Jimi Hendrix27 November 1942
Singer & Musician
Willie Nelson29 April 1933
Musician
Quincy Jones14 March 1933
Musician, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Composer,
Miles Davis26 May 1926
Jazz Trumpeter
Tom Waits07 December 1949
Singer, Composer, Actor
Louis Armstrong04 August 1901
Trumpeter
Billie Holiday07 April 1915
Musician
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927
Singer
Carlos Santana20 July 1947
Chaka Khan23 March 1953
Singer
Kenny G05 June 1956
Saxophonist
Duke Ellington29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943
Actor
Herb Alpert31 March 1935
Musician
Chet Baker23 December 1929
Jazz Trumpeter
Thelonious Monk10 October 1917
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Gwen Verdon13 January 1925
Actress
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917
Bandleader
Charles Mingus22 April 1922
Jazz Musician
Cindy Vela04 January 1979
Actress
Cindy Blackman Santana18 November 1959
Drummer
Cannonball Adderley15 September 1928
Jazz alto saxophonist
Buddy Bolden06 September 1877
Musical Artist
Fiona Apple13 September 1977
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Tony Scott17 June 1921
Musician
Bobby Darin14 May 1936
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Buckethead13 May 1969
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Don Shirley29 January 1927
Composer
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963
Singer, Jazz musician
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Julie London26 September 1926
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Peggy Lee26 May 1920
Singer
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954
Drummer, Jazz musician
Rita Coolidge01 May 1945
Musician
Donald Fagen10 January 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Tim Buckley14 February 1947
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
George Benson22 March 1943
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Buddy Rich30 September 1917
Musician
Jon Batiste11 November 1986
Musician
Danny Carey10 May 1961
Drummer, Jazz musician
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976
Singer
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
Walter Becker20 February 1950
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Les Paul09 June 1915
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Chick Corea12 June 1941
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Chet Atkins20 June 1924
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
Neal Schon27 February 1954
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Mel Tormé13 September 1925
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Stan Getz02 February 1927
Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Cheryl Miller04 February 1943
Actress
Peter Erskine05 June 1954
Drummer, Music educator, Jazz musician
Al Jarreau12 March 1940
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
Chuck Mangione29 November 1940
Composers
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Melody Gardot02 February 1985
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Don Cherry18 November 1936
Jazz trumpeter
David Paich25 June 1954
Musician
Bobby Caldwell15 August 1951
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Frank Morgan23 December 1933
Saxophonist
John Densmore01 December 1944
Musician
Bobby Troup18 October 1918
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
Wendy Carlos14 November 1939
Musician
Madlib24 October 1973
Composer, Disc jockey, Jazz musician, Record
Lea DeLaria23 May 1958
Actor, Jazz musician, Singer, Stage actor,
Michael McCary16 December 1971
Singer
Doc Severinsen07 July 1927
Musician
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924
Singer
Tommy Bolin01 August 1951
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Montell Jordan03 December 1968
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Wes Montgomery06 March 1923
Musician
Don Nelson20 January 1927
Screenwriter
John L. Nelson29 June 1916
Musician
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968
Singer
Tito Puente20 April 1922
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz
Tommy Dorsey19 November 1905
Trombonist
Joe Porcaro29 April 1930
Jazz musician, Percussionist
Esperanza Spalding18 October 1984
Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer
Olu Dara12 January 1941
cornetist
Kate Higgins16 August 1969
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Lee Morgan10 July 1938
Jazz trumpeter
Yehudi Menuhin22 April 1916
Volinist
Frankie Laine30 March 1913
Singer
Al Di Meola22 July 1954
Guitarist
Moondog26 May 1916
Musician
Steve Gadd09 April 1945
Drummer
Tony Levin06 June 1946
Bassist, Blogger, Jazz musician
Bill Berry14 September 1930
Jazz trumpeter
Omar Rodríguez-López01 September 1975
Composer, Jazz musician, Guitarist
Art Blakey11 October 1919
Drummer
Paul Desmond25 November 1924
Jazz musician
Willie Dixon01 July 1915
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Record producer
Larry Carlton02 March 1948
Guitarist, Composer, Music educator, Jazz