Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania

The list Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania includes Jeff Goldblum, Billie Holiday, George Benson, Phyllis Hyman and Billy Eckstine. The list consists of 327 members and 2 sublists.

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Pennsylvania

State of the United States of America

Jazz musicians from Philadelphia
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Jazz musicians from Pittsburgh
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Jeff Goldblum

American actor and musician (born 1952)

Overview: Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996) ...

Date of birth: 22 October 1952

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Emilie Livingston (Married)

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American male jazz musicians 3,233T

21st-century American male musicians 5,583T

American male pianists 2,140T
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Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

Overview: Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), known professionally as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz and swing music singer with a career spanning 26 years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and ...

Date of birth: 7 April 1915

Date of death: 17 July 1959

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Singers from Baltimore 70T

Jazz musicians from Philadelphia 102T

Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore) alumni 16T
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George Benson

American guitarist and singer (born 1943)

Overview: George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.

Date of birth: 22 March 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Johnnie (Married)

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Musicians from Englewood, New Jersey 38T

20th-century African-American men 44T

21st-century African-American men 28T
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Al Martino

American actor and singer

Overview: Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one ...

Date of birth: 7 October 1927

Date of death: 13 October 2009

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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American male jazz musicians 3,118T

American people of Abruzzese descent 28T

20th-century male singers 5,297T
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Phyllis Hyman

American singer-songwriter and actress (1949–1995)

Overview: Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s, some of her most notable ...

Date of birth: 6 July 1949

Date of death: 30 June 1995

Age: 45 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Singers from Pittsburgh 57T

Singers from Philadelphia 171T

Drug-related suicides in New York City 31T
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Billy Eckstine

American musician

Overview: William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing era. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. His ...

Date of birth: 8 July 1914

Date of death: 8 March 1993

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Male

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American male jazz musicians 3,118T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

American male trumpeters 659T
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Ethel Waters

American vocalist and actress (1896–1977)

Overview: Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1896

Date of death: 1 September 1977

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Broadway actors 482T

Biograph Records artists 11T

LGBT singers from the United States 352T
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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
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Lou Rawls

American singer, record producer, composer, and actor (1933–2006)

Overview: Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and record producer. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million ...

Date of birth: 1 December 1933

Date of death: 6 January 2006

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American former Scientologists 52T

20th-century African-American male singers 975T

20th-century American male singers 1,929T
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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
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Henry Mancini

American film composer (1924–1994)

Overview: Henry Mancini ( man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers ...

Date of birth: 16 April 1924

Date of death: 14 June 1994

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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20th-century flautists 2T

Animated film score composers 62T

American male film score composers 623T
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Rachelle Ferrell

American vocalist and musician

Overview: Rachelle Ferrell (born May 21, 1961) is an American vocalist and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel and classical music scenes, she is noted for her talents ...

Date of birth: 21 May 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Russell Ferrell (Married)

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21st-century African-American women singers 526T

20th-century African-American women singers 739T

African-American women musicians 379T
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Grover Washington Jr.

American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999)

Overview: Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Dave ...

Date of birth: 12 December 1943

Date of death: 17 December 1999

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Saxophone

Gender: Male

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20th-century African-American musicians 770T

CTI Records artists 69T

American male jazz composers 594T
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Stanley Clarke

American bassist (born 1951)

Overview: Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked ...

Date of birth: 30 June 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Sofia Clarke (Married)

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American male jazz musicians 3,118T

Vertú members 5T

SMV (band) members 3T
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Stan Getz

American musician

Overview: Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, professionally known as Stan Getz. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1927

Date of death: 6 June 1991

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Saxophone

Gender: Male

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Custom Records artists 8T

American male jazz musicians 3,118T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
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Ray Anthony

American musician and actor

Overview: Raymond Antonini (born January 20, 1922), known as Ray Anthony, is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor. He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Date of birth: 20 January 1922

Age: 102

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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American male jazz musicians 3,118T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

People from Bentleyville, Pennsylvania 5T
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Justin Guarini

American musician

Overview: Justin Guarini (born Justin Eldrin Bell; October 28, 1978) is an American singer, musician, actor, host and record producer, who in 2002 was the runner-up on the first season of American Idol.

Date of birth: 28 October 1978

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Reina Guarini (Married)

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American male jazz musicians 3,217T

21st-century male singers 6,606T

American male pianists 2,130T
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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

21st-century women singers 8,493T

Victims of domestic abuse 132T
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Kevin Eubanks

American guitarist (born 1957)

Overview: Kevin Tyrone (born November 15, 1957) is an American jazz and fusion guitarist and composer. He was the leader of The Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010. He also led the Primetime Band ...

Date of birth: 15 November 1957

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Mack Avenue Records artists 44T

American male jazz musicians 3,118T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
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Art Blakey

American musician

Overview: Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was briefly known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s ...

Date of birth: 11 October 1919

Date of death: 16 October 1990

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Unknown

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American male jazz musicians 3,118T

The Jazz Messengers members 55T

The Giants of Jazz members 6T