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American jazz musicians

145 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Roy NathansonPerson · Music memorabiliaRoy Jay Nathanson (born May 17, 1951) is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and teacher.
Scott DuBoisPerson · Music memorabiliaScott DuBois (born April 27, 1978) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Shirley RossPerson · Film memorabiliaShirley Ross (born Bernice Maude Gaunt, January 7, 1913 – March 9, 1975) was an American actress and singer, notable for her duet with Bob Hope, "Thanks for the Memory" from The Big…
Sidney BechetPerson · Music memorabiliaSidney Joseph Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.
Sonny FortunePerson · Music memorabiliaCornelius "Sonny" Fortune (May 19, 1939 – October 25, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist. He played soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flute.
Spike JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaLindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements and satire of popular songs and…
Stanley CowellPerson · Music memorabiliaStanley Cowell (May 5, 1941 – December 17, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Strata-East Records label.
Steve SwallowPerson · Music memorabiliaSteve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley.
Sun RaPerson · Music memorabiliaLe Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his…
Terry CallierPerson · Music memorabiliaTerrence Orlando "Terry" Callier (May 24, 1945 – October 27, 2012) was an American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Thurston MoorePerson · Music memorabiliaThurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician, best known as guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.
Tom TalbertPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Robert Talbert (August 4, 1924 Crystal Bay, Minnesota – July 2, 2005 Los Angeles) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
Tomeka ReidPerson · Music memorabiliaTomeka Reid (born 1977) is an American composer, improviser, cellist, curator, and teacher.
Tommy DorseyPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era.
Toots ThielemansPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans (tuts tiləmans), was a Belgian jazz musician.
Toshiko AkiyoshiPerson · Music memorabiliaToshiko Akiyoshi (秋吉敏子 or 穐吉敏子, Akiyoshi Toshiko; born 12 December 1929) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Travis DickersonPerson · Music memorabiliaTravis Dickerson is an American musician and producer best known for his work with Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen.
Wardell QuezerguePerson · Music memorabiliaWardell Joseph Quezergue (March 12, 1930 – September 6, 2011) was an American composer, arranger, record producer and bandleader, known among New Orleans musicians as the "Creole…
Wes MontgomeryPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist.
Wingy ManonePerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone (February 13, 1900 – July 9, 1982) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader.
Woody HermanPerson · Music memorabiliaWoodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader.
Zez ConfreyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The sheet music for "Dizzy Fingers"

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