Reggie Workman

Reggie Workman

male, 72 years old
Hard-bop double-bassist, Avant-garde double-bassist, Pennsylvania musician, hardbop, avant-garde jazz, Live at the Village Vanguard
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist. He was a...
Jimmy McGriff

Jimmy McGriff

male, 73 years old
organ trio, soul-jazz, hardbop, Jazz-funk organist, Soul-jazz organist, Hard-bop organist
James Harrell McGriff (born April 3, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who...
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…hardbop
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...
Eric Alexander

Eric Alexander

male, 41 years old
jazz saxaphonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, post-bop, Jazz tenor saxophonist, hardbop, American
Eric Alexander (born 1968) is an American jazz saxophonist, known for his sophisticated hard bop and post-bop style. Alexander began as a classical...
Gary Bartz

Gary Bartz

male, 69 years old
Baltimore City College, Clarinetist, jazz musician, hardbop, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Illuminations
Gary Bartz (born 26 September 1940, Baltimore, Maryland) is an American alto and soprano saxophonist and clarinetist. Bartz graduated from the...
Charlie Rouse

Charlie Rouse

male, deceased (1988)
American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, sphere, tenor saxophonist, hardbop, American
Charlie Rouse (April 6, 1924 - November 30, 1988) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist. He is best known for his time with Thelonious Monk's...

Doug Watkins

male, deceased (1962)
American jazz double-bassist, Hard-bop double-bassist, jazz, Double Bassist, Jazz bassist, American…hardbop
Douglas Watkins (2 March 1934 - 5 February 1962) was an American hard bop jazz double bassist from Detroit. An original member of the Jazz...
Booker Ervin

Booker Ervin

male, deceased (1970)
Post-bop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, hardbop, Booker Telleferro Ervin II
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (1930 - 1970) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player perhaps best known for his association with Charles...
Benny Green

Benny Green

male, 46 years old
from New York City, Telarc International Corporation, Phineas Newborn, Blue Note Records, hardbop, American
Benny Green (born April 4, 1963 in New York City) is a hard bop jazz pianist who "graduated" from Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been...
Houston Person

Houston Person

male, 75 years old
Hard-bop saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, Post-bop saxophonist, Soul-jazz saxophonist, Swing saxophonist, Eubie Blake Jazz Award…hardbop
Houston Person (born November 10th, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and...