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Miles DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaMiles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter.
Miles OkazakiPerson · Music memorabiliaMiles Okazaki (born 1974) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. Okazaki is a lecturer of jazz guitar at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Milford GravesPerson · Music memorabiliaMilford Graves (August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor,…
Milt HintonPerson · Music memorabiliaMilton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer.
Milton AdolphusPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Irving Milton Adolphus
Misha MengelbergPerson · Music memorabiliaMisha Mengelberg (5 June 1935 – 3 March 2017) was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer.
Miss LiPerson · Music memorabiliaLinda Therese Karlsson (born 21 July 1982), known professionally as Miss Li, is a Swedish singer-songwriter.
Mitzi GaynorPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, dancer and singer.
Mocean WorkerPerson · Music memorabiliaMocean Worker (pronounced "motion worker") is the recording alias of jazz musician and producer Adam Dorn.
Mohamed MounirPerson · Music memorabiliaMohamed Mounir (born October 10, 1954) is an Egyptian singer and actor, with a musical career spanning more than four decades.
Mojmir SepePerson · Music memorabiliaMojmir "Mojzes" Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020) was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter.
MonicaPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of t
Morten QvenildPerson · Music memorabiliaMorten Qvenild (born 31 August 1978) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader, and producer.
Mousse T.Person · Music memorabiliaMustafa Gündoğdu (mustaˈfa ɟynˈdoːdu; born 2 October 1966), best known under his stage name Mousse T, is a German-Turkish DJ, record producer, film music composer and judge on season 15 of…
Muggsy SpanierPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago.
Mulgrew MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaMulgrew Miller (August 13, 1955 – May 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. Aspects of their
Mundell LowePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician.
Mystic ProductionOrganisation · Music memorabiliaMystic Production is a Polish independent record label. It was founded by Barbara Mikuła in 1995 in Skała.
Naná VasconcelosPerson · Music memorabiliaJuvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist…
Napoleon Murphy BrockPerson · Music memorabiliaNapoleon Murphy Brock (born April 23, 1943) is an American singer, saxophonist and flute player who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1970s, including the albums Apostrophe…
Nara LeãoPerson · Music memorabiliaNara Lofego Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnaɾɐ leˈɐ̃w, li-]; January 19, 1942 – June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian bossa nova and MPB (popular Brazilian music) singer and occasional actress.
Nat PeckPerson · Music memorabiliaNathan Peck (January 13, 1925 – October 24, 2015) was an American jazz trombonist.
Natacha AtlasPerson · Music memorabiliaNatacha Atlas (natāšā ʔaṭlas, nataːʃaː ʔatˤlas; born 20 March 1964) is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop.
Ndidi OnukwuluPerson · Music memorabiliaNdidi Onukwulu (born 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in British Columbia.
Nels ClinePerson · Music memorabiliaNels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been a guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004.
Nelson RiddlePerson · Music memorabilia
Neneh CherryPerson · Music memorabiliaNeneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer.
Niels Lan DokyPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Lan Doky (born 3 October 1963) is a Danish jazz pianist, composer and producer. He is the older brother of jazz bassist Chris Minh Doky.
Niels-Henning Ørsted PedersenPerson · Music memorabiliaNiels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (ne̝lsˈhene̝ŋ ˈɶɐ̯steð ˈpʰe̝(ː)ðɐsn̩; 27 May 1946 – 19 April 2005), also known by his abbreviated nickname NHØP, was a Danish jazz double bassist.
Nigel HitchcockPerson · Music memorabilia
Nikki IlesPerson · Music memorabiliaNikki Anne Iles (née Burnham; born 16 May 1963) is a British jazz composer, pianist and educator.
Nikki YanofskyPerson · Music memorabiliaNicole Rachel Yanofsky (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Montreal, Quebec.
Nils LandgrenPerson · Music memorabiliaNils Landgren (born 15 February, 1956) is a Swedish R&B, funk, and jazz trombone player and singer. He is known as The Man with the Red Horn because he plays a red trombone.
Nini RossoPerson · Music memorabiliaRaffaele Celeste "Nini" Rosso (19 September 1926 – 5 October 1994) was an Italian jazz trumpeter and composer.
Norah JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaNorah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar, March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Norman BrownPerson · Music memorabiliaNorman Brown (born December 18, 1962) is an American smooth jazz guitarist and singer.
Norman SimmonsPerson · Music memorabiliaNorman Simmons (October 6, 1929 – May 13, 2021) was an American musician, arranger, composer, educator, and most prominently a pianist who worked extensively with Helen Humes, Carmen McRae,…
Norris TurneyPerson · Music memorabiliaNorris William Turney (September 8, 1921 – January 17, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and flautist.
Ogun RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaOgun Records is a jazz record label created in London in 1973 by South African expatriate bassist Harry Miller, his wife Hazel Miller, and sound engineer Keith Beal.
Oleg LundstremPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Oleg Lundstrem in 2000
Oleta AdamsPerson · Music memorabiliaOleta Angela Adams (born May 4, 1953) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter.
Olga KonkovaPerson · Music memorabiliaOlga Konkova (Russian: Ольга Конкова; born 25 August 1969 in Moscow) is a Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist known from several recordings and collaboration with jazz musicians such as Adam…
Origin RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaOrigin Records is a jazz and classical music record label founded by drummer John Bishop in 1997.
Ornette ColemanPerson · Music memorabiliaRandolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer.
Oscar Castro-NevesPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 – September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.
Oscar LevantPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor and actor born in Pittsburgh, U.S, from Russian-emigrant parents.
Oscar PetersonPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Oscar PettifordPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.
Otis TaylorPerson · Music memorabiliaOtis Taylor (born July 30, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American blues musician.
Otto LechnerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Otto Lechner in a concert with the Bethlehem All Stars, Innsbruck 2008
Paloma FaithPerson · Music memorabiliaPaloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
Panama FrancisPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Albert "Panama" Francis (December 21, 1918 – November 13, 2001) was an American swing jazz drummer who played on numerous hit recordings in the 1950s.
Paolo VinacciaPerson · Music memorabiliaPaolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on 5 July 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer.
Paquito D'RiveraPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.
Patrice RushenPerson · Music memorabiliaPatrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director.
Patricia BarberPerson · Music memorabiliaPatricia Barber (born November 8, 1955) is an American songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist.
Patricia KaasPerson · Film memorabiliaPatricia Noëlle Kaas (lang; born 5 December 1966) is a French singer. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson.
Patti AustinPerson · Music memorabiliaPatti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Austin has collaborated with the likes of James Ingram, Steely Dan and Quincy Jones.
Paul AnkaPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor.
Paul ChambersPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist.
Paul DesmondPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz.
Paul HornPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Horn (March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014) was an American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer. He became a pioneer of world and new age music with his 1969 album Inside.
Paul KuhnPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Kuhn was a Swiss pianist, bandleader, conductor, actor and singer (1928–2013). He was born in Wiesbaden and died in Bad Wildungen.
Paul LovensPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Lovens (born 6 June 1949) is a German musician. He plays drums, percussion, singing saw, and cymbals.
Paul WhitemanPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American jazz bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist.
Paul WinterPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Winter (born August 31, 1939) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
Paulo MouraPerson · Music memorabiliaPaulo Moura (15 July 1932 – 12 July 2010) was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist.
Pedro IturraldePerson · Music memorabiliaPedro Iturralde Ochoa (13 July 1929 – 1 November 2020) was a Spanish jazz saxophonist, teacher and composer.
Pepe LienhardPerson · Music memorabiliaPepe Lienhard (born Peter Rudolf Lienhard; 23 March 1946 in Lenzburg) is a Swiss bandleader and musician.
Pepper AdamsPerson · Music memorabiliaPark Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer.
Perry RobinsonPerson · Music memorabiliaPerry Morris Robinson (September 17, 1938 – December 2, 2018)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist and composer. He was the son of composer Earl Robinson.
Pete ChilverPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter William Chilver (19 October 1924 – 16 March 2008) was a British jazz guitarist and hotelier.
Pete ChristliebPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American tenor saxophonist who plays in the styles of jazz bebop, West Coast jazz, hard bop and pop music.
Pete JohnsonPerson · Music memorabiliaKermit Holden "Pete" Johnson (March 25, 1904 – March 23, 1967) was an American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist.
Pete La RocaPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn and raised in Harlem by a pianist mother and a stepfath
Peter BrötzmannPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz.
Peter ErskinePerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Clark Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead.
Peter LawfordPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor.
Pharoah SandersPerson · Music memorabiliaPharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Phil HarrisPerson · Music memorabiliaWonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, bandleader, and musician.
Phil RobsonPerson · Music memorabilia
Philip CatherinePerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Oscar Catherine (born 27 October 1942) is a Belgian jazz rock guitarist.
Photo Finish RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaPhoto Finish Records is an American independent record label founded by Matt Galle in 2006. Based in New York City, the label specializes in alternative rock, pop, and electronic artists.
Piero PiccioniPerson · Music memorabiliaPiero Piccioni (December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian film score composer.
Pierre BastienPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre Bastien (born 1953 in Paris) is a French musician, composer, and experimental musical instrument builder.
Pinetop SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaClarence "Pinetop" Smith (June 11, 1904 – March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist.
Pino DanielePerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe "Pino" Daniele (19 March 1955 – 4 January 2015) was an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
Pino PrestiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Prestipino Giarritta (born 23 August 1943), professionally known by his pseudonym Pino Presti, is an Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record producer from Milan.
Poncho SanchezPerson · Music memorabiliaPoncho Sánchez (born Ildefonso Sanchez, October 30, 1951) is an American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer.
Quadrant RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaQuadrant Records is an independent record label in Spain.
Quentin JacksonPerson · Music memorabiliaQuentin "Butter" Jackson (January 13, 1909 – October 2, 1976) was an American jazz trombonist.
Quincy JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaQuincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer and composer.
Rabih Abou-KhalilPerson · Music memorabiliaRabih Abou-Khalil (Arabic: ربيع أبو خليل, born August 17, 1957) is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with jazz, classical music, and other…
Rachael MacFarlaneAuthor · BooksRachael Ann MacFarlane (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress, singer, and author.
Radu MalfattiPerson · Music memorabiliaRadu Malfatti is an Austrian trombone and harmonica player, and composer. He was born in Innsbruck, in the province of Tyrol, on December 16, 1943.
Ralph BurnsPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Ralph MacDonaldPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer.
Ralph MoorePerson · Music memorabilia
Ralph SharonPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Simon Sharon (September 17, 1923 – March 31, 2015) was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger.
Ralph TownerPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Towner (March 1, 1940 – January 18, 2026) was an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Ramón VallePerson · Music memorabiliaLuis Ramón Valle Sánchez (born December 29, 1964) is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer.
Ran BlakePerson · Music memorabiliaRan Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist, composer, and educator. He is known for his unique style that combines blues, gospel, classical, and film noir influences into an…
Randy SandkePerson · Music memorabiliaJay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist.
Ray AndersonPerson · Music memorabilia
Ray AnthonyPerson · Film memorabiliaRay Anthony (born Raymond Antonini; January 20, 1922) is an American retired bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor.
Ray BrownPerson · Music memorabilia2=Raymond Brown (disambiguation)
Ray BryantPerson · Music memorabiliaRaphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Ray CharlesPerson · Music memorabiliaRay Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
Ray ConniffPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Ray LemaPerson · Music memorabiliaRaymond Lema A'nsi Nzinga (born 30 March 1946), known as Ray Lema, is a Congolese (DRC) musician. A pianist, guitarist, and songwriter, he settled in France in 1982.
Ray ManzarekPerson · Music memorabiliaRaymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist, vocalist, and music producer.
Ray McKinleyPerson · Music memorabiliaRay McKinley (June 18, 1910 – May 7, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader. He played drums and later led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra in Europe.
Ray PhiriPerson · Music memorabiliaRaymond Chikapa Enock Phiri (23 March 1947 – 12 July 2017) was a South African jazz, fusion and mbaqanga musician born in Mpumalanga to Thabethe Phiri, a Malawian immigrant worker, and…
Ray VenturaPerson · Music memorabiliaRaymond Ventura (16 April 1908, Paris, France – 29 March 1979, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a French jazz pianist and bandleader. He helped popularize jazz in France in the 1930s.
Raymond ScottPerson · Music memorabiliaRay Scott (disambiguation)Ray Scott
Rebecca ParrisPerson · Music memorabiliaRebecca Parris (born Ruth Blair MacCloskey; December 28, 1951 – June 17, 2018) was an American jazz singer.
Rebekka BakkenPerson · Music memorabiliaRebekka Bakken (born 4 April 1970) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producer who is often associated with jazz, although she refuses to characterise herself as a jazz musician.
Red CallenderPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992) was an American string bass and tuba player.
Red MitchellPerson · Music memorabiliaKeith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet.
Red NorvoPerson · Music memorabiliaRed Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr.

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