Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

male, deceased (1993)
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21 1917 - January 6 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. He was born in...
Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius

male, deceased (1987)
John Francis "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 - September 21, 1987) was a bassist and songwriter widely acknowledged for his virtuosity of...

Gabriel Fauré

male, deceased (1924)
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. He was the foremost French composer of his generation, and his musical s...
Mick Goodrick

Mick Goodrick

male (Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
Mick Goodrick (b. Sharon, PA, June 9, 1945) is an American post bop jazz guitarist and educator most noteworthy for his work with vibraphonist Gary...
Ted Greene

Ted Greene

male, deceased (2005)
Theodore ("Ted") Greene (September 26, 1946 - July 23, 2005) was an American fingerstyle jazz guitarist, music columnist, and music educator active...
Arnold Dreyblatt

Arnold Dreyblatt

male, 56 years old
Arnold Dreyblatt (b. New York City, 1953) is an American composer and visual artist. He studied with Pauline Oliveros, La Monte Young, and Alvin...
Emmanuel Chabrier

Emmanuel Chabrier

male, deceased (1894)
Emmanuel Alexis Chabrier was a French Romantic composer from the Auvergne region of central France and was born in Ambert in 1841. The region of...
Frances-Marie Uitti

Frances-Marie Uitti

female
Composer-improviser-cellist Frances-Marie Uitti is renowned performer of contemporary music and is also famous for her extended technique using two...
Folke Rabe

Folke Rabe

74 years old
Folke Rabe (born 28 October 1935 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish composer. Works include the electronic drone pieces "What??" (1968) and "Was??"...
Oliver Schroer

Oliver Schroer

male
Oliver Schroer is a Canadian fiddler, composer, and music producer. Toronto critic Robert Everett-Green has described his style as a "fusion of...