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Till BrönnerPerson · Music memorabiliaTill Brönner (born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, West Germany) is a German jazz trumpet er, flügelhorn player, singer, composer, producer and photographer.
Tim HagansPerson · Music memorabiliaTim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer.
Tim MinchinPerson · Music memorabiliaTimothy David Minchin AM (born 7 October 1975) is a British-Australian musical comedian and actor.
Tim SparksPerson · Music memorabiliaTim Sparks (born October 31, 1954) is an American acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer.
Tina BrooksPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Floyd "Tina" Brooks (June 7, 1932 – August 13, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer best remembered for his work in the hard bop style.
Tineke PostmaPerson · Music memorabiliaTineke Postma (born August 31, 1978) is a Dutch jazz saxophonist and composer.
TohpatiPerson · Music memorabiliaTohpati Ario Hutomo (born 25 July 1971) is an Indonesian jazz guitarist, songwriter, and composer. He is known as one of the most notable jazz guitarists in Indonesia.
Tom DisseveltPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Dissevelt, known as Tom Dissevelt (March 4, 1921 – January 29, 1989) was a Dutch composer, arranger and musician.
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.
Tom WaitsPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer and actor.
Tomasz StańkoPerson · Music memorabiliaTomasz Ludwik Stańko (11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde.
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.
Tommy VigPerson · Music memorabiliaTommy Vig (born July 14, 1938) is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
Tony BennettPerson · Film memorabiliaAnthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer.
Tony OverwaterPerson · Music memorabiliaTony Overwater (Rotterdam, 24 March 1965) is a Dutch jazz bassist (acoustic bass and violone) and composer of jazz and improvisational music.
Tony ReedusPerson · Music memorabiliaTony Reedus (September 22, 1959 – November 16, 2008) was an American jazz drummer.
Tony WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer.
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.
Tora AugestadPerson · Music memorabiliaTora Karen Elisabeth Augestad (born 10 December 1979) is a Norwegian mezzosoprano, musical conductor and actor.
Torsten de WinkelPerson · Music memorabiliaTorsten de Winkel (born 6 January 1965) is a German musician, composer, and philosopher primarily active in the jazz, world music, fusion and electronic music genres.
Toshihiko SahashiPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn November 12, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese composer. He graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1986.
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.
Transition RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaTransition Records was a jazz record company and label based in Cambridge, Massachusetts established by Tom Wilson in 1955.
Tribe RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaTribe Records was an American jazz independent record label which was active during the 1970s and whose artists included Doug Hammond, Marcus Belgrave, Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison.
Trummy YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaJames "Trummy" Young (January 12, 1912 – September 10, 1984) was an American trombonist in the swing era.
TulusDesigner · DesignMuhammad Tulus (born 20 August 1987), better known by his mononym Tulus, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Minangkabau descent.
Tyree GlennPerson · Music memorabiliaTyree Glenn, born William Tyree Glenn (November 23, 1912, Corsicana, Texas, United States, – May 18, 1974, Englewood, New Jersey), was an American trombone and vibraphone player.
U. SrinivasPerson · Music memorabiliaUppalapu Srinivas (28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014) was an Indian mandolin player in Carnatic classical music and composer.
Uli BeckerhoffPerson · Music memorabiliaUlrich (Uli) Beckerhoff (born 6 December 1947) is a German jazz composer, trumpeter, and academic.
Ulla PiaPerson · Film memorabiliaUlla Pia Nielsen (17 February 1945 – 22 August 2020), known simply as Ulla Pia, was a Danish singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest.
Urszula DudziakPerson · Music memorabiliaUrszula Bogumiła Dudziak-Urbaniak (born 22 October 1943) is a Polish jazz vocalist.
Ute LemperPerson · Music memorabiliaUte Gertrud Lemper (German pronunciation: [ˈuːtə ˈlɛmpɐ]; born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress.
Venus RecordsOrganisation · Music memorabiliaVenus Records is a Japanese jazz record label. It was founded in 1992 by Tetsuo Hara, who had worked as a producer for RCA Victor.
Vernon ReidPerson · Music memorabiliaVernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is a British-born American guitarist, producer, and songwriter best known as the founder of the rock band Living Colour. Reid was named No.
Verve ForecastOrganisation · Music memorabiliaVerve Forecast is a record label formed as a division of Verve Records to concentrate on pop, rock, and folk music.
Vesta WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as soul, funk, R&B, Quiet storm, jazz soul and Urban…
Victor GaskinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — R. Victor Gaskin was an American jazz bassist
Victor LewisPerson · Music memorabiliaVictor Lewis (born May 20, 1950) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator.
Vidar JohansenPerson · Music memorabiliaVidar Johansen (born 2 June 1953 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor, soprano, baritone and alto saxophones, flute, bass clarinet), music arranger and composer.
Vijay IyerPerson · Music memorabiliaVijay Iyer (born Vijay Raghunathan, October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, writer, and professor based in New York City.
Viktoria TolstoyPerson · Music memorabiliaLouise Viktoria Tolstoy (Tolstaya; née Kjellberg; born 29 July 1974) is a Swedish jazz singer of Russian ancestry. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.
Vincent LopezPerson · Music memorabiliaVincent Lopez (December 30, 1895 – September 20, 1975) was an American bandleader, actor, and pianist.
Vincent PeiraniPerson · Music memorabiliaVincent Peirani (born 24 April 1980) is a French jazz accordionist, vocalist and composer who has played internationally, collaborating with Denis Colin, François Jeanneau, Youn Sun Nah,…
Vinnie BurkePerson · Music memorabiliaVinnie Burke (born Vincenzo Bucci) (March 15, 1921 – February 1, 2001) was an American jazz bassist born in Newark, New Jersey.
Violetta VillasPerson · Film memorabiliaCzesława Maria Gospodarek (née Cieślak; 10 June 1938 – 5 December 2011), known by her stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and…
Vladimir CosmaPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Bucharest.
Vojislav SimićPerson · Music memorabiliaVojislav Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Симић, 18 March 1924 – 29 September 2025), better known as "Bubiša", was a Serbian musician, conductor, composer and pioneer of Serbian ethno-jazz.
Wagner TisoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wagner Tiso
Wallace DavenportPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wallace Davenport at the 1976 North Sea Jazz Festival.
Walter DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Davis Jr. (September 2, 1932 – June 2, 1990) was an American bebop and hard bop pianist.
Ward PinkettPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Ward Pinkett, Jr. (April 29, 1906 – March 15, 1937) was an American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist during the Harlem Renaissance.
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…
Wayman TisdalePerson · Music memorabiliaWayman Lawrence Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a smooth jazz bass guitarist.
Wayne NewtonPerson · Film memorabiliaCarson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942), also known as Mr. Las Vegas, is an American singer and actor.
Wendell HarrisonPerson · Music memorabiliaWendell Harrison (born October 1, 1942) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist.
Wes MontgomeryPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist.
Wilbur de ParisPerson · Music memorabiliaWilbur de Paris (January 11, 1900 – January 3, 1973) was a trombone player and band leader known for mixing Dixieland jazz with swing.
Wilbur HardenPerson · Music memorabiliaWilbur Harden (December 31, 1924, in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969, in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Wilbur SweatmanPerson · Music memorabiliaWilbur Coleman Sweatman (February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961) was an American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist.
Wild Bill DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Davis (disambiguation)
Will BradleyPerson · Music memorabiliaWilbur Schwichtenberg (July 12, 1912 – July 15, 1989), known professionally as Will Bradley, was an American trombonist and bandleader during the 1930s and 1940s.
Willard RobisonPerson · Music memorabiliaWillard Robison (September 18, 1894 – June 24, 1968) was an American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs, born in Shelbina, Missouri.
Willie BoboPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo, was an American Latin jazz percussionist and jazz drummer of Puerto Rican descent.
Willow SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaWillow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as Willow, is an American musician and actress.
Winard HarperPerson · Music memorabiliaHiram Winard Harper (born June 4, 1962) is an American jazz drummer.
Wingy ManonePerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone (February 13, 1900 – July 9, 1982) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader.
Wolfgang DaunerPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Dauner ([ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈdaʊ̯nɐ]; 30 December 1935 – 10 January 2020) was a German jazz pianist who co-founded the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble.
Wolfgang HaffnerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wolfgang Haffner, February 2010
Woody HermanPerson · Music memorabiliaWoodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader.
Wynton KellyPerson · Music memorabiliaWynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Xavier Desandre NavarrePerson · Music memorabiliaXavier Desandre Navarre (born 11 October 1961), a.k.a. XDN, is a French jazz musician, percussionist and drummer.
Yōsuke YamashitaAuthor · BooksYōsuke Yamashita is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. His piano style is influenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz.
Yūjirō IshiharaPerson · Film memorabilia
Yuri AntonovPerson · Film memorabiliaYuri Mikhailovich Antonov (born 19 February 1945) is a Soviet and Russian composer, singer and musician, People's Artist of Russia (1997).[1][7]
Yuri HoningArtist · SculptureIllustration — Yuri Honing in 2024
Yusef LateefPerson · Music memorabiliaYusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya…
Zakir HussainPerson · Music memorabiliaUstad Zakir Hussain Qureshi (9March 195115December 2024) was an Indian tabla player, composer, arranger, percussionist, music producer and film actor who was based for much of his career in…
Zbigniew NamysłowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaZbigniew Jacek Namysłowski (9 September 1939 – 7 February 2022) was a Polish jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, cellist, trombonist, pianist and composer.
Zbigniew SeifertPerson · Music memorabiliaZbigniew Seifert (7 June 1946 – 15 February 1979) was a Polish jazz violinist.
Zoe RahmanPerson · Music memorabiliaZoe Rahman (born 20 January 1971) is an English jazz composer and pianist.

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