Jazz Music in History (Part 18)

Events in Music


Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1701 - 1,800 of 1,817

  • 1976-03-27 Tia Fuller, American jazz saxophonist (Soul (film); Beyoncé backing band), composer, and educator (Berklee School), born in Aurora, Colorado
  • 1976-04-18 Fayray [Minako Ōhashi], Japanese pop-jazz singer-songwriter (Taiyō no Gravity), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1976-05-28 Pamelia Stickney, American theremin player and jazz bassist, born in California
  • 1976-11-16 Harry Waters, British progressive rock and jazz piano and Hammond organ player, born in England
  • 1977-01-07 Michael Kaeshammer, German-Canadian jazz and boogie-woogie pianist, and Juno Award-winning vocalist ("Days Like These"), born in Offenburg, West Germany
  • 1977-02-17 Matthew Kaminski, jazz, and baseball organist (Atlanta Braves), polka accordionist, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1977-02-18 Gordon Grdina, Canadian jazz guitarist and oud player (Nomad Trio), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1977-03-04 Jason Marsalis, American jazz drummer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1977-06-04 Roman Miroshnichenko, Russian jazz-fusion, rock, and world music guitarist, and composer, born in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
  • 1977-06-08 Frøy Aagre, Norwegian jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, born in Tønsberg, Norway
  • 1977-06-11 Ozan Musluoğlu, Turkish ska-punk (Athena), and jazz bassist, born in Germany
  • 1977-09-12 Jeff Irwin, American rock and jazz bassist, born in Creve Coeur, Missouri
  • 1977-11-03 Jane Monheit, American jazz singer, born in Long Island, New York
  • 1977-12-20 David Feldman, Brazilian-Israeli jazz and bossa nova pianist, arranger, and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1978-01-04 Patrick Farrell, American jazz and klezmer accordionist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1978-03-29 Michael Kaczurak, American jazz and standards singer and stage actor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1978-04-06 Armen Nalbandian, Armenian-American jazz pianist, composer, and activist, born in Manchester, England
  • 1978-04-06 Robert Glasper, American jazz, neo-soul, and R&B pianist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, born in Houston, Texas
  • 1978-04-15 Philippe Powell, Franco-Brazilian jazz and world music pianist, composer and arranger, born in Paris, France
  • 1978-05-05 Marcus Lewis, American jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, born in Augusta, Georgia
  • 1978-07-12 Mélanie De Biasio, Belgian jazz singer, composer and flute player (A Stomach Is Burning), born in Charleroi, Belgium
  • 1978-10-08 Mike Moreno, American jazz guitarist (First in Mind), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1978-11-19 Matt Dusk, Canadian jazz vocalist, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1979-02-25 Joanna Pascale, American jazz singer (When Lights Are Low), and educator (Temple University), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1979-03-26 Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist (Spiral), born in Hamamatsu, Japan

Norah Jones (45 years old)

1979-03-30 American pop and jazz singer and pianist ("Come Away With Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1979-05-05 Bodek Janke, Polish jazz drummers, percussionist, and tabla player, born in Warsaw Poland
  • 1979-05-21 Fayçal Salhi, French-Algerian jazz guitarist and oud player, born in Khenchela, Algeria
  • 1979-06-04 Daniel Lucca Parenti, American jazz bassist, born in Walnut Creek, California
  • 1979-06-11 Texito Langa, Mozambican jazz drummer-percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Maputo, Mozambique
  • 1979-06-14 Carlos Henriquez, American jazz and Latin jazz double bassist (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New York City
  • 1979-07-09 Tolga Bedir, Turkish jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Istanbul, Turkey
  • 1979-10-17 Angel Bat Dawid, American composer, clarinetist, pianist, and vocalist (The Oracle: Requiem for Jazz), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1979-11-10 Warren Wolf, American jazz vibraphonist, born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1980-01-22 (Elizabeth) "Lizz" Wright, American jazz and gospel vocalist ("Dreaming Wide Awake"), born in Hahira, Georgia
  • 1980-04-24 Vincent Peirani, French jazz accordionist, vocalist and composer, born in Nice, France
  • 1980-10-16 Mary Halvorson, American avant-garde jazz guitarist (Meltframe) and composer (Belladonna), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 1980-11-05 Ibrahim Maalouf, French-Lebanese jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1981-02-09 Carmen Staaf, American jazz pianist, composer, and accordion player, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1981-02-18 Kamasi Washington, American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1981-05-18 Vincent Houdijk, Dutch jazz vibraphonist and bandleader (VinnieVibes), born in The Netherlands
  • 1981-09-08 Alex Lofoco, Italian jazz-fusion bassist, born in Rome, Italy
  • 1981-09-08 Etsuko Tajima, Japanese jazz pianist, and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1981-11-26 Anıl Eraslan, Turkish jazz and classical cellist, and composer (Sert Sessizler), born in Burdur, Turkey
  • 1981-12-01 Marcus Johnson, American jazz keyboard and piano player, born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1981-12-04 Andreas Polyzogopoulo, Greek jazz trumpet player (Heart Of The Sun), born in Samiko, Greece
  • 1982-02-04 Hedvig Mollestad (Thomassen), Norwegian jazz and psychedelic rock guitarist, composer and vocalist, born in Ålesund, Norway
  • 1982-02-09 Behn Gillece, American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born in New Jersey
  • 1982-02-26 Sara Gazarek, American jazz vocalist and educator, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1982-05-01 Ambrose Akinmusire, American avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer (The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint), born in Oakland, California
  • 1982-05-23 Malene Mortensen, Danish jazz and pop singer and songwriter, born in Denmark
  • 1982-08-23 Laurin Talese, American jazz singer and songwriter ("This Love"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1982-10-09 Kassa Overall, American jazz and hip-hop drummer, rapper, and bandleader, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1982-10-12 Émile Parisien, French jazz soprano and alto saxophonist, and composer, born in Cahors, France
  • 1983-02-09 Vladimira Krckova, Czech jazz-pop singer, composer ("Your Aura On My Lips"), actress, and poet, born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
  • 1983-05-23 Jennifer Bellor, American orchestral and jazz composer (Reflections at Dusk), born in northern New York State
  • 1983-05-29 Julie Campiche, Swiss jazz harpist and composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1983-07-01 Brandee Younger, American session and touring classical, jazz, soul, and funk harpist, born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York
  • 1983-07-11 Peter Cincotti, American genre-jumping jazz, pop and rock singer-songwriter and piano player (East of Angel Town), born in New York City
  • 1983-10-19 Makaya McCraven, American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader, born in Paris, France
  • 1984-01-10 Karen Souza, Argentinian jazz and bossa nova singer, songwriter, and producer (Essentials; Velvet Vault), born in La Pampa, Argentina
  • 1984-02-20 Johannes "Jo" Alisch, German classical cellist, and jazz bassist, born in Mannheim, West Germany
  • 1984-04-24 Michael League, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-funk fusion and world music bassist, composer, and bandleader (Snarky Puppy), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1984-05-15 Mahmoud Chouki, Moroccan jazz and world music guitarist, banjo, Algerian mandole and oud player, born in Kenitra, Morocco
  • 1984-06-14 Becca Stevens, American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1984-08-10 Cyrille Aimée, French jazz singer ("Let's Get Lost"), born in Samois-sur-Seine, Fontainebleau
  • 1984-08-10 Fridolijn [von Poll], Dutch pop singer-songwriter (Finn Silver - "Crossing the Rubicon"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1984-08-25 Linda May Han Oh, Australian jazz bassist, composer, and educator, born in Malaysia
  • 1984-09-24 Taylor Eigsti, American Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer ("Lucky To Be Me"), orchestrator, and educator, born in Menlo Park, California
  • 1984-10-18 Esperanza Spalding, American jazz bassist, singer and songwriter (Radio Music Society; 12 Little Spells), born in Portland, Oregon
  • 1985-02-02 Melody Gardot, American jazz singer (My One and Only Thrill), born in New Jersey
  • 1985-05-24 Yasushi Gonjo, Japanese jazz double bassist (Gingerbread Boys), born in Yamaguchi, Japan
  • 1985-07-18 Theo Croker, American jazz trumpeter, composer, producer, and vocalist, born in Leesburg, Florida
  • 1985-07-24 Xenia Rubinos, American jazz-funk-rock singer-songwriter, born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1985-09-12 Champian Fulton, American jazz pianist and singer (Birdsong), born in Norman, Oklahoma
  • 1985-09-22 Aaron Diehl, American jazz pianist, and composer (Three Streams of Expression), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1985-12-27 Tivon Pennicott, Jamaican-American jazz saxophonist (Celery Juice), born in Marietta, Georgia
  • 1986-05-05 Théo Ceccaldi, French jazz violinist, viola player, and composer, (Tricollectif), born in Pithiviers, France
  • 1986-05-18 Adam Bałdych, Polish jazz violinist, contemporary classical composer, and music producer, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
  • 1986-08-28 Florence Welch, British blues and swing jazz singer (Florence and the Machine), born in London, England

Jon Batiste (37 years old)

1986-11-11 American jazz pianist, singer-songwriter, bandleader (Stay Human; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, 2015-22), and film score composer (Soul), born in Metairie, Louisiana

  • 1986-11-13 Miho Hazama, Japanese jazz keyboardist, composer, and bandleader, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1986-11-26 Diego Urbano, Chilean jazz vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader ("Begs the Question’’), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1987-02-24 Erica Corbo, American jazz and improv pianist (Space Whale Orchestra), and performance artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1988-01-02 Mandy Harvey, American jazz and pop singer-songwriter, profoundly deaf since age 18, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1988-02-07 Nick Costa, American jazz drummer, born in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
  • 1988-05-11 Marek Pospieszalski, Polish avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Częstochowa, Poland
  • 1988-12-14 Yvonne Mwale, Zambian jazz and blues singer, born in Lusaka, Zambia
  • 1988-12-30 Leon Jackson, Scottish pop-jazz singer (The X-Factor - "When You Believe"), born in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
  • 1989-02-22 Daniel D. [Davis], American jazz and hip hop violinist, born in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1989-04-10 Per Olav Kobberstad, Norwegian Latin and acoustic jazz 8-string guitarist and composer, born in Norway
  • 1989-05-22 Christian Sands, American jazz pianist and composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1989-05-29 Sanah Kadoura, Lebanese-Canadian jazz drummer and percussionist, born in Calgary, Alberta
  • 1989-06-18 Renee Olstead, American actress (Still Standing) and jazz singer, born in Houston, Texas
  • 1989-08-28 Cécile McLorin Salvant, American Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist (Cécile; WomanChild), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1990-05-25 Emmet Cohen, American jazz pianist, composer (Future Stride), bandleader, and Hammond B3 organ player, born in Miami, Florida
  • 1990-06-15 Kaspar Uljas, Estonian jazz accordion and bandoneon player, born in Estonia
  • 1990-07-26 Zach Serleth, American jazz, bluegrass, and klezmer bassist and banjo player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1991-04-16 Jazzmeia Horn, American jazz singer-songwriter (A Social Call), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1991-10-14 Sebastian Zawadzki, Polish jazz pianist, composer of concert and film music (Spirituality; Luminescence), born in Toruń, Poland

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