Occupation–Jazz Musicians
Booker T & the MGs (1962-2017)
Booker T. & The MGs (the Memphis Group), a biracial jazz ensemble, was formed in 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee. The...
The Crusaders / The Jazz Crusaders (1954-2010)
The musical moment in jazz fusion in the United States was 1954 when pianist Joseph Leslie Sample, born on February...
W. Rudolph Dunbar (1907-1988)
Conductor, clarinetist, and composer W. Rudolph Dunbar was born on November 26, 1907, in Nabaclis, Guyana. At the age of...
Alicia Keys/Alicia Augello Cook (1981- )
Alicia Keys is a rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist known for her unique blend of classical, R&B, jazz, neo-soul, and hip-hop. She writes...
Fela Kuti (1938-1997)
Fela Kuti was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in the year 1938 as Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-KutFela Anikuplap Kuti. He later...
Eva Jessye (1895-1992)
Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman...
Edythe Turnham Orchestra
Also called Edythe Turnham and her Knights of Syncopation, the Edythe Turnham Orchestra was a prominent fixture in the Seattle...
