Gwen Verdon13 January 1925
Actress
Jimi Hendrix27 November 1942
Singer & Musician
Willie Nelson29 April 1933
Musician
Quincy Jones14 March 1933
Musician, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Composer,
Louis Armstrong04 August 1901
Musician
Tom Waits07 December 1949
Singer, Composer, Actor
Miles Davis26 May 1926
Jazz Trumpeter
Billie Holiday07 April 1915
Musician
Carlos Santana20 July 1947
Duke Ellington29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927
Singer
Chet Baker23 December 1929
Jazz Trumpeter
Chaka Khan23 March 1953
Singer
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943
Actor
Kenny G05 June 1956
Saxophonist
Buddy Bolden06 September 1877
Musical Artist
Herb Alpert31 March 1935
Musician
Cindy Vela04 January 1979
Actress
Thelonious Monk10 October 1917
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917
Bandleader
Charles Mingus22 April 1922
Jazz Musician
Cannonball Adderley15 September 1928
Jazz alto saxophonist
Cindy Blackman Santana18 November 1959
Drummer
Dr. John21 November 1940
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Jazz musician,
Norah Jones30 March 1979
Actor, Street artist, Pianist, Singer-songwriter,
Bobby Darin14 May 1936
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Buckethead13 May 1969
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Al Green13 April 1946
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Don Cherry18 November 1936
trumpeter, composer, jazz musician
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Fiona Apple13 September 1977
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Glenn Miller01 March 1904
Jazz musician, Bandleader, Composer, Music
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963
Singer, Jazz musician
George Benson22 March 1943
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
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Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
Jill Scott04 April 1972
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Jazz
Donald Fagen10 January 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976
Singer
Tim Buckley14 February 1947
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
Les Paul09 June 1915
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Julie London26 September 1926
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
Peggy Lee26 May 1920
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954
Drummer, Jazz musician
Danny Carey10 May 1961
Drummer, Jazz musician
Chick Corea12 June 1941
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Neal Schon27 February 1954
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Walter Becker20 February 1950
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Chet Atkins20 June 1924
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
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
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Esperanza Spalding18 October 1984
Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Ahmed Best19 August 1973
Actor, Voice actor, Stage actor, Jazz musician,
Montell Jordan03 December 1968
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Al Jarreau12 March 1940
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
Mel Tormé13 September 1925
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Peter Erskine05 June 1954
Drummer, Music educator, Jazz musician
Michael McCary16 December 1971
Singer
Tito Puente20 April 1922
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968
Singer
Dinah Washington29 August 1924
Singer, Jazz musician
Ethel Waters31 October 1896
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor
Tommy Bolin01 August 1951
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Melody Gardot02 February 1985
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Yehudi Menuhin22 April 1916
Conductor, Politician, Autobiographer, Jazz
Earl Hines28 December 1903
Pianist, Bandleader, Jazz musician, Composer
Tony Levin06 June 1946
Bassist, Blogger, Jazz musician
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
Omar Rodríguez-López01 September 1975
Composer, Jazz musician, Guitarist
Oteil Burbridge24 August 1964
Steve Gadd09 April 1945
Drummer, Jazz musician
Bix Beiderbecke10 March 1903
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist
Stanley Clarke30 June 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Film score
Willie Dixon01 July 1915
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Record producer
W. C. Handy16 November 1873
Trumpeter, Composer, Songwriter, Autobiographer,
Al Di Meola22 July 1954
Guitarist, Composer, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Larry Carlton02 March 1948
Guitarist, Composer, Music educator, Jazz
Bobby Troup18 October 1918
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
Marcus Miller14 June 1959
Bassist, Composer, Clarinetist, Jazz musician,
Art Tatum13 October 1909
Pianist, Jazz musician, Musician
Kate Higgins16 August 1969
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Béla Fleck10 July 1958
Street artist, Singer, Banjoist, Songwriter, Jazz
Billy Strayhorn29 November 1915
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Lester Young27 August 1909
Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer, Jazz musician,
Allen Toussaint14 January 1938
Singer, Composer, Jazz musician, Record producer,
Terry Bozzio27 December 1950
Drummer, Musician, Composer, Percussionist
Chris Botti12 October 1962
Composer, Jazz musician, Radio personality
Paul Desmond25 November 1924
Composer, Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Victor Wooten11 September 1964
Bassist, Jazz musician
Dave Van Ronk30 June 1936
Guitarist, Singer, Jazz musician, Trade unionist