Famous Jazz Musicians

The list Famous Jazz Musicians includes Glenn Miller, Diana Krall, Corinne Bailey Rae, Wynton Marsalis and Tommy Dorsey. The list consists of 3,381 members.

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Glenn Miller

Jazz musician

Overview: Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1904

Date of death: 15 December 1944

Age: 40 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II 94T

American male jazz composers 567T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
2.

Diana Krall

Canadian jazz singer and pianist (born 1964)

Overview: Diana Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million in the US. On December 11, 2009, Bi ...

Date of birth: 16 November 1964

Age: 59

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Elvis Costello (Married)

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20th-century Canadian women singers 284T

21st-century Canadian women singers 588T

Justin Time Records artists 47T
3.

Corinne Bailey Rae

English singer and songwriter (b. 1979)

Overview: Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (born 26 February 1979) is a British singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted bre ...

Date of birth: 26 February 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: British

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Steve Brown (IV) (Married)

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Black British female singers 125T

21st-century English women singers 582T

21st-century women singers 8,493T
4.

Wynton Marsalis

American musician

Overview: Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young a ...

Date of birth: 18 October 1961

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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African-American music educators 28T

Marsalis family 8T

American male jazz composers 567T
5.

Tommy Dorsey

American jazz trombonist and bandleader (1905–1956)

Overview: Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of ...

Date of birth: 19 November 1905

Date of death: 26 November 1956

Age: 51 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Hep Records artists 25T

American male jazz musicians 3,235T

20th-century American male musicians 7,842T
6.

John Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)

Overview: John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of ...

Date of birth: 23 September 1926

Date of death: 17 July 1967

Age: 40 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Jazz musicians from Philadelphia 102T

20th-century flautists 331T

20th-century American saxophonists 616T
7.

Pat Metheny

American musician

Overview: Patrick Bruce Metheny ( mə-THEE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

Date of birth: 12 August 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Improvising Artists Records artists 29T

Jazz musicians from Missouri 117T

Guitarists from Missouri 74T
8.

Jonathan Butler

South African singer-songwriter and guitarist

Overview: Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music.

Date of birth: 10 October 1961

Age: 62

Nationality: South African

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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People from Bell Canyon, California 16T

Musicians from Cape Town 50T

South African rhythm and blues musicians 8T
9.

Maxine Daniels

English jazz singer

Overview: Maxine Daniels (2 November 1930 – 20 October 2003) was an English jazz singer who worked with Humphrey Lyttelton.

Date of birth: 2 November 1930

Date of death: 20 October 2003

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

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20th-century English women singers 348T

20th-century women singers 3,658T

British women jazz singers 56T
10.

Tamela D'Amico

American jazz singer

Overview: Tamela D'Amico is an American singer, actress, and filmmaker who started the production company La Strega Entertainment in 2006 and BELLONA Entertainment in 2020.

Date of birth: 21 August 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century American women singers 3,033T

20th-century American women singers 2,202T

21st-century women singers 8,570T
11.

Melody Gardot

American singer

Overview: Melody Gardot (born February 2, 1985) is an American jazz singer.

Date of birth: 2 February 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania 319T

21st-century women singers 8,493T
12.

Trombone Shorty

American musician (born 1986)

Overview: Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone ...

Date of birth: 2 January 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,377T

American male jazz musicians 3,336T

21st-century American male musicians 5,654T
13.

Megan Joy

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Megan Joy (born September 18, 1985, as Megan Joy Knudsen), formerly known as Megan Joy Corkrey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Sandy, Utah, who was the ninth place finalist on the eighth ...

Date of birth: 5 August 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

21st-century women singers 8,493T

Singers from Utah 19T
14.

Branford Marsalis

American musician

Overview: Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs ...

Date of birth: 26 August 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Female

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Marsalis family 8T

American male jazz musicians 3,118T

African-American film score composers 11T
15.

Kenny Rankin

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Kenneth Joseph Rankin (February 10, 1940 – June 7, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter from the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. He worked in the folk rock and singer-songwriter ...

Date of birth: 10 February 1940

Date of death: 7 June 2009

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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American male jazz musicians 3,118T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T
16.

Chick Corea

American musician and composer (1941–2021)

Overview: Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, keyboardist, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta" ...

Date of birth: 12 June 1941

Date of death: 9 February 2021

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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2021 deaths 6,382T

American male jazz composers 584T

20th-century American keyboardists 323T
17.

Chano Pozo

Cuban musician

Overview: Luciano Pozo González (January 7, 1915 – December 3, 1948), known professionally as Chano Pozo, was a Cuban jazz percussionist, singer, dancer, and composer. Despite only living to age 33, he played a ...

Date of birth: 7 January 1915

Date of death: 2 December 1948

Age: 33 (age at death)

Nationality: Cuban

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century jazz composers 282T

20th-century drummers 485T

Rumba musicians 7T
18.

Al Hirt

American musician

Overview: Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey ...

Date of birth: 7 November 1922

Date of death: 27 April 1999

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Deaths from liver failure 111T

Southland Records artists 47T

American male jazz musicians 3,235T
19.

Michael Wolff

American jazz musician

Overview: Michael Blieden Wolff (born July 31, 1952) is an American jazz pianist and recording artist. He is known for serving as the bandleader on The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–94).

Date of birth: 19 September 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Polly Draper (Married)

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Draper family 11T

American male jazz composers 567T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
20.

Dave Brubeck

American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012)

Overview: David Warren Brubeck (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. Many of his compositions have become jazz s ...

Date of birth: 6 December 1920

Date of death: 5 December 2012

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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American male jazz composers 588T

Dave Brubeck Quartet members 16T

Catholics from Connecticut 92T