big band music

Frank Sinatra 1915–1998 · American singer and actor (1915–1998) Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Fred Astaire 1899–1987 · American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer… Dean Martin 1917–1995 · American singer, actor, comedian and film producer… Count Basie 1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) Benny Goodman 1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) Glenn Miller 1904–1944 · American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944) Michael Bublé b. 1975 · Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Gerry Mulligan 1927–1996 · American jazz musician and composer (1927–1996) Yma Sumac 1922–2008 · Peruvian-American singer (1922–2008) Elizabeth Gillies b. 1993 · American actress and singer (born 1993) Dick Powell 1904–1963 · American actor (1904-1963) Jack Jones 1938–2024 · American singer and actor (1938–2024) Nelson Riddle 1921–1985 · American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator… Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) Ringo Sheena b. 1978 · Japanese singer-songwriter (1978-) James Moody 1925–2010 · American jazz musician (1925-2010) Harry James 1916–1983 · American trumpeter, big band leader (1916-1983) Gene Krupa 1909–1973 · American drummer, composer, and bandleader (1909-1973) Guy Lombardo 1902–1977 · Canadian-American bandleader John Pizzarelli b. 1960 · American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… Clifford Jordan 1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993) Anneke Grönloh 1942–2018 · Dutch singer (1942–2018) Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Freda Payne b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Christian McBride b. 1972 · American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger Michel Colombier 1939–2004 · French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004) Billy May 1916–2004 · American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004) Hal Linden b. 1931 · American actor George Adams 1940–1992 · American jazz musician (1940-1992) Bill Holman 1927–2024 · American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024) Charlie Barnet 1913–1991 · American saxophonist, composer, bandleader (1913-1991) Don Ellis 1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978) Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Lew Soloff 1944–2015 · American musician (1944-2015) WM Walter Murphy b. 1952 · American composer Ledisi b. 1972 · American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and… The Crew-Cuts 1952– · Canadian pop band Al Grey 1925–2000 · American jazz musician (1925–2000) Manfred Schoof b. 1936 · German musician Tom Malone b. 1947 · American musician Al McKibbon 1919–2005 · American musician (1919–2005) Marion Hutton 1919–1987 · American singer and actress (1919–1987) Gordon Goodwin 1954–2025 · American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and… Bill Watrous 1939–2018 · American trombonist (1939–2018) David "Fathead" Newman 1933–2009 · American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist Alejandra Ávalos b. 1965 · Mexican singer, musician and actress Francy Boland 1929–2005 · Belgian musician (1929–2005) CF Charles Fambrough 1950–2011 · American jazz bassist, composer and producer (1950–2011) Enrico Simonetti 1924–1978 · Italian composer (1924–1978) Naturally 7 American music group Bill Charlap b. 1966 · American jazz pianist, also know as the GOAT DG Danny Gottlieb b. 1953 · American drummer Paul Jackson, Jr. b. 1959 · American musician Ray Eberle 1919–1979 · American singer (1919–1979) Franco Ambrosetti b. 1941 · Swiss musician Buddy Morrow 1919–2010 · American trombonist and bandleader (1919–2010) Eddy Howard 1914–1963 · American vocalist, bandleader, and songwriter Robin Eubanks b. 1955 · American musician Yasuaki Shimizu b. 1954 · Japanese saxophonist, composer, music producer (1954-) Elliot Lawrence 1925–2021 · American musician (1925-2021) Herbert Joos 1940–2019 · German trumpeter (1940–2019) Marvin Stamm b. 1939 · American trumpeter PP Pekka Pohjola 1952–2008 · Finnish musician (1952–2008) Ack van Rooyen 1930–2021 · Dutch trumpeter (1930–2021) Heinz Sauer b. 1932 · German jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader Bert Joris b. 1957 · jazz musician Jack Walrath b. 1946 · American jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader Charlie Spivak 1907–1982 · American trumpeter and bandleader of Ukrainian Jewish… Harry Babbitt 1913–2004 · American big band musician (1913-2004) Jerry Bergonzi b. 1947 · American jazz musician Conrad Herwig b. 1959 · American musician Éric Le Lann b. 1957 · French jazz musician Bob Malach b. 1954 · American musician Matteo Brancaleoni b. 1981 · actor, journalist and singer Kermit Ruffins b. 1964 · American musician John Clark b. 1944 · American jazz horn player and composer Bruno Spoerri b. 1935 · Swiss musician Paula Kelly 1919–1992 · American big band singer (1919-1992) Glenn Ferris b. 1950 · American jazz trombonist RG Roger Guérin 1926–2010 · French jazz trumpeter and singer (1926–2010) Franck Tortiller b. 1963 · French composer SM Steve Marcus 1939–2005 · American musician (1939-2005) BM Butch Miles 1944–2023 · American jazz drummer (1944–2023) AH Antoine Hervé b. 1959 · French musician DR Dennis Rowland b. 1948 · American singer AS Alex Sipiagin b. 1967 · Russian musician CF Charlie Fowlkes 1916–1980 · American musician (1916–1980) CL Carmen Lundy b. 1954 · Jazz singer SP Seldon Powell 1928–1997 · American musician (1928–1997) LR Leah Ray 1915–1999 · singer (1915-1999)