Leatherwood, American upright bassist (born 1914). February 7 – Tiny Winters, English bassist and vocalist (born 1909). 8 – Mercer Ellington, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1919). 12 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (born 1929). March 5 – Herb Hall, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1907). 27 – Howard Wyeth, American drummer and pianist May 1 – Billy Byers, American trombonist and arranger (born 1927). 25 – Barney Wilen, American saxophonist and composer (born 1937). 27 – Pud Brown, American reedist (born 1917). 28 – Jimmy Rowles, American pianist, vocalist, and composer (born 1918). June 1 – Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (born 1947). 6 – Norma Teagarden, American pianist (born 1911). 10 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (born 1929). 15 – Ella Fitzgerald, American vocalist (born 1917). 16 – Gil Cuppini, Italian drummer and bandleader (born 1924). July 3 – Pim Jacobs, American trumpeter (born 1934). 17 – Amancio D'Silva, Indian guitarist and composer (born 1936). August 6 – Bobby Enriquez, Filipino pianist (born 1943). 24 – Carlos Vidal Bolado, American conga drum musician (born 1914). 25 – Fred Adison, French vocalist, drummer, and bandleader (born 1908). 31 – Milt Larkin, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1910). September 20 – Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (born 1912). October 11 – Johnny Costa, American pianist (born 1922). November 2 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist (born 1963). 4 – Ray Linn, American trumpeter (born 1920). 5 – Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (born 1934). 7 Carmell Jones, American trumpet player (born 1936). Kid Sheik, American trumpeter (born 1908). 12 – Alan Littlejohn, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and bandleader (born 1928). 13 – Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (born 1916). 23 – Art Porter Jr., American saxophonist (born 1961). December 19 – Bobby Cole, American singer and pianist (born 1932). 23 – Ronnie Scott, English tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (born 1927). 26 – Oscar Valdambrini, Italian jazz trumpeter (born 1924). Births February 2 – Dionne Bromfield, English singer and songwriter. 4 – Connie Han, American pianist and composer. September 8 – Alexander Bone, English saxophonist, pianist, producer, and composer. See also 1990s in jazz List of years in jazz 1996 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1996 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year