Horace Silver

Horace Silver

male, 81 years old
jazz musician, cape verde, jazz pianist, Modal jazz pianist, tenor saxophone, Mainstream jazz pianist…Blue Note Records, bluenote
Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928), born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner

male, 71 years old
Modal jazz pianist, STACCATO, Pennsylvania musician, Mainstream jazz pianist, Post-bop pianist, Hard-bop pianist…bluenote
Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane...
Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd

male, 77 years old
Jazz-funk trumpeter, Jazz fusion trumpeter, Crossover jazz trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter, funk musician…bluenote
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. He...
Kurt Elling

Kurt Elling

male, 42 years old
George Freeman, Willie Jones III, Laurence Hobgood, Oscar Brown, Jr., Rex Richardson, Kobe Watkins…bluenote
In the words of the legendary clarinetist/bandleader/composer Artie Shaw, "Kurt Elling is arguably the most interesting and innovative jazz singer...
Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham

male, deceased (1972)
Mainstream jazz trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Bebop trumpeter, Blue Note Records, jazz singer, Jazz composer…bluenote
McKinley Howard (Kenny) Dorham (August 30, 1924 - December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas....
Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

male, 81 years old
Post-bop saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, American expatriate in France, Jazz Messengers…bluenote
John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Like many other successful musicians from Chicago, he...
Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson

male, 68 years old
Stick-Up, Dwayne Burno, Joe Chambers, free jazz, Jazz vibraphonist, hard bop…bluenote
Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style...
Stacey Kent

Stacey Kent

female, 41 years old
Sarah Lawrence College, Jim Tomlinson, Close Your Eyes, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, American…bluenote
Stacey Kent (born March 27, 1968 in South Orange, New Jersey) is an American jazz singer.
Duke Pearson

Duke Pearson

male, deceased (1980)
Progressive big band musician, American session musician, Post-bop pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Soul-jazz pianist, Jazz composer…bluenote
Duke Pearson (August 17, 1932 - August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. All Music Guide notes him as being a "big part in...
Jack McDuff

Jack McDuff

male, deceased (2001)
organ trio, American jazz organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, hard bop…bluenote
"Brother" Jack McDuff (September 17, 1926--January 23, 2001) was a jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard...