John Coltrane (1926-1967)

Pharoah Sanders, 78

Fela Kuti (1938-1997)

Lee Thompson, 61

Frank Foster (1928-2011)

Pepper Adams (1930-1986)

Kenny Garrett, 58

Greg Ham (1953-2012)

Sam Rivers (1923-2011)

Yusef Lateef (1920-2013)

John Gilmore (1931-1995)

Emilio Castillo, 68

Ronnie Laws, 68

Eddie Harris (1934-1996)

Sam Reed, 83

Steve Mackay (1949-2015)

Gary Bartz, 78

Bob Reynolds, 41

Von Freeman (1923-2012)

Tim Berne, 64

George Garzone, 68

Hal Singer, 99

John Harle, 62

Lee Konitz, 91

Jerry Bergonzi, 71

Lenny Hambro (1923-1995)

Don Byas (1912-1974)