Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share We found this track on an old ESP record. One of the tracks featured Charlie Parker and Co. playing Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” It put us in mind of our ideal Ch…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Guitarist Lenny Breau was born August 5, 1941 in Auburn, Maine. Born to a pair of professional country music performers, Breau started on the guitar at the age of eight…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Note: Are you having trouble viewing the video? Click here to view it directly. It has often been said that to be a mature and vital jazz musician, one has to be able t…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell was born on August 3rd, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. After serving in the military, Mitchell became one of the first members of t…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Trumpeter Carl Saunders was born on August 2, 1942, in Indianapolis, Indiana. His uncle, trumpeter-guitarist Bobby Sherwood, was a bandleader in the Swing era and his m…
DOMi, Domitille Degalle, (born March 2, 2000), grew up in France and was a music prodigy from the get-go. She started with a rigorous, traditional conservatory training. JD Beck, James Dennis Beck, (born May 3, 2003), grew up in Dallas an
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi was born July 17, 1928 in San Francisco, California. Vince Guaraldi, who only lived to be 47, certainly made his mark several times
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Trombonist Carl Fontana was born on July 18, 1928, in Monroe, Louisiana. A remarkably fluid and technically gifted jazz trombonist, widely regarded as one of the greate…
Notes: 1) Artists are listed in alphabetical order by their first names, 2) This is by no means a complete list of all worthy musicians in the world of jazz, 3) We are adding to this list constantly and welcome recommendations and supporter…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Bassist Paul Chambers was born April 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA, but was raised in Detroit. He started studying classical bass as a teenager with a bassist from the Det…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, one of the most innovative of all jazz artists, always loved leading a big band. His orchestra of 1946-49 set the standard for his later shor…
Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Drummer Philly Joe Jones was born on July 15, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After his service in World War II, Jones became the house drummer at Café Society in N…