2002 Cliff Gorman, actor, All That Jazz, ., dies at 65
1999 "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56
1999 Al Hirt, jazz master, trumpeter, dies at 76
1999 Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80
1999 Michel Petrucciani, jazz pianist, Both Worlds, dies at 36
1998 NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2
1997 Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89
1997 Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62
1997 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59
1997 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 54
1997 Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68
1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
1997 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91
1997 Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51
1997 Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51
1997 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
1997 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist, dies at 76
1996 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician, dies at 80
1996 Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74
1996 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63
1996 Don Grolnick, jazz musician, dies at 48
1996 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77
1996 Pud Brown, jazz musician, dies at 79
1996 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71
1996 George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66
1995 Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan, dies at 90
1995 Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58
1995 Martin Louis "Marty" Paich, jazz arranger, dies at 70
1995 Phyllis Hyman, R&B/Jazz singer (Prime of My Life), suicides at 45
1995 Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61
1995 Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist, dies at 54
1995 Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist, dies at 68
1995 Jimmy Raney, jazz guitarist, dies at 67
1995 Marshall Royal, jazz Sax/Clarinet, dies at 82
1995 Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87
1995 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82
1995 Yank Lawson, U.S. jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at 84
1995 Jess Stacy, U.S. jazz pianist (Great Gatsby), dies at 90
1994 Charles Shirley, jazz arranger, dies at 74
1994 Noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39
1994 Lesley Peacock, jazz photogrpaher/author, dies
1994 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67
1994 Al Levitt, US/French jazz drummer, dies at 63
1994 Carmen McRae [Clark], U.S. jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73
1994 Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky], U.S. jazz trumpeter, dies at 70
1994 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
1994 John William Stevens, jazz drummer, dies at 54
1994 John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67
1994 Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67
1994 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz Pianist/Arranger, dies at 79
1994 Lionel Grigson, professor of Jazz, dies at 52
1994 Willie Humphrey, jazz clarinetist, dies at 93
1994 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53
1994 Joe Pass, U.S. jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at 65
1994 Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90
1994 James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77
1994 Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77
1994 Tommy Benford, jazz drummer, dies at 88
1994 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77
1994 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75
1994 "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76
1994 Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95
1994 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86
1994 Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72
1994 Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter, dies at 85
1994 Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80
1994 Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67
1994 Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39
1993 Myrna Loy, [Williams], U.S. actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88
1993 Adelaide Hall, U.S. jazz singer (Cotton Club), dies at 92
1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
1993 Kenny Drew, US/Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64
1993 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
1993 Herman S Blount, Sun Ra, U.S. jazz pianist (Solar Arkestra), dies at 79
1993 Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke
1993 Art Hodes, Russ/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies
1993 Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies
1993 William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76
1992 Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies
1992 Ed Blackwell, U.S. jazz drummer (Quartet), dies
1992 Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies
1992 Larrie Londin, jazz drummer, dies at 48
1992 Joe Newman, U.S. jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies
1992 Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack
1992 Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76
1992 Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer
1992 Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer
1992 Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies
1991 Buck Clayton, U.S. jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies
1991 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95
1991 Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65
1991 Lotte Palfi Andor, actress (Lovesick, All the Jazz), dies
1991 Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), dies at 64
1991 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84
1991 Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83
1991 John Carter, U.S. jazz clarinetist (Roots and folklore), dies
1991 Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, U.S. jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84
1991 Jimmy McPartland, U.S., jazz cornetist, dies
1991 Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79
1990 Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71
1990 Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82
1990 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86
1990 Dexter Gordon, Jazz saxophonist, dies of kidney failure at 67
1990 Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66
1988 Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, U.S. jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77
1988 Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59
1988 Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75
1987 Woody Herman, U.S. jazz clarinetist/composer, dies at 74
1987 Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62
1987 John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76
1987 Turk Murphy, jazz trombonist, dies at 71
1987 Patrick "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78
1986 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65
1986 Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63
1986 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73
1986 Hank Mobley, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 55
1985 Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67
1984 Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92
1984 William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday
1983 Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at 49
1983 Earl "Fatha" Hines, U.S., jazz pianist/conductor, dies
1982 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62
1982 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45
1982 Theolonious S Monk, U.S., jazz pianist/composer (Blue Monk), dies at 64
1980 Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51
1979 Charles Mingus, U.S. jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56
1979 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack
1977 Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 52
1977 Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53
1976 Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orch leader (Air time '57), dies at 61
1976 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43
1975 Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86
1975 Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer, dies at 77
1975 Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60
1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances
1975 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances
1975 Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard, Utah Jazz
1975 NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak
1974 Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, dies at 62
1974 NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
1974 Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71
1973 Shandon Anderson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1973 Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68
1973 Greg Ostertag, NBA center, for the Utah Jazz
1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz
1972 Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 59
1972 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68
1972 Jamie Watson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1971 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 71
1970 Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1970 Adam Keefe, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
1969 Coleman Hawkins, U.S. jazz musician/composer, dies
1968 Greg Foster, NBA center, Utah Jazz
1968 Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48
1968 David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets
1968 Felton Spencer, NBA center, Utah Jazz
1967 John Coltrane, U.S. jazz sax/composer, dies at 40
1967 Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79
1966 Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies
1966 Chris Morris, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
1965 Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79
1964 Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, U.S. jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58
1963 Jeff Hornacek, NBA guard, Utah Jazz
1962 John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold
1961 Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983
1961 Antoine Carr, NBA forward and center, Utah Jazz
1960 Django Bates, jazz musician
1960 Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show
1959 Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer, Time and Life
1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44
1959 Sidney Bechet, U.S. jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62
1959 Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, NBA forward, Det Pistons, Utah Jazz
1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY
1956 Denise Jannah, [Zeefuik], Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market
1956 Art[hur] Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies at 46
1956 Clifford Brown, U.S. jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
1955 Cassandra Wilson, jazz singer
1955 Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in New York City
1955 Adrian Dantley, Washington D.C., NBA forward, Olympics gold 1976, Utah Jazz
1955 Jeff Clayton, U.S. jazz saxophonist/composer, Groove Shop
1954 Julio Fernandez, jazz guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance
1954 Pat Methany, jazz guitarist, As Wichita Falls
1954 Peter Erskine, jazz drummer, Weather Report
1953 Earl Klugh, Jazz pianist/guitarist
1953 Jon Faddis, jazz trumpeter
1952 Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction
1952 Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician
1951 Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator
1951 Jaco Pastorius, U.S. jazz guitarist, Weather Report-Word of Mouth
1951 Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz
1951 Lucie Arnaz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer
1951 Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist
1950 Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer and actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64
1950 Phyllis Hyman, jazz Singer
1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio)
1949 Billy Gibbons, born in Houston, Texas, jazz guitarist, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top
1949 Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude
1949 Paul J Mares, U.S. jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49
1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash
1949 Steve Gadd, jazz drummer, Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz
1948 Wayne Kramer, jazz artist, Dangerous Madness
1947 Don Grolnick, jazz musician
1947 Geraldo Velez, jazz congas, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance
1947 Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist, Live in Montreux
1947 Steve Khan, jazz musician, Christmas Waltz
1946 Digby Fairweather, jazz trumpeter
1945 Tony Williams, jazz musician
1945 David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist, David Letterman Show
1945 Anthony Braxton, jazz musician
1945 Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer, Nachtfahrer
1945 Keith Nichols, jazz pianist
1944 Glenn Miller, U.S. jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40
1944 Glenn Miller, U.S. band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40
1944 John Surman, jazz musician
1944 Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader
1944 Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist, Same Ole Love
1943 Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri
1943 Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic
1943 Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House
1943 Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade
1943 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist
1943 Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38
1942 John Taylor, jazz pianist
1942 Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist
1942 Lionel Grigson, professor of jazz
1941 Tim Hauser, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction
1941 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA at 56
1941 Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance
1941 Willy Lewis' U.S. jazz band performs in Switzerland
1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88
1941 Rick Laird, jazz musician, Gerry Niewood and Timepiece
1941 Neil Diamond, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Jazz Singer
1940 Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady
1940 Chuck Mangione, born in Rochester, New York, jazz hornist, Chasing the Clouds Away
1940 Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me
1940 Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist
1940 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz guitarist
1940 John William Stevens, jazz drummer
1940 Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting
1939 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher
1938 Richard Sudhalter, British writer/jazz musician
1938 Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres
1938 Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57
1938 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer
1938 Freddie Hubbard, born in Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter, Art Blakey
1937 Michael Gibbs, jazz composer
1937 Alice Coltrane, jazz musician
1937 Ron Carter, jazz bassist, Ron Carter Meets Bach
1937 Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist, Feel Like Making Love
1937 Bobby Scott, jazz singer
1936 Don E Cherry, U.S. jazz trumpeter
1936 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle
1935 Roy Scheider, born in Orange, New Jersey, actor, All That Jazz, Jaws, seaQuest DSV
1935 Misja Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist/composer, Reconstruction
1935 Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist, Hang on Sloopy
1934 Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician
1934 Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas
1934 Stanley Turrentine, jazz saxophonist, Wonderland
1934 Willie Bobo, New York City, jazz drummer, Cos
1934 Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist
1933 Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin
1933 Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36
1932 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician
1932 Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again
1932 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist, Charlie Brown TV specials
1932 John Chilton, jazz trumpeter
1932 Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples
1932 Dakota Staton, [Rabia Aliyah], U.S. jazz singer, In the Night
1931 Charles Buddy Bolden, U.S. jazz musician, dies
1931 Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29
1931 Dewey Redman, jazz musician
1931 Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller)
1930 Clifford Brown, [Brownie], U.S. jazz trumpeter/composer
1930 Sonny Rollins, born in New York City, jazz saxophonist, Blue Room
1930 Hank Mobley, U.S. jazz saxophonist
1930 Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59
1930 Morgana King, jazz singer and actress, Godfather
1930 Chris Barber, jazz trombonist
1930 Herbie Mann, born in Brooklyn, New York, jazz flute/sax, Just Wallin'
1930 Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams
1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz composer, Downbeat Musician of Year 1966
1929 Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist
1929 George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher
1929 Maurice Simon, jazz musician
1929 Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24
1929 Art Prysock, jazz musician
1928 Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist
1928 Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, U.S., jazz musician, Black Messiah
1928 Peter, Indiana, jazz musician
1928 Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette
1928 Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader, Gotta Travel On
1928 Will Gaines, jazz dancer
1927 Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist, Black Country Suite
1927 "Jazz Singer," 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (New York City)
1927 Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter
1927 John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone
1927 Connie Kay, jazz drummer
1927 Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist and orch leader, Jazz on a Summer Day
1927 Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey
1927 Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner
1926 John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist, Round Midnight
1926 Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House
1926 Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist
1926 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian, Mister Jazz
1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud
1925 Gunther Schuller, New York City, jazz composer
1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side
1925 June [Shirley L] Christy, U.S., jazz singer, Tampico
1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court
1925 Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter
1925 Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea
1925 James Moody, U.S., jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader
1924 Rita Reys, [Maria Reijs], Dutch jazz singer
1924 Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist
1924 Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer
1924 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist
1924 Wally Fawkes, cartoonist/jazz clarinettist
1924 Sarah .L Vaughan, born in Newark, New Jersey, jazz scat singer, Broken Hearted Melody
1924 J J Johnson, composer/jazz trombonist
1922 Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz
1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World
1922 Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/US jazz musician/composer
1922 Charles Mingus, born in Arizona, jazz bassist, Pithecanthropus Erectus
1921 Eddie Calhoun, jazz bassist
1921 Erroll Garner, U.S., jazz pianist, Misty
1921 Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor, It's Great to Be Young
1921 Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer
1921 Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician
1920 Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill
1920 Dave Brubeck, Concord California, jazz pianist/composer, Gates of Justice
1920 Anita O'Day, vocalist/actress, Outfit, Zigzag, Jazz on a Summer Day
1920 Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist
1920 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist
1920 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, Klimbim
1920 Beryl Bryden, jazz singer
1920 Art Van Damme, born in Norway, Michigan, jazz accordionist, Chicago Jazz
1920 Carmen McRae, Clark, U.S. jazz singer/pianist, Dream of Life
1920 Marian McPartland, jazz pianist, Bill Mayer, Jimmy McPartland
1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer, Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton
1919 Art Blakey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drummer, Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers
1918 Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues
1918 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist
1918 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player
1918 Kirby Stone, born in New York City, jazz combo leader, Baubles Bangles and Beads
1918 Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex
1917 Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz
1917 Thelonious Monk, jazz composer/pianist
1917 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball)
1917 Johnny Guarnieri, born in New York City, jazz pianist, Morey Amsterdam Show
1917 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden NJ
1917 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released
1917 1st jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball)
1916 James L Lyons, jazz promoter
1916 Joe Bushkin, New York City, jazz pianist, A Couple of Joes
1916 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)
1916 Dick Cary, jazz Musician
1916 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer
1916 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician
1915 George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist
1914 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger
1914 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician
1914 Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love
1914 Kenny [Klook] Clarke, Pittsburgh, jazz/drummer, composer, Epistrop
1913 Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz pianist/composer
1913 Conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist
1913 Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer, Thundering Herds
1912 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger
1912 Carlos Don Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist
1912 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist
1912 Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet
1912 Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, Hot Club of France
1912 Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55
1911 Guus Jansen, jazz pianist, Net als Toen
1911 Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw
1910 John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads
1910 Art[hur] Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer
1910 Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite
1910 Al Sears, jazz performer
1910 Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist
1909 Crozy [William] Cole, U.S. jazz drummer
1909 Lester W. "Pres" Young, U.S. jazz saxophonist
1909 Danny Barker, jazz guitarist
1908 Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy
1908 Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter
1908 Stephane Grappelli, British jazz/violinist
1907 Joe Turner, U.S. jazz pianist
1907 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter
1907 Laurence Olivier, England, actor, Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer
1907 Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer and actor, Magic Horn
1906 Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, U.S. jazz saxophonist, Eel
1905 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest
1905 Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana, actress, Jazz Singer, Thin Man, Vanity Fair
1905 Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan
1905 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician
1905 Tommy Benford, jazz drummer
1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz
1904 Eddie Condon, Goodland, Indiana, jazz guitarist, Eddie Condon's Floor Show
1904 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles
1904 Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, jazz pianist/singer, Boogie Woogie Piano
1904 Fats Waller, [Thomas Wright], jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin'
1904 William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist, Policy Man, Blazing Saddles
1904 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist
1903 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader
1903 Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer
1903 Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist, In a Mist
1903 Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts
1901 Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter, Hello Dolly
1900 Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist
1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz musician, Hello Dolly
1900 Paul J Mares, U.S., jazz trumpetist/composer, Farewell blues
1899 Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger
1898 Andy Kirk, jazz musician
1898 Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer
1897 Sidney Bechet, U.S., jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader
1895 Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player
1892 Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist
1887 Albert Conti, born in Trieste, Austria, actor, Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion
1886 Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor, Mamie, Swanee
1886 Otto Lederer, Czechoslovakia, actor, Jazz Singer
1885 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer
1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer, Daniel Jazz
1880 Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan
1873 W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues
1868 Eugenie Besserer, Watertown, New York, actress, Jazz Singer
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