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jazz musicians
91 notable jazz musicians on file — 4 still here, 87 not.
still with us
gone (30 of 87)
Amy Winehouse
deadEnglish singer-songwriter
1983 – 2011
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Chick Corea
deadAmerican jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
1941 – 2021
Karen Carpenter
deadAmerican singer and drummer
1950 – 1983
Rosemary Clooney
deadAmerican singer and actress
1928 – 2002
Sérgio Mendes
deadBrazilian musician
1941 – 2024
Theo Jörgensmann
deadGerman musician
1948 – 2025
Benny Golson
deadAmerican bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger
1929 – 2024
David Sanborn
deadAmerican saxophonist
1945 – 2024
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Abdullah Ibrahim
deadSouth African pianist and composer
1934 – 2026
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Roy Haynes
deadAmerican jazz drummer and group leader
1925 – 2024
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Cleo Laine
deadEnglish jazz singer and actress
1927 – 2025
Ziad Rahbani
deadLebanese musician and writer
1956 – 2025
Chuck Mangione
deadAmerican jazz musician
1940 – 2025
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Hermeto Pascoal
deadBrazilian composer, musician and record producer
1936 – 2025
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Willie Colón
deadAmerican musician
1950 – 2026
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Adelaide Hall
deadAmerican-born jazz singer and actor
1901 – 1993
Roy Ayers
deadAmerican funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
1940 – 2025
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Lou Donaldson
deadAmerican saxophonist
1926 – 2024
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Albert Heath
deadAmerican drummer
1935 – 2024
Klaus Doldinger
deadGerman musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist
1936 – 2025
Al Foster
deadAmerican musician
1943 – 2025
Mike Ratledge
deadBritish musician
1943 – 2025
Anthony Jackson
deadAmerican electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
1952 – 2025
Michał Urbaniak
deadPolish jazz musician
1943 – 2025
Marlena Shaw
deadAmerican female singer
1942 – 2024
Ray Barretto
deadAmerican percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican ancestry
1929 – 2006
James Blood Ulmer
deadAmerican jazz and blues guitarist and singer
1940 – 2026
Jamie Muir
deadBritish musician
1942 – 2025
Danny Thompson
deadEnglish double bassist
1939 – 2025
Russell Malone
deadAmerican jazz guitarist
1963 – 2024