Willie Akins (April 10, 1939 – October 2, 2015) was an American jazz musician. After eleven years in New York City, he was active from 1968 to 2015, mainly in the music scene of St. Louis.
0
Louis Metcalf
American musician
1
Harold Ashby
American musician
2
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
3
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
4
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
5
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
6
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
7
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
8
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
9
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
10
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
11
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
12
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
13
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
14
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
15
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
16
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
17
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
18
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
19
Grant Green
American jazz guitarist and composer
20
Willie Ruff
American musician
21
Stan Tracey
British pianist
22
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
23
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
24
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
25
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
26
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
27
Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
28
Frank Butler
American jazz drummer
29
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
30
Freddie Redd
American pianist
31
Bunk Johnson
American musician
32
Johnny Griffin
American musician
33
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
34
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
35
Budd Johnson
American musician
36
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
37
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
38
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
39
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
40
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
41
Duke Pearson
American pianist
42
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
43
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
44
Eddie Condon
US musician
45
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
46
Claude Williams
American musician
47
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
48
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
49
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
50
Mary Osborne
American musician
51
Gene Sedric
American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
52
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
53
Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, and pianist
54
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
55
Mel Lewis
American musician
56
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
57
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
58
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
59
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
60
Lafayette Leake
American musician
61
Willie Pickens
American jazz pianist, composer, arranger
62
Melton Mustafa
American musician
63
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
64
Phil Cohran
American trumpeter
65
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
66
Little Mack Simmons
African American, Chicago blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
67
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
68
Frankie Jaxon
African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian
69
Wilbur Sweatman
American musician
70
Charles Davis
American musician
71
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
72
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
73
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
74
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
75
Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer
76
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
77
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
78
Willie Bobo
American musician
79
Guy Lombardo
Canadian-American bandleader
80
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner