Billie Holiday07 April 1915, American
Musician
George Harrison25 February 1943, British
Musician
Miles Davis26 May 1926, American
Jazz Trumpeter
Jimi Hendrix27 November 1942, American
Singer & Musician
Phil Collins30 January 1951, British
Drummer
Willie Nelson29 April 1933, American
Musician
Louis Armstrong04 August 1901, American
Trumpeter
Sting02 October 1951, British
Musician
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927, American
Singer
Tom Waits07 December 1949, American
Singer, Composer, Actor
Neil Peart12 September 1952, Canadian
Musician, Songwriter
Chaka Khan23 March 1953, American
Singer
Pete Townshend19 May 1945, British
Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer
Carlos Santana20 July 1947, American
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943, American
Actor
Chet Baker23 December 1929, American
Jazz Trumpeter
Charles Mingus22 April 1922, American
Jazz Musician
Thelonious Monk10 October 1917, American
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917, American
Bandleader
Herb Alpert31 March 1935, American
Musician
Charlie Watts02 June 1941, British
Drummer
Mick Taylor17 January 1949, British
Musician
Django Reinhardt23 January 1910, French
Musician
Kenny G05 June 1956, American
Saxophonist
Cindy Breakspeare24 October 1954, Canadian, Jamaican
Miss World 1976
Gwen Verdon13 January 1925, American
Actress
Oscar Peterson15 August 1925, Canadian
Jazz Pianist
Cannonball Adderley15 September 1928, American
Jazz alto saxophonist
Cindy Blackman Santana18 November 1959, American
Drummer
Chick Corea12 June 1941, American
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Sammy Davis, Jr.08 December 1925, American
Singer
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Jon Batiste11 November 1986, American
Musician
Fiona Apple13 September 1977, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Martin Kemp10 October 1961, British
Actor, Musician
Anni-Frid Lyngstad15 November 1945, Norwegian, Swedish
Singer
Don Shirley29 January 1927, Jamaican, American
Composer
Bobby Darin14 May 1936, American
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963, American
Singer, Jazz musician
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940, American
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Gary Kemp16 October 1959, British
Actor, Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter
Ginger Baker19 August 1939, British
Drummer, Jazz musician, Musician, Songwriter
Madlib24 October 1973, American
Composer, Disc jockey, Jazz musician, Record
Thundercat19 October 1984, American
Musician
Buckethead13 May 1969, American
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Wendy Carlos14 November 1939, American
Musician
Richard Wright28 July 1943, British
Musician
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968, American
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Donald Fagen10 January 1948, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Julie London26 September 1926, American
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
Rita Coolidge01 May 1945, American
Musician
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951, American
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
Buddy Rich30 September 1917, American
Musician
Jack Bruce14 May 1943, British
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Walter Becker20 February 1950, American
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Lester Young27 August 1909, American
Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer, Jazz musician,
George Benson22 March 1943, American
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Peggy Lee26 May 1920, American
Singer
Judith Durham03 July 1943, Australian
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954, American
Drummer, Jazz musician
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976, American
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976, American
Singer
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.21 November 1940, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Jazz musician,
Tim Buckley14 February 1947, American
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
Corinne Bailey Rae26 February 1979, British
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Jazz
Neal Schon27 February 1954, American
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Les Paul09 June 1915, American
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Danny Carey10 May 1961, American
Drummer, Jazz musician
Al Jarreau12 March 1940, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924, American
Singer
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945, American
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Chet Atkins20 June 1924, American
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
Romano Mussolini26 September 1926, Italian
pianist, poet, painter, jazz musician
Eumir Deodato22 June 1943, Brazilian
Pianist
Chuck Mangione29 November 1940, American
Composers
John McLaughlin04 January 1942, British
guitarist, jazz musician, screenwriter, jazz
Mel Tormé13 September 1925, American
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Doc Severinsen07 July 1927, American
Musician
Melody Gardot02 February 1985, American
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Stan Getz02 February 1927, American
Saxophonist, Jazz musician
John Densmore01 December 1944, American
Musician
Tony Levin06 June 1946, American
Bassist, Blogger, Jazz musician
Chris Barber17 April 1930, British
Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz musician
Nancy Wilson(Jazz Singer)20 February 1937, American
Pop music, Cabaret Jazz
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968, American
Singer
Bobby Troup18 October 1918, American
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
John L. Nelson29 June 1916, American
Musician
Mica Paris27 April 1969, British
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician
David Paich25 June 1954, American
Musician
Ray Quinn25 August 1988, British
actor, dancer, jazz musician, singer
Pino Palladino17 October 1957, British
Bassist, Jazz musician
Art Tatum13 October 1909, American
Pianist, Jazz musician, Musician
Michael McCary16 December 1971, American
Singer
Bix Beiderbecke10 March 1903, American
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist
Tina Arena01 November 1967, Australian
Singer, Songwriter, Television presenter, Actor,