⭐ Known For: Single "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" (1935)
💿 Top Albums:The Centennial Collection, Definitive Collection [Verve], Beautiful Ballads
📖 Bio: Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, remains an iconic figure in the world of jazz and swing music. Kn...
🎂 Born: April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
💿 Top Albums:Jazz, Put a Spell on You, Casey Abrams Live
📖 Bio: Casey Abrams emerged as a distinctive and memorable voice in the landscape of American music, capturing national attention with his soulful, jazz-infu...
💿 Top Albums:Impressions, Live in Boston, Live in Boston
📖 Bio: Chris Botti, born Christopher Stephen Botti on October 12, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, is a celebrated American trumpeter and composer known for his sm...
💿 Top Albums:This Dream of You, Turn Up the Quiet, Wallflower (Deluxe Edition)
📖 Bio: Diana Jean Krall, born on November 16, 1964, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, is a celebrated jazz pianist and singer renowned for her contralto ...
🎂 Born: November 16, 1964 in Nanaimo, B. Colombia, Canada
⭐ Known For: Her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Bab...
💿 Top Albums:Heavenly Eartha
📖 Bio: Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, and activist whose career spanned over six decades, defined by a singularly sultry voice, a commanding st...
🎂 Born: January 17, 1927 in St. Matthews, South Carolina, U.S.
💼 Occupation: Singer, actress, comedienne, dancer, and activist
💿 Top Albums:Ella Fitzgerald: 100 Songs for a Centennial, Someone to Watch Over Me, Ella at Zardi's
📖 Bio: Ella Jane Fitzgerald, born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia, was an iconic American jazz singer and songwriter, often hailed as the "First...
🎂 Born: April 25, 1917 in Newport News, Virginia, USA
💿 Top Albums:12 Little Spells, 12 Little Spells (Deluxe Edition), One
📖 Bio: %cEsperanza Spalding% was the name which became famous and infamous at the same time when she won Best New Artist category at the 53rd Grammy Awards. ...
💿 Top Albums:Already Ready Already, Into the Deep, Carnivale Electricos
📖 Bio: Emerging from the rich musical soil of New Orleans in 1994, Galactic established itself as a dynamic force in the American funk and jam band scene. Wh...
🎂 Born: June 10, 1994 in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
💿 Top Albums:Alone with My Faith, True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter, That Would Be Me
📖 Bio: Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr., known professionally as Harry Connick Jr., is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and former television hos...
🎂 Born: September 11, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
💿 Top Albums:The Warner Bros. Years, The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988, The Imagine Project
📖 Bio: Herbert Jeffrey Hancock, widely known as Herbie Hancock, is an esteemed American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer whose innovative approach has...
💿 Top Albums:The Pianoman at Christmas, Song Society Volume 2, Taller
📖 Bio: Jamie Paul Joseph Cullum, born on August 20, 1979, in Essex, England, is a renowned British jazz-pop singer, pianist, songwriter, and radio presenter....
⭐ Known For: Album "Absolute Torch and Twang" (1989)
💿 Top Albums:Sing It Loud, Recollection, Recollection [3CD/1DVD] [Box Set]
📖 Bio: Kathryn Dawn Lang, widely known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a celebrated Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Born o...
🎂 Born: November 2, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
💿 Top Albums:Brazilian Nights, The Classic Christmas Album, Heart and Soul
📖 Bio: Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, widely known as Kenny G, is an iconic American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer, renowned for his melodi...
💿 Top Albums:When You Believe, Don't Call This Love, Right Now
📖 Bio: Leon Jackson emerged as a fresh voice in British pop music after winning the fourth series of the hit ITV talent competition [t=The X Factor] in 2007....
🎂 Born: December 30, 1988 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
⭐ Known For: As Aaron Burr in broadway musical "Hamilton" (2015)
💿 Top Albums:The Christmas Album, Mr, Simply Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
📖 Bio: Leslie Odom Jr. is an accomplished American actor, singer, and songwriter, best known for his electrifying portrayal of Aaron Burr in the groundbreaki...
💿 Top Albums:Careless Love (Deluxe Edition), Anthem, Secular Hymns
📖 Bio: Madeleine Peyroux is an acclaimed American jazz singer and songwriter, celebrated for her distinctive voice and intimate interpretations of classic ja...
💿 Top Albums:Higher, buble! (Original Soundtrack from his NBC TV Special), Love
📖 Bio: Born as Michael Steven Buble on September 9, 1975, %cMichael Buble% got his singing talent noticed by his family when he was heard singing "White Chr...
⭐ Known For: As Lady Mary Crawley in "Downton Abbey" (TV)
📖 Bio: Michelle Suzanne Dockery, born on December 15, 1981, in Barking, Essex, England, is an esteemed English actress and singer-songwriter, celebrated prim...
🎂 Born: December 15, 1981 in Barking, Essex, England, UK
💿 Top Albums:Rubberband, The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6, Everything's Beautiful
📖 Bio: Miles Dewey Davis III, born on May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois, was an iconic American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer whose influence rever...
⭐ Known For: First African Americans to host a television variety show
💿 Top Albums:The Christmas Song, The Christmas Song, The Nat King Cole Story
📖 Bio: Nat King Cole, born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama, was a pioneering American singer and jazz pianist whose velvety b...
🎂 Born: March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.