Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson

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

John Lewis

male, deceased (2001)
Third Stream musician, jazz, World War II, jazz musician, composer, pianist…jazz pianist, ModernJazzQuartet
John Aaron Lewis was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

male, deceased (1977)
cool jazz, American military personnel of World War II, alto saxophone, west coast, Cool jazz saxophonist, West Coast jazz saxophonist…Mainstream jazz saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet, West coast jazz, Jazz alto saxophonist
Paul Desmond (25 November 1924 - 30 May 1977), born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best...

Ray Brown

male, deceased (2002)
From Pittsburgh, double bass, trombone, john lewis, 52nd street, jazz…jazz musician, Jazz double-bassist, Jazz bassist, ModernJazzQuartet, Jazz at the Philharmonic
Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13 1926-July 2 2002) was an American jazz double bassist. Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and had...
Percy Heath

Percy Heath

male, deceased (2005)
Cool jazz double-bassist, Joe Morris, cancer death, Pennsylvania musician, American jazz double-bassist, Bebop double-bassist…jazz musician, ModernJazzQuartet, Jazz bassist, has appeared on more than 200 jazz albums
Percy Heath, (April 30, 1923 - April 28, 2005), was a jazz musician, most famous for his 40+ years as the double bass player for the Modern Jazz...
Kenny Clarke

Kenny Clarke

male, deceased (1985)
Bebop drummer, From Pittsburgh, jazz musician, jazz drummer, bebop, drummer…jazz, ModernJazzQuartet
Kenny Clarke (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman, later aka, Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-died January 26, 1985 in...
Connie Kay

Connie Kay

male, deceased (1994)
Astral Weeks, American, jazz, drummer, ModernJazzQuartet, jazz musician
Connie Kay (born Conrad Henry Kirnon on 27 April 1927, died 30 November 1994) was an American jazz drummer. Kay was a member of the Modern Jazz...
Eric Bibb

Eric Bibb

male, 58 years old
American, Columbia University, Acoustic, blues, acoustic instrument, ModernJazzQuartet…jazz, jazz music
Eric Bibb was born in New York, NY August 16, 1951 is an American acoustic blues singer/songwriter who is based in London, and launched his career...

Joe Kennedy Jr.

male, deceased (2004)
musician, virginia tech, violinist, Jazz violinist, jazz, American…ModernJazzQuartet, Monterey Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival
Joe Kennedy, Jr. (1923 - April 17, 2004) was an American jazz violinist and educator. Kennedy was born in in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He performed...
Shinoda Toko

Shinoda Toko

female, 96 years old
painter, ModernJazzQuartet, Cincinnati Art Museum, Japanese, manchuria, abstract
Shinoda Toko is a world-renowned Japanese female artist working with sumi [ink] paintings and prints. Her art merges traditional calligraphy with...