Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

male, deceased (1974)
most influential figure in jazz, Swing pianist, Jazzcomposer, pianist, Big band bandleader, Bandleader…composer, jazz royalty, Jazz bandleader, jazz, jazz pianist
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an African American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figu...
Miles Davis

Miles Davis

male, deceased (1991)
cool jazz, trumpet, bebop, Jazz fusion, Bebop musician, Trumpet player…Jazz trumpeter, Jazz trumpet player, Jazzcomposer, Cool jazz trumpeter, Modal jazz trumpeter
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered one of the most influential of the 20th...
John Coltrane

John Coltrane

male, deceased (1967)
Jazz saxophonist, musician, American jazz bandleader, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Avant-garde saxophonist…American jazz tenor saxophonist, Free jazz saxophonist, jazz musician, Jazz tenor saxophonist, jazz
John William Coltrane, nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist,...
Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk

male, deceased (1982) (Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States)
Bebop pianist, death by stroke, Hard-bop pianist, buried at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, improvisation, pianist…Jazzcomposer, jazz pianist, jazz, composer, American jazz pianist
Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made...
Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker

male, deceased (1955)
musician, Jazz alto saxophonist, birdland, jazz, Bebop saxophonist, saxophonist…Jazzcomposer, jazz musician, Jazz 'Round Midnight, jazz festival
Charles "Bird" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed...
Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

male, deceased (1979)
Post-bop double-bassist, Bebop double-bassist, Avant-garde double-bassist, American jazz bandleader, Progressive big band bandleader, Early Creative double-bassist…Jazz bandleader, Jazzcomposer, jazz pianist, jazz, composer
Charles Mingus, also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his...
Gil Evans

Gil Evans

male, deceased (1988)
cool jazz, Progressive jazz arranger, Jazz fusion arranger, Cool jazz arranger, Experimental big band arranger, Post-bop arranger…Jazzcomposer, jazz pianist, jazz, Jazz bandleader, free jazz
Gil Evans was a jazz musician and an important innovator of big band jazz in the United States as an arranger, composer, bandleader, and pianist....
Carla Bley

Carla Bley

female, 71 years old
Progressive jazz composer, Women in jazz, American jazz bandleader, Post-bop pianist, American jazz organist, Progressive jazz pianist…Post-bop composer, free jazz, Jazz Composers Guild, Jazz Composers' Orchestra, jazz musician
Carla Bley, née Borg is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, s...
Sun Ra

Sun Ra

male, deceased (1993)
Progressive big band pianist, Experimental big band pianist, poet, Experimental big band bandleader, swing music, Free improvisation pianist…Progressive jazz pianist, Free jazz pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist, American jazz bandleader, free jazz
Sun Ra (Born Herman Poole Blount; legal name Le Sony'r Ra; born May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, died May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama) was...
Bill Evans

Bill Evans

male, deceased (1980)
cool jazz, Third Stream pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Post-bop pianist, Cool jazz pianist, Rusyn American…Jazz bandleader, Jazzcomposer, jazz pianist, jazz
William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) (August 16, 1929 - September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and one of the most famous of...