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- JAZZ PIANISTS BY YEAR OF DEATH (desc) - Name Birthday / Birthplace Final Age Quick Note by region Ahmad Jamal 7/2/1930 Pittsburgh, PA 92 (2023) Barry Harris 12/15/1929 Detroit, MI 91 (2021) Chick Corea 6/12/1941 Chelsea, MA 79 (2021) McCoy Tyner 12/11/1938 Philadelphia, PA 81 (2020) Cecil Taylor 3/25/1929 Long Island City, NY 89 (2018) Paul Bley 11/10/1932 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 83 (2016) John Taylor 9/25/1942 Manchester, England 72 (2015) Horace Silver 9/2/1928 Norwalk, CT 85 (2014) Frank Vincent 4/10/1938 Falconer, Chautauqua County, NY 76 (2014) Marian McPartland 3/20/1918 Slough, England 95 (2013) Cedar Walton 1/17/1934 Dallas, TX 79 (2013) Mulgrew Miller 8/13/1955 Greenwood, MS 57 (2013) Dave Brubeck 12/6/1920 Concord, CA 91 (2012) Hank Jones 7/31/1918 Vicksburg, MS 91 (2010) Billy Taylor 7/24/1921 Greenville, NC 89 (2010) Oscar Peterson 8/15/1925 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 82 (2007) Andrew Hill 6/30/1931 Chicago, IL 75 (2007) Joe Zawinul 7/7/1932 Vienna, Austria 75 (2007) Duke Jordan 4/1/1922 Brooklyn, NY 84 (2006) John Lewis 5/3/1920 La Grange, IL 80 (2001) Tommy Flanagan 3/16/1930 Detroit, MI 71 (2001) Michel Petrucciani 12/28/1962 Orange, Vaucluse, France 36 (1999) Walter Bishop, Jr. 10/4/1927 New York City, NY 70 (1998) Kenny Drew 8/28/1928 New York, NY 63 (1993) Phineas Newborn Jr. 12/14/1931 Whiteville, TN 57 (1989) Teddy Wilson 11/24/1912 Austin, TX 73 (1986) Count Basie 8/21/1904 Red Bank, NJ 79 (1984) Red Garland 5/13/1923 Dallas, TX 60 (1984) Earl Hines 12/28/1903 Duquesne, PA 79 (1983) Thelonious Monk 10/10/1917 Rocky Mount, NC 64 (1982) Al Haig 7/19/1922 Newart, New Jersey 60 (1982) Mary Lou Williams 5/8/1910 Atlanta, GA 71 (1981) Bill Evans 8/16/1929 Plainfield, NJ 51 (1980) Lennie Tristano 3/19/1919 Chicago, IL 59 (1978) Erroll Garner 6/15/1921 Pittsburgh, PA 55 (1977) Hampton Hawes 11/13/1928 Los Angeles, CA 48 (1977) Vince Guaraldi 7/17/1928 San Francisco, CA 47 (1976) Bobby Timmons 12/19/1935 Philadelphia, PA 38 (1974) Willie Smith 11/3/1893 Goshen, NY 79 (1973) Wynton Kelly 12/2/1931 New York City, NY 39 (1971) Bud Powell 9/27/1924 Harlem, New York City, NY 41 (1966) Tadd Dameron 2/21/1917 Cleveland, OH 48 (1965) Sonny Clark 7/21/1931 Herminie, PA 31 (1963) Art Tatum 10/13/1909 Toledo, OH 47 (1956) James P. Johnson 2/1/1894 New Brunswick, NJ 61 (1955) Fats Waller 5/21/1904 New York City, NY 39 (1943) Jelly Roll Morton 9/20/1885 New Orleans, LA 55 (1941) Scott Joplin 11/24/1868 Texarkana, TX or Linden, TX 48 (1917) Herbie Hancock 4/12/1940 Chicago, IL () Kenny Barron 6/9/1943 Philadelphia, PA () Keith Jarrett 5/8/1945 Allentown, PA () Fred Hersch 10/21/1955 Cincinnati, OH () John Beasley 10/10/1958 Shreveport, LA () Brad Mehldau 8/23/1970 Jacksonville, FL ()

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