K 285 musicians | from Sammy K to Phaedra Kwant

  1. ♂ K, Sammy → Kestenholtz, Sammy

  2. ♂ Kaatee, Frits (reeds) [* March 8, 1938, Netherlands]
       • member of the → Dutch Swing College Band

  3. ♂ Kaatee, George (trombone) [* Jan 23, 1941, Netherlands]
       • member of the → Dutch Swing College Band

  4. ♀ Kabongo, Sabine (vocals) [*]
       • member of → The Zawinul Syndicate

  5. ♂ Kaczynski, Raymond (percussion) [* March 26, 1960, Detroit, Michigan, USA]
       • member of the → Dieter Köhnlein Quartet (Germany/USA)
       • member of the → Dieter Köhnlein Trio (Germany/USA)

  6. ♂ Kadleck, Tony (trumpet) [* USA]

  7. ♂ Kaeshammer, Michael (piano) [* ]

  8. ♂ Kafka, Simon (guitar) [* San Diego, California, USA]
       • member of the → East West Quintet (USA)

  9. ♀ Kaftan, Anne (saxophon) [* Germany]

  10. ♂ Kagerer, Helmut (guitar) [* 1961, Passau, Germany]

  11. ♂ Kahn, George (piano) [* USA]

  12. ♂ Kahn, Jeremy (piano) [* near Chicago, Illinois, USA]

  13. ♀ Kaiser, Esther (vocals) [* 1975, Freiburg, Germany]
       • member of the → Berlin Voices

  14. ♂ Kaiser, Henry (guitar) [* Sep 19, 1952, Oakland, California, USA]

  15. ♂ Kaiser, Jeff (trumpet) [* USA]
       ⇒ Jeff's own label → pfMENTUM
       ⇒ Jeff @ MySpace
       ⇒ Jeff's blog

  16. ♀ Kaiser, Sarah (vocals) [* 1974, Berlin, Germany]
       • member of the → Berlin Voices

  17. ♂ Kaiser, Wollie (saxophone) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Kölner Saxofon Mafia
       • member of the → Stefan Scheib Quartet (Germany)

  18. ♂ Kaldestad, Steve (saxophone) [* Montreal, Canada]
       • member of the → Kate Williams Quartet (UK)
       • member of the → Matt Wates Sextet (UK)

  19. ♂ Kalima, Kalle (guitar) [* 1973, Helsinki, Finland]
       • leader of → Klima Kalima (Finland/Germany)
       • member of → UNKL
       • member of → Lynx (Germany/Greece/Finland/Switzerland)
       • member of the → European Art Ensemble (Finland/Germany/Portugal/UK)
       • member of → Bica / Klammer / Kalima (Finland/Finland/Portugal)

  20. ♀ Kallerdahl, Lindha (vocals) [* Sweden]
       • leader of → Far From Alone (Sweden)
       • member of → Love Supreme

  21. ♀ Kalmanovitch, Tanya (violin) [* Canada]
       • member of → Kris Davis' String Project (Canada/USA)

  22. ♂ Kalnein, Heinrich von (saxophone) [* July 4, 1960, Baden-Baden, Germany]
       • artistic director & saxophonist of the → Jazz Big Band Graz (Austria)
       • member of → The QuARTet (Austria/Germany)

  23. ♂ Kamaguchi, Masa (bass) [* 1966, Wakkanai City, Japan]
       • member of → Billy Mintz's → Two Bass Band (USA)

  24. ♂ Kämäräinen, Timo (guitar) [* Finland]
       • member of the → Pepa Päivinen Quartet (Finland)

  25. ♂ Kamimura, Taiichi (saxophone) [* 1964, Tokyo, Japan]

  26. ♂ Kammers, Michael (saxophone) [* USA]
       • leader of the → MK Groove Orchestra (USA)

  27. ♂ Kamp, Jan (trombone) [* Germany]
       • member of → Brassolution (Germany)

  28. ♀ Kano, Yumi aka Yumi K. (vocals) [* Tokyo, Japan]

  29. ♂ Kanty, Hans-Jürgen (percussion) [* Aug 9, 1964, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany]

  30. ♂ Käzig, Heiri (bass) [* New York, citizen of Switzerland]

  31. ♂ Kaper, Bob (reeds, vocals) [* June 19, 1939, Zaandam, Netherlands]
       • member of the → Dutch Swing College Band (Netherlands)

  32. ♂ Kaphengst, Christian von (bass) [* Nov 22, 1966, Mainz, Germany]
       • leader of → Café du Sport
       • member of the → Christian Winninghoff Group
       • member of → A Touch Of Swing (Germany)

  33. ♂ Kappe, Christian (trumpet) [* 1971, Paderborn, Germany]
       • co-leader of → Klaus Fey - Christian Kappe & Streetscenes (Germany)
       • member of the → Christian Kappe - Marc Brenken Duo (Germany)
       • member of → Interzone (Germany/Netherlands)
       • member of → Ben Bönniger's → Schärfentiefe (Germany)
       • member of → Songsong (Germany)

  34. ♂ Kapsalis, Andreas (guitar) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Andreas Kapsalis Trio (USA)

  35. ♂ Karayorgis, Pandelis (piano) [* Greece]
       • leader of → mi3 (Greece/USA)
       • leader of the → Pandelis Karayorgis Trio (Greece/USA)

  36. ♂ Karlsson, Fridrik (guitar) [* Iceland]
       • co-founder of → Mezzoforte (Iceland)

  37. ♂ Karlzon, Jacob (piano) [* 1970, Jönköping, Sweden]
       • leader of the → Jacob Karlzon Trio (Sweden)
       • leader of the → Jacob Karlzon Big 5 (Sweden)
       • member of the → Peter Asplund / Jacob Karlzon Duo (Sweden)
       • member of the → Peter Asplund Quartet (Sweden)
       • member of the → Peter Asplund Quintet (Sweden)
       • member of the → Peter Asplund's → Melos (Sweden)
       • member of the → Peter Asplund Orchestra (Sweden)
       • member of → Göran Schelin's → Changes
       • member of → Double Standard (Sweden)

  38. ♂ Karpur, Udayraj (percussion) [* India]
       • member of → Bhedam (Belgium/Germany/India/Netherlands/USA)

  39. ♂ Kashiwa, Jeff (saxophone) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Coastal Access Band (USA)

  40. ♂ Kasper, Julien (guitar) [* Toul, France]
       • leader of the → Julien Kasper Band
       • member of the → Bruce Katz Band (USA)

  41. ♂ Kaspersen, Jan (piano) [* Apr 22, 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark]
       • leader of the → Jan Kaspersen Quintets (Denmark)
       • leader of the → Jan Kaspersen Trio (Denmark)

  42. ♂ Katché, Manu (drums) [* Oct 27, 1958, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France]

  43. ♂ Kato, Eisuke (piano) [* Sep 27, 1969, Japan]

  44. ♂ Kato, Takayuki (trumpet) [* Japan]

  45. ♂ Katsoulis, Vangelis (piano) [* 1949, Athens, Greece]

  46. ♂ Katz, Bruce (piano/organ) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Bruce Katz Band (USA)

  47. ♂ Katz, Jonathan (piano/French horn) [* New York, USA]

  48. ♂ Kaucic, Zlatko (drums) [* 1953, Postojna, Slovenia]
       • member of the → Samo Salamon Sextet (Italy/Slovenia/USA)
       • member of the → Samo Salamon Ornethology Quartet (Italy/Slovenia)

  49. ♀ Kauffeld, Greetje (vocals) [* Netherlands]

  50. ♂ Kaufman, Dan (piano) [* c1978, Berkeley, California, USA]
       • member of the → Rodney Green Group (USA)
       • member of the → Charlie Porter Septet (USA)

  51. ♂ Kaufman, Robert (drums) [* 1946, New Haven, Connecticut, USA]

  52. ♂ Kaufmann, Achim (piano) [* Aachen, Germany]

  53. ♂ Kaufmann, Jörg (saxophone) [* 1960, Germany]
       • member of the → SWR Big Band

  54. ♀ Kaul, Miriam (saxophone) [* USA]

  55. ♂ Kaumeheiwa, Keala (bass) [* 1966, Oswego, New York, USA]
       • member of the → Kevin Harris Trio (USA)
       • member of the → Rusty Scott Quartet (USA)

  56. ♂ Kavee, Elliot Humberto (drums, cello) [*]
       • member of → Myra Melford's → Be Bread (USA)
       • member of → Myra Melford's → The Tent (USA)

  57. ♂ Kay, Connie (drums) [* Apr 27, 1927, Tuckahoe, NY, USA; † Nov 30, 1994, New York City, NY, USA]
       • member of the → Modern Jazz Quartet (1955-1994)

  58. ♂ Kay, Kendall (drums) [*]
       • member of → Dean Taba's → More Is More (USA)
       • member of → Dean Taba's → Dean Taba Says (USA)
       • member of the → Nick Manson Quartet (USA)
       • member of the → Andy Suzuki Quartet (USA)

  59. ♀ Kaye, Carol (bass) [* Everett, Washington, USA]

  60. ♂ Kean, Bret (saxophone) [* UK]
       • leader of the → Bret Kean Quartet

  61. ♀ Kearney, Bridget (bass) [* June 10, 1985, Iowa City, Iowa, USA]

  62. ♂ Kearns, Ron (saxophone) [* Roanoke, Virginia, USA]
       • leader of the → Ron Kearns Quintet (USA)

  63. ♂ Keberle, Ryan (trombone) [* USA]
       • member of → David Berger's → Sultans of Swing (USA)
       • member of → Pedro Giraudo's → Mr. Vivo (Argentina/UK/USA/Venezuela)

  64. ♂ Keegan, Matt (trombone) [* San Francisco Bay Area, USA]

  65. ♂ Keezer, Geoffrey (piano) [* Nov 21, 1970, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA]

  66. ♂ Kegel, Wim (drums) [* Dec 8, 1967, Netherlands]
       • member of the → Willem van Manen & Contraband (Germany/Netherlands)

  67. ♂ Kehraus, Michael (bass) [* Germany]
       • member of → Triosence

  68. ♂ Keijser, Roland (saxophone) [* Sweden]
       • member of the → Swedish Mingus Band (Sweden)

  69. ♂ Keijzer, Remco (saxophone) [* Hoofddorp nr Amsterdam, Netherlands]
       • leader of the → Remco Keijzer Trio (Netherlands/USA)
       • leader of → Keijzer 5 (Netherlands/USA)
       • member of the → Tetzepi Bigtet (France/Germany/Netherlands/USA)
       • member of the → New Generation Big Band (Netherlands)
       • member of the → Konrad Koselleck Big Band (Germany/Netherlands)

  70. ♂ Kell, Arthur (bass) [* Winchester, Massachusetts, USA]
       • member of the → Armen Donelian Trio (USA)
       • member of the → Cliff Korman Duo (USA)

  71. ♀ Kellaway, Roger (piano) [* Nov 1, 1939, Waban, Massachusetts, USA]

  72. ♀ Keller, Andrea (piano) [* 1973, Sydney, Australia]
       • leader of the → Andrea Keller Quartet (Australia)
       • leader of the → Bartok Project (Australia)
       • member of the → Bennetts Lane Big Band (Australia)

  73. ♂ Keller, Benoît (bass) [* 1974, France]
       • member of → Bruno Tocanne's → Trio Résistances (France)
       • member of the → imuZZic Collective (Denmark/France)

  74. ♂ Keller, Martin (saxophone) [* Mar 31, 1956, Kirchheim/Teck, Germany]

  75. ♂ Keller, Rick (saxophone) [* Syracuse, New York]

  76. ♂ Keller, Robert (vocals) [* Germany]

  77. ♂ Kellers, Willi (drums, percussion) [* 1951, Münster, Germany]
       • member of → Borgmann|Kellers|Janek (Germany/Italy)
       • member of → Reinhard|Janek|Kellers (Germany/Italy)
       • member of the → Alan Wilkinson Trio (Germany/UK)

  78. ♂ Kelley, Pat (guitar) [* USA]

  79. ♂ Kellock, Brian (piano) [* 1962, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK]
       • leader of the → Brian Kellock Trio (UK)
       • member of the → Rae Sisters (UK)

  80. ♂ Kellso, Jon-Erik (cornet) [* 1964, Detroit, Michigan, USA]
       • member of → Dan Barrett's → Blue Swing (USA)
       • member of → Dan Levinson's → Roof Garden Jass Band (USA)

  81. ♂ Kelly, Daniel (piano) [* Ohio, USA]
       • leader of the → Daniel Kelly Quartet (USA)

  82. ♀ Kelly, Grace (saxophone) [* May 1992, USA]

  83. ♂ Kelly, Jim (guitar) [* Australia]
       • leader of the → Thrillseekers (Australia)

  84. ♀ Kelly, Julie (vocals) [* Oakland, California, USA]
       • Julie runs her own Music Agency

  85. ♀ Kelly, Juliet (vocals) [* UK]

  86. ♂ Kelly, Phil (drums, composer/arranger) [* USA]

  87. ♂ Kelso, Mark (drums) [* Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK]

  88. ♀ Kemezys, Cecilia (flute) [* Australia]

  89. ♂ Kenagy, Peter (trumpet) [*]
       • leader of the → Peter Kenagy Sextet (USA)
       • member of the → Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra

  90. ♂ Kenmotsu, Bob (saxophone) [* Stockton, California, USA]

  91. ♀ Kennedy, Maureen (vocals) [*]

  92. ♂ Kennedy, Will (drums) [* USA]
       • alumni of the → Yellowjackets (USA)

  93. ♂ Kent, Oliver (piano) [* 1969, Innsbruck, Austria]
       • member of → Selim (Austria)
       • member of the → Yours Truly Quintet (Austria/Germany/Switzerland)
       • member of the → Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna (Austria)
       • member of the → Jazz Big Band Graz (Austria)

  94. ♀ Kent, Stacey (vocals) [* March 27, 1968, New York City, NY, USA]

  95. ♂ Kenton, Stan (big band leader) [* Dec 15, 1911 or Feb 19, 1912, Wichita, Kansas, USA; † Aug 25, 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA]
       • Stan Kenton Collection, maintained by Morris Martin at the University of North Texas

  96. ♂ Keogh, Stephen (drums) [* Ireland]
       • member of the → Frank Harrison Trio (Ireland/UK)

  97. ♂ Ker Ourio, Olivier (harmonica) [* Feb 13, 1964, Paris, France]

  98. ♀ Kern, Katie (guitar) [* 1973, Vienna, Austria]

  99. ♂ Kerren, Arjan (bass) [*]
       • member of → Surfcake (Netherlands)

  100. ♀ Kerry Ford, Anne (vocals) [* Texas, USA]
       ♥ married to guitarist → Robben Ford

  101. ♂ Kersting, Michael (drums) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Tim Sund Trio (Germany)

  102. ♀ Keslow, Alison (bass) [* USA]

  103. ♂ Kessel, Barney (guitar) [* Oct 17, 1923, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA]
       • Dave Gould's Guitar Page about Barney

  104. ♂ Kessler, Stan[ton] (trumpet) [* USA]

  105. ♂ K[estenholtz], Sammy (drums) [* USA]

  106. ♂ Ketch, James (trumpet) [*]
       • member of the → Gregg Gelb Swing Band (USA)

  107. ♂ Ketterl, Arpi (bass) [* March 10, 1964, Germany]
       • member of → Uli Binetsch's → Own Bone (Germany)
       • member of → Siggi Stehle's → Stella (Germany)
       • member of Andreas Holdenried's → Verve Extract (Germany)
       • member of the → Jam Factory Big Band (Germany)

  108. ♀ Keune, Dorthe (vocals) [*]
       • leader of the → Dorthe Keune Quartet (Germany)

  109. ♂ Keys, Calvin (guitar) [* Feb 6, 1942, Omaha, Nebraska, USA]
       • leader of the → Calvin Keys Trio (USA)

  110. ♂ Khan, Steve (guitar) [* April 28, 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA]

  111. ♂ Kibel, Seth (clarinet) [* USA]
       • member of the → Bay Jazz Project (USA)

  112. ♂ Kieckbusch, Uli Johannes (piano) [* Feb 6, 1954, Bruchsal, Germany]

  113. ♂ Kiener, Neal Jordan (bass) [* Apr 11, 1983, USA]

  114. ♂ Kiener, Wolfgang (bass) [* 1962, Germany]

  115. ♀ Kierulff, Anne (vocals) [* Denmark]

  116. ♂ Kiesewetter, Knut (vocals) [* Sep 13, 1941, Stettin, Germany]

  117. ♀ Kihlstedt, Carla (violin, viola) [*]
       • member of the → Tin Hat Trio

  118. ♂ Kikoski, David (piano) [* Sep 29, 1961, Milltown, New Jersey, USA]

  119. ♂ Kikuchi, Paul (drums) [* Indianola, Washington, USA]
       • member of the → Empty Cage [MTKJ] Quartet (USA)

  120. ♂ Kilburn, Rick (bass) [* Apr 2, 1951, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada]

  121. ♀ Kilgore, Rebecca (vocals) [* c1950, USA]
       • leader of → BED (USA)
       • member of → Dan Barrett's → Blue Swing (USA)

  122. ♂ Kilmer, Matt (drums) [* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA]

  123. ♂ Kilson, Billy (drums) [* USA]
       • member of the → Dave Holland Big Band (USA)

  124. ♀ Kim, Sunny (vocals) [* 1979, Seoul, Korea]

  125. ♂ Kimbrough, Frank (piano) [* Nov 2, 1956, Roxboro, North Carolina, USA]
       ♣ member of the → Jazz Composers Collective (USA)

  126. ♂ Kindred, Bob (saxophone) [* Philadelphia, USA]

  127. ♂ King, B.B. (guitar, vocals) [* Sep 16, 1925, Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA]
       • Worldblues, maintained by Dennis O'Neill and Jim Kerekes

  128. ♂ King, Dave (bass) [* Sep 7, 1953, Lexington, Kentucky, USA]
       • member of the → United Jazz + Rock Ensemble (Australia/Canada/Germany/Netherlands/UK/USA)

  129. ♂ King, David (drums) [* Minnesota, USA]
       • member of → The Bad Plus

  130. ♀ King, Denise (vocals) [* Oct 31, 19??, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA]

  131. ♂ King, Jeff (saxophone) [* Canada]

  132. ♂ King, Jonny (piano) [* 1965, New York City, NY, USA]

  133. ♀ King, Nancy (vocals) [* Springfield, Oregon, USA]

  134. ♀ Kinhan, Lauren (vocals) [* USA]
       • member of the → New York Voices

  135. ♂ Kinsey, Scott (keyboards) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Scott Kinsey Quartet (USA)
       • co-leader of → Tribal Tech (USA)

  136. ♂ Kirby, Steve (bass) [*]
       • member of the Marriott Jazz Quintet

  137. ♂ Kirch, Rich (guitar) [* Apr 18, 1955, Chicago, Illinois, USA]

  138. ♂ Kirchner, Frank (saxophone) [* Nov 1, 1961, Düsseldorf, Germany]

  139. ♂ Kirk, Rahsaan Roland (reeds) [* Aug 7, 1936, Columbus, Ohio, USA; † Dec 5, 1977, Bloomington, Indiana, USA]
       • the rahsaan roland kirk website, maintained by graphco webstudio from Hungary
       • People in Jazz, at Northwestern University
       • Links, maintained by Nicholas Anthony Russo

  140. ♂ Kirkwood, Kenny (saxophone) [* 1966, New York, USA]
       • member of → Andrew Downing's → Attention Span (Canada/USA)

  141. ♀ Kishino, Yoshiko (piano) [* Tokyo, Japan]

  142. ♂ Kivits, Wilbert (piano) [*]
       • member of the → Ron van Stratum Band (Belgium/Netherlands)

  143. ♂ Kitagawa, Kiyoshi (bass) [* Japan]
       • member of the → Kenny Barron Quintet (USA)
       • member of the → Jon Faddis Quartet (USA)

  144. ♀ Kitamura, Kyoko (vocals) [* New York City, USA]
       • member of the → Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra (Argentina/Germany/Suriname/USA)
       • member of the → Laura Andel Somnambulist Orchestra (Argentina/Germany/Italy/USA)
       • member of → Ursel Schlicht's → Ex Tempore (Germany/India/Japan/Mali/USA)

  145. ♂ Kitanovski, Toni (guitar) [* Macedonia]
       • leader of the → Toni Kitanovski Band (Macedonia)

  146. ♀ Kittsteiner, Beate (saxes & flute) [*]

  147. ♂ Kjærgaard, Søren (piano) [* March 5, 1978, Lemvig, Jutland, Denmark]
       ♣ member of → ILK (Denmark)
       • leader of the → Søren Kjærgaard Trio (Denmark)
       • member of → Bandapart (Denmark)
       • member of → Dane T.S.Hawk & Loco Motion (Denmark)

  148. ♂ Kjellberg, Jeppe (guitar) [* 1975, Kerteminde, Denmark]
       • member of the → Mads Hansen Quartet feat. Aske Jacoby (Denmark)
       • member of the → Mads Hansen Trio (Denmark)

  149. ♀ Kjelstrup Ratkje, Maja Solveig → Ratkje, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup

  150. ♀ Kjems, Karsten (drums) [* June 10, 1972, Copenhagen, Denmark]
       • leader of the → Karsten Kjems Quintet (Denmark)
       • member of → Elith 'Nulle' Nykjær's → Verdensokestret (Denmark)

  151. ♂ Klaiber, German (bass) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Patrick Trompert Trio
       • member of the → Lilly Thornton Quartet (Germany/Switzerland)

  152. ♂ Klammer, Sven (trumpet) [* 1973, Ettenheim/Lahr, Germany]
       • member of the → European Art Ensemble (Finland/Germany/Portugal/UK)
       • member of → Thärichen's Tentet (Germany)
       • member of → Bica / Klammer / Kalima (Finland/Finland/Portugal)

  153. ♂ Klar, Ernesto (electronics) [* USA]
       • guest of the → Pablo Ablanedo Octet

  154. ♂ Klare, Jan (saxophone) [* 1961, Germany]

  155. ♂ Klausner, Wolfgang (drums) [* Germany]

  156. ♀ Kleeb, Hildegard (piano) [* Switzerland]

  157. ♂ Kleijn, Gerard (trumpet) [* 1964, Netherlands]
       → Gerard Kleijn @ MySpace
       • leader of the → Gerard Kleijn Group (Israel/Netherlands/Sweden/USA)
       • leader of the → Gerard Kleijn Trio (Netherlands/USA)
       • member of the → Holland Big Band (Netherlands)
       • member of → Spaces & Phrases (Italy/Netherlands)

  158. ♂ Klein, Marlon (percussion) [* December 13, 1957, Herford, Germany]
  159. ♂ Klein, Niels (saxophone) [* 1978, Hamburg, Germany]
       • member of the → Summit Jazz Orchestra
       • member of → Firomanum (Germany)
       • member of the → Christian Winninghoff Group
       • member of → Lars Duppler's → Palindrome (Germany)

  160. ♂ Klein, Tobias (saxophone) [* Saarbrücken, Germany]
       • leader of → Full Fathom Five (Germany/Netherlands)
       • member of → Gijs Levelt's → Deep Fried Angel Fish (Germany/Netherlands)
       • member of → Bhedam (Belgium/Germany/India/Netherlands/USA)
       • member of → Dalgoo (Germany)
       • member of → Man Bites Dog (France/Germany/Netherlands)
       • member of the → Spinefex Orchestra (France/Germany/Mexico/Netherlands/USA)
       • member of → Teun Verbruggens' → Futhark (Belgium/France/Germany)
       • member of → Caglayan Yildiz' → TurQumstances (Bulgaria/Germany/Netherlands/Senegal/Turkey/USA/Yugoslavia)

  161. ♂ Kleinhaut, Mark (guitar) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Mark Kleinhaut Trio

  162. ♀ Kleist, Erica von (saxophone) [* USA]

  163. ♂ Klemmer, John (saxophone) [* July 3, 1946, Chicago, Illinois, USA]

  164. ♂ Klewitz, Jan von (saxophone) [* 1961, Germany]

  165. ♂ Kling, Stefan (piano) [* Dec 31, 1960, Geisa, Germany]

  166. ♂ Kliphuis, Tim (violin) [* Holland, Netherlands]
       • leader of → Tim Kliphuis Quintet (Netherlands)

  167. ♂ Klipple, Adam (piano) [* USA]
       • leader of → AK4 (USA)
       • member of → Bob Dee's → Cosmosis (USA)

  168. ♂ Klöpfel, Jan-Peter (trumpet) [* Germany]
       • member of the → European Art Ensemble (Finland/Germany/Portugal/UK)

  169. ♂ Klossek, Marcus (guitar) [* 1968, Essen, Germany]
       • leader of → Imagination (Germany)
       • co-leader of → m&m (Germany)
       • co-leader of → Night & Day (Germany)

  170. ♂ Klucevsek, Guy (accordion) [* Feb 26, 1947]

  171. ♂ Knappmeyer, Axel (saxophone) [* 1973, Ibbenbüren/Laggenbeck, Germany]
       • leader of the → Axel Knappmeyer Quartet (Germany)
       ♣ member of → westJAZZ (Germany)

  172. ♂ Knight, Peter (trumpet) [* Australia]
       • leader of → Way Out West (Australia/Vietnam)
       • leader of the → Peter Knight Quartet (Australia)

  173. ♂ Kneeland, Thomson (bass) [* 1976, Massachusetts, USA]
       • member of → Ursel Schlicht's → Ex Tempore (Germany/India/Japan/Mali/USA)
       • member of the → Claire Arenius Trio (USA)

  174. ♂ Kneer, Meinrad (bass) [* Germany]
       • member of → Gijs Levelt's → Deep Fried Angel Fish (Germany/Netherlands)
       • initiator of → Dalgoo (Germany)

  175. ♀ Knopfler, Ilona (vocals) [*]
       ⇒ Ilona's site is still under construction (as of August 3, 2005)

  176. ♂ Knudsen, Niclas (guitar) [* Denmark]
       • member of → Ibrahim Electric (Denmark/Norway)

  177. ♀ Knutson, Mary Louise (piano) [*]

  178. ♂ Knutsson, Jonas (saxophone) [* 1965, Umeå, Sweden]

  179. ♂ Köbberling, Heinrich (drums) [* 1967, Bad Arolsen, Germany]

  180. ♂ Koch, Claus (saxophone) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Annette Neuffer Quintet (Austria/Germany)

  181. ♂ Koch, Dietrich (saxophone) [* 1970, Lübeck, Germany]
       • member of the → Berlin Big Band (Germany)

  182. ♂ Koch, Hans (sax, clarinet) [*]
       • member of → Koch-Schütz-Studer

  183. ♂ Koch, Richard (trumpet) [* 1979, Austria]
       • member of → Roland Fidezius' → Odd Shot (Austria/Germany)
       • member of → themroc 3 (Austria/Germany)
       • member of → OLAF TON (Austria/Germany)

  184. ♂ Kochanski, Dave (keyboards) [* USA]
       • member of → Jeff Kashiwa's → Coastal Access Band (USA)

  185. ♂ Kofman, Arkady (saxophone) [* Kiev, Ukraine, USSR]

  186. ♀ Kohlhase, Charlie (saxophone) [* Nov 28, 1956, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA]
       • member of → Dead Cat Bounce

  187. ♀ Kohlmann, Kathrin (vocals) [* c1980, Neumarkt, Germany]
       • leader of the → Kathrin Kohlmann Quartet

  188. ♂ Køhn, Sigurd (saxophone) [* 1959, Kristiansand, Sweden]

  189. ♂ Köhnlein, Dieter (piano) [* 1959, Ansbach, Germany]
       • leader of the → Dieter Köhnlein Quartet (Germany/USA)
       • leader of the → Dieter Köhnlein Trio (Germany/USA)
       • member of the → Dieter Köhnlein-Volker Schlott-Duo (Germany/USA)
       • member of the → Dieter Köhnlein-Uwe Kropinski-Duo (Germany/USA)

  190. ♀ Koike, Yuuki (flute, sax) [* Japan]
       • member of → WaFoo (USA)

  191. ♂ Koivistoinen, Eero (saxophone) [* Jan 13, 1946, Helsinki, Finland]
       • conductor (1996-1998) of the → UMO Jazz Orchestra (Finland)

  192. ♂ Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson, Valdimar a.k.a. Valdi Kolli (bass) [* 1977, Iceland]
       • member of → KOAN (Germany/Iceland/Turkey)

  193. ♂ Koller, Hans (saxophone) [* Feb 12, 1921, Vienna, Austria; † Dec 21, 2003, Vienna, Austria]

  194. ♂ Koller, Hans (piano) [* Nov 10, 1970, Landshut, Germany]

  195. ♂ Koller, Martin (guitar) [* 1971, Villach, Austria]
       • member of the → Vienna Art Orchestra

  196. ♂ Köllges, Frank (drums) [* Germany]

  197. Kolli, Valdi → Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson, Valdimar
  198. ♂ Koltermann, Eckard (clarinet, sax) [* Nov 14, 1958, Herne, Germany]
       • leader of → Collage (Germany)
       • leader of → Stratos (Germany/Netherlands)
       • member of the → Impressionistic Improvisers Quartet (Germany/Netherlands)
       • member of the → Jörgensmann/Koltermann-Duo (Germany)
       • member of the → Willem van Manen & Contraband (Germany/Netherlands)

  199. ♂ Kolve, Kåre (saxophone) [* Aug 10, 1964, Voss, Norway]
       • member of → Mezzoforte (Iceland)

  200. ♂ König, Stephan (piano) [* Germany]

  201. ♂ Konitz, Lee (saxophone) [* Oct 13, 1927, Chicago, Illinois, USA]
       • member of the → Ohad Talmor Septet a/k/a 7 Déjà Vus (USA)
       • member of the → George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (Switzerland)

  202. ♂ Konno, Tomoyuki (drums) [* Japan]

  203. ♂ Koonse, Larry (guitar) [* USA]
       ♥ son of guitarist Dave Koonse

  204. ♀ Koorax, Ithamara (vocals) [* c1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]

  205. ♂ Kopf, Herbie (bass) [* 1962, Zurich, Switzerland]
       • member of the → George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (Switzerland)

  206. ♂ Koppa, Eric (saxophone) [* Monroe, Michigan, USA]

  207. ♂ Kopper, Bill (guitar) [* Boulder, Colorado, USA]
       • member of the → Dexter Payne Quartet (USA)

  208. ♀ Korb, Kristin (bass, vocals) [* Montana, USA]

  209. ♂ Korb, Ron (flute) [* Canada]

  210. ♂ Korber, Tomas (guitar) [* 1979, Zurich, Switzerland]

  211. ♂ Korman, Cliff (piano) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Cliff Korman Duo (USA)
       • leader of the → Cliff Korman Trio (USA)

  212. ♂ Korn, Steve (drums) [* USA]

  213. ♂ Kornazov, Gueorgui (trombone) [* Bulgaria]
       • member of → Olh Acoustic (France)

  214. ♂ Körner, Gero (piano) [*]
       • member of the → Heribert Leuchter Trio (Germany)

  215. ♂ Kornstad, Håkon (saxophone) [* Apr 5, 1977, Norway]
       • leader of the → Kornstad Trio

  216. ♂ Korolik, Roman (bass) [* Aug 20, 1970, Genk, Belgium]
       • member of the → Ron van Stratum Band (Belgium/Netherlands)

  217. ♂ Kort, Bert de → de Kort, Bert

  218. ♂ Korte, Dominik (guitar) [* Germany]

  219. ♂ Koselleck, Konrad (piano) [* March 9, 1971, Heidelberg, Germany]
       • leader of the → Konrad Koselleck Big Band (Germany/Netherlands)

  220. ♂ Koteen, Max (bass) [* USA]

  221. ♀ Koutsovitis, Sofia (vocals) [* Buenos Aires, Argentina]
       • leader of the → Sofia Koutsovitis Group (USA)
       • member of → Edward Pérez' → Alcatraz (USA)
       ♣ member of the → Boston Jazz Collective (USA)

  222. ♂ Kouyate, Balla (balafon) [* Feb 2, 1973, West Africa]
       • member of → Ursel Schlicht's → Ex Tempore (Germany/India/Japan/Mali/USA)

  223. ♂ Kowald, Peter (bass, tuba) [* April 21, 1944, Masserberg, nr Meiningen, Germany; † Sep 21, 2002, New York City, New York, USA]

  224. ♂ Koyama, Taro (drums) [* 1965, Sano City in Tochigi, Japan]

  225. ♂ Koz, Dave (saxophone) [* San Fernando Valley, L.A., California, USA]

  226. ♂ Kraemer, Dr. Steve (piano, guitar, vocals) [* USA]
       • leader of the → Dr. Steve Kraemer & the Bluesicians (USA)

  227. ♂ Krakauer, David (clarinet) [* USA]

  228. ♀ Krall, Diana (vocals, piano) [* Nov 16, 1964, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada]
       • See Diana on the Web in German

  229. ♀ Kramer, Hilaria (trumpet) [* June 1, 1967, Frauenfeld, Switzerland]
       • leader of the → Hilaria Kramer Trio (Italy/Switzerland)
       • member of the → Pollicino Duo (Italy/Switzerland)

  230. ♀ Kramer, Iris (trumpet) [* 1960, Germany]

  231. ♂ Krämer, Jochen (drums) [*]
       • member of → Sven Decker's → Feinkost (Germany)
       • member of → Brassolution (Germany)

  232. ♂ Kramer, Wayne (guitar) [* Apr 30, 1948, Detroit, Michigan, USA]

  233. ♂ Kramis, Herbert (bass) [* 1956, Switzerland]
       • brother of saxophonist → Otmar Kramis
       • member of the → Szirmai-Kramis Trio (Netherlands/Switzerland)

  234. ♂ Kramis, Otmar (saxophone) [* 1959, Hildisrieden, Switzerland]
       • brother of bassist → Herbert Kramis
       • member of the → Szirmai-Kramis Trio (Netherlands/Switzerland)

  235. ♂ Krantz, Wayne (guitar) [* July 26, 1956, Corvallis, Oregon, USA]

  236. ♂ Kraus, Joo (trumpet) [* Nov 22, 1966, Germany]

  237. ♂ Krause, Jo (drums) [* Oct 1963, Detmold, Germany]

  238. ♂ Krauss, Briggan (saxophone) [* Aug 6, 1969, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA]

  239. ♂ Kreisberg, Jonathan (guitar) [* 1972, New York City, New York, USA]
       • member of → Anne Mette Iversen's → AMI Trio (Denmark/France/USA)

  240. ♂ Kremer, Stefan (drums) [*]
       • member of the → Heribert Leuchter Trio (Germany)

  241. ♂ Kreusch, Cornelius Claudio (piano) [* 1968, Munich, Germany]

  242. ♂ Kreuzer, Albert (bass) [* Feb 28, 1960, Regensburg, Germany]
       • leader of → Rubberfinger (Austria/Germany)

  243. ♂ Kriegel, Volker (guitar) [* Dec 24, 1943, Darmstadt, Germany; † June 15, 2003, Spain]
       • member of the → United Jazz + Rock Ensemble (Australia/Canada/Germany/Netherlands/UK/USA)

  244. ♀ Krieger, Sara (vocals) [*]
       • founding member of the → New York Voices

  245. ♂ Kriener, Wolfgang (bass) [* 1962]

  246. ♂ Krijger, Arno (organ) [* Sep 1, 1972, Terneuzen, Netherlands]

  247. ♂ Krill, Torsten (drums) [* 1971, Ansbach, Germany]
       • founding member of → frimfram collective
       • member of the → Tales in Tones Trio (Germany)
       • member of the → Cécile Verny Quartet

  248. ♂ Krisch, Claus (piano) [* 1947, Trossingen, Germany]
       • member of the → Dizzy Krisch Quartet

  249. ♂ Krisch, Dizzy (vibes, piano) [* 1954, Schramberg, Germany]
       • leader of the → Dizzy Krisch Quartet

  250. ♂ Krisch, Thomas (bass) [* 1950, Trossingen, Germany]
       • member of the → Dizzy Krisch Quartet

  251. ♂ Krischkowsky, Christian (drums) [* 1970, Munich, Germany]
       • leader of the → Christian Krischkowsky Quintet (Germany)

  252. ♂ Krisse, Fritz (bass) [* Germany]
       • leader of → Fritz Krisse`s International Quartet (Germany/Hungary/USA)
       • leader of → Double Spaces (Germany)

  253. ♂ Krivda, Ernie (saxophone) [* 1945, Cleveland, Ohio, USA]

  254. ♀ Krog, Karin (vocals) [* May 15, 1937, Oslo, Norway]

  255. ♂ Kröger, Ed (trombone) [* Dec 2, 1943, Flensburg, Germany]
       ♥ father of saxophonist → Ignaz Dinné

  256. ♂ Kroll, Frank (saxophone) [* 1968, Hildesheim, Germany]
       • member of the → Daniel Messina Group (Argentina/Cuba/Germany)
       • member of → Indira (Germany/India)

  257. ♂ Kroner, Erling (trombone) [* Apr 16, 1943, Copenhagen, Denmark]
       • leader of the → Erling Kroner Dream Quintet (Denmark)
       • leader of the → Erling Kroner New Music Orchestra (Denmark)
       • co-leader of the → Beijbom Kroner Big Band (Denmark/Sweden)
       • co-leader of the → Bari-Bone Connection (Denmark)

  258. ♂ Kronkvist, Fredrik (saxophone) [* July 25, 1975, Sweden]
       • son of Rolf "Kometen" Kronkvist
       • member of → Swing Thing (Sweden)
       • member of → René Sandoval's → RS4 (Chile/France/Sweden/USA)

  259. ♂ Kroon, Steve (percussion) [* Harlem, New York, USA]

  260. ♂ Kropinski, Uwe (guitar) [* Feb 20, 1952, Berlin, Germany]
       • Duo with David Friesen (Germany/USA)
       • member of the → Dieter Köhnlein-Uwe Kropinski-Duo (Germany/USA)

  261. ♀ Kruse, Eva (bass) [* 1978, Germany]
       • member of → Firomanum (Germany)
       • member of the → Arne Jansen Trio (Germany)

  262. ♂ Krystall, Marty (saxophone) [* 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA]

  263. ♂ Kübler, Olaf (saxophone) [* Sep 8, 1937, Berlin, Germany]

  264. ♀ Kubota, Yasko (piano) [* Japan]
       • member of → Hiroaki Honshuku's → A-NO-NE Trio (Japan/USA)

  265. ♂ Kuchel, Stefan (saxophone) [* Apr 1, 1962, Leck, Germany]

  266. ♀ Kudina, Ilona (flute) [* Latvia]

  267. ♂ Kuehn, Steffen (trumpet) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (USA)

  268. ♂ Kugel, Klaus (drums) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Stefan Heidtmann Project
       • member of → No Fear Act (Germany/USA)

  269. ♀ Kühlich, Sabine (vocals) [* Feb 1, 1973, Gera, Germany]
       • leader of → CRISP!

  270. ♂ Kühn, Joachim (piano) [* March 15, 1944, Leipzig, Germany]
       ♥ brother of clarinetist → Rolf Kühn
       • member of the → European Jazz Ensemble

  271. ♂ Kühn, Rolf (clarinet) [* Sep 28, 1929, Cologne, Germany]
       ♥ brother of pianist → Joachim Kühn

  272. ♂ Kühn, Rainer (bass) [* Germany]
       • member of the → Alan Wilkinson Trio (Germany/UK)

  273. ♂ Kühner, Uwe (percussion) [* Germany]
       • leader of → Indira

  274. ♂ Kujus, Norbert (guitar) [* Germany]

  275. ♂ Kuklinski, Lars (trumpet) [* Germany]

  276. ♀ Kuljic, Jelena aka Yelena (vocals) [*]
       • member of → Yelena & Schmidt Happens!

  277. ♂ Kullhammar, Jonas (saxophone) [* Feb 9, 1978, Sweden]
       • member of → The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five

  278. ♂ Kumalo, Bakithi (bass) [* Soweto, South Africa]
       • member of → Morris Goldberg's → Ojoyo (South Africa/USA)

  279. ♂ Kunschner, Volker "Wolfman" (organ) [* Germany]

  280. ♂ Kunzli, Mathias (drums) [* 1975, Switzerland]
       • member of → Rashanim

  281. ♂ Kurimski, Eric (guitar) [* March 13, 1977, Florida, USA]
       • leader of the → St. Marta Trio (USA)
       • member of → Edward Pérez' → Alcatraz (USA)

  282. ♂ Kurmann, Stephan (bass) [* 1958, Basel, Switzerland]
       ⇒ Stephan is founder and art director of the renowned jazz club "the bird's eye" in Basel which opened in summer 1994.
       • leader of the → Stephan Kurmann Strings (Switzerland)

  283. ♀ Kuroda, Kyoko (piano) [* Nov 20, 1957, Tokyo, Japan]

  284. ♀ Kurstin, Pamela (theremin) [* USA]
       • member of the → Laura Andel Somnambulist Orchestra (Argentina/Germany/Italy/USA)

  285. ♂ Kurverud, Lars Holmen (saxophone) [* June 26, 1983, Norway]

  286. ♂ Kuster, Oli (electronics) [* Switzerland]

  287. ♂ Kuster, Robbie (drums) [* Switzerland]
       • member of → Lauzier Perkin Kuster (Canada/France/Switzerland)

  288. ♂ Kusunoki, Naotaka (piano) [* c1976, Japan]

  289. ♂ Kuti, Fela Anikulapo (saxophone) [* Oct 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria; † Aug 2, 1997, Lagos, Nigeria]

  290. ♂ Küttner, Michael (drums) [* Aug 26, 1954, Kiel, Germany]

  291. ♀ Kwant, Phaedra (bass) [* Jan 1, 1979, Velp, Netherlands]

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