Jimi Hendrix27 November 1942
Singer & Musician
Quincy Jones14 March 1933
Musician, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Composer,
Willie Nelson29 April 1933
Musician
Miles Davis26 May 1926
Jazz Trumpeter
Billie Holiday07 April 1915
Musician
Louis Armstrong04 August 1901
Trumpeter
Tom Waits07 December 1949
Singer, Composer, Actor
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927
Singer
Carlos Santana20 July 1947
Chaka Khan23 March 1953
Singer
Duke Ellington29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943
Actor
Kenny G05 June 1956
Saxophonist
Thelonious Monk10 October 1917
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Chet Baker23 December 1929
Jazz Trumpeter
Herb Alpert31 March 1935
Musician
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
Norah Jones30 March 1979
Actor, Street artist, Pianist, Singer-songwriter,
Fiona Apple13 September 1977
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Tony Scott17 June 1921
Musician
Bobby Darin14 May 1936
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Don Shirley29 January 1927
Composer
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
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Buckethead13 May 1969
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963
Singer, Jazz musician
Julie London26 September 1926
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954
Drummer, Jazz musician
Peggy Lee26 May 1920
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Rita Coolidge01 May 1945
Musician
Tim Buckley14 February 1947
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
Donald Fagen10 January 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Cheryl Miller04 February 1943
Actress
Jon Batiste11 November 1986
Musician
George Benson22 March 1943
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Buddy Rich30 September 1917
Musician
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976
Singer
Neal Schon27 February 1954
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Les Paul09 June 1915
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
Chick Corea12 June 1941
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Walter Becker20 February 1950
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Danny Carey10 May 1961
Drummer, Jazz musician
Michael McCary16 December 1971
Singer
Al Jarreau12 March 1940
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
Chet Atkins20 June 1924
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
Stan Getz02 February 1927
Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Mel Tormé13 September 1925
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Bill Berry14 September 1930
Jazz trumpeter
Frank Morgan23 December 1933
Saxophonist
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Don Nelson20 January 1927
Screenwriter
Chuck Mangione29 November 1940
Composers
Madlib24 October 1973
Composer, Disc jockey, Jazz musician, Record
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Dinah Washington29 August 1924
Singer, Jazz musician
Wendy Carlos14 November 1939
Musician
Bobby Troup18 October 1918
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
John L. Nelson29 June 1916
Musician
Lea DeLaria23 May 1958
Actor, Jazz musician, Singer, Stage actor,
David Paich25 June 1954
Musician
John Densmore01 December 1944
Musician
Melody Gardot02 February 1985
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Doc Severinsen07 July 1927
Musician
Wes Montgomery06 March 1923
Musician
Tommy Bolin01 August 1951
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Willie Dixon01 July 1915
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Record producer
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968
Singer
Montell Jordan03 December 1968
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Bobby Caldwell15 August 1951
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Esperanza Spalding18 October 1984
Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer
Tito Puente20 April 1922
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz
Kate Higgins16 August 1969
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Tony Levin06 June 1946
Bassist, Blogger, Jazz musician
Yehudi Menuhin22 April 1916
Conductor, Politician, Autobiographer, Jazz
Tommy Dorsey19 November 1905
Trombonist
Bix Beiderbecke10 March 1903
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist
Ethel Waters31 October 1896
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor
Lee Morgan10 July 1938
Jazz trumpeter
Frankie Laine30 March 1913
Singer
Joe Porcaro29 April 1930
Jazz musician, Percussionist
Don Cherry18 November 1936
trumpeter, composer, jazz musician
Omar Rodríguez-López01 September 1975
Composer, Jazz musician, Guitarist
Art Blakey11 October 1919
Drummer
George Duke12 January 1946
Musician
Al Di Meola22 July 1954
Guitarist
Steve Gadd09 April 1945
Drummer