The Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame operated from 1978-2004. It was a non-profit organization based in North San Diego County in California. Here’s the full list of inductees and their years of induction.
See other Hall of Fames.
A
- Cannonball Adderley (1985)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi (2001)
- Red Allen (1995), jazz trumpeter
- Lil Hardin Armstrong (1986)
- Louis Armstrong (1978)
B
- Mildred Bailey (1989)
- Chet Baker (1987)
- Charlie Barnet (1984)
- Count Basie (1981)
- Sidney Bechet (1983)
- Bix Beiderbecke (1979)
- Louie Bellson (1993)
- Tex Beneke (1996)
- Tony Bennett (1997)
- Bunny Berigan (1985)
- Irving Berlin (2004)
- Chuck Berry (1984)
- Eubie Blake (1983)
- Art Blakey (1982)
- Jimmy Blanton (1994)
- Buddy Bolden (1988)
- Will Bradley (1998)
- Bob Brookmeyer (2003)
- Clifford Brown (1985)
- Lawrence Brown (2001)
- Les Brown (1999)
- Ray Brown (1997)
- Dave Brubeck (1986)
- Kenny Burrell (1990)
C
- Cab Calloway (1987)
- Frankie Carle (1989)
- Harry Carney (2000)
- Benny Carter (1988)
- Betty Carter (1994)
- Ron Carter (2000)
- Sid Catlett (1996)
- Paul Chambers (1994)
- Ray Charles (2004)
- Doc Cheatham (1996)
- Don Cherry (1995)
- Charlie Christian (1981)
- Kenny Clarke (1986)
- Buck Clayton (1990)
- Al Cohn (1996)
- Nat “King” Cole (1993)
- Ornette Coleman (1989)
- John Coltrane (1980)
- Perry Como (2004)
- Eddie Condon (1983)
- Bing Crosby (2002)
D
- Tadd Dameron (2001)
- Helen Oakley Dance (2004)
- Stanley Dance (1999)
- Miles Davis (1979)
- Wild Bill Davison (1997)
- Buddy DeFranco (2002)
- Paul Desmond (1991)
- Baby Dodds (1991)
- Johnny Dodds (1988)
- Eric Dolphy (1984)
- Dorothy Donegan (1998)
- Jimmy Dorsey (1983)
- Tommy Dorsey (1981)
E
- Bob Eberly (2003)
- Billy Eckstine (1985)
- Sweets Edison (1994)
- Roy Eldridge (1985)
- Duke Ellington (1978)
- Bill Evans (1982)
- Gil Evans (1986)
F
- Tal Farlow (1996)
- Art Farmer (2001)
- Ella Fitzgerald (1978)
- Tommy Flanagan (1999)
- Helen Forrest (2001)
- Pops Foster (1992)
- Pete Fountain (1997)
- Bud Freeman (1992)
G
- Erroll Garner (1993)
- Stan Getz (1983)
- Terry Gibbs (2001)
- Dizzy Gillespie (1982)
- Paul Gonsalves (2004)
- Benny Goodman (1978)
- Dexter Gordon (1988)
- Norman Granz (2003)
- Stéphane Grappelli (1995)
- Glen Gray/Casa Loma Orchestra (2002)
- Freddie Green (2000)
H-I
- Bobby Hackett (1997)
- Jim Hall (2003)
- Lionel Hampton (1986)
- Herbie Hancock (1995)
- W. C. Handy (1981)
- Barry Harris (1999)
- Johnny Hartman (1986)
- Coleman Hawkins (1982)
- Fletcher Henderson (1979)
- Woody Herman (1981)
- J. C. Higginbotham (2003)
- Earl Hines (1980)
- Milton Hinton (1996)
- Art Hodes (1998)
- Johnny Hodges (1990)
- Billie Holiday (1979)
- Claude Hopkins (1998)
- Shirley Horn (2000)
- Lena Horne (1991)
- Freddie Hubbard (1994)
- Alberta Hunter (1996)
J
- Chubby Jackson (2000)
- Milt Jackson (1989)
- Illinois Jacquet (1985)
- Harry James (1983)
- Budd Johnson (1993)
- Bunk Johnson (1986)
- J. J. Johnson (1988)
- James P. Johnson (1980)
- Hank Jones (2000)
- Isham Jones (1989)
- Jo Jones (1990)
- Jonah Jones (1999)
- Quincy Jones (1988)
- Thad Jones (1995)
- Scott Joplin (1987)
- Louis Jordan (1998)
K
- Sammy Kaye (1992)
- Wynton Kelly (1994)
- Hal Kemp (1992)
- Stan Kenton (1982)
- Freddie Keppard (1997)
- Barney Kessel (1999)
- B. B. King (2003)
- John Kirby (1993)
- Andy Kirk (1991)
- Gene Krupa (1983)
L
- Scott LaFaro (2003)
- Eddie Lang (1986)
- Yank Lawson (1998)
- Peggy Lee (1992)
- John Lewis (2001)
- Meade Lux Lewis (1993)
- Guy Lombardo (1992)
- Mundell Lowe (2004)
- Jimmie Lunceford (1987)
M
- Shelly Manne (2002)
- Wynton Marsalis (1996)
- Billy May (1988)
- Howard McGhee (2003)
- William McKinney (2004)
- Jimmy McPartland (1992)
- Marian McPartland (1999)
- Carmen McRae (1984)
- Jay McShann (1985)
- Eddie Miller (1998)
- Glenn Miller (1978)
- Lucky Millinder (1996)
- Charles Mingus (1982)
- Thelonious Monk (1980)
- Wes Montgomery (1983)
- James Moody (1993)
- Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton (1982)
- Bennie Moten (1987)
- Gerry Mulligan (1984)
N
- Ray Nance (2003)
- Fats Navarro (1984)
- Sammy Nestico (2004)
- Red Nichols (1986)
- Ray Noble (1987)
- Jimmie Noone (1987)
- Red Norvo (1991)
O
- King Oliver (1984)
- Sy Oliver (2000)
- Kid Ory (1986)
P-Q
- Charlie Parker (1979)
- Joe Pass (1995)
- Les Paul (1990)
- Art Pepper (2002)
- Oscar Peterson (1995)
- Oscar Pettiford (1992)
- Ben Pollack (1992)
- Bud Powell (1991)
- Mel Powell (1997)
- Specs Powell (2004)
- Louis Prima (1993)
- Tito Puente (1995)
R
- Sun Ra (1987)
- Ma Rainey (1983)
- Don Redman (1990)
- Django Reinhardt (1984)
- Buddy Rich (1981)
- Max Roach (1991)
- Shorty Rogers (1989)
- Adrian Rollini (1998)
- Sonny Rollins (1999)
- Jimmy Rowles (2001)
- Jimmy Rushing (1988)
- Pee Wee Russell (1987)
S
- Eddie Sauter (2003)
- Raymond Scott (1994)
- Charlie Shavers (1997)
- Artie Shaw (1990)
- Wayne Shorter (1998)
- Horace Silver (1991)
- George Simon (2002)
- Nina Simone (2002)
- Zoot Sims (1992)
- Frank Sinatra (1980)
- Bessie Smith (1981)
- Stuff Smith (1994)
- Willie Smith (1987)
- Muggsy Spanier (1997)
- Jess Stacy (1996)
- Jo Stafford (2003)
- Rex Stewart (1994)
- Sonny Stitt (1989)
- Billy Strayhorn (1981)
- Maxine Sullivan (1998)
- Ralph Sutton (2002)
T-U
- Paul Tanner (2004)
- Buddy Tate (1988)
- Art Tatum (1985)
- Billy Taylor (1999)
- Jack Teagarden (1985)
- Clark Terry (1994)
- Claude Thornhill (1984)
- Martha Tilton (2004)
- Mel Tormé (1990)
- Dave Tough (2000)
- Lennie Tristano (2001)
- McCoy Tyner (2000)
V
- Sarah Vaughan (1982)
- Joe Venuti (2000)
W-X
- T-Bone Walker (2002)
- Fats Waller (1989)
- Dinah Washington (1987)
- Chick Webb (1984)
- Ben Webster (1983)
- Ted Weems (2003)
- Lawrence Welk (1989)
- Paul Whiteman (1993)
- Clarence Williams (1991)
- Cootie Williams (1993)
- Joe Williams (1995)
- Mary Lou Williams (1985)
- Tony Williams (1997)
- Gerald Wilson (2001)
- Nancy Wilson (1999)
- Teddy Wilson (1993)
Y-Z
- Lester Young (1980)
- Trummy Young (2004)
Resources/Related Links:
- Dave’s Music Database: “Hall of Fames”
- NNDB (Partial list. Includes birth, death, year of induction, what musician is known for, and links to brief bio pages.)
- Wikipedia (lists inductees by year)
First posted 12/31/2004; last updated 5/6/2023. |
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