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...
Art Tatum

Art Tatum

male, deceased (1956)
Arthur Tatum Jr. was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso. Critic Scott Yanow opined that "Tatum's recordings still have the ability to scare...
Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich

female, 68 years old
Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is a concert pianist of Argentine origin. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining...
Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

male, deceased (1941) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890-July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso pianist, bandleader and composer who...
Omar Sosa

Omar Sosa

male, 44 years old
Omar Sosa is a composer, bandleader, and virtuoso jazz pianist. He began studying marimba at age eight, then switched to piano at the Escuela...
Brian May

Brian May

male, 62 years old
Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and backing (sometimes lead) vocalist for the...
Gabriela Montero

Gabriela Montero

female, 39 years old
Gabriela Montero (born May 10, 1970) is a Venezuelan-born American classical piano virtuoso

Renaud Garcia-Fons

male, 47 years old
Renaud Garcia-Fons is a French double-bass player and composer, notable for his virtuoso musicianship and for using a customised 5-stringed bass....
James Galway

James Galway

male, 70 years old
Sir James Galway (informally known as Jimmy) (born December 8, 1939) is a Northern Ireland-born virtuoso flute player from Belfast, often called...
Béla Fleck

Béla Fleck

male, 51 years old
Béla Fleck is an American virtuoso banjo player. He is most well known for his work with the band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, which he has de...