Famous Jazz Singers - List of Famous Jazz Singers - page 3

Jazz singers are musicians who compose and sing jazz music, a genre dating back to early 1800s. Jazz singers are often composers also and play instruments and compose songs and albums for the music lovers. A jazz singer is often associated with other forms of music like blues, reggae and ragtime. Jazz singers often form a band with other members playing instruments like guitar, piano etc. Jazz singers travel a lot of places across the globe to play for their fans. Like many other musicians Jazz singers offer their audiences a different world to unwind and let go. This genre of music has survived for a century now and is still as famous as ever. Jazz singers have now modernized their music and there are new forms like acid jazz which include modern elements like synthesizer, whereas Jazzcore is for heavy metal lovers and Punk jazz combines with punk rock music. However, the jazz music is still popular for its inherent charm and the singers are working hard to keep the tradition alive. From Miles Davis to Wynton Marsalis, there have been eminent jazz singers around the world who have redefined the art time and again. To discover more about famous Jazz singers enter this space and read their biographies which include their life histories, interesting facts and trivia.

The Most Famous Jazz Singers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Janis JoplinJanuary 19, 1943AmericanJanis Joplin was an American singer-songwriter, also known as the ‘First Lady of Rock n Roll’
Chet BakerDecember 23, 1929AmericanChet Baker was an American singer and jazz trumpeter
Cab CallowayDecember 25, 1907AmericanCab Calloway was a jazz singer and bandleader
Tom WaitsDecember 7, 1949AmericanTom Waits is a singer cum actor known for his eccentric albums and songs
Lena HorneJune 30, 1917AmericanLena Horne was a famous American actress and civil rights activist and is remembered for her roles in ‘The Duke Is Tops’ and ‘Cabin in the Sky’
Stevie WonderMay 13, 1950AmericanStevie Wonder is an American musician, singer and songwriter, considered to be one of the most creative musical performers of the 20th century
K. D. LangNovember 2, 1961CanadianK
Pat MethenyAugust 12, 1954AmericanPat Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer best known as the founder of The Pat Metheny group
Linda RonstadtJuly 15, 1946AmericanLinda Maria Ronstadt is an American popular singer and songwriter who has earned 11 Grammy Awards
Nina SimoneFebruary 21, 1933AmericanNina Simone was one of the most iconic American musical icons of the 20th century
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American musician, singer and songwriter, considered to be one of the most creative musical performers of the 20th century

AmericanMay 13, 1950306 views

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer best known as the founder of The Pat Metheny group

AmericanAugust 12, 1954275 views

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was an American singer-songwriter, also known as the ‘First Lady of Rock n Roll’

AmericanJanuary 19, 1943479 views

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter made famous by his album ‘Mr

AmericanJune 23, 1977247 views

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick, Jr

AmericanSeptember 11, 1967240 views

Diana Ross

Diana Ross is an award winning American singer and actress

AmericanMarch 26, 1944193 views

Diana Krall

Diana Krall is a Canadian jazz pianist whose albums have sold over 15 million copies

CanadianNovember 16, 1964237 views