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This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
Armstrong was the first jazz musician to appear on the cover of Time magazine on February 21, 1949. He and his All Stars were featured at the ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert also at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles produced by Leon Hefflin Sr. held on June 7, 1953, along with Shorty Rogers , Roy Brown , Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, Earl ...
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, [1] with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach ...
Jazz is a 2001 television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns. It was broadcast on PBS in 2001 [ 2] and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. [ 3] Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of jazz, emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and American history.
Billy Lee Tipton (December 29, 1914 – January 21, 1989) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and talent broker. Tipton lived and identified as a man for most of his adult life; after his death, friends and family were surprised to learn that he was transgender . Tipton's music career began in the mid-1930s when he led a band for radio ...
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. [ 1] His career spans over 70 years, with 28 Grammy Awards won out of 80 nominations, [ 2] and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor ...
Max Bennett (musician) Mike Bernard (musician) Wally Besser. Dinky Bingham. David Bloom (musician) Jonny Blu. William Thornton Blue. Michael Blum (musician) Martha Boswell.
Charles Frank Mangione ( / ˌmændʒiˈoʊni / MAN-jee-OH-nee; born November 29, 1940) [ 1] is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey 's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single ...