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Evan ParkerPerson · Music memorabilia
Eydie GorméPerson · Music memorabiliaEydie Gormé (born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres.
Fabian AlmazanPerson · Music memorabiliaFabian Almazan (born April 16, 1984) is a jazz pianist and composer born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Miami, Florida.
Fausto PapettiPerson · Music memorabiliaFausto Papetti (Viggiù, 28 January 1923 – San Remo, 15 June 1999) was an Italian alto saxophone player.
Federico UghiPerson · Music memorabiliaFederico Ughi (born 1972) is an Italian drummer and composer. He works primarily in the fields of free improvisation and jazz.
Femi KutiPerson · Music memorabiliaOlufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos.
Fletcher HendersonPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing…
Flip PhillipsPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Edward Filippelli (March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001), known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.
François JeanneauPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Jeanneau (born June 15, 1935, Paris) is a French jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
Frank FosterPerson · Music memorabiliaFrank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.
Frank GambalePerson · Music memorabiliaFrank Gambale (gam-BAH-lee; born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist.
Frankie TrumbauerPerson · Music memorabiliaOrie Frank Trumbauer (May 30, 1901 – June 11, 1956) was an American jazz saxophonist of the 1920s and 1930s.
Fred BöhlerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfred "Fred" Böhler (July 26, 1912, Zürich – January 10, 1995, Zumikon) was a Swiss jazz keyboardist and bandleader.
Fred HerschPerson · Music memorabiliaFred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and a 17-time Grammy nominée.
Fred HopkinsPerson · Music memorabiliaFred Hopkins (October 11, 1947 – January 7, 1999) was an American double bassist who played a major role in the development of the avant-garde jazz movement.
Fred WesleyPerson · Music memorabiliaFred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.
Freddie GreenPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years.
Freddie HubbardPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards.
Fredrik NorénPerson · Music memorabiliaFredrik Norén (21 April 1941 – 13 May 2016) was a Swedish jazz drummer and band leader.
Fredrika StahlPerson · Music memorabiliaFredrika Stahl (born 24 October 1984) is a Swedish singer and songwriter signed to Sony Music in France. Her style is a mix of jazz and pop.
Frode BergPerson · Music memorabiliaFrode Berg (born 24 October 1971) is a Norwegian bassist known for his works in classical and contemporary music, jazz, pop, and rock.
Frode GjerstadPerson · Music memorabiliaFrode Gjerstad (born 24 March 1948) is a Norwegian jazz musician with alto saxophone as principal instrument, but he also plays other saxophones, clarinet, and flute.
Füsun ÖnalPhotographer · PhotographyNuriye Füsun Önal (born 11 March 1947) is a Turkish pop singer, theatre actress, and writer.
Gábor SzabóPerson · Music memorabiliaSzabó Gábor István
Gary PeacockPerson · Music memorabiliaGary George Peacock (May 12, 1935September 4, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist.
Gato BarbieriPerson · Music memorabiliaLeandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin…
Geir LysnePerson · Music memorabiliaGeir Øystein Lysne (born 9 October 1965 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone, flute, composer, arranger) and a famous Big Band leader.
Gene AmmonsPerson · Music memorabiliaEugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Gene KellyPerson · Film memorabiliaEugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style.
Gene KrupaPerson · Music memorabiliaEugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer.
Gene PerlaPerson · Music memorabilia
Georg BreinschmidPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Breinschmid (born 25 April 1973) is an Austrian double bass player.
Georg WadeniusPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Georg Viktor "Jojje" Wadenius (4 May 1945 – 30 April 2026) was a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a studio…
George AdamsPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Adams was an American saxophonist, composer and musician (1940–1992). He was born in Covington and died in New York City.
George BensonPerson · Music memorabilia
George ColemanPerson · Music memorabilia
George DukePerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer.
George GruntzPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with…
George LewisPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Lewis (born Joseph Louis Francois Zenon; July 13, 1900 – December 31, 1968) was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his highest profile in the later decades of his life.
George MichaelPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer.
Georgie AuldPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a Canadian jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
Georgie FamePerson · Music memorabiliaGeorgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English R&B and jazz musician.
Gerald WigginsPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Foster Wiggins (May 12, 1922 – July 13, 2008) was an American jazz pianist and organist.
Gerald WilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator.
Gerry MulliganPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger.
Gianluca PetrellaPerson · Music memorabiliaGianluca Petrella is an Italian jazz trombonist. In 2001 he won Italy's Django d'Or Award as well as Musica Jazz's annual critics poll as Best Young Talent.
Gianni BassoPerson · Music memorabiliaGianni Basso (24 May 1931 – 17 August 2009) was an Italian jazz tenor saxophonist, who was influenced by Stan Getz.
Gianni BedoriPerson · Music memorabiliaGianni Bedori (25 November 1930 – 21 January 2005), also known as Johnny Sax, was an Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist and composer.
Gil EvansPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader.
Gil MelléPerson · Music memorabiliaGilbert John Mellé (December 31, 1931 – October 28, 2004) was an American jazz musician, film score composer, and artist.
Gil Scott-HeronPerson · Music memorabiliaGilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American jazz poet, singer, musician and author, known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Gilad HekselmanPerson · Music memorabiliaGilad Hekselman (born February 3, 1983) is an Israeli-born jazz guitarist. He has performed with Anat Cohen, Mark Turner, Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Jeff Ballard, John Scofield, Ari…
GiorgiaPerson · Music memorabiliaGiorgia Todrani (lang; born 26 April 1971), known professionally as simply Giorgia, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Giorgio GasliniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiorgio Gaslini (22 October 1929 – 29 July 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist, composer and conductor.
Giuseppi LoganPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppi Logan (May 22, 1935 – April 17, 2020) was a jazz musician, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who taught himself to play piano and drums before switching to reeds at the…
Glauco VenierPerson · Music memorabiliaGlauco Venier (born 8 September 1962) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer.
Glenn MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during World War II, when…
Gordon BeckPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon James Beck (16 September 1935 – 6 November 2011) was an English jazz pianist and composer. At the time of his death, 26 albums had been released under his name.
Gordon GoodwinPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Louis Goodwin (December 30, 1954 – December 8, 2025) was an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor. He was the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
Grady TatePerson · Music memorabiliaGrady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist.
Graham BondPerson · Music memorabiliaGraham Bond (disambiguation)
Graham HaynesPerson · Music memorabiliaGraham Haynes (born September 16, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer.
Grant GeissmanPerson · Music memorabiliaGrant Geissman (born April 13, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer.
Greenleaf MusicOrganisation · Music memorabiliaGreenleaf Music is an independent music company directed by American trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas.
Greetje KauffeldPerson · Music memorabiliaGreta "Greetje" de Roo-Kloet (born 26 November 1939), known professionally as Greetje Kauffeld, is a Dutch jazz singer and schlager musician.
Greg CohenPerson · Music memorabiliaGreg Cohen (born July 13, 1953) is an American jazz bassist who has been a member of John Zorn's Masada quartet and worked with numerous other noted musicians for over four decades.
Gregor HuebnerPerson · Music memorabiliaGregor Huebner (born May 23, 1967) is a violinist, pianist and composer. He performs solo and with several ensembles including El Violin Latino, Sirius Quartet, Berta Epple and Salsafuerte.
Guido BassoPerson · Music memorabiliaGuido Basso (27 September 1937 – 13 February 2023) was a Canadian jazz musician who was a member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass big band.
Günter LenzPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Lenz (25 July 1938 – 26 June 2026) was a German jazz bassist and composer. He played in notable formations, beginning with the Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet in 1961.
Guy LafittePerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Lafitte (12 January 1927 – 10 June 1998) was a French jazz saxophonist.
Guy MarchandPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Marchand (22 May 1937 – 15 December 2023) was a French actor, musician, and singer.
György SzabadosPerson · Music memorabiliaGyörgy Szabados (13 July 1939 – 10 June 2011) was a Hungarian jazz pianist, and is sometimes referred to as the "father" or "unofficial king" of the Hungarian free jazz movement since the…
Håkan von EichwaldPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Håkan von Eichwald.
Hal GalperPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Galper (April 18, 1938 – July 18, 2025) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.
Hal RussellPerson · Music memorabiliaHal Russell (born Harold Russell Luttenbacher, August 28, 1926 – September 5, 1992) was an American free jazz composer, band leader and multi-instrumentalist who performed mainly on…
Hal SchaeferPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Herman "Hal" Schaefer (22 July 1925 – 8 December 2012) was an American jazz pianist and vocal coach.
Hampton HawesPerson · Music memorabiliaHampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist.
Hank CrawfordPerson · Music memorabiliaBennie Ross "Hank" Crawford Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, pianist, arranger, and songwriter whose genres included R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk,…
Hank JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
Hans MathisenPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Mathisen (born 27 July 1967 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny…
Hans UlrikPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Ulrik (born 28 September 1965) is a Danish jazz saxophonist and composer who has recorded with Gary Peacock, Adam Nussbaum, Niels Lan Doky, Audun Kleive, Marilyn Mazur, John Scofield,…
Häns’che WeissPerson · Music memorabiliaHäns'che Weiss (1951 – 2 June 2016) was a German gypsy jazz and modern jazz guitarist in the tradition of Django Reinhardt.
Harald LassenPerson · Music memorabiliaHarald Lassen (born March 13, 1987, in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician, songwriter, and bandleader.
HarmolodicsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaHarmolodics is a musical philosophy and method of musical composition and improvisation developed by American jazz saxophonist-composer Ornette Coleman.
Harri StojkaPerson · Film memorabiliaHarri Stojka (born 22 July 1957 in Vienna) is a Viennese jazz guitarist. He comes from the diasporic Lovara-Roma dynasty of the Bagareschtschi clan.
Harrison BankheadPerson · Music memorabiliaHarrison Napoleon Bankhead III (March 1, 1955 – April 5, 2023) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Harry BeckettPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Winston Beckett (30 May 1935 – 22 July 2010) was a British trumpeter and flugelhorn player of Barbadian origin.
Harry JamesPerson · Film memorabiliaHarry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to…
Harvey MasonPerson · Music memorabiliaHarvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay.
Hazel ScottPerson · Music memorabiliaHazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was an American jazz and classical pianist and singer.
Hector MartignonPerson · Music memorabiliaHector Martignon is a Colombian pianist and composer of Italian descent living in New York City.
Hefty RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaHefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois (United States).
Hein van de GeynPerson · Music memorabiliaHein van de Geyn (born 18 July 1956) is a jazz double bassist, composer and band leader from the Netherlands. Van de Geyn also teaches double bass and music.
Heine TotlandPerson · Music memorabiliaHeine Totland (born 16 October 1970 in Moster, Bømlo Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian-Danish singer and has featured in several prominent productions, like State, Gli Scapoli, Silje…
Heinz SauerPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinz Sauer (born December 25, 1932, Merseburg) is a German jazz saxophonist.
Helen HumesPerson · Music memorabiliaHelen Humes (June 23, 1913 – September 13, 1981) was an American singer. She was a blues, R&B and classic popular singer.
Helen MerrillPerson · Music memorabiliaHelen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) is an American jazz vocalist.
Helena JosefssonPerson · Music memorabiliaHelena Marianne Josefsson (born 23 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
Helge SchneiderIllustrator · IllustrationHelge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, composer, author, film and theatre director, actor, and screenwriter.
Henri RenaudPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Renaud (20 April 1925 in Villedieu-sur-Indre, France – 16 October 2002 in Paris) was a French jazz pianist, record producer, and record company executive.
Henri RenéPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri René (born Harold Manfred Kirchstein; December 29, 1906 – April 25, 1993), was an American musician who had an international career in the recording industry as a producer, composer,…
Henri SalvadorPerson · Film memorabiliaHenri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist.
Henry ButlerPhotographer · PhotographyHenry Butler (September 21, 1948 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz and blues pianist. He learned piano, drums, and saxophone in school.
Henry GrimesAuthor · BooksHenry Grimes (November 3, 1935 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist and violinist.
Herb GellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Arnold Geller (November 2, 1928 – December 19, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was born in Los Angeles.
Herbert BrünPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Brün (July 9, 1918 – November 6, 2000) was a composer and cybernetician. Herbert Brün was born in Berlin, Germany, he taught at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1962…
Herbie HancockPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group.
Herbie MannPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music.
Herschel EvansPerson · Music memorabiliaHerschel "Tex" Evans (March 9, 1909 – February 9, 1939) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra.
Hildegunn ØisethPerson · Music memorabiliaHildegunn Øiseth (born 5 December 1966 in Kongsvinger, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet, flugelhorn and bukkehorn).
Hilliard GreenePerson · Music memorabiliaHilliard Greene (born February 26, 1958) is an American bassist (playing both double bass, and bass guitar) specializing in modern creative, improvised, and jazz music, as well as a music…
Himuro YoshiteruPerson · Music memorabiliaHimuro Yoshiteru is an electronic music musician and DJ from Japan.
Hoagy CarmichaelPerson · Music memorabiliaHoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer.
Horace SilverPerson · Music memorabiliaHorace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the…
Horace TapscottPerson · Music memorabiliaHorace Elva Tapscott (April 6, 1934 – February 27, 1999) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Hot Lips PagePerson · Music memorabiliaOran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist.
Houston PersonPerson · Music memorabiliaHouston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer.
Howard AldenPerson · Music memorabiliaHoward Vincent Alden (born October 17, 1958) is an American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California.
Howard RumseyPerson · Music memorabiliaHoward Rumsey (November 7, 1917 – July 15, 2015) was an American jazz double-bassist known for his leadership of the Lighthouse All-Stars in the 1950s.
Humphrey LytteltonArtist · Comics and comic artHumphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.

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