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Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Amy Winehouse 1983–2011 · English singer-songwriter (1983–2011) Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Tony Bennett 1926–2023 · American singer (1926–2023) Nina Simone 1933–2003 · American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights… Norah Jones b. 1979 · American musician (born 1979) Queen Latifah b. 1970 · American rapper, singer and actress Etta James 1938–2012 · American singer (1938–2012) Natalie Cole 1950–2015 · American singer (1950–2015) Al Jarreau 1940–2017 · American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017) Sade Adu b. 1959 · British singer Chaka Khan b. 1953 · American singer (born 1953) Al Green b. 1946 · American singer Kool & The Gang 1964– · American R&B, soul and funk band Erykah Badu b. 1971 · American singer-songwriter (born 1971) Joe Zawinul 1932–2007 · Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) Donald Byrd 1932–2013 · American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues… Simply Red 1984– · British soul band The Pointer Sisters 1969– · American family R&B vocal group Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 · American jazz organist Trijntje Oosterhuis b. 1973 · Dutch singer (born 1973) Lou Rawls 1933–2006 · American singer (1933–2006) Esperanza Spalding b. 1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984) Kenny Burrell b. 1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931) Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band Tina Arena b. 1967 · Australian singer, songwriter and television personality The Roots 1987– · American hip hop band Anita Baker b. 1958 · American singer Sabina Babayeva b. 1979 · singer from Azerbaijan Kimbra b. 1990 · New Zealand singer Roy Ayers 1940–2025 · American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player… Sade 1982– · British band Paloma Faith b. 1981 · British singer Laura Nyro 1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) Randy Crawford b. 1952 · American jazz and R&B singer Meshell Ndegeocello b. 1968 · American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist (born 1968) Jill Scott b. 1972 · American singer HM Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Boz Scaggs b. 1944 · American musician (born 1944) Corinne Bailey Rae b. 1979 · British singer André 3000 b. 1975 · American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and… Philip Bailey b. 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Bojana Stamenov b. 1986 · Serbian singer Ernestine Anderson 1928–2016 · American jazz and blues singer (1928–2016) King Curtis 1934–1971 · American saxophonist (1934–1971) Joe Sample 1939–2014 · American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014) Freda Payne b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Georgie Fame b. 1943 · English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player Haley Reinhart b. 1990 · American singer and actor Marlena Shaw 1942–2024 · American female singer (1942–2024) Phyllis Hyman 1949–1995 · American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995) Gregory Porter b. 1971 · American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actor Lalah Hathaway b. 1968 · American singer Julie Driscoll b. 1947 · English singer and actress Lisa Fischer b. 1958 · American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958) Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009) Terry Callier 1945–2012 · American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and… The Gap Band 1967– · American R&B and funk band Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer Oleta Adams b. 1953 · American singer Bobby Caldwell 1951–2023 · American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist… Nikki Yanofsky b. 1994 · Canadian singer Ed Motta b. 1971 · Brazilian musician Chrisette Michele b. 1982 · American singer Bernard Purdie b. 1939 · American R&B, soul and funk drummer Michael Henderson 1951–2022 · American musician (1951–2022) Omar Hakim b. 1959 · musician RL Reggie Lucas 1953–2018 · American musician, songwriter, record producer (1953–2018) Linda Lewis 1950–2023 · British musician (1950–2023) Angela Bofill 1954–2024 · American R&B singer (1954–2024) Bill Dickens b. 1958 · American musician CK Carol Kaye b. 1935 · American bass guitarist Donna Hightower 1926–2013 · American soul singer (1926-2013) DeWayne McKnight b. 1954 · American guitarist Dionne Bromfield b. 1996 · British singer RJ Ronny Jordan 1962–2014 · English guitarist (1962-2014) Salome Bey 1933–2020 · American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and… Amel Larrieux b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and keyboardist AY Akiko Yano b. 1955 · Japanese singer-songwriter N'dambi b. 1969 · American singer Will Downing b. 1963 · American singer-songwriter and producer Raul Midón b. 1966 · American musician Molly Johnson b. 1959 · Canadian singer MP Mica Paris b. 1969 · English soul/jazz singer Mélanie De Biasio b. 1978 · Belgian soul jazz singer, composer and flutist Stella Jones b. 1971 · German singer, composer and musician Anthony Coleman b. 1955 · American musician Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Najee b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Jonathan Butler b. 1961 · South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Mads Vinding b. 1948 · Danish jazz musician Brenda Holloway b. 1946 · American soul singer Vi Redd 1928–2022 · American jazz altosaxophonist, singer and educator… Renée Geyer 1953–2023 · Australian singer (1953–2023) Jean Carn b. 1947 · American singer LaGaylia Frazier b. 1961 · American-born Swedish singer Rhian Benson b. 1977 · Ghanaian soul and jazz singer, songwriter, and composer BD Bobby Durham 1937–2008 · American musician (1937–2008) JR Juliet Roberts b. 1962 · British musician Robert Bell b. 1950 · American musician, founder of Kool & the Gang Melinda Doolittle b. 1977 · American singer Carola Standertskjöld 1941–1997 · Finnish singer (1941–1997) Harold Vick 1936–1987 · American musician (1936-1987) Pony Poindexter 1926–1988 · American musician (1926-1988) NH Nancy Holloway 1932–2019 · American jazz musician (1932–2019) Greg Errico b. 1948 · American musician and producer Kellylee Evans b. 1975 · Canadian jazz singer JR Jimmy Rowles 1918–1996 · (1918–1996) American jazz pianist RF Ronnie Foster b. 1950 · American organist and record producer RW Reuben Wilson 1935–2023 · American jazz musician (1935–2023) Dira Sugandi b. 1979 · singer Ole Børud b. 1976 · Norwegian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record… A ALI 2016– · Multinational band formed in 2016 in Shibuya