Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

male, deceased (1883)
German, der ring des nibelungen, Opera composer, opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, tristan und isolde…music critic, Europeanclassicalmusic, music drama, music theory, Music theorist
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 - 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his...
Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

male, 48 years old
Grammy Award winner, American classical trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter, Juilliard School of Music alumni, Louisiana Creole, New Orleans jazz musician…Europeanclassicalmusic, Pulitzer Prize for Music winner, Pulitzer Prize for Music, classical music, Classical musician
Jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, bandleader, advocate for the arts, and educator, Wynton Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of...
George Gershwin

George Gershwin

male, deceased (1937) (New York, New York, United States)
From Manhattan, Classical composer, Brain tumour death, Vaudeville performer, buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery, from New York City…Europeanclassicalmusic, Classical musician, popular music
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937) was an American composer. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration...
Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett

male, 64 years old
Progressive jazz pianist, American jazz organist, Contemporary jazz pianist, Avant-garde pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist…Classical pianist, Europeanclassicalmusic, gospel music, Classical composer
Keith Jarrett (born May 8 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. He is ethnically Hungarian and Irish. His career...
John Williams

John Williams

male, deceased (1983)
Stranger in Paradise, Broadway, British, Gramophone record, Polovetsian Dances, Polovetsian Dance No. 2…classical music, Europeanclassicalmusic, 120 Music Masterpieces
John Williams (April 15, 1903 - May 5, 1983) was a British stage, film, and television actor. Born in The Chalfonts in Buckinghamshire, England, he...
Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

male, 88 years old
cool jazz, Third Stream pianist, American jazz songwriter, Classical pianist, American military personnel of World War II, West Coast jazz pianist…Europeanclassicalmusic
David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California), better known as Dave Brubeck, is a U.S. jazz pianist. Often regarded as a...
Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

male, deceased (1849)
composer, nocturne, waltz, Romantic music, Romantic composer, ballade…Europeanclassicalmusic, classical music, music educator, Classical pianist
Frédéric Chopin (Polish: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, sometimes "Szopen"; French: Frédéric François Chopin; English surname pronunciation: or ; March...
Jan Garbarek

Jan Garbarek

male, 62 years old
musician, saxophonist, saxophone, Jazz saxophonist, Avant-garde jazz musician, dis…Europeanclassicalmusic, new age music, world music
Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music...
Fats Waller

Fats Waller

male, deceased (1943)
Jive singer, Ain't Misbehavin', death by pneumonia, Vaudeville performer, Swing pianist, Thomas Wright Waller…Europeanclassicalmusic
Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904, died December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic...
Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner

male, 69 years old
Slideshow, percussion, guitar, Jazz fusion, Europeanclassicalmusic, avant-garde jazz…classical music, folk music, world music
Ralph Towner (b. Chehalis, Washington, March 1, 1940) is an American acoustic guitarist. He also plays piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet....