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
Gwen Verdon13 January 1925
Actress
Tom Waits07 December 1949
Singer, Composer, Actor
Carlos Santana20 July 1947
Eartha Kitt17 January 1927
Singer
Miles Davis26 May 1926
Jazz Trumpeter
Billie Holiday07 April 1915
Musician
Chaka Khan23 March 1953
Singer
Gary Burghoff24 May 1943
Actor
Duke Ellington29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Kenny G05 June 1956
Saxophonist
Chet Baker23 December 1929
Jazz Trumpeter
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
Cindy Blackman Santana18 November 1959
Drummer
Buddy Bolden06 September 1877
Musical Artist
Cannonball Adderley15 September 1928
Jazz alto saxophonist
Norah Jones30 March 1979
Actor, Street artist, Pianist, Singer-songwriter,
Danny Carey10 May 1961
Drummer, Jazz musician
Bobby Darin14 May 1936
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Fiona Apple13 September 1977
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Al Green13 April 1946
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Buckethead13 May 1969
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Herbie Hancock12 April 1940
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Julie London26 September 1926
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,
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Lea DeLaria23 May 1958
Actor, Jazz musician, Singer, Stage actor,
Chet Atkins20 June 1924
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz
Eva Cassidy02 February 1963
Singer, Jazz musician
Dr. John21 November 1940
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Jazz musician,
Glenn Miller01 March 1904
Jazz musician, Bandleader, Composer, Music
Tim Buckley14 February 1947
singer-songwriter, singer, banjoist, jazz
Donald Fagen10 January 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
George Benson22 March 1943
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician,
Rachael MacFarlane21 March 1976
Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer,
Tevin Campbell12 November 1976
Singer
Jill Scott04 April 1972
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Jazz
Jeff Porcaro01 April 1954
Drummer, Jazz musician
Madlib24 October 1973
Composer, Disc jockey, Jazz musician, Record
Walter Becker20 February 1950
Guitarist, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Jazz
Peggy Lee26 May 1920
Film actor, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Jazz
Les Paul09 June 1915
Guitarist, Banjoist, Inventor, Jazz musician, Jazz
Neal Schon27 February 1954
Guitarist, Jazz musician
Frank Morgan23 December 1933
Saxophonist
Chick Corea12 June 1941
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician
Stan Getz02 February 1927
Saxophonist, Jazz musician
Michael McCary16 December 1971
Singer
Phil Harris24 June 1904
Comedian
Al Jarreau12 March 1940
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Social
John Densmore01 December 1944
Musician
Mel Tormé13 September 1925
Actor, Singer, Composer, Novelist, Songwriter,
Chuck Mangione29 November 1940
Composers
Bobby Troup18 October 1918
Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter,
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Don Nelson20 January 1927
Screenwriter
David Paich25 June 1954
Musician
Tito Puente20 April 1922
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz
Steve Gadd09 April 1945
Drummer, Jazz musician
Don Cherry18 November 1936
trumpeter, composer, jazz musician
Bobby Caldwell15 August 1951
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Jazz musician
Dinah Washington29 August 1924
Singer, Jazz musician
Keith Jarrett08 May 1945
Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Saxophonist,
Montell Jordan03 December 1968
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Olu Dara12 January 1941
cornetist
Esperanza Spalding18 October 1984
Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer
Ahmed Best19 August 1973
Actor, Voice actor, Stage actor, Jazz musician,
Tommy Bolin01 August 1951
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Ralph Tresvant16 May 1968
Singer
Melody Gardot02 February 1985
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
John L. Nelson29 June 1916
Musician
Yehudi Menuhin22 April 1916
Conductor, Politician, Autobiographer, Jazz
Tony Levin06 June 1946
Bassist, Blogger, Jazz musician
Wendy Carlos14 November 1939
Musician
Willie Dixon01 July 1915
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Record producer
Frankie Laine30 March 1913
Singer
Tommy Dorsey19 November 1905
Trombonist
Earl Hines28 December 1903
Pianist, Bandleader, Jazz musician, Composer
Bix Beiderbecke10 March 1903
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist
Peter Erskine05 June 1954
Drummer, Music educator, Jazz musician
Al Di Meola22 July 1954
Guitarist, Composer, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Marcus Miller14 June 1959
Bassist, Composer, Clarinetist, Jazz musician,
Jelly Roll Morton20 October 1890
Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz
Omar Rodríguez-López01 September 1975
Composer, Jazz musician, Guitarist
Bill Berry14 September 1930
Jazz trumpeter
Cheryl Miller04 February 1943
Actress
Lee Morgan10 July 1938
Musician
Ethel Waters31 October 1896
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor
Béla Fleck10 July 1958
Street artist, Singer, Banjoist, Songwriter, Jazz
Stanley Clarke30 June 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Film score