Famous bandleaders

leader of a group of musicians

328 people

All Alive Deceased
Ted Lewis

Ted Lewis

1890 – 1971 · Age 81
Deceased
Les Brown

Les Brown

1912 – 2001 · Age 88
Deceased
Sam Rivers

Sam Rivers

1923 – 2011 · Age 88
Deceased
Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford

1902 – 1947 · Age 45
Deceased
Charlie Musselwhite

Charlie Musselwhite

1944 · Age 82
Alive
Giuseppe Donizetti

Giuseppe Donizetti

1788 – 1856 · Age 67
Deceased
Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams

1893 – 1965 · Age 72
Deceased
Noble Sissle

Noble Sissle

1889 – 1975 · Age 86
Deceased
B

Booker Ervin

1930 – 1970 · Age 39
Deceased
Andy Kirk

Andy Kirk

1898 – 1992 · Age 94
Deceased
D

Don Redman

1900 – 1964 · Age 64
Deceased
Samuel Capricornus

Samuel Capricornus

1628 – 1665 · Age 36
Deceased
Lew Soloff

Lew Soloff

1944 – 2015 · Age 71
Deceased
Urbie Green

Urbie Green

1926 – 2018 · Age 92
Deceased
Claude Thornhill

Claude Thornhill

1909 – 1965 · Age 55
Deceased
Frank Wess

Frank Wess

1922 – 2013 · Age 91
Deceased
James Reese Europe

James Reese Europe

1880 – 1919 · Age 39
Deceased
Red Nichols

Red Nichols

1905 – 1965 · Age 60
Deceased
Cal Tjader

Cal Tjader

1925 – 1982 · Age 56
Deceased
Isham Jones

Isham Jones

1894 – 1956 · Age 62
Deceased
Red Norvo

Red Norvo

1908 – 1999 · Age 91
Deceased
Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams

1911 – 1985 · Age 74
Deceased
Al Bowlly

Al Bowlly

1898 – 1941 · Age 43
Deceased
Pepe Lienhard

Pepe Lienhard

1946 · Age 79
Alive
David Benoit

David Benoit

1953 · Age 72
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q806349