Louis Prima

Louis Prima

male, deceased (1978) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
American jazz trumpeter, New Orleans jazz musician, Traditional pop music singer, Swing trumpeter, Big band bandleader, Jump blues musician…swing
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was an American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter. He was referred to as the King of the...
Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson

male, deceased (1952)
Big band bandleader, Swing bandleader, Swing pianist, American jazz bandleader, arranger, Vaudeville performer…swing music, swing
Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 - December 28, 1952) was an African American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer,...
Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

male, deceased (1986)
Mainstream pianist, Tuskegee University alumni, Helen Ward, Swing pianist, Juilliard School faculty, American…swing
Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson (24 November 1912-31 July 1986) was a jazz pianist from the United States born in in Austin, Texas. His sophisticated...
Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson

female, 54 years old
jazz singer, Women in jazz, jazz musician, Grammy, covered, rock…swing
Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi.
Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

male, 55 years old
American music journalist, All Music, Jazz On Film, Record Review, Groovin’ High, The Five Pennies…swing
Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator. Growing up near Los Angeles he wanted to be a jazz journalist early, discovering Dixieland in the...
Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge

male, deceased (1989)
"Little Jazz", trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter, swing era, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, Swing trumpeter…swing, swing music
Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 - February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz" was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of...
Charlie Christian

Charlie Christian

male, deceased (1942)
swing music, Swing guitarist, modern jazz, cool, swing, hot
Charlie Christian (Charles Henry Christian) (29 July 1916 - 2 March 1942) was an American swing and bebop jazz guitarist. Christian was an...
Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones

male, deceased (2004)
Modal jazz drummer, Progressive jazz drummer, The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Mainstream jazz drummer, United States Army, Post-bop drummer…swing
Elvin Ray Jones (9 September 1927-18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a...
Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

female, deceased (2006)
Bebop singer, Don Carter, swing music, Swing singer, Women in jazz, cover version…swing
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Many place her among the greatest female jazz singers (the only...

Howard Johnson

male, 68 years old
Earl McIntyre, American jazz tubist, American jazz saxophonist, Tomasz Stanko, arrangement, Hill Street Blues…swing
Howard Louis Johnson (b. August 7, 1941) in Montgomery, Alabama, is a self-taught post-bop jazz musician known mainly for his work on tuba and...