Jazz pianist (1921-1985) Tony Bennett 1926–2023 · American singer (1926–2023) TC Tony Coe 1934–2023 · British jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and… Tony Esposito b. 1950 · Italian singer-songwriter TF Tony Fruscella 1927–1969 · American jazz musician (1927–1969) Tony Jackson 1876–1921 · American pianist, singer, and composer (1876–1921) Tony Kofi b. 1966 · British musician Tony Leblanc 1922–2012 · Spanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) Tony Levin b. 1946 · American rock bass player (born 1946) Tony Levin 1940–2011 · English jazz drummer (1940–2011) Tony MacAlpine b. 1960 · American musician and composer (born 1960) Tony Mottola 1918–2004 · American guitarist (1918-2004) Tony Oxley 1938–2023 · British drummer (1938–2023) Tony Parenti 1900–1972 · American musician (1900–1972) TR Tony Reedus 1959–2008 · American musician (1959–2008) Tony Rice 1951–2020 · American bluegrass musician (1951–2020) Tony Romano 1915–2005 · American musician (1915–2005) Tony Royster b. 1984 · drummer Tony Sbarbaro 1897–1969 · American jazz drummer (1897-1969) Tony Scott 1921–2007 · American jazz clarinetist, musician (1921-2007) Tony Williams 1945–1997 · American jazz drummer (1945–1997) Toots Thielemans 1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016) Toquinho b. 1946 · Brazilian musician Tora Augestad b. 1979 · Norwegian jazz vocalist and actor Torben Ulrich 1928–2023 · Danish tennis player, jazz musician, filmmaker and writer… Tord Gustavsen b. 1970 · Norwegian musician Torsten de Winkel b. 1965 · German musician Torun Eriksen b. 1977 · Norwegian recording artist; Jazz singer, songwriter Toshiko Akiyoshi b. 1929 · Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band… Toshinori Kondo 1948–2020 · Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020) Toto 1977– · American rock band TB Totti Bergh 1930–2012 · Norwegian musician (1935–2012) Touch and Go 1998– · British band TF Toufic Farroukh b. 1958 · Lebanese jazz musician Traffic 1967– · English rock band TD Travis Dickerson b. 2000 · American musician Trevor Dunn b. 1968 · American bassist TT Trevor Tomkins 1941–2022 · British musician Trevor Watts b. 1939 · English jazz musician Tricky Sam Nanton 1904–1946 · American musician (1904–1946) Trijntje Oosterhuis b. 1973 · Dutch singer (born 1973) Trilok Gurtu b. 1951 · Indian musician Trio Lescano 1936– · Hungarian-Dutch-Italian vocal group Tristan Honsinger 1949–2023 · American cello player active in free jazz and free… TS Trixie Smith 1900–1943 · African American blues singer, recording artist… Trombone Shorty b. 1986 · American trombone player TP Trudy Pitts 1933–2010 · African-American jazz musician (1932-2010) Trummy Young 1912–1984 · American jazz trombonist (1912–1984) TY Tsuyoshi Yamamoto b. 1948 · Japanese musician Tuba Skinny 2009– · American jazz band formed in New Orleans TH Tubby Hayes 1935–1973 · British jazz musician (1935-1973) Tullio De Piscopo b. 1946 · Italian drummer, percussionist and singer. TM Turk Murphy 1915–1987 · American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987) Tuts Washington 1907–1984 · American Louisiana blues pianist Tutu Puoane b. 1979 · South African Jazz singer Tyondai Braxton b. 1978 · American musician Tyree Glenn 1912–1974 · American recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974) Tyshawn Sorey b. 1980 · American composer and multi-instrumentalist TG Tülay German b. 1935 · Turkish singer (born 1935)