Miles Davis

Miles Davis

male, deceased (1991)
cooljazz, trumpet, bebop, Jazz fusion, Bebop musician, Trumpet player…Birth of the Cool, Jazz trumpeter, Jazz trumpet player, Jazz composer, Cool 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...
Chet Baker

Chet Baker

male, deceased (1988)
cooljazz, Cool jazz singer, Cool jazz trumpeter, cause of death disputed, American jazz trumpeter, Jazz trumpeter…jazz singer, jazz, West Coast jazz trumpeter, West Coast jazz singer
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 - May 13, 1988) was an American jazz musician.
Stan Getz

Stan Getz

male, deceased (1991)
musician, jazz musician, saxophonist, tenor saxophone, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, cooljazz…American jazz saxophonist, Cool jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, Jazz saxophonist, jazz
Stanley Gayetsky, usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz musician. Known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone,...
Bill Evans

Bill Evans

male, deceased (1980)
cooljazz, Third Stream pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Post-bop pianist, Cool jazz pianist, Rusyn American…Jazz bandleader, Jazz composer, 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...
Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

male, 88 years old
cooljazz, Third Stream pianist, American jazz songwriter, Classical pianist, American military personnel of World War II, West Coast jazz pianist…Cool jazz pianist, jazz standard, jazz musician, Jazz composer, jazz pianist
David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California), better known as Dave Brubeck, is a U.S. jazz pianist. Often regarded as a...
Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

male, deceased (1996)
cooljazz, Death from surgical complications, Cool jazz saxophonist, Cool jazz arranger, Liver cancer death, composer…jazz, Jazz baritone saxophonist
Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger, known primarily for his unusually cool baritone saxophone...
Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

male, 82 years old
cooljazz, American jazz alto saxophonist, key, Alto Saxophonist, tonality, alto saxophone…Cool jazz saxophonist, Birth of the Cool, Jazz alto saxophonist, jazz musician, jazz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois. He has been noted to be one of the few alto saxophonists of...
Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

male, deceased (1977)
cooljazz, 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, West coast jazz, Jazz alto saxophonist, Modern Jazz Quartet
Paul Desmond (25 November 1924 - 30 May 1977), born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best...
Gil Evans

Gil Evans

male, deceased (1988)
cooljazz, Progressive jazz arranger, Jazz fusion arranger, Cool jazz arranger, Experimental big band arranger, Post-bop arranger…Jazz composer, 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....
Chris Botti

Chris Botti

male, 47 years old
Indiana University, Smooth jazz musician, William Adam, American jazz trumpeter, elevator muzak, From Corvallis, Oregon…Jazz trumpeter, Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz, cooljazz
Christopher Botti or Chris Botti (born October 12, 1962) is a trumpeter and composer; born in Portland, Oregon. He plays a Martin Committee trumpet...