Willie Nelson29 April 1933, American
Musician
Jimi Hendrix27 November 1942, American
Singer & Musician
Phil Collins30 January 1951, British
Drummer
Quincy Jones14 March 1933, American
Musician, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Composer,
Tom Waits07 December 1949, American
Singer, Composer, Actor
Miles Davis26 May 1926, American
Jazz Trumpeter
Louis Armstrong04 August 1901, American
Musician
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927, American
Singer
Billie Holiday07 April 1915, American
Musician
Pete Townshend19 May 1945, British
Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer
Chaka Khan23 March 1953, American
Singer
Kenny G05 June 1956, American
Saxophonist
Carlos Santana20 July 1947, American
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943, American
Actor
Chet Baker23 December 1929, American
Jazz Trumpeter
Gwen Verdon13 January 1925, American
Actress
Thelonious Monk10 October 1917, American
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Herb Alpert31 March 1935, American
Musician
Neil Peart12 September 1952, Canadian
Musician, Songwriter
Django Reinhardt23 January 1910, French
Musician
Charlie Watts02 June 1941, British
Drummer
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917, American
Bandleader
Mick Taylor17 January 1949, British
Musician
Charles Mingus22 April 1922, American
Jazz Musician
Cindy Breakspeare24 October 1954, Canadian, Jamaican
Miss World 1976
Oscar Peterson15 August 1925, Canadian
Jazz Pianist
Cannonball Adderley15 September 1928, American
Jazz alto saxophonist
Cindy Blackman Santana18 November 1959, American
Drummer
Sting02 October 1951, British
Musician
Ginger Baker19 August 1939, British
Drummer, Jazz musician, Musician, Songwriter
Martin Kemp10 October 1961, British
Actor, Musician
Don Cherry18 November 1936, American
trumpeter, composer, jazz musician
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Norah Jones30 March 1979, American
Actor, Street artist, Pianist, Singer-songwriter,
Fiona Apple13 September 1977, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Don Shirley29 January 1927, Jamaican, American
Composer
Jack Bruce14 May 1943, British
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Gary Kemp16 October 1959, British
Actor, Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter
Bobby Darin14 May 1936, American
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968, American
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Buckethead13 May 1969, American
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Ahmed Best19 August 1973, American
Actor, Voice actor, Stage actor, Jazz musician,
Jamie Cullum20 August 1979, British
Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Jazz
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963, American
Singer, Jazz musician
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940, American
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Montell Jordan03 December 1968, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Glenn Miller01 March 1904, American
Jazz musician, Bandleader, Composer, Music
Jill Scott04 April 1972, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Jazz
Buddy Rich30 September 1917, American
Musician
Ludwig Göransson01 September 1984, Swedish
Composer
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951, American
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
Julie London26 September 1926, American
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
Peggy Lee26 May 1920, American
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Kate Ceberano17 November 1966, Australian
Singer, Jazz musician
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954, American
Drummer, Jazz musician
Tim Buckley14 February 1947, American
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
Donald Fagen10 January 1948, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Danny Carey10 May 1961, American
Drummer, Jazz musician
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976, American
Singer
Chet Atkins20 June 1924, American
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
George Benson22 March 1943, American
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Mel Tormé13 September 1925, American
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Chick Corea12 June 1941, American
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976, American
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
Walter Becker20 February 1950, American
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Les Paul09 June 1915, American
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Michael McCary16 December 1971, American
Singer
Frank Morgan23 December 1933, American
Saxophonist
Neal Schon27 February 1954, American
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Phil Harris24 June 1904, American
Comedian
Leon Redbone26 August 1949, Canadian
Singer, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist, Songwriter
John Densmore01 December 1944, American
Musician
Al Jarreau12 March 1940, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
Stan Getz02 February 1927, American
Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Lea DeLaria23 May 1958, American
Actor, Jazz musician, Singer, Stage actor,
Madlib24 October 1973, American
Composer, Disc jockey, Jazz musician, Record
Eumir Deodato22 June 1943, Brazilian
Pianist
Chuck Mangione29 November 1940, American
Composers
Melody Gardot02 February 1985, American
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Corinne Bailey Rae26 February 1979, British
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Jazz
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945, American
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924, American
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Judith Durham03 July 1943, Australian
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Dinah Washington29 August 1924, American
Singer, Jazz musician
Don Nelson20 January 1927, American
Screenwriter
Pino Palladino17 October 1957, British
Bassist, Jazz musician
David Paich25 June 1954, American
Musician
Tommy Emmanuel31 May 1955, Australian
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Tommy Bolin01 August 1951, American
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Esperanza Spalding18 October 1984, American
Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer
Doc Severinsen07 July 1927, American
Musician
Tito Puente20 April 1922, American
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968, American
Singer
Tina Arena01 November 1967, Australian
Singer, Songwriter, Television presenter, Actor,
Bill Bruford17 May 1949, British
Drummer
Bobby Troup18 October 1918, American
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
Art Blakey11 October 1919, American
Drummer