Jewish jazz musicians
32 entries in the Jewish Jazz Musicians compendium.
Jewish women in jazzJewish women shaped jazz as singers, instrumentalists, and business figures.Jews in jazzJewish musicians and composers shaped jazz and its standards.Casey AbramsAmerican Idol finalist and jazz-influenced musician.Van AlexanderArranger of "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" and film composer.Mikhail AlperinSoviet-Norwegian jazz pianist and Moscow Art Trio founder.Barry AltschulAmerican free jazz and hard bop drummer.Franck AmsallemFrench-American jazz pianist, composer, and educator.Kobi AradIsraeli-born American jazz pianist and award-winning bandleader.Omer AvitalIsraeli-American jazz bassist and composer known for Smalls sessions.The Barry SistersAmerican Yiddish and jazz entertainers from the 1940s to early 1970s.Jay BeckensteinAmerican saxophonist and co-founder of Spyro Gyra.Antonia BennettAmerican singer of adult alternative, standards, and jazz.Bob BergAmerican jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis.Frida BoccaraFrench singer who won Eurovision 1969 in a four-way tie.José Antonio BowenAmerican academic and author, 11th president of Goucher College.Timna BrauerAustrian-Israeli singer who represented Austria at Eurovision 1986.Michael BreckerAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer on over 900 albums.Harvey Brooks (bassist)American session bassist who played on iconic 1960s recordings.Tito BurnsBritish musician and impresario who bridged jazz and rock management.Uri CaineAmerican pianist and composer blending classical and jazz traditions.Teddy CharlesJazz vibraphonist, composer, and later a schooner captain.Greg CohenAmerican jazz bassist with four decades of diverse collaborations.Al CohnAmerican jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer.Harry Connick Jr.American singer and actor with record jazz chart success.Tony CrombieEnglish jazz drummer and bandleader who shaped British modern jazz.Eddie DanielsAmerican jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, flutist, and composer.Kenny DavernAmerican jazz clarinetist and co-founder of Soprano Summit.Ziggy ElmanJazz trumpeter famed for his solo on "And the Angels Sing."Leonard FeatherBritish-born jazz critic, composer, and historian of wide influence.Julia FeldmanIsraeli jazz vocalist blending jazz, free improvisation, and classical music.Scott FieldsGuitarist and composer of modular, avant-garde works.David FriesenAmerican jazz bassist known for double bass and electric upright bass.
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