Art Blakey

Art Blakey

male, deceased (1990) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Hard-bop musician, Hard-bop drummer, Bebop drummer, jazz, Bandleader, jazz musician…musician, hard bop
Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11 1919-October 16 1990), also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with...
Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

male, 69 years old
jazz, Buddhist, soul, soul music, post-bop, rhythm section…American funk musician, Dance musician, Chicago musician, Jazz fusion musician, Post-bop jazz musician
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and composer....
Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley

male, deceased (1986)
Hard-bop musician, American jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, American, roll call, From Georgia…hard bop
Henry (Hank) Mobley was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the...
Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson

male, deceased (1999)
Hard-bop musician, vibraphone, rhythm, pianist, Michigan musician, Michigan State University alumni…jazz musician, hard bop, musician
Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan - October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

male, deceased (1977)
Hard-bop musician, Soul-jazz musician, American jazz saxophonist, American jazz flautist, Avant-garde jazz musician, From Columbus, Ohio…Blind musician, musician
Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a blind American jazz multi-instrumentalist. He was perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at...
Eddie Harris

Eddie Harris

male, deceased (1996)
reed trumpet, “Freedom Jazz Dance”, The Newport Jazz Festival, Hard-bop musician, Soul-jazz musician, electric piano…Chicago musician, jazz musician
Eddie Harris was best known for playing tenor saxophone, though he was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. Harris also came up with the...

James Moody

male, 84 years old
Hard-bop musician, American jazz saxophonist, American jazz flautist, Moody's Mood For Love, I'm in the Mood for Love, Blue Note Records…jazz musician
James Moody (born March 26 1925) is a jazz saxophone and flute player. He was born in Savannah, Georgia. As he grew up in New Jersey, he was...
Charlie Haden

Charlie Haden

male, 72 years old
Hard-bop musician, Post-bop jazz musician, Avant-garde jazz musician, Charles Edward Haden, Jazz bassist, double bass…jazz musician
Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman....
Donald Harrison

Donald Harrison

male, 49 years old
Hard-bop musician, New Orleans jazz musician, Nouveau Swing, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Headhunters, The Headhunters…Musician of New Orleans, jazz musician, musician
Donald Harrison Jr. (b. June 23, 1960, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American jazz saxophonist. Harrison played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers...

Wayne Henderson

male, 70 years old
Hard-bop musician, Soul-jazz musician, soul jazz, The Crusaders, The Jazz Crusaders, hard bop…musician
"Wayne Henderson" (b. September 24, 1939 in Houston, Texas) is a jazz trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop...