NNDB
This is a beta version of NNDB
Search: for
Occupation: Jazz Musician

LISTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Cannonball Adderley
Jazz Musician
15-Sep-1928 8-Aug-1975 Alto sax blower
Red Allen
Jazz Musician
7-Jan-1908 17-Apr-1967 Jazz trumpeter
Louis Armstrong
Jazz Musician
4-Aug-1901 6-Jul-1971 Jazz trumpeter
Albert Ayler
Jazz Musician
13-Jul-1936 5-Nov-1970 Far-out sax blower
Chet Baker
Jazz Musician
23-Dec-1929 13-May-1988 Jazz trumpeter, The Chet Baker Quartet
Count Basie
Pianist
21-Aug-1904 26-Apr-1984 Big band pianist
Sidney Bechet
Jazz Musician
14-May-1897 14-May-1959 Jazz saxophonist
Bix Beiderbecke
Jazz Musician
10-Mar-1903 6-Aug-1931 Celebrated jazz cornetist
George Benson
Jazz Musician
22-Mar-1943   Prominent jazz guitarist and vocalist
Bunny Berigan
Jazz Musician
2-Nov-1908 2-Jun-1942 Jazz trumpeter great
Eubie Blake
Jazz Musician
7-Feb-1883 12-Feb-1983 Ragtime jazz pianist
Jimmy Blanton
Jazz Musician
5-Oct-1918 30-Jul-1942 Bassist, The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Buddy Bolden
Jazz Musician
6-Sep-1877 4-Nov-1931 Ragtime, pre-Jazz cornetist
Chris Botti
Jazz Musician
12-Oct-1962   Night Sessions
Lester Bowie
Jazz Musician
11-Oct-1941 9-Nov-1999 Influential jazz trumpeter
Anthony Braxton
Jazz Musician
4-Jun-1945   Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist
Peter Brötzmann
Jazz Musician
6-Mar-1941   Free jazz saxophonist, Machine Gun
Dave Brubeck
Jazz Musician
6-Dec-1920   Take Five
Gary Burton
Jazz Musician
23-Jan-1943   Jazz vibraphonist
Charlie Byrd
Jazz Musician
16-Sep-1925 30-Nov-1999 Brought the Bossa Nova to America
Donald Byrd
Jazz Musician
9-Dec-1932   Hard bop trumpeter
Cab Calloway
Jazz Musician
25-Dec-1907 18-Nov-1994 King of Hi-De-Ho
Benny Carter
Jazz Musician
8-Aug-1907 12-Jul-2003 Jazz and big bandleader
Big Sid Catlett
Jazz Musician
10-Jan-1910 25-Mar-1951 Jazz/swing drummer
Don Cherry
Jazz Musician
18-Nov-1936 19-Oct-1995 A founder of free-jazz, pocket trumpeter
Stanley Clarke
Jazz Musician
30-Jun-1951   Jazz fusion bassist
Cozy Cole
Jazz Musician
17-Oct-1909 29-Jan-1981 Topsy Part 2
Denardo Coleman
Jazz Musician
1956   Avant-jazz drummer
Ornette Coleman
Jazz Musician
19-Mar-1930   Free Jazz innovator
Alice Coltrane
Jazz Musician
27-Aug-1937 12-Jan-2007 Musician and widow of John Coltrane
John Coltrane
Jazz Musician
23-Sep-1926 17-Jul-1967 Jazz tenor saxophonist
Chick Corea
Jazz Musician
12-Jun-1941   Jazz keyboardist
Scatman Crothers
Jazz Musician
23-May-1910 22-Nov-1986 Jazz musician and actor
Wolfgang Dauner
Jazz Musician
30-Dec-1935   Innovative jazz bandleader and pianist
Miles Davis
Jazz Musician
26-May-1926 28-Sep-1991 Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue
Buddy DeFranco
Jazz Musician
17-Feb-1923   Jazz clarinetist, led The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Paul Desmond
Jazz Musician
25-Nov-1924 30-May-1977 Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet
Eric Dolphy
Jazz Musician
20-Jun-1928 29-Jun-1964 Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist
George Duke
Jazz Musician
12-Jan-1946   Jazz/Funk keyboardist
Roy Eldridge
Jazz Musician
30-Jan-1911 26-Feb-1989 Swing-era jazz trumpeter
Duke Ellington
Jazz Musician
29-Apr-1899 24-May-1974 It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Pee Wee Erwin
Jazz Musician
30-May-1913 20-Jun-1981 Jazz trumpeter
Kevin Eubanks
Jazz Musician
15-Nov-1957   Bandleader on The Tonight Show
Bill Evans
Jazz Musician
16-Aug-1929 15-Sep-1980 Jazz pianist
Gil Evans
Jazz Musician
13-May-1912 20-Mar-1988 Jazz pianist and arranger
Maynard Ferguson
Jazz Musician
4-May-1928 23-Aug-2006 Jazz bandleader and trumpeter
Bill Frisell
Jazz Musician
18-Mar-1951   Jazz guitarist
Kenny G
Jazz Musician
5-Jun-1956   Easy-Listening Saxophonist
Slim Gaillard
Jazz Musician
4-Jan-1916 26-Feb-1991 Cee-ment mixer, put-ti put-ti
Erroll Garner
Jazz Musician
15-Jun-1921 2-Jan-1977 Misty
Max Geldray
Jazz Musician
12-Feb-1916 2-Oct-2004 Conks of The Goon Show
Stan Getz
Jazz Musician
2-Feb-1927 6-Jun-1991 Jazz tenor saxophonist
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Musician
21-Oct-1917 7-Jan-1993 Be-bop jazz trumpeter
Benny Goodman
Jazz Musician
30-May-1909 13-Jun-1986 Bespectacled jazz clarinetist
Dexter Gordon
Jazz Musician
27-Feb-1923 25-Apr-1990 Influential bop saxophonist
Alan Gowen
Jazz Musician
19-Aug-1947 17-May-1981 Jazz-rock keyboardist
Wardell Gray
Jazz Musician
13-Feb-1921 25-May-1955 Tenor sax bop-jazzman
Bobby Hackett
Jazz Musician
31-Jan-1915 7-Jun-1976 Played with Glenn Miller, Jackie Gleason
Charlie Haden
Jazz Musician
6-Aug-1937   Jazz bassist
Lionel Hampton
Jazz Musician
20-Apr-1908 31-Aug-2002 Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader
Herbie Hancock
Jazz Musician
12-Apr-1940   Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist
Coleman Hawkins
Jazz Musician
21-Nov-1904 19-May-1969 Jazz tenor saxophonist
Fletcher Henderson
Jazz Musician
18-Dec-1897 29-Dec-1952 Pioneering swing and jazz bandleader
Woody Herman
Jazz Musician
16-May-1913 29-Oct-1987 1940s Big Band leader, jazz clarinetist
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz Musician
11-May-1906 26-May-1973 Jazz trombonist
Billy Higgins
Jazz Musician
11-Oct-1936 3-May-2001 Leading free-jazz and bop drummer
Earl Hines
Jazz Musician
28-Dec-1903 22-Apr-1983 Everything Depends on You
Al Hirt
Jazz Musician
7-Nov-1922 27-Apr-1999 Dixieland trumpet player
Johnny Hodges
Jazz Musician
25-Jul-1907 11-May-1970 Jazz alto saxophonist
Freddie Hubbard
Jazz Musician
7-Apr-1938 29-Dec-2008 Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist
Charlie Hunter
Jazz Musician
23-May-1967   8-string jazz guitar virtuoso
Milt Jackson
Jazz Musician
1-Jan-1923 9-Oct-1999 Vibrophonist, The Modern Jazz Quartet
Conrad Janis
Actor
11-Feb-1928   Fredzo on Mork & Mindy
Keith Jarrett
Jazz Musician
8-May-1945   Jazz pianist and composer
Bunk Johnson
Jazz Musician
27-Dec-1889 7-Jul-1949 New Orleans jazz trumpeter
J. J. Johnson
Jazz Musician
22-Jan-1924 4-Feb-2001 Jazz trombonist
James P. Johnson
Jazz Musician
01-Feb-1894 17-Nov-1955 The father of stride piano
Hank Jones
Jazz Musician
31-Jul-1918 16-May-2010 Jazz Piano Luminary
Oliver Jones
Jazz Musician
11-Sep-1934   Lights of Burgundy
Quincy Jones
Music Producer
14-Mar-1933   Musician, Composer, Producer
Thad Jones
Jazz Musician
28-Mar-1923 20-Aug-1986 Jazz cornet/fluglehorn/trumpeter and bandleader
Stan Kenton
Jazz Musician
15-Dec-1911 25-Aug-1979 Jazz bandleader
Diana Krall
Jazz Musician
16-Nov-1964   Sultry jazz sensation
Volker Kriegel
Jazz Musician
24-Dec-1943 15-Jun-2003 "Father of jazz-rock"
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz Musician
28-May-1900 4-Jun-1939 Jazz trumpeter
Ramsey Lewis
Jazz Musician
27-May-1935   Ramsey Lewis Trio
Ted Lewis
Jazz Musician
6-Jun-1892 25-Aug-1971 Is Everybody Happy?
Jimmie Lunceford
Jazz Musician
6-Jun-1902 13-Jul-1947 Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
Herbie Mann
Jazz Musician
16-Apr-1930 1-Jul-2003 Jazz flautist
Branford Marsalis
Jazz Musician
26-Aug-1960   Saxophonist
Wynton Marsalis
Jazz Musician
18-Oct-1961   Trumpeter
John McLaughlin
Jazz Musician
4-Jan-1942   Influential jazz/fusion guitarist
Jimmy McPartland
Jazz Musician
15-May-1907 13-Mar-1991 Chicago jazz cornetist
Marian McPartland
Jazz Musician
20-Mar-1918   Piano Jazz
Al Di Meola
Jazz Musician
22-Jul-1954   Jazz fusion guitarist
Pat Metheny
Jazz Musician
12-Aug-1954   Jazz musician
Charles Mingus
Jazz Musician
22-Apr-1922 5-Jan-1979 Jazz bassist and legendary composer
Thelonious Monk
Jazz Musician
10-Oct-1917 17-Feb-1982 Influential jazz pianist and composer
Wes Montgomery
Jazz Musician
6-Mar-1925 15-Jun-1968 Superb jazz guitarist
Lee Morgan
Jazz Musician
10-Jul-1938 19-Feb-1972 The Sidewinder
Jelly Roll Morton
Jazz Musician
20-Oct-1890 10-Jul-1941 Jazz composer, pianist
Gerry Mulligan
Jazz Musician
6-Apr-1927 20-Jan-1996 Greatest jazz baritonist of all time
Sunny Murray
Jazz Musician
21-Sep-1936   Jazz free style drummer
Fats Navarro
Jazz Musician
24-Sep-1923 7-Jul-1950 Be-bop jazz trumpeter
Red Nichols
Jazz Musician
8-May-1905 28-Jun-1965 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Jimmie Noone
Jazz Musician
23-Apr-1895 19-Apr-1944 New Orleans jazz clarinetist
Red Norvo
Jazz Musician
31-Mar-1908 6-Apr-1999 Jazz xylophonist
King Oliver
Jazz Musician
11-May-1885 10-Apr-1938 King Oliver Creole Jazz Band
Kid Ory
Jazz Musician
25-Dec-1886 23-Jan-1973 Trombonist, Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Charlie Parker
Jazz Musician
29-Aug-1920 12-Mar-1955 Be-bop jazz musician
Evan Parker
Jazz Musician
5-Apr-1944   Free improv saxophonist
Jaco Pastorius
Jazz Musician
1-Dec-1951 21-Sep-1987 Bassist for Weather Report
Art Pepper
Jazz Musician
1-Sep-1925 15-Jun-1982 Alto saxophonist
Carl Perkins
Jazz Musician
9-Apr-1932 19-Jan-1998 Blue Suede Shoes
Oscar Peterson
Jazz Musician
15-Aug-1925 24-Dec-2007 Maharajah of the keyboard
Oscar Pettiford
Jazz Musician
30-Sep-1922 8-Sep-1960 Jazz double bassist
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jazz Musician
29-Sep-1942   Electric jazz violinist
Louis Prima
Singer
7-Dec-1910 24-Aug-1978 King of the Swingers
Sun Ra
Jazz Musician
22-May-1914 30-May-1993 Jazz musician from Saturn
Django Reinhardt
Jazz Musician
23-Jan-1910 16-May-1953 Gypsy jazz guitarist
Lee Ritenour
Jazz Musician
1-Nov-1952   Jazz-fusion guitarist
Malachi Ritscher
Jazz Musician
13-Jan-1954 3-Nov-2006 Musician who self immolated for peace
Max Roach
Jazz Musician
10-Jan-1924 16-Aug-2007 Enduring jazz drummer
Shorty Rogers
Jazz Musician
14-Apr-1924 7-Nov-1994 Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Sonny Rollins
Jazz Musician
7-Sep-1930   Tenor sax master
Frank Rosolino
Jazz Musician
20-Aug-1926 26-Nov-1978 Jazz trombonist, Turn Me Loose!
Pee Wee Russell
Jazz Musician
27-Mar-1906 15-Feb-1969 Jazz clarinet virtuoso
Pharoah Sanders
Jazz Musician
13-Oct-1940   The Creator Has A Master Plan
Sonny Sharrock
Guitarist
27-Aug-1940 26-May-1994 Free jazz guitarist
George Shearing
Jazz Musician
13-Aug-1919 14-Feb-2011 George Shearing Quintet
Archie Shepp
Jazz Musician
24-May-1937   Jazz tenor saxophonist
Matthew Shipp
Jazz Musician
7-Dec-1960   Free jazz pianist
Wayne Shorter
Jazz Musician
25-Aug-1933   Influential sax player and jazz composer
Eric Show
Baseball
19-May-1956 16-Mar-1994 MLB pitcher
Horace Silver
Jazz Musician
2-Sep-1928   Song For My Father
Zoot Sims
Jazz Musician
29-Oct-1925 23-Mar-1985 Tenor and soprano saxophonist
Zutty Singleton
Jazz Musician
14-May-1898 14-Jul-1975 New Orleans jazz drummer
Noble Sissle
Composer
10-Jul-1889 17-Dec-1975 Shuffle Along
Jimmy Smith
Jazz Musician
8-Dec-1925 8-Feb-2005 Master of the Hammond B3 organ
Joe Smith
Jazz Musician
28-Jun-1902 2-Dec-1937 Cool jazz trumpeter
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Jazz Musician
25-Nov-1897 18-Apr-1973 Stride pianist, Finger Buster
Phoebe Snow
Jazz Musician
17-Jul-1952 26-Apr-2011 Jazz vocalist
Muggsy Spanier
Jazz Musician
9-Nov-1906 12-Feb-1967 Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band
Dave Stewart
Jazz Musician
30-Dec-1950   Jazz/prog keyboardist
Sonny Stitt
Jazz Musician
2-Feb-1924 22-Jul-1982 Jazz saxophonist
Billy Strayhorn
Composer
29-Nov-1915 31-May-1967 Take the A Train
Steve Swallow
Jazz Musician
4-Oct-1940   Prolific jazz bassist
Gabor Szabo
Jazz Musician
8-Mar-1936 26-Feb-1982 Innovative jazz guitarist
Art Tatum
Jazz Musician
13-Oct-1909 5-Nov-1956 Greatest jazz pianist of all time
Billy Taylor
Jazz Musician
24-Jul-1921 28-Dec-2010 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Cecil Taylor
Jazz Musician
15-Mar-1929   Avant-garde jazz pianist
Jack Teagarden
Jazz Musician
20-Aug-1905 15-Jan-1964 Virtuoso trombonist and jazz bandleader
Henry Threadgill
Jazz Musician
15-Feb-1944   Jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist
Cal Tjader
Jazz Musician
16-Jul-1925 5-May-1982 Latin-jazz bandleader
James Blood Ulmer
Jazz Musician
2-Feb-1942   Tales of Captain Black
Kazutoki Umezu
Jazz Musician
1949   Japanese jazz and improv reed player
Boris Vian
Novelist
10-Mar-1920 23-Jun-1959 L'Écume des jours
Collin Walcott
Jazz Musician
24-Feb-1945 8-Nov-1984 Jazz sitar player
Fats Waller
Jazz Musician
21-May-1904 15-Dec-1943 Influential jazz pianist
Weasel Walter
Composer
1972   The Flying Luttenbachers
Teddy Weatherford
Jazz Musician
11-Oct-1903 25-Apr-1945 Jazz ambassador to the Far East
Chick Webb
Jazz Musician
10-Feb-1905 16-Jun-1939 The Chick Webb Orchestra
Cootie Williams
Jazz Musician
10-Jul-1910 15-Sep-1985 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
Lester Young
Jazz Musician
27-Aug-1909 15-Mar-1959 Jazz tenor saxophoneist



Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile



Copyright ©2012 Soylent Communications

NNDB MAPPER


Gavin Newsom's Fairytale Wedding


Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.


Bibliographies

NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions.