Booker Little

Booker Little

male, deceased (1961)
Hard-bop trumpeter, Avant-garde trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter, jazz, composer, Candid…Jazz composer, Jazz trumpeter, jazz musician
Booker Little, Jr (born on April 2, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee-died October 5, 1961 in New York City, New York) was an American jazz trumpeter and...
Wilbur Little

Wilbur Little

male, deceased (1987)
hard bop, post-bop, Jazz bassist, "Sir" Charles Thompson, Charles Thompson
Wilbur Little (b. 1928 in Parmele, North Carolina, d. 1987 in Amsterdam) was a jazz bassist known for Hard bop and Post-bop. He originally played...
Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

male, deceased (1998)
singer, the rat pack, Strangers in the Night, Come Fly with Me, My Way, Only The Lonely…jazz singer, jazz, Little Green Apples, and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was an American jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. Beginning...
Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

male, deceased (1970)
Rock guitarist, musician, guitarist, Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock Festival, psychedelic…Little Wing, modern jazz
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock...
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

female, 67 years old
singer, "Respect", Rhythm and blues singer, African-American, Tennessee musician, I Say a Little Prayer…jazz
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American R&B, Pop and Gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has been called for many years...
Nina Simone

Nina Simone

female, deceased (2003)
My Baby Just Cares for Me, feeling good, Strange Fruit, American, gospel, soul…Women in jazz, Little Girl Blue, jazz singer, jazz pianist, Jazz songwriter
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Although she disliked...
Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller

male, deceased (1944)
Big band bandleader, Swing trombonist, Tuxedo Junction, In The Mood, String of Pearls, American…jazz musician, American jazz bandleader, jazz, Jazz trombonist, little brown jug
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 - presumably December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the...
Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke

male, 64 years old
American Primitivism, Blues guitarist, New Age musician, Slide guitarist, Folk guitarist, polyphonic…jazz, Little Treasure composer
Leo Kottke (born on 11 September 1945 in Athens, Georgia, USA, North America) is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his idiosyncratic...
Randy Weston

Randy Weston

male, 83 years old
Uhuru Africa, Post-bop pianist, Highlife musician, Hard-bop pianist, Modern Creative pianist, Progressive jazz pianist…Mainstream jazz pianist, Little Niles, jazz, jazz pianist, Jazz composer
Randy Weston (b. Brooklyn, New York, April 6, 1926) is an American jazz pianist and composer, of Jamaican parentage. Randy Weston has had a...
Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin

male, 75 years old
composer, Best Original Music Score Academy Award winner, Scores, film score, music arranger, jazz…Smooth jazz pianist, jazz pianist, Smooth jazz, The Little Drummer Girl composer
David Grusin (born June 26, 1934 in Littleton, Colorado) is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature...