2012 Event Famous American pianist and jazz composer, Dave Brubeck, dies at the age of 91 2004 Death Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2002 Death Cliff Gorman, actor, All That Jazz, ., dies at 65 1999 Death "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56 1999 Death Al Hirt, jazz master, trumpeter, dies at 76 1999 Death Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80 1999 Death Michel Petrucciani, jazz pianist, Both Worlds, dies at 36 1998 Event NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 1997 Death Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89 1997 Death Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62 1997 Death Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59 1997 Death Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 54 1997 Death Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68 1997 Event 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2 1997 Death Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51 1997 Death Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 1997 Death Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist, dies at 76 1996 Death William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician, dies at 80 1996 Death Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74 1996 Death Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63 1996 Death Don Grolnick, jazz musician, dies at 48 1996 Death James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77 1996 Death Pud Brown, jazz musician, dies at 79 1996 Death Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71 1996 Death George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66 1996 Death Ike Isaacs, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, dies at 76 1995 Death Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 Death Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan, dies at 90 1995 Death Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58 1995 Death Martin Louis "Marty" Paich, jazz arranger, dies at 70 1995 Death Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Death Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61 1995 Death Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist, dies at 68 1995 Death Jimmy Raney, jazz guitarist, dies at 67 1995 Death Marshall Royal, jazz Sax/Clarinet, dies at 82 1995 Death Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87 1995 Death Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1995 Death Yank Lawson, U.S. jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at 84 1995 Death Jess Stacy, pianist, jazz musician, dies at 90 1994 Death Charles Shirley, jazz arranger, dies at 74 1994 Death Noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39 1994 Death Lesley Peacock, jazz photogrpaher/author, dies 1994 Death Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67 1994 Death Al Levitt, American jazz artist, dies at 63 1994 Death Carmen McRae [Clark], U.S. jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73 1994 Death Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky], U.S. jazz trumpeter, dies at 70 1994 Death Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80 1994 Death John William Stevens, jazz drummer, dies at 54 1994 Death Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Death Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, dies at 59 1994 Death John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67 1994 Death Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67 1994 Death Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, dies at 57 1994 Death William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz Pianist/Arranger, dies at 79 1994 Death Lionel Grigson, professor of Jazz, dies at 52 1994 Death Willie Humphrey, jazz clarinetist, dies at 93 1994 Death Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53 1994 Death Joe Pass, U.S. jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at 65 1994 Death Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90 1994 Death James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77 1994 Death Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77 1994 Death Sid Weiss, musician, jazz double-bassist, dies at 79 1994 Death Tommy Benford, jazz drummer, dies at 88 1994 Death Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77 1994 Death Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75 1994 Death "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76 1994 Death Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95 1994 Death Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86 1994 Death Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72 1994 Death Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter, dies at 85 1994 Death Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80 1994 Death Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67 1994 Death Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39 1994 Death James Clay, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins, dies at 59 in Dallas, Texas 1993 Death Myrna Loy, Williams, U.S. actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88 1993 Death Adelaide Hall, U.S. jazz singer (Cotton Club), dies at 92 1993 Death Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46 1993 Death Kenny Drew, US/Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64 1993 Death Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82 1993 Death Herman S Blount, Sun Ra, U.S. jazz pianist (Solar Arkestra), dies at 79 1993 Death Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke 1993 Death Art Hodes, Russian/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies 1993 Death Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies 1993 Death William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76 1992 Death Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies 1992 Death Ed Blackwell, U.S. jazz drummer (Quartet), dies 1992 Death Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies 1992 Death Larrie Londin, jazz drummer, dies at 48 1992 Death Joe Newman, U.S. jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies 1992 Death Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack 1992 Death Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 1992 Death Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer 1992 Death Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer 1992 Death Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies 1991 Death Buck Clayton, U.S. jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies 1991 Event 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95 1991 Death Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65 1991 Death Lotte Palfi Andor, actress (Lovesick, All the Jazz), dies 1991 Death Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), dies at 64 1991 Death Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 1991 Death Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83 1991 Death John Carter, U.S. jazz clarinetist (Roots and folklore), dies 1991 Death Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, U.S. jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84 1991 Death Jimmy McPartland, U.S., jazz cornetist, dies 1991 Death Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79 1990 Death Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71 1990 Death Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82 1990 Death Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86 1990 Death Dexter Gordon, Jazz saxophonist, dies of kidney failure at 67 1990 Death Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66 1988 Death Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, U.S. jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77 1988 Death Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59 1988 Death Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 1987 Death Woody Herman, U.S. jazz clarinetist/composer, dies at 74 1987 Death Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62 1987 Death Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Death John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76 1987 Death Turk Murphy, jazz trombonist, dies at 71 1987 Death Patrick "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78 1986 Death Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65 1986 Death Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63 1986 Death Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73 1986 Death Hank Mobley, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 55 1985 Death Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 1984 Death Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 1984 Death William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday 1983 Death Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at 49 1983 Death Earl "Fatha" Hines, U.S., jazz pianist/conductor, dies 1982 Death Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62 1982 Death Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45 1982 Death Theolonious S Monk, U.S., jazz pianist/composer (Blue Monk), dies at 64 1980 Death Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 1979 Birthday Norah Jones, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, singer, jazz artist album, 'Come Away with Me', won five Grammy awards, sold more than 40 million albums worldwide 1979 Death Charles Mingus, U.S. jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 1979 Death Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack 1977 Birthday Fiona Apple, born in Manhattan, New York, singer, songwriter, alt-rock, pop, early jazz influences, Grammy-Award winning single, 'Criminal' 1977 Death Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 52 1977 Death Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 1976 Death Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orchestral leader (Air time '57), dies at 61 1976 Death Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 1975 Death Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86 1975 Death Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, U.S., jazz musician, Black Messiah, dies at 46 from a stroke 1975 Death Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer, dies at 77 1975 Death Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 1975 Event "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 Event "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 Birthday Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1975 Event NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Death Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, dies at 62 1974 Event NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Death Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 1973 Birthday Shandon Anderson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1973 Death Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68 1973 Birthday Greg Ostertag, NBA center, for the Utah Jazz 1972 Birthday Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1972 Death Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 1972 Death Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 1972 Birthday Jamie Watson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1971 Death Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 71 1971 Birthday Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1970 Birthday Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1970 Birthday Adam Keefe, born in Irvine, California, professional basketball player, power forward, played in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz for nine years 1969 Event 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island 1969 Death Coleman Hawkins, U.S. jazz musician/composer, dies 1968 Death Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1968 Birthday Greg Foster, born in Oakland, California, professional basketball player, center-power forward, played for the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz 1968 Death Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48 1968 Birthday David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets 1968 Birthday Felton Spencer, NBA center, Utah Jazz 1967 Death John Coltrane, U.S. jazz sax/composer, dies at 40 1967 Death Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79 1966 Death Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies 1966 Birthday Chris Morris, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1965 Death Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79 1964 Death Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, U.S. jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58 1963 Birthday Jeff Hornacek, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1963 Birthday Dave Koz, born in Encino, California, saxophonist, compared to David Sanborn, musician, radio host, played on CBS' The Pat Sajak Show, host of Dave Koz Morning Show with Pat Prescott, on a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles 1962 Birthday Mike Nocito, born in Germany, rocker, leader of English pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz 1962 Birthday John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold 1961 Birthday Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983 1961 Birthday Michael Torke, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, style includes jazz, minimalism, most popular work, 'Javelin', composed for 1996 Summer Olympics 1961 Birthday Antoine Carr, NBA forward and center, Utah Jazz 1960 Birthday Django Bates, born in Beckenham, England, jazz musician, founder, Human Chain, plays tenor horn, keyboards, piano 1960 Birthday Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show 1959 Birthday Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer, Time and Life 1959 Death Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 1959 Death Sidney Bechet, U.S. jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 1959 Birthday Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, NBA forward, Det Pistons, Utah Jazz 1958 Birthday Lea DeLaria, born in Belleville, Illinois, actress, jazz musician, comedienne, prominent lesbian stand-up comic, known for her raunchy persona 1957 Event Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY 1956 Birthday Nigel Kennedy, born in Brighton, English, violinist, jazz and classical music, boy prodigy, play Fats Waller tunes by ear at age 10, featured on Sarah Brightman's album Harem 1956 Birthday Denise Jannah, Zeefuik, Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market 1956 Death Art[hur] Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies at 46 1956 Death Clifford Brown, U.S. jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25 1955 Birthday Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Death Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in New York City 1955 Birthday Adrian Dantley, born in Washington, D.C., NBA forward, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, Utah Jazz 1955 Birthday Jeff Clayton, U.S. jazz saxophonist/composer, Groove Shop 1954 Birthday Julio Fernandez, jazz guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Birthday Pat Methany, jazz guitarist, As Wichita Falls 1954 Birthday Al Dimeola, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rocker, guitarist, Latin jazz and Italian American jazz fusion 1954 Birthday Peter Erskine, jazz drummer, Weather Report 1953 Birthday Earl Klugh, born in Detroit, Michigan, jazz musician, guitarist, composer, won Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, 1981 1953 Birthday Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1952 Birthday Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1952 Birthday Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1952 Birthday Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 1952 Birthday Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician 1951 Birthday Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Birthday Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator 1951 Birthday Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Birthday Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz 1951 Birthday Lucie Arnaz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer 1951 Birthday Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Birthday Alphonso Johnson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bassist, jazz, jazz fusion genres, considered one of the world's best bassists, played on Weather Report album Mysterious Traveller 1950 Death Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, singer and actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Event Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) 1949 Birthday Billy Gibbons, born in Houston, Texas, jazz guitarist, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top 1949 Birthday Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude 1949 Death Paul J Mares, U.S. jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 1949 Birthday Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1949 Birthday Steve Gadd, jazz drummer, Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz 1948 Birthday Wayne Kramer, jazz artist, Dangerous Madness 1947 Birthday Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Birthday Don Grolnick, jazz musician 1947 Birthday Geraldo Velez, jazz congas, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1947 Birthday Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist, Live in Montreux 1947 Birthday Steve Khan, jazz musician, Christmas Waltz 1947 Birthday Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1946 Birthday John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1946 Birthday Digby Fairweather, jazz trumpeter 1945 Birthday Tony Williams, jazz musician 1945 Birthday David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist, David Letterman Show 1945 Birthday Anthony Braxton, jazz musician 1945 Birthday Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer, Nachtfahrer 1945 Birthday Keith Nichols, jazz pianist 1944 Birthday John Abercrombie, born in Port Chester, New York, jazz guitarist, know for songs with jazz-rock band, Dreams 1944 Death Glenn Miller, U.S. band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 1944 Birthday Michael Franks, born in LaJolla, California, singer, songwriter, jazz music genre, worked with Art Garfunkel, Patti Austin 1944 Birthday John Surman, jazz musician 1944 Birthday Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader 1944 Birthday Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Birthday Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist, Same Ole Love 1943 Death Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri 1943 Birthday Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic 1943 Birthday Garrett List, born in Phoenix, Arizona, composer, vocalist, trombonist, formed Julliard Ensemble, composed classical, jazz, pop, free jazz music 1943 Birthday Judith Durham, born Melbourne, Australia, Judith Mavis Cock, singer, jazz, lead vocalist for The Seekers, Australian popular folk music group 1943 Birthday Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House 1943 Birthday Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade 1943 Birthday Duncan Swift, jazz pianist 1943 Death Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38 1942 Birthday Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Birthday John Taylor, jazz pianist 1942 Birthday Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist 1942 Birthday Lionel Grigson, professor of jazz 1941 Birthday Tim Hauser, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1941 Birthday Glenn Moore, born in Portland, Oregon, rocker, jazz bassist, played with saxophonist Jim Pepper, recorded 'This is It' with Nick Brignola, 'Bird on Wire' with Tim Hardin 1941 Death Jelly Roll Morton pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA at 56 1941 Birthday Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance 1941 Event Willy Lewis' U.S. jazz band performs in Switzerland 1941 Birthday Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88 1941 Birthday Rick Laird, jazz musician, Gerry Niewood and Timepiece 1941 Birthday Neil Diamond, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Jazz Singer 1940 Birthday Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady 1940 Birthday Chuck Mangione, born in Rochester, New York, jazz hornist, Chasing the Clouds Away 1940 Birthday Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Birthday Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me 1940 Birthday Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz guitarist 1940 Birthday John William Stevens, jazz drummer 1940 Birthday Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting 1939 Birthday Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1939 Birthday Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher 1938 Birthday Richard Sudhalter, British writer/jazz musician 1938 Birthday David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres 1938 Death Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 1938 Birthday Mike Mainieri, born in the Bronx, New York, jazz fusion vibraphonist, worked with Steps Ahead, pioneer in 'synth-vibe' electronic vibraphone music, recorded with Buddy Rich, Jeremy Steig, featured on Dire Straights tracks 1938 Birthday Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer 1938 Birthday Freddie Hubbard, born in Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter, Art Blakey 1937 Birthday Michael Gibbs, jazz composer 1937 Birthday Alice Coltrane, jazz musician 1937 Birthday Ron Carter, jazz bassist, Ron Carter Meets Bach 1937 Birthday Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist, Feel Like Making Love 1937 Birthday Bobby Scott, born in Mt. Pleasant, New York, jazz singer, producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, toured with Louis Prima, No. 13 Billboard hit 'Chain Gang' 1956 1936 Birthday Don E Cherry, U.S. jazz trumpeter 1936 Birthday Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef 1936 Birthday Manfred Schoof, born in Madgeburg, Germany, composer, founder, European free jazz, professor in Cologne, interpreter of works by Bernd Alouis Zimmermann 1936 Birthday Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle 1935 Birthday Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok 1935 Birthday James Clay, born in Dallas, Texas, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins 1935 Birthday Misja Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist/composer, Reconstruction 1935 Birthday Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist, Hang on Sloopy 1935 Birthday Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1934 Birthday Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician 1934 Birthday Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas 1934 Birthday Stanley Turrentine, jazz saxophonist, Wonderland 1934 Birthday Willie Bobo, New York City, jazz drummer, Cos 1934 Birthday Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist 1933 Birthday Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1933 Death Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 1932 Birthday Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician 1932 Birthday Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again 1932 Birthday Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Birthday Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1932 Birthday Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1932 Birthday Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist, Charlie Brown TV specials 1932 Birthday John Chilton, jazz trumpeter 1932 Birthday Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 Birthday Dakota Staton, Rabia Aliyah, U.S. jazz singer, In the Night 1931 Death Charles Buddy Bolden, U.S. jazz musician, dies 1931 Birthday Jan Johansson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style 1931 Death Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist 'In a Mist', dies at 29 1931 Birthday Dewey Redman, jazz musician 1931 Event Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller) 1930 Birthday Clifford Brown, Brownie, U.S. jazz trumpeter/composer 1930 Birthday Sonny Rollins, born in New York City, jazz saxophonist, Blue Room 1930 Birthday Hank Mobley, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1930 Birthday Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59 1930 Birthday Morgana King, jazz singer and actress, Godfather 1930 Birthday Chris Barber, jazz trombonist 1930 Birthday Herbie Mann, born in Brooklyn, New York, jazz flute/sax, Just Wallin' 1930 Birthday Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams 1930 Birthday Ornette Coleman, jazz composer, Downbeat Musician of Year 1966 1929 Birthday Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist 1929 Birthday George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher 1929 Birthday Maurice Simon, jazz musician 1929 Death Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24 1929 Birthday Art Prysock, jazz musician 1928 Birthday Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist 1928 Birthday Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, born in Tampa, Florida, jazz musician, Black Messiah 1928 Birthday Peter, Indiana, jazz musician 1928 Birthday Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette 1928 Birthday Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader, Gotta Travel On 1928 Birthday Will Gaines, jazz dancer 1927 Birthday Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist, Black Country Suite 1927 Event "Jazz Singer," 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (New York City) 1927 Birthday Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter 1927 Birthday Elvin Jones, born Pontiac, Michigan, musician, jazz drummer, played hard bop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, member of John Coltrane quartet, appearing in A Love Supreme 1927 Birthday John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone 1927 Birthday Connie Kay, jazz drummer 1927 Birthday Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist and orchestra leader, Jazz on a Summer Day 1927 Birthday Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey 1927 Birthday Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner 1926 Birthday John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist, Round Midnight 1926 Birthday Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House 1926 Birthday Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist 1926 Birthday Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian, Mister Jazz 1926 Birthday Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1925 Birthday Gunther Schuller, New York City, jazz composer 1925 Birthday James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1925 Birthday June [Shirley L] Christy, U.S., jazz singer, Tampico 1925 Birthday Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1925 Birthday Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 Birthday Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner 1925 Birthday Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter 1925 Birthday Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea 1925 Birthday James Moody, U.S., jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader 1924 Birthday Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer 1924 Birthday Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1924 Birthday Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer 1924 Birthday Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist 1924 Birthday Wally Fawkes, cartoonist/jazz clarinettist 1924 Birthday Sarah .L Vaughan, born in Newark, New Jersey, jazz scat singer, Broken Hearted Melody 1924 Birthday J J Johnson, composer/jazz trombonist 1924 Birthday Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1922 Birthday Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz 1922 Birthday Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World 1922 Birthday Kai Winding, born in Aarhus, Denmark, jazz composer, trombonist, worked with J.J. Johnson, Benny Goodman, Paul Chambers, recorded "More" from "Mondo Cane" movie with Verve records 1922 Birthday Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/U.S. jazz musician/composer 1922 Birthday Charles Mingus, born in Arizona, jazz bassist, Pithecanthropus Erectus 1921 Birthday Eddie Calhoun, jazz bassist 1921 Birthday Erroll Garner, U.S., jazz pianist, Misty 1921 Birthday Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor, It's Great to Be Young 1921 Birthday Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer 1921 Birthday Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician 1921 Birthday Andre Hodeir, born in Paris, France, violinist, composer, studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, founder and director of Jazz Groupe de Paris, comprised of nine musicians including Bobby Jaspar and Nat Peck 1920 Birthday Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill 1920 Birthday Dave Brubeck, Concord California, jazz pianist/composer, Gates of Justice 1920 Birthday Anita O'Day, vocalist/actress, Outfit, Zigzag, Jazz on a Summer Day 1920 Birthday Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1920 Birthday Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist 1920 Birthday Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, Klimbim 1920 Birthday Beryl Bryden, jazz singer 1920 Birthday Art Van Damme, born in Norway, Michigan, jazz accordionist, Chicago Jazz 1920 Birthday Carmen McRae, Clark, U.S. jazz singer/pianist, Dream of Life 1920 Birthday Marian McPartland, jazz pianist, Bill Mayer, Jimmy McPartland 1919 Birthday Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer, Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton 1919 Birthday Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1919 Birthday Art Blakey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drummer, Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers 1918 Birthday Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1918 Birthday James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist 1918 Birthday Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player 1918 Birthday Kirby Stone, born in New York City, jazz combo leader, Baubles Bangles and Beads 1918 Birthday Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex 1917 Birthday Jo Stafford, born in California, American pop and jazz singer, pioneer of modern musical parody 1917 Birthday Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz 1917 Birthday Thelonious Monk, jazz composer/pianist 1917 Event 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1917 Birthday Johnny Guarnieri, born in New York City, jazz pianist, Morey Amsterdam Show 1917 Event 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden, New Jersey 1917 Event 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released 1917 Event 1st jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1916 Birthday James L Lyons, jazz promoter 1916 Birthday Joe Bushkin, New York City, jazz pianist, A Couple of Joes 1916 Event 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) 1916 Birthday Dick Cary, jazz Musician 1916 Birthday Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer 1916 Birthday William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Birthday George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist 1914 Birthday William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger 1914 Birthday Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician 1914 Birthday Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love 1914 Birthday Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1914 Birthday Kenny [Klook] Clarke, Pittsburgh, jazz/drummer, composer, Epistrop 1913 Birthday Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz pianist/composer 1913 Birthday Conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist 1913 Birthday Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer, Thundering Herds 1912 Birthday Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger 1912 Birthday Carlos Don Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1912 Birthday Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist 1912 Birthday Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet 1912 Birthday Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, Hot Club of France 1912 Birthday Stan Kenton, Newcomb, Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55 1911 Birthday Guus Jansen, jazz pianist, Net als Toen 1911 Birthday Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1910 Birthday Art Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer 1910 Birthday Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite 1910 Birthday Al Sears, jazz performer 1910 Birthday Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist 1909 Birthday Crozy Cole, U.S. jazz drummer 1909 Birthday Lester W. "Pres" Young, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1909 Birthday Danny Barker, jazz guitarist 1908 Birthday Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy 1908 Birthday Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter 1908 Birthday Stephane Grappelli, British jazz/violinist 1907 Birthday Joe Turner, U.S. jazz pianist 1907 Birthday Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter 1907 Birthday Laurence Olivier, England, actor, Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer 1907 Birthday Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer and actor, Magic Horn 1906 Birthday Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, U.S. jazz saxophonist, Eel 1905 Birthday Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest 1905 Birthday Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana, actress, Jazz Singer, Thin Man, Vanity Fair 1905 Birthday Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan 1905 Birthday Doc Cheatham, jazz musician 1905 Birthday Tommy Benford, jazz drummer 1904 Birthday Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz 1904 Birthday Eddie Condon, Goodland, Indiana, jazz guitarist, Eddie Condon's Floor Show 1904 Birthday [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles 1904 Birthday Jess Stacy, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, pianist, jazz musician, played with Tommy Dorsey, recorded with Lee Wiley, Nelson Riddle in The Great Gatsby soundtrack 1904 Birthday Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, jazz pianist/singer, Boogie Woogie Piano 1904 Birthday Fats Waller, Thomas Wright, jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin' 1904 Birthday William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist, Policy Man, Blazing Saddles 1904 Birthday Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist 1903 Birthday Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader 1903 Birthday Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer 1903 Birthday Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist 'In a Mist' 1903 Birthday Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts 1901 Birthday Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter, Hello Dolly 1900 Birthday Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist 1900 Birthday Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz musician, Hello Dolly 1900 Birthday Paul J Mares, U.S., jazz trumpetist/composer, Farewell blues 1899 Birthday Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger 1898 Birthday Andy Kirk, jazz musician 1898 Birthday Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer 1897 Birthday Sidney Bechet, U.S., jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader 1895 Birthday Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player 1892 Birthday Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist 1887 Birthday Albert Conti, born in Trieste, Austria, actor, Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion 1886 Birthday Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, jazz singer/silent actor, Mamie, Swanee 1886 Birthday Otto Lederer, Czechoslovakia, actor, Jazz Singer 1885 Birthday Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer 1884 Birthday Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer, Daniel Jazz 1880 Birthday Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan 1873 Birthday W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues 1868 Birthday Eugenie Besserer, Watertown, New York, actress, Jazz Singer
