March 24 – Arnett Cobb, American tenor saxophonist (born 1918). April 4 – Roberto Nicolosi, Italian upright bassist and leader (born 1914). 12 – Herbert Mills, American singer, Mills Brothers (born 1912). May 10 – Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (kidney failure) (born 1944). 26 – Phineas Newborn, Jr., American pianist (born 1931). July 15 – Will Bradley, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1912). October 19 – Alan Murphy, English guitarist (born 1953). November 5 – Lu Watters, American trumpeter and band leader, Yerba Buena Jazz Band (born 1911). 9 – Kenny Hagood, American singer (born 1926). 18 – Freddie Waits, American drummer (born 1943). December 28 – Fred Lange-Nielsen, Norwegian bassist and vocalist (born 1919). Births January 4 – Trond Bersu, Norwegian drummer and vocalist. May 8 – Christian Skår Winther, Norwegian guitarist. 24 – Francesco Cafiso, Italian alto saxophonist. June 6 – Kristoffer Eikrem, Norwegian trumpeter, composer and photographer. July 14 – Isaiah Sharkey, American guitarist and singer. August 28 – Cécile McLorin Salvant, American singer. October 27 – Jakob Terjesønn Rypdal, Norwegian guitarist. November 2 – Isfar Sarabski, Azerbaijani pianist and composer. 20 – Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard, Norwegian upright bassist. December 11 – KeyLiza or Kesita Elizabeth Massamba, German singer, dancer, DJ, composer and beatmaker. Unknown date James Mainwaring, English composer, saxophonist, and bandleader. See also 1980s in jazz List of years in jazz 1989 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1989 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year