John Coltrane (1926-1967)

Pharoah Sanders, 77

Fela Kuti (1938-1997)

Lee Thompson, 60

Frank Foster (1928-2011)

Kenny Garrett, 57

Pepper Adams (1930-1986)

Greg Ham (1953-2012)

Sam Rivers (1923-2011)

Yusef Lateef (1920-2013)

John Gilmore (1931-1995)

Eddie Harris (1934-1996)

Emilio Castillo, 67

Steve Mackay (1949-2015)

Sam Reed, 82

Bob Reynolds, 40

Ronnie Laws, 67

Gary Bartz, 77

Von Freeman (1923-2012)

Tim Berne, 63

George Garzone, 67

Lee Konitz, 90

John Harle, 61

Jerry Bergonzi, 70

Lenny Hambro (1923-1995)

Hal Singer, 98

Don Byas (1912-1974)