Gunther Schuller

Gunther Schuller

male, 84 years old
Gunther Schuller (born November 22 1925) is an American composer and horn player. He is regarded as one of the key figures in contemporary...
Ran Blake

Ran Blake

male, 74 years old
Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist composer. He is a faculty member at the New England Conservatory of Music. He was an...
J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

male, deceased (2001)
J.J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001), was a United States jazz trombonist,...
Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

male, deceased (2004)
Artie Shaw (May 23, 1910, New York, New York - December 30, 2004, Thousand Oaks, California) is considered to be one of the best jazz musicians of...

William Russo

male, deceased (2003)
William Russo, better known as Bill Russo was an American jazz musician. He is considered one of the greatest jazz composers and arrangers. He...
Buell Neidlinger

Buell Neidlinger

male, 73 years old
Buell Neidlinger (born March 2, 1936) is a cellist and double bassist. He was born in Westport, Connecticut. After Yale University, he moved to New...

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski

male, 73 years old
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski is a Polish composer and tenor saxophonist most linked to jazz. He began his musical career in 1956 at Polish festivals. He w...
Don Banks

Don Banks

male, deceased (1980)
Don Banks was an Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music. He initially studied at the University of Melbourne, then moved to...