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…bop, hardbop
John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Like many other successful musicians from Chicago, he...
Benny Golson

Benny Golson

male, 80 years old
hardbop, Bebop saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, bebop, Pennsylvania musician, jazz standard
Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. While in high school in...
Sonny Stitt

Sonny Stitt

male, deceased (1982)
Bebop musician, hardbop, Hard-bop saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, Critic, saxophonist
Edward "Sonny" Stitt (February 2 1924 - July 22 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist. He was a quintessential saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop...
Billy Higgins

Billy Higgins

male, deceased (2001)
Avant-garde jazz musician, funk, jazz musician, rock music, jazz drummer, bebop…bop, hardbop
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936-May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. He played on Ornette Coleman's...
Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson

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

Lou Donaldson

male, 83 years old
Soul-jazz saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Jazz alto saxophonist, hardbop…bop
Lou Donaldson (born November 1,1926) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy...
Phil Woods

Phil Woods

male, 78 years old
Bandleader, hardbop, Stephane Grappelli, Louis Bellson, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist…post bop, Hard-bop clarinetist, bop
Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931) is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. He also performed in...
Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson

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

Curtis Fuller

male, 75 years old
Hard-bop trombonist, Mainstream jazz trombonist, Count Basie Orchestra member, American jazz trombonist, hardbop, Prestige Records
Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States hard bop trombonist. Fuller's parents were Jamaican and died when he...
Art Taylor

Art Taylor

male, deceased (1995)
Kenny Dorham Quartet, Mainstream jazz drummer, Bebop drummer, Hard-bop drummer, hardbop, American
Arthur S. Taylor, Jr. (6 april 1929-6 february1995) was an American jazz drummer of the hard bop school. After playing in the bands of Howard...