performing live
January •
1 –
Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator. •
4 •
Alex Cline, American drummer. •
Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer. •
7 –
Steve Williams, American drummer. •
21 –
Kevin Norton, American percussionist and composer. •
23 –
Ralph Carney, American saxophonist and clarinetist,
Tin Huey (died
2017). •
24 –
Mitchel Forman, American keyboardist. •
26 –
Steve Dobrogosz, American pianist and composer.
February •
5 –
Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer. •
11 •
Didier Lockwood, French violinist,
Magma (died
2018). •
Raoul Björkenheim, Finnish-American guitarist. •
15 –
Nils Landgren, Swedish trombone player. •
20 –
Riccardo Del Fra, Italian upright bassist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. •
28 –
Jens Wendelboe, Norwegian trombonist and orchestra leader.
March •
2 –
Danilo Terenzi, Italian trombonist and composer (died
1995). •
4 –
Kermit Driscoll, American bassist.
April •
2 –
Károly Binder, Hungarian pianist. •
3 –
Tessa Souter, English singer, songwriter, and writer. •
4 –
Gary Smulyan, American baritone saxophonist. •
9 –
Michael Hashim, American jazz alto saxophonist. •
16 –
T Lavitz, American keyboardist, composer and producer (died
2010). •
19 –
Denardo Coleman, American drummer. •
27 –
Anna Lyman, Canadian Jazz, Latin Vocalist composer, and recording artist of Mexican American extraction.
May •
5 –
Mary Coughlan, Irish jazz and folk singer, and actress. •
8 –
Jean-Marc Jafet, French bassist and guitarist. •
13 –
Oskar Aichinger, Austrian pianist. •
14 –
Bruce Forman, American guitarist. •
15 –
Mathias Claus, German jazz pianist and composer. •
21 –
Wolfgang Puschnig, Austrian saxophonist. •
26 –
Quanti Bomani, Afro-Caribbean multi-instrumentalist and composer.
June •
5 –
Kenny G, American saxophonist. •
8 –
Uri Caine, American pianist and composer. •
11 –
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American bassist. •
19 –
Aaron Scott, American composer and drummer. •
26 –
Bill Cunliffe, American jazz pianist and composer. •
27 –
Maria João, Portuguese singer.
July •
5 –
Billy Jenkins, English guitarist, composer, and bandleader. •
6 –
John Jorgenson, American guitarist and banjo player,
Desert Rose Band and
Hellecasters. •
17 –
Lucien Barbarin, American trombonist. •
18 –
Hein van de Geyn, Dutch upright bassist, composer and band leader. •
19 –
Marit Sandvik, Norwegian singer. •
21 –
Franklin Kiermyer, Canadian drummer, composer and bandleader. •
24 –
Denis Colin, French bass clarinettist and composer. •
26 –
Wayne Krantz, American guitarist.
August •
13 –
Gast Waltzing, Luxembourgian trumpeter and composer. •
15 –
Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer. •
24 –
Mimi Fox, American guitarist and educator. •
29 –
Doug Raney, American guitarist (died
2016). •
30 - Rodney Jones, American guitarist and educator.
September •
1 –
Hilde Hefte, Norwegian singer. •
8 –
Eivin One Pedersen, Norwegian accordionist and pianist (died
2012). •
12 –
Brian Lynch, American trumpeter. •
15 – •
Ned Rothenberg, American multi-instrumentalist and composer. •
George Howard, American saxophonist (died
1998). •
19 –
Wolfgang Lackerschmid, German vibraphonist, bandleader, and composer. •
20 –
Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
October •
9 –
Geir Langslet, Norwegian pianist. •
10 –
Johnny O'Neal, American pianist and vocalist. •
20 –
Martin Taylor, British guitarist. •
22 –
Jane Bunnett, Canadian soprano saxophonist, flautist, and bandleader. •
23 •
Dianne Reeves, American singer. •
Svein Dag Hauge, Norwegian guitarist. •
26 –
Mike LeDonne, American pianist and organist. •
27 –
Ben Besiakov, Danish pianist and keyboardist. •
28 –
Liz Story, American pianist and composer. •
29 –
David Chesky, American pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and co-founder of the label
Chesky Records. •
31 –
Bob Belden, American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and producer (died
2015).
November •
1 –
Tim Landers, American bass guitarist, composer and record producer. •
2 –
Frank Kimbrough, American pianist. •
7 •
Denise Jannah, Dutch vocalist. •
Iro Haarla, Finnish pianist and composer. •
Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian born jazz pianist, member of the
Moscow Art Trio, professor at the
Norwegian Academy of Music (died
2018). •
10 –
Louis Mhlanga, Zimbabwean guitarist. •
12 –
Satoshi Inoue, Japanese guitarist. •
18 –
Tiziano Tononi, Italian percussionist and composer.
December •
3 –
Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist. •
5 –
Randy Johnston, American guitarist. •
12 –
Geir Holmsen, Norwegian bassist. •
18 –
Chris Murrell, American singer (died
2017). •
21 –
Zeena Parkins, American harpist. •
24 –
Ralph Moore, English saxophonist. •
27 –
Karl Denson, American saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist.
Unknown date •
Chris Wilson, Australian singer and guitarist (died
2019). •
Gregg Karukas, smooth jazz pianist. •
Lee Pui Ming, Hong Kong-born American pianist, vocalist, and composer. •
Nicola Stilo, Italian flautist, guitarist, and pianist. •
Raymond Strid, Swedish drummer. •
Reiner Michalke, German musician and artistic director of the
Moers Festival. ==See also==