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Ian CarrPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator.
Ian HamerPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Wilfred Hamer (11 September 1932 – 3 September 2006) was a British jazz trumpeter.
Ibrahim MaaloufPerson · Music memorabiliaIbrahim Maalouf (pron; born 5 November 1980) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer.
Ike IsaacsPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles "Ike" Isaacs (March 28, 1923 – February 27, 1981) was an American jazz double bassist from Greater Cleveland.
Intars BusulisPerson · Music memorabiliaIntars Busulis (born 2 May 1978 in Talsi, Latvia) is a Latvian singer, trombonist and musician in a Musical Union Intars Busulis & Abonementa orķestris.
Irene HigginbothamPerson · Music memorabiliaIrene Higginbotham (June 11, 1918 – August 27, 1988) was an American songwriter and concert pianist. She is best known for co-writing the Billie Holiday song "Good Morning Heartache" (1946).
Irene KralPerson · Music memorabiliaIrene Kral (January 18, 1932 – August 15, 1978) was an American jazz singer.
Ithamara KooraxPerson · Music memorabiliaIthamara Koorax (born April 28, 1965) is a Brazilian jazz and pop singer. For several years, she was voted one of the best jazz singers of the world by DownBeat Readers Polls.
Ivan LinsPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan Guimarães Lins (born 16 June 1945) is a Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian musician.
Ivan MládekArtist · PaintingsIvan Mládek (born 7 February 1942) is a Czech recording artist, composer, and comedian who gained success in the mid-1970s.
Ivar AntonsenPerson · Music memorabiliaIvar Antonsen (born April 16, 1946, in Fauske Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer and had his debut at the Oslo jazz scene in 1967 together with Jan Garbarek,…
Ivie AndersonPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in Gilroy and died in Los Angeles.
Ivo PerelmanArtist · PaintingsIvo Perelman (born January 12, 1961) is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo.
J. R. MonterosePerson · Music memorabiliaMonterose played in the bebop an
Jack DeJohnettePerson · Music memorabiliaJack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer.
Jacky TerrassonPerson · Music memorabiliaJacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Jaime Ray NewmanPerson · Film memorabiliaJaime Ray Newman (born 1978 4 2) is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera General Hospital, Mindy O'Dell in the drama…
Jaki ByardPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Arthur "Jaki" Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger.
James Blood UlmerPerson · Music memorabiliaWillie James "Blood" Ulmer (February 8, 1940 – June 3, 2026) was an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. He played a Gibson Byrdland guitar.
James LastPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Last (tʃeɪms last; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015) was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra.
James MoodyPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Moody (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles.
James P. JohnsonPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer.
James PankowPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Carter Pankow (born August 20, 1947) is an American trombone player, songwriter, and a founding member of the rock band Chicago.
James Reese EuropePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Reese Europe (February 22, 1880[1] – May 9, 1919) was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer.
James SpauldingPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Ralph Spaulding Jr.
Jamie CullumPerson · Music memorabiliaJamie Paul Joseph Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer, pianist, songwriter and radio presenter.
Jamie MuirPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam James Graham Muir (4 July 1945 – 17 February 2025) was a Scottish painter and musician, best known for his work as the percussionist in King Crimson from 1972 to 1973, appearing…
Jan AkkermanPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer.
Jan Gunnar HoffPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Gunnar Hoff (born 22 October 1958) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and professor, living in Bodø, known from cooperations with jazz musicians like Pat Metheny, Mike…
Jan JohanssonDesigner · DesignJan Johansson (16 September 1931 – 9 November 1968) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and arranger whose work combined modern jazz, Scandinavian folk music and large-ensemble writing.
Jan LundgrenPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Lundgren (born 22 March 1966) is an internationally active Swedish jazz musician.
Jane Ira BloomPerson · Music memorabiliaJane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer.
Janika SillamaaPerson · Film memorabiliaJanika Sillamaa (born 23 June 1975) is an Estonian singer and actress.
Jarle VespestadPerson · Music memorabiliaJarle Vespestad (born 16 April 1966) is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.
Jason MoranPerson · Music memorabiliaJason Moran (born January 21, 1975) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations.
Jean DeromePerson · Music memorabiliaJean Derome (born June 29, 1955) is a French Canadian avant-garde saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
Jean-Luc PontyPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer.
Jeff BealPerson · Music memorabiliaJeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, and the concert hall.
Jeff HamiltonPerson · Music memorabiliaJeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer and co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. A former member of the L.A.
Jeff HealeyPerson · Music memorabiliaNorman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No.
Jelly Roll MortonPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinand Joseph LaMothe (Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and…
Jerome RichardsonPerson · Music memorabiliaJerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician and woodwind player.
Jim GallowayPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Braidie Galloway (28 July 1936 – 30 December 2014) was a jazz clarinet and saxophone player. He based his career in Canada after emigrating from Scotland in the mid-1960s.
Jim HallPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Stanley Hall (December 4, 1930 – December 10, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger.
Jimmy ClevelandPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.
Jimmy CobbPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Cobb (disambiguation)
Jimmy DurantePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Francis Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist.
Jimmy HeathPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.
Jimmy MaxwellPerson · Music memorabiliaJimmy Maxwell (January 9, 1917 – July 20, 2002) was an American swing jazz trumpeter.
Jimmy RaneyPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Elbert Raney (August 20, 1927 – May 10, 1995) was an American jazz guitarist, born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, known for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to…
Jimmy ScottPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Victor Scott (July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014), also known as Little Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads…
Jiří StivínPerson · Music memorabiliaJiří Stivín (born 23 November 1942 in Prague) is a Czech flute player and composer.
JMT RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaJMT Records (an acronym of Jazz Music Today) was a German record label founded by Stefan Winter.
Jo JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaJonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.
Joachim KühnPerson · Music memorabiliaJoachim Kurt Kühn (born 15 March 1944) is a German jazz pianist.
João DonatoPerson · Music memorabiliaJoão Donato de Oliveira Neto (17 August 1934 – 17 July 2023) was a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist as well as a trombonist from Rio Branco.
Jodie ChristianPerson · Music memorabiliaJodie Christian (February 2, 1932 – February 13, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, noted for bebop and free jazz.
Joe AlbanyPerson · Music memorabiliaJoe Albany (born Joseph Albani; January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988) was an American modern jazz pianist who played bebop with Charlie Parker as well as being a leader on his own recordings.
Joe BeckPerson · Music memorabiliaJoe Beck (July 29, 1945 – July 22, 2008) was an American jazz guitarist who was active for over 40 years.
Joe HendersonPerson · Music memorabiliaJoe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional flautist.
Joe LaBarberaPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph James LaBarbera (born February 22, 1948) is an American jazz drummer and composer.
Joe LovanoPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Joe MorelloPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from…
Joe NewmanPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Dwight Newman (September 7, 1922 – July 4, 1992) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator, best known as a musician who worked with Count Basie during two periods.
Joe PassPerson · Music memorabiliaJoe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist.
Joe VenutiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe "Joe" Venuti (September 16, 1903[1] – August 14, 1978) was an American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist.
Joey BaronPerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American drummer best-known for working in avant-garde jazz with Bill Frisell and John Zorn.
John DankworthPerson · Music memorabiliaSir John Phillip William Dankworth (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, and bandleader.
John KlemmerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn T. Klemmer (born July 3, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and arranger.
John LaPortaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Daniel LaPorta (April 13, 1920 – May 12, 2004) was a jazz clarinetist and composer.
John LewisPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Lewis was an American pianist, composer, music educator, jazz musician and university teacher (1920–2001). He was born in La Grange and died in New York City.
John LurieArtist · PaintingsJohn Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble;
John MilesPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Miles (disambiguation)John Miles
John SurmanPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music.
Johnny FrigoPerson · Music memorabiliaJohnny Frigo (December 27, 1916 – July 4, 2007) was an American jazz violinist, bassist and songwriter. He appeared in the 1940s as a violinist before working as a bassist.
Johnny GriffinPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Johnny HartmanPerson · Music memorabilia
Johnny HodgesPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band.
Johnny MandelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz.
Johnny VidacovichPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Joseph Vidacovich Jr. (born June 27, 1949) is an American jazz drummer and a member of the band Astral Project with James Singleton, Tony Dagradi, and Steve Masakowski, as well as…
Johnny WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaJohnny Williams Jr. (March 13, 1908 − October 23, 1998) was an American jazz tubist and double-bassist.
Jon BatistePerson · Music memorabiliaJonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, bandleader, television personality and actor.
Jon ChristensenPerson · Music memorabiliaJon Ivar Christensen (20 March 1943 – 18 February 2020) was a Norwegian jazz drummer.
Jonas HellborgPerson · Music memorabiliaJonas Hellborg (born 7 June 1958) is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Jens Johansson, Anders…
Jonas KullhammarPerson · Music memorabiliaJonas Kullhammar (2 September 1978 in Nacka, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz composer, saxophonist and is one of Sweden's most established jazz musicians.
Josefine CronholmPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Josefine Cronholm at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018
Joseph BowiePerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Bowie (born October 17, 1953) is an American jazz trombonist and vocalist. The brother of trumpeter Lester Bowie, Joseph is known for leading the jazz-punk group Defunkt and for…
Joseph TrapanesePerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Trapanese (born August 7, 1984) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, and music producer.
Joshua RedmanPerson · Music memorabiliaJoshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006).
Joss StonePerson · Film memorabiliaJoscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), known professionally as Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.
Joya SherrillPerson · Music memorabiliaJoya Sherrill (August 20, 1924 – June 28, 2010) was an American jazz vocalist and children's television show host.
Juan Carlos CáceresPerson · Music memorabiliaJuan Carlos Cáceres (4 September 1936 – 5 April 2015) was an Argentine musician.
Juan Francisco OrdóñezPerson · Music memorabiliaJuan Francisco Ordóñez (born 4 October 1961) is a guitarist from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His music combines blues, rock, and jazz.
Juan TizolPerson · Music memorabiliaJuan Tizol Martínez (22 January 1900 – 23 April 1984) was a Puerto Rican jazz trombonist and composer.
Judy GarlandPerson · Film memorabiliaJudy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades.
Julia HülsmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Julia Hülsmann
Julian ArgüellesPerson · Music memorabiliaJulian Argüelles (born 28 January 1966) is an English jazz saxophonist.
Julius HemphillPerson · Music memorabiliaJulius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player.
June ChristyPerson · Music memorabiliaJune Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals.
Justin Meldal-JohnsenPerson · Music memorabiliaJustin Meldal-Johnsen (born March 26, 1970) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter and musical director.
K&K VerlagsanstaltOrganisation · Music memorabiliaK&K Verlagsanstalt is a German record label based in Landau in der Pfalz and owned by Josef-Stefan Kindler and Andreas Otto Grimminger.
Kai WindingPerson · Music memorabiliaKai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson.
Kaki KingPerson · Music memorabiliaKaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer.
Kamasi WashingtonPerson · Music memorabiliaKamasi Tii Washington (born February 18, 1981) is an American arranger, composer and jazz saxophonist. He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down.
Kati KovácsPerson · Film memorabilia
Katie MeluaPerson · Music memorabiliaKetevan Katie Melua (ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, kʰetʰevan melua; born 16 September 1984) is a British singer. Under the management of composer Mike Batt, sh
Katrine MadsenPerson · Music memorabiliaKatrine Madsen (born 7 March 1972 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish jazz singer.
Kay StarrPerson · Music memorabiliaKay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s.
KayahPerson · Music memorabiliaKatarzyna Magdalena Rooijens (née Szczot; born 5 November 1967), professionally known as Kayah, is a Polish singer-songwriter performing a variety of music genres, including pop, soul,…
Kazumi WatanabePerson · Music memorabiliaBorn October 14, 1953 in Tokyo is a Japanese guitarist. Other guitarists such as Luke Takamura and Sugizo have cited him as an influence.
Ken HyderPerson · Music memorabiliaKen Hyder (born 29 June 1946) is a Scottish jazz fusion drummer and percussionist born in Dundee, Scotland, perhaps best known for combining folk, ethnic and Celtic music with jazz.
Kenny BallPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930 – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen.
Kenny BarronPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist and composer who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential…
Kenny ClarkePerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Clark (disambiguation)Kenneth Clark
Kenny KirklandPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth David Kirkland (September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998) was an American pianist and keyboardist.
Kenny WernerPerson · Music memorabiliaKenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author.
Kermit RuffinsPerson · Music memorabiliaKermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer from New Orleans.
Kevin HaysPerson · Music memorabiliaKevin Hays (born May 1, 1968) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He began playing in New York while still at high school and led his first record date in 1990.
Keynote RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaKeynote Records was a record label founded by record store owner Eric Bernay in 1940.
KhaledPerson · Music memorabiliaKhaled Hadj Ibrahim (pron; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled, is an Algerian raï musician.

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