Jimi Hendrix27 November 1942
Singer & Musician
Quincy Jones14 March 1933
Musician, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Composer,
Willie Nelson29 April 1933
Musician
Louis Armstrong04 August 1901
Musician
Miles Davis26 May 1926
Jazz Trumpeter
Billie Holiday07 April 1915
Musician
Tom Waits07 December 1949
Singer, Composer, Actor
Carlos Santana20 July 1947
Duke Ellington29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Chaka Khan23 March 1953
Singer
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943
Actor
Chet Baker23 December 1929
Jazz Trumpeter
Kenny G05 June 1956
Saxophonist
Herb Alpert31 March 1935
Musician
Buddy Bolden06 September 1877
Musical Artist
Thelonious Monk10 October 1917
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917
Bandleader
Cindy Vela04 January 1979
Actress
Charles Mingus22 April 1922
Jazz Musician
Cannonball Adderley15 September 1928
Jazz alto saxophonist
Cindy Blackman Santana18 November 1959
Drummer
Norah Jones30 March 1979
Actor, Street artist, Pianist, Singer-songwriter,
Buckethead13 May 1969
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927
Singer, Jazz musician, Film actor, Television
Al Green13 April 1946
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Bobby Darin14 May 1936
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Don Cherry18 November 1936
trumpeter, composer, jazz musician
Fiona Apple13 September 1977
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Glenn Miller01 March 1904
Jazz musician, Bandleader, Composer, Music
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963
Singer, Jazz musician
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
George Benson22 March 1943
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
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Julie London26 September 1926
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
Donald Fagen10 January 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Jill Scott04 April 1972
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Jazz
Les Paul09 June 1915
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976
Singer
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954
Drummer, Jazz musician
Peggy Lee26 May 1920
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Tim Buckley14 February 1947
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
Neal Schon27 February 1954
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Dr. John21 November 1940
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Jazz musician,
Walter Becker20 February 1950
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Chick Corea12 June 1941
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Danny Carey10 May 1961
Drummer, Jazz musician
Chet Atkins20 June 1924
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
Esperanza Spalding18 October 1984
Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer
Ahmed Best19 August 1973
Actor, Voice actor, Stage actor, Jazz musician,
Peter Erskine05 June 1954
Drummer, Music educator, Jazz musician
Montell Jordan03 December 1968
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Al Jarreau12 March 1940
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Madlib24 October 1973
Composer, Disc jockey, Jazz musician, Record
Lea DeLaria23 May 1958
Actor, Jazz musician, Singer, Stage actor,
Stan Getz02 February 1927
Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Mel Tormé13 September 1925
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Tito Puente20 April 1922
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz
Michael McCary16 December 1971
Singer
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968
Singer
Tommy Bolin01 August 1951
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Ethel Waters31 October 1896
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor
Yehudi Menuhin22 April 1916
Conductor, Politician, Autobiographer, Jazz
Dinah Washington29 August 1924
Singer, Jazz musician
Earl Hines28 December 1903
Pianist, Bandleader, Jazz musician, Composer
Omar Rodríguez-López01 September 1975
Composer, Jazz musician, Guitarist
Jelly Roll Morton20 October 1890
Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz
Ornette Coleman09 March 1930
Composer, Trumpeter, Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Bobby Caldwell15 August 1951
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Bix Beiderbecke10 March 1903
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist
Bobby Troup18 October 1918
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
Tony Levin06 June 1946
Bassist, Blogger, Jazz musician
Steve Gadd09 April 1945
Drummer, Jazz musician
Melody Gardot02 February 1985
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Willie Dixon01 July 1915
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Record producer
Art Tatum13 October 1909
Pianist, Jazz musician, Musician
Kate Higgins16 August 1969
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Stanley Clarke30 June 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Film score
Terry Bozzio27 December 1950
Drummer, Musician, Composer, Percussionist
Lester Young27 August 1909
Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer, Jazz musician,
W. C. Handy16 November 1873
Trumpeter, Composer, Songwriter, Autobiographer,
Chris Botti12 October 1962
Composer, Jazz musician, Radio personality
Al Di Meola22 July 1954
Guitarist, Composer, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Marcus Miller14 June 1959
Bassist, Composer, Clarinetist, Jazz musician,
Billy Strayhorn29 November 1915
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Béla Fleck10 July 1958
Street artist, Singer, Banjoist, Songwriter, Jazz
Victor Wooten11 September 1964
Bassist, Jazz musician
Paul Desmond25 November 1924
Composer, Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Ahmad Jamal02 July 1930
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Gerry Mulligan06 April 1927
Composer, Saxophonist, Jazz musician, Music
Danny Seraphine28 August 1948
Composer, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Record
Dave Van Ronk30 June 1936
Guitarist, Singer, Jazz musician, Trade unionist
Larry Carlton02 March 1948
Guitarist, Composer, Music educator, Jazz