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Pages in category "Lists of musicians by birthday" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 365 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound.
2004–present. Labels. PAZZ Productions. Website. gracekellymusic .com. Grace Kelly (born Grace Chung; May 15, 1992) [1] is an American jazz musician, composer, and arranger. Kelly has produced and released recordings of her own, scored soundtracks, and tours with her band. She was named one of Glamour magazine 's Top 10 College Women in 2011 ...
Dave Brubeck. David Warren Brubeck ( / ˈbruːbɛk /; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, tonalities, and combining different styles and ...
Biography. Born in Windom, Minnesota, Schneider studied music theory and composition at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1983, then earned a master's degree in Music in 1985 from the Eastman School of Music, studying for one year as well at the University of Miami. After leaving Eastman, she was hired by Gil Evans as his copyist and ...
Esperanza Emily Spalding (stylized in lowercase, born October 18, 1984) is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee College of Music and one from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
Adam Neely. Adam Michael Neely (born 1988 [4]) is an American bassist, YouTuber, and composer. His YouTube channel is described as containing " music theory, music cognition, jazz improvisation, musical performance technique, musicology and memes". [5] [6] [7] He also creates "Gig Vlogs ", which give insight into his life as a professional ...
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and conductor.He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion.