Marian McPartland
NEA Jazz Master, Marian McPartland (1918-2013) was one of the most important broadcasters in the history of jazz. As a...
Europe
Jazz in Europe
Chris Barber
Chris Barber is almost certainly the UK’s most famous trombonist. He has been a bandleader since 1953, scoring a million-seller...
Maffy Falay
Trumpeter Muvaffak 'Maffy' Falay (born 1930) grew up in the Aegean town of Kuşadası, where a statue of him was...
Kathy Stobart
Born in South Shields, saxophonist Kathy Stobart (born 1925) became a professional musician at just 16 years old. In 1943...
Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala (1945-1999) was a Finnish jazz drummer, who released several albums with ECM. He was born in the small...
Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine (born 1927) is an internationally celebrated singer, who has performed opera and starred in musicals and serious theatre,...
Joe Harriott
Joe Harriott (1928-1973) died tragically young at 44 but, like his idol Charlie Parker, he was an influential force, helping...
Frank Holder
Frank Holder (1925-2017) was born in Bridgetown, Guyana and sang as a child at church socials and also when he...
Stan Tracey
Stan Tracey (1926-2013) was of the most influential composers and pianists in British jazz. Born in London, his earliest professional...
Derek Bailey
Avant garde guitarist, Derek Bailey (1930-2005) was born in Sheffield into a family of musicians. He gained his first professional...
