Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson

female, 72 years old
Traditional pop music singer, Vocaljazzmusician, jazz singer, Rhythm and blues singer, Women in jazz, Columbia Records…musician, Jazz Profiles, Ohio musician, jazz musician, jazz
Nancy Wilson (born February 20 1937) is an American singer whose sixty-plus albums have blended jazz and pop music. She currently hosts "Jazz...
Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

male, deceased (1993)
Bebop trumpeter, harmony, Improviser, musician, Jazz trumpeter, modern jazz…Bebop musician, Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter, Afro-Cuban jazz composer, Vocaljazzmusician, Latin jazz composer
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21 1917 - January 6 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. He was born in...
Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

female, deceased (1990)
Bebop singer, singer, jazz, Great Ladies Sing The Blues, platinum disc, misty…jazz royalty, Women in jazz, Cool jazz singer, Vocaljazzmusician, jazz singer
Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One") (March 27 1924, Newark, New Jersey - April 3 1990, Los Angeles, California) was an...
Nnenna Freelon

Nnenna Freelon

female
Simmons College alumni, Contemporary jazz singer, Vocaljazzmusician, Women in jazz, jazz singer, Traditional pop music singer…jazz, Academie du Jazz, jazz musician
Nnenna Freelon is an American jazz singer. She has been awarded the Eubie Blake Award and the Billie Holiday Award from the Academie du Jazz. She...
Ray Quinn

Ray Quinn

male, 21 years old
Vocaljazzmusician, Childwall, Raymond Arthur Quinn, Knowsley, The X Factor contestant, From Liverpool
Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988 in Knowsley, Merseyside) is an English actor and singer. He currently lives in Childwall. Ray attended...
Justin Hayford

Justin Hayford

male, 39 years old
singer, Vocaljazzmusician, cabaret singer, case manager, AIDS activist, American…jazz, jazz pianist, jazz singer, Chicago musician
Justin Hayford is a Chicago-based singer and pianist. He performs jazz and cabaret music and specializes in reviving obscure and forgotten songs...
Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae

female, deceased (1994)
Bebop singer, Vocaljazzmusician, Women in jazz, jazz, Traditional pop music singer, jazz singer…jazz pianist, Vocal, jazz musician, musician
Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920-November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. Considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the...
Dave Frishberg

Dave Frishberg

male, 76 years old
Bebop pianist, Vocaljazzmusician, Swing pianist, jazz, vocalist, Jazz composer…jazz singer, jazz musician, jazz pianist, musician
Dave Frishberg (born 23 March 1933) is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in St. Paul, Minnesota, perhaps best-known for his work...
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

female, 39 years old
Mainz, Germany, Vocaljazzmusician, vegetarian, Women in jazz, scat singer, From Baku…jazz pianist, jazz, Jazz fusion, Die Prinzessin des Jazz, The Princess of Jazz
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - also known as "The Princess of Jazz", or "Die Prinzessin des Jazz" or as "Jazziza", was born in Baku on December 19, 1969 and...

Babs Gonzales

male, deceased (1980)
singer, bebop, jazz singer, vocalist, jazz, American…Vocaljazzmusician
Babs Gonzales (b. Lee Brown in Newark, NJ, October 27, 1919; d. January 23, 1980) was an American jazz vocalist of the bebop era most notable for...