; January •
8 –
Torun Eriksen, Norwegian singer. •
10 –
Rhian Benson, Ghanaian-British singer and songwriter. •
13 –
Elliot Mason, English trombonist. •
28 –
Sissel Vera Pettersen, Norwegian singer, saxophonist, and composer. •
31 –
Per Zanussi, Italians–Norwegian upright bassist, composer, and band leader,
Wibutee. ; February •
2 –
Evelina De Lain, Ukrainian-English pianist, composer, and arranger. •
10 –
Shahin Novrasli, Azerbaijani pianist. ; March •
4 •
Jason Marsalis, American drummer, vibraphonist, and composer. •
Dan Weiss, American drummer and composer. •
6 –
Kirsti Huke, Norwegian singer and composer. •
8 –
Jef Neve, Belgian pianist and composer. •
10 –
Torstein Lofthus, Norwegian drummer and composer. •
21 –
Farnell Newton, American composer and trumpeter. •
26 –
Håvard Stubø, Norwegian guitarist. •
30 –
Tor Egil Kreken, Norwegian bass, banjo, and guitar player,
Wibutee and
Shining. ; April •
5 –
Håkon Kornstad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and operatic tenor. •
21 – Andrea Veneziani, Italian upright bassist, composer, and arranger. •
28 –
Asbjørn Lerheim, Norwegian guitarist and music teacher. •
30 –
Ole Jørn Myklebust, Norwegian trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. ; May •
10 –
Jasper Høiby, Danish upright bassist,
Phronesis. •
11 –
Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Danish bassist and composer (died
2017). •
23 –
Mads Berven, Norwegian guitarist. ; June •
8 –
Frøy Aagre, Norwegian saxophonist. •
9 –
Atle Nymo, Norwegian saxophonist,
Motif and
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. •
11 –
Ozan Musluoğlu, Turkish upright bassist and bass guitarist,
Athena. •
30 –
Brynjar Rasmussen, Norwegian clarinetist. ; July •
4 –
Sevda Alekbarzadeh, Azerbaijani female singer. •
11 – Will Vinson, English alto saxophonist and composer,
OWL Trio. ; August •
18 –
Even Kruse Skatrud, Norwegian trombonist,
Funky Butt. •
27 –
Quincy Davis, American drummer. ; September •
1 –
Sinne Eeg, Danish singer. •
13 –
Julius Lind, Norwegian upright bassist. •
20 •
Dan Cray, American pianist. •
Martin Horntveth, Norwegian drummer, composer and electronica artist,
Jaga Jazzist. ; October •
2 –
David Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and organist,
Needlepoint. •
6 –
Matthew Bourne, British pianist and cellist. ; November •
1 –
Anine Kruse, Norwegian singer and choral conductor,
Pitsj. •
3 –
Jane Monheit, American singer. •
5 –
Ida Sand, Swedish singer and pianist. •
20 –
Florian Weber, German pianist and composer. ; December •
12 –
Lage Lund, Norwegian guitarist. •
23 •
Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. •
Verneri Pohjola, Finnish trumpeter. ; Unknown date •
Andreas Haddeland, Norwegian guitarist. •
Giuliano Modarelli, Italian guitarist. •
Tomeka Reid, American cellist and improvisational musician. ==See also==