Jazz Artists

John Coltrane
John Coltrane
Musical Artists, Actors & Actresses

John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer, and the husband of Alice Coltrane. Though he was active before 1955,...

Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Musical Artists

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins' long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend...

Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Musical Artists

Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. Widely considered one of the most important musicians in jazz, Monk had a unique improvisational style...

Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Musical Artists

Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60s and on....

John Zorn
John Zorn
Musical Artists, Actors & Actresses

John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn's recorded output is...

Yusef Lateef
Yusef Lateef
Musical Artists

Dr. Yusef Lateef is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community...

Amadou & Mariam
Amadou & Mariam
Musical Artists

Amadou & Mariam are a musical duo from Mali, composed of the couple Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born in Bamako 24 October 1954) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born in Mali's capital...

Fredrika Stahl
Fredrika Stahl
Musical Artists

Fredrika Stahl (born 24 October 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter signed to Sony Music in France. Her style is a mix of jazz and pop. Along with singing, Fredrika...

Freshly Ground
Freshly Ground
Musical Artists

Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that was formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members are from South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Stylistically, Freshlyground...

Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Musical Artists

Joe Henry is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Critically acclaimed for his body of work, Henry has gained a steady cult following throughout his career. Joe's...

CHIC
CHIC
Musical Artists

Chic (pronounced /ˈʃiːk/ "sheek", sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC) is an American disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is...

Galactic
Galactic
Musical Artists

Galactic is a funk and jazz jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally formed in 1994 as an octet (under the name Galactic Prophylactic) and including singer Chris Lane...

Raul Midón
Raul Midón
Musical Artists

Raul Midón (born March 14, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from New Mexico, based in New York City. He combines his distinct voice, strumming, beats, and vocal mouth...

Torun Eriksen
Torun Eriksen
Musical Artists

Torun Eriksen is a Norwegian singer, whose musical talents first came to prominence as a music student at high school in Norway. From the age of six, she sang in various gospel choirs, and...

Anonimix
Anonimix
Musical Artists

Anonimix an Italian band with tones of pop, rock, folk and jazz.

Shining
Shining
Musical Artists

Shining is a Norwegian band. It started as an experimental jazzband in 1999, but has now moved to somewhat Jazz/Metal/Progressive. Tours mostly central Europe and USA. Shining is to perform...

Kaki King
Kaki King
Musical Artists

Katherine Elizabeth King (born August 24, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia), known by her stage name Kaki King, is an American musician and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged...

Rebecka Törnqvist
Rebecka Törnqvist
Musical Artists

Rebecka Törnqvist (born 26 April 1964 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz and pop vocalist. Her debut album A Night Like This was released in 1993 and sold over 100,000 copies. She was...

Vida Blue
Vida Blue
Musical Artists

Vida Blue was an electronic trio fronted by Page McConnell of Phish and included Oteil Burbridge of The Allman Brothers Band and Russell Batiste of The Meters. Vida Blue got its name from...

Fats Waller
Fats Waller
Musical Artists, Actors & Actresses

Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 - December 15, 1943) born Thomas Wright Waller was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. He was the youngest of four children born...

Pete Philly & Perquisite
Pete Philly & Perquisite
Musical Artists

Pete Philly & Perquisite is a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, The Netherlands consisting of Pieter "Pete Philly" Monzon (born May 28, 1980 in Aruba) as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite...

Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
Musical Artists

John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass...

Return to Forever
Return to Forever
Musical Artists

Return to Forever was the name of a jazz fusion band founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. The band cycled through many members, with only consistent band mate of Corea's bassist...

Weather Report
Weather Report
Musical Artists

Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining jazz and latin jazz with art music, ethnic music, r&b, funk and rock elements (in varying...

Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Musical Artists

Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Chicago and currently splits his time between Chicago and a farm near the town of...

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