1923 in jazz

Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Wes Montgomery 1923–1968 · American jazz guitarist (1923–1968) Milt Jackson 1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999) Barney Kessel 1923–2004 · American jazz guitarist (1923–2004) Charlie Mariano 1923–2009 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009) Jimmy Witherspoon 1923–1997 · American jump blues singer (1920–1997) Buddy DeFranco 1923–2014 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014) Red Garland 1923–1984 · American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984) Nora Brockstedt 1923–2015 · Norwegian singer and musician (1923-2015) Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… George Russell 1923–2009 · American pianist and composer (1923–2009) Inger Jacobsen 1923–1996 · Norwegian singer (1923–1996) Philly Joe Jones 1923–1985 · American jazz drummer (1923–1985) Sam Rivers 1923–2011 · American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011) TJ Thad Jones 1923–1986 · American jazz trumpeter (1923-1986) Fats Navarro 1923–1950 · American jazz trumpeter (1923–1950) Percy Heath 1923–2005 · American musician (1923–2005) Johnny Hartman 1923–1983 · American jazz singer (1923–1983) BG Bennie Green 1923–1977 · American jazz trombonist (1923–1977) Mel Powell 1923–1998 · American composer (1923-1998) Larry Rivers 1923–2002 · American artist (1923-2002) Serge Chaloff 1923–1957 · American musician (1923-1957) Eugene Wright 1923–2020 · American jazz musician (1923–2020) FP Fausto Papetti 1923–1999 · naturalized Swiss, Italian recording artist; alto… Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Eddie Taylor 1923–1985 · American electric blues guitarist and singer Bob Dorough 1923–2018 · American pianist and singer (1923-2018) WW Wilbur Ware 1923–1979 · American jazz musician (1923-1979) OJ Osie Johnson 1923–1966 · American jazz drummer, arranger and singer (1923–1966) Bobby Tucker 1923–2008 · American pianist and arranger (1923–2008) Joe Shulman 1923–1957 · American musician (1923–1957) Nicola Arigliano 1923–2010 · Italian recording artist; singer and jazz musician… Bjarne Nerem 1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991) EH Elmo Hope 1923–1967 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1923-1967) Claude Luter 1923–2006 · French musician (1923–2006) Pete Candoli 1923–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1923-2008) IS Idrees Sulieman 1923–2002 · American musician (1923-2002) PN Phil Nimmons 1923–2024 · Canadian jazz musician (1923–2024) DA Don Abney 1923–2000 · American musician (1923-2000) Marcel Zanini 1923–2023 · French jazz musician (1923–2023) Chuck Wayne 1923–1997 · American jazz guitarist (1923-1997) EL Ellis Larkins 1923–2002 · American recording artist; jazz pianist (1923-2002) Frank Socolow 1923–1981 · American musician (1923-1981) Aaron Sachs 1923–2014 · American musician (1923-2014) Bola Sete 1923–1987 · Brazilian musician (1923–1987) RS Ralph Sharon 1923–2015 · British-American jazz pianist DB Don Banks 1923–1980 · Australian composer (1923-1980) KW Kitty White 1923–2009 · American jazz singer JP Jack Parnell 1923–2010 · British musician (1923–2010) DL Don Lusher 1923–2006 · British musician (1923–2006) DB Don Butterfield 1923–2006 · American tuba player (1923–2006) EC Ed Cassidy 1923–2012 · American drummer (1923–2012) GW Guy Warren 1923–2008 · Ghanian musician / drummer (1923–2008) Norma Zimmer 1923–2011 · singer, vocalist (1923–2011) AH Al Harewood 1923–2014 · American jazz drummer (1923-2014) DJ Dill Jones 1923–1984 · Welsh pianist (1923–1984) RP Roy Porter 1923–1998 · American musician (1923-1998)