Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is notable for having composed the theme song to NPR's

Is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is notable for having composed the theme song to NPR's Fresh Air.

Is an American author and board-certified family physician who specializes in nutritionally-based tr

Is an American author and board-certified family physician who specializes in nutritionally-based treatments for obesity and chronic disease. Fuhrman, who was born in New York, New York, is a former world-class figure skater. He was a member of the US Wor

Is an American jazz pianist and curved soprano saxophonist. He has appeared on more than 60 recordin

Is an American jazz pianist and curved soprano saxophonist. He has appeared on more than 60 recordings as of 2009.A native of Chicago, Joel Futterman was influenced both musically and philosophically by Gene Shaw, with whom he worked with and studied for

A Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer/songwriter, who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidd

A Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer/songwriter, who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidden Cameras.His first involvement with the music scene was as editor of a fanzine devoted to independent bands, Glamour Guide for Trash. He also hosted a co

A Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia

A Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He has been a prominent figure in the Canadian indie rock scene of the 1990s and 2000s.In Mar

Is a British musician. He is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie band Athlete.Whi

Is a British musician. He is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie band Athlete.While a child, he was bought some drums by his parents. These ultimately "didn't work out" and he was then given a nylon string guitar at the age of six. In h

Is an American singer well-known as the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte. Madden was born t

Is an American singer well-known as the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte. Madden was born to a middle class Irish-American family in Waldorf, Maryland. He has an identical twin brother, Benji Madden, who plays guitar in Good Charlotte. He has an

A Thai hip hop singer and producer. He is Thailand's first rap artist.He has spent time in the Unite

A Thai hip hop singer and producer. He is Thailand's first rap artist.He has spent time in the United States, where he became acquainted with Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who co-produced Joey Boy's song "LA to BKK". He met Will.i.am outside a disco in San Francisco, and introduced himself. "Hey you, we're Thai rappers and we like your songs," he recalls saying to Will.i.am.[2] When the Black Eyed Peas came to Thailand in 2004, Joey Boy was the opening act and was invited onstage by Will.i.am during the Black Eyed Peas' show.[3] He also opened for the Black Eyed Peas when they played in Bangkok in 2006, and has continued to collaborate with the band on his albums.[4]

Is one of the leading pianists in the jazz realm. Inspired by a friend who lived next door, Calderaz

Is one of the leading pianists in the jazz realm. Inspired by a friend who lived next door, Calderazzo began his piano studies at age seven. He progressed rapidly in a house where other family members were also playing drums and singing, and at 14 became

Is an American singer, actor and television personality. He is best known as a member of the America

Is an American singer, actor and television personality. He is best known as a member of the American pop group, 'N Sync, in which he sang baritone. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC reality show Dancing With The Stars. He is also the host of th

Is an American actress, dancer and singer who reached the peak of her popularity in the 1960s.Heathe

Is an American actress, dancer and singer who reached the peak of her popularity in the 1960s.Heatherton began her career as a child actress and received her first sustained national exposure in 1959 as a semi-regular on The Perry Como Show, playing an ex

Is an American pop and R&B singer and actor from Hinesville, Georgia, currently lives in San Diego,

Is an American pop and R&B singer and actor from Hinesville, Georgia, currently lives in San Diego, California. Joey began performing at the age of nine.Pearson was a semi-finalist on the renewed United States nationally-syndicated talent show, Star Searc

Is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead

Is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies fellow bandsman Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.

An eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and wo

An eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and subsequently at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris in the year 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, water colour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well.

Was a Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism who influenced Claude M

Was a Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism who influenced Claude Monet.Jongkind was born in the town of Lattrop in the Overijssel province of the Netherlands near the border with Germany. Trained at the art academy in The Hague, in 1846 he moved to the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France where he studied under Eugène Isabey and Francois-Edouard Picot.

Made his stage debut at the municipal theatre in Roodepoort as Max in "Freischütz" in 1989. He curr

Made his stage debut at the municipal theatre in Roodepoort as Max in "Freischütz" in 1989. He currently lives in Vienna, Austria. His international breakthrough occurred in 1993 at the Opera de la Bastille as Pinkerton in Puccini's Madame Butterfly. Since then he has performed at leading opera venues around the world such as the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Opera Australia, Royal Opera House London, La Scala, and the Salzburg Festival.

Is a Swedish singer, guitarist and keyboardist who is the leader of the bands Tiamat and Lucyfire. H

Is a Swedish singer, guitarist and keyboardist who is the leader of the bands Tiamat and Lucyfire. He has also done remixes for some of Rammstein's and London After Midnight's songs. He was also a guest singer in the Dutch progressive metal project, Ayreon. In the beginning of his career, Edlund relied solely on death grunts for singing but later switched to deep, baritone vocals, likely because Tiamat underwent a significant genre transition in the middle of the 1990s. He currently lives in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Was a highly regarded Swedish operatic tenor. Björling was one of the few non-Latin tenors to rival

Was a highly regarded Swedish operatic tenor. Björling was one of the few non-Latin tenors to rival the Italian dominance of the opera world at that time.Björling was born in Borlänge, Sweden in February 1911. The midwife's register shows he was born on 5 February; however, the church baptism records erroneously show 2 February, and this was the day on which he celebrated his birthday throughout his life. He was taught to sing by his father, David, an accomplished vocalist, and made his debut public appearance at the age of four with the Björling Male Quartet. The group performed in concerts throughout Sweden and the United States for eleven and a half years.

Was the session vocalist for Swedish doom metal band Candlemass during their first studio recording.

Was the session vocalist for Swedish doom metal band Candlemass during their first studio recording. He recorded their first album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and departed soon after, (despite Candlemass' countless efforts to make him stay) reputably to work on a pop project he had started earlier. Unlike his successor Messiah Marcolin, Längqvist was a baritone, which meant he had a lower pitched voice and therefore sang the songs in a lower vocal range than the ones that followed with Marcolin as vocalist.

Was born as Johannes Martinus Messchaert in Hoorn, The Netherlands. He died in Küssnacht, Switzerla

Was born as Johannes Martinus Messchaert in Hoorn, The Netherlands. He died in Küssnacht, Switzerland. Messchaert was a singer and vocal pedagogue. He is known for his rendering of the Matthæus Passion. He founded his own conservatoire in Amsterdam.[

Was a Faroese painter.The self-taught artist Steffan Danielsen found most of the inspiration for his

Was a Faroese painter.The self-taught artist Steffan Danielsen found most of the inspiration for his pictures in his home village Nólsoy and the island of same name. In his art Danielsen distils the essence of the landscape in an original way.

Swedish sculptor, was born in Stockholm.After studying for some time in Paris he went to Rome, where

Swedish sculptor, was born in Stockholm.After studying for some time in Paris he went to Rome, where he remained for twelve years and sculptured a number of groups in marble, including, besides subjects from classical mythology, a colossal representation of "History," in which are depicted the achievements of Gustav II Adolf before the Chancellor Oxenstierna.

Is a Flemish singer.

Is a Flemish singer.

Born in Vienna, graduating from the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977, he lived for a short time in

Born in Vienna, graduating from the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977, he lived for a short time in West Berlin, singing in a jazz-rock band. When he returned to Vienna he was calling himself "Falco," reportedly in tribute to the East German skier Falko Weißpflog, and playing in the Austrian bands Spinning Wheel and Hallucination Company. En route to becoming an international rock star in his own right,

Was a German and Austrian painter. Ziegler was born in Meiningen, and painted primarily landscapes.

Was a German and Austrian painter. Ziegler was born in Meiningen, and painted primarily landscapes. He traveled Austria and produced a collection of works depicting views of Vienna. [1] Ziegler committed suicide in Vienna.