Jazz musicians: Y
Biographies, instruments and discographies of 18 jazz musicians and groups.
Yaron Herman
b. 1981 · Israeli pianist
Yasuaki Shimizu
b. 1954 · Japanese saxophonist, composer, music producer (1954-)
Yehudi Menuhin
1916–1999 · American violinist and conductor (1916–1999)
Yellowjackets
1981– · American musical group; jazz fusion band
Yinka Davies
b. 1970 · Nigerian vocalist, dancer, lyricist and judge of reality…
Yma Sumac
1922–2008 · Peruvian-American singer (1922–2008)
Yoko Kanno
b. 1964 · Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer
Yolande Bavan
b. 1942 · Sri Lankan actress and singer
Yomo Toro
1933–2012 · Puerto Rican musician (1933-2012)
Yoshiaki Miyanoue
b. 1953 · Japanese jazz guitarist (1953-)
Youn Sun Nah
b. 1969 · South Korean jazz singer
Youngblood Brass Band
band
Younha
b. 1988 · South Korean singer-songwriter
Yura Yunita
b. 1991 · Indonesian singer
Yusef Lateef
1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator…
Yıldız İbrahimova
b. 1952 · Turkish-Bulgarian singer (born 1952)
Yōsuke Yamashita
b. 1942 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer
Yūji Ōno
1941–2026 · Japanese composer, arranger, and jazz pianist (1941-2026)