Born on this day:

Tony Aless (1921-1985) - piano
Victor Assis Brasil (1945-1981) - sax
Kenny Drew (1928-1993) - piano
Jon Fält (*1979) - drums
Stephen Gauci (*1966) - sax
Larry Goldings (*1968) - piano, organ
Michael Gregory Jackson (*1953) - guitar
Youn-Sun Nah (*1969) - singer
Jim Rotondi (*1962) - trumpet
Hal Russell (1926-1992) - genuine Hal Russell
Cécile McLorin Salvant (*1989) - singer
Phil Seamen (1926-1972) - drums
Peter Washington (*1964) - bass

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Born on this day:

Rez Abbasi (*1965) - guitar
Jan Bang (*1968) - electronics
Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) - piano, organ, harp
Tony Crombie (1925 or 1927-1999) - drums
Bill English (1925-2007) - drums
Med Flory (1926-2014) - sax, clarinet
Roland Prince (1946-20016) - guitar
Sonny Sharrock (1940-1994) - guitar
Luca Sisera (*1975) - bass
Nicolas Thys (*1968) - bass
Lester Young (1909-1959) - tenor sax, clarinet

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Born on this day:

Patricia Brennan (*year?) - vibes
Dori Caymmi (*1943) - guitar
David Finck (*1958) - bass
Scott Henderson (*1954) - guitar
Clifford Jarvis (1941-1999) - drums
Virgil Jones (1939-2012) - trumpet
Andrew Lamb (*1958) - sax
Branford Marsalis (*1960) - sax
Jimmy Rushing (1899-1972) - singer
Frances Wayne (1924-1978) - singer

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Born on this day:

Joe Brazil (1927-2008) - sax
Bob Crosby (1913-1993) - singer
Charles Fambrough (1950-2011) - bass
Leonard Gaskin (1920-2009) - bass
Rune Gustafsson (1933-2012) - guitar
Michael Marcus (*1952) - sax
Pat Martino (1944-2021) - guitar
Linda May Han Oh (*1984) - bass
Karieem Riggins (*1975) - drums
Caughey Roberts (1912-1990) - sax
Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) - tenor & soprano sax
Günter Baby Sommer (*1943) - drums
Keith Tippett (1947-2020) - piano

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Born on this day:

Freddie Brocksieper (1912-1990) - drums
Jon Cowherd (*?) - piano
George Devens (1931-2021) - vibes
Keno Duke (*1927) - drums
Wynonie Harris (1915-1969) - singer
Ron Holloway (*1953) - tenor sax
Claude Hopkins (1903-1984) - piano
Kaki King (*1979) - guitar
Buster Smith (1904-1991) - sax, clarinet
Ruby Smith (1903-1977) - singer
Bryan Spring (*1945) - drums
Paul Webster (1909-1966) - trumpet

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Born on this day:

Bruno Chevillon (*1959) - bass
Gil Coggins (1928-2004) - piano
Raul De Souza (1934-2021) - trombone
Pete King (1929-2009) - sax
Bob Malach (*1954) - sax
Brad Mehldau (*1970) - piano
Nathen Page (1937-2003) - guitar
Ed Partyka (*1967) - trombone, tuba
Terje Rypdal (*1947) - guitar
Avery Sharpe (*1954) - bass
Martial Solal (*1927) - piano
Bobby Watson (*1953) - alto sax

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Born on this day:

Tony Aless (1921-1985 / poss. Aug. 28) - piano
Claude Barthelemy (*1956) - guitar
Rolf Billberg (1930-1966) - alto sax
Eric Boeren (*1959) - trumpet
Taylor Ho Bynum (*1975) - cornet
Malachi Favors (1927-2004) - bass
Brick Fleagle (1906-1992) - guitar
Jeff Hirshfield (*1955) - drums
Lex Humphries (1936-1994) - drums
Bumps Myers (1912-1968) - sax
Aruán Ortiz (*1973) - piano

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Born on this day:

Peter Apfelbaum (*1960) - sax, keys etc.
Count Basie (1924-1984) - piano
Addison Farmer (1928-1963) - bass
Art Farmer (1928-1999) - trumpet, flugelhorn
Marlon Jordan (*1970) - trumpet
Christiane Legrand (1930-2011) - vocalist
Leon Parker (*1965) - drums
Rodney Richardson (1917-2005) - bass
Malachi Thompson (1949-2006) - trumpet

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Born on this day:

Ran Blake (*1935) - piano
Frank Capp (1931-2017) - drums
Terry Clarke (*1944) - drums
John Clayton (*1952) - bass
Jamie Cullum (*1979) - piano, vocals etc.
Milford Graves (1941-2021) - drums
Joe Mares (1908-1991) - clarinet
Jimmy Raney (1927-1995) - guitar
Enrico Rava (*1939) - trumpet
Frank Rosolino (1926-1978) - trombone
Joya Sherrill (1927-2019) - singer
Jack Teagarden (1905-1964) - trombone, singer
Jiggs Whigham (*1943) - trombone

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Born on this day:

Ginger Baker (1939-2019) - drums
Lionel Belmondo (*1963) - sax
Marc Ducret (*1957) - guitar
Eddie Durham (1906-1987) - trombone, guitar
Ron Eschete (*1948) - guitar
Tim Hagans (*1954) - trumpet
Manzie Johnson (1906-1971) - drums
Dill Jones (1923-1984) - piano
Peter Leitch (*1944) - guitar
Danny Mixon (*1949) - piano, organ
Lyle "Spud" Murphy (1908-2005) - arranger, sax
Michael Naura (1934-2017) - piano
Jimmy Rowles (1918-1996) - piano

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Born on this day (better late than never):

Oscar Brashear (*1944) - trumpet
Kyle Bruckmann (*1971) - oboe
Mattis Cederberg (*1971) - trombone
Chuck Connors (1930-1994) - trombone
John Hébert (*1972) - bass
Curtis Jones (1906-1971) - piano, vocals
Don Lamond (1920-2003) - drums
Adam Makowicz (*1940) - piano
Eddie Shu (1918-1986) - sax, clarinet, trumpet etc.

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Born on this day:

Rabih Abou-Khalil (*1957) - oud
Sam Butera (1927-2009) - tenor sax
Maria Pia De Vito (*1960) - vocals
João Donato (*1934) - piano, vocals
George Duvivier (1920-1985) - bass
Arvin Garrison (1922-1960) - guitar
François Houle (*1961) - clarinet
Peter Martin (*1970) - piano
Jeb Patton (*1974) - piano
Duke Pearson (1932-1980) - piano
Ike Quebec (1918-1963) - tenor sax
Derek Smith (1931-2016) - piano

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Born on this day:

Cecil Brooks III (*1962) -drums
Ellery Eskelin (*1959) -tenor sax
Bill Evans (1929-80) -piano
Al Hibbler (1915-2001) -singer
Murray McEachern (1915-82) -trombone
Marcello Melis (1939-94) -bass
Marc Moulin (1942-2008) -piano
Carl Perkins (1928-58) -piano
Armand J. Piron (1988-43) -violin
Alvin Queen (*1950) -drums
Julie Saury (*1972) -drums
Dick Shreve (1928-2004) -piano
Bruno Spoerri (*1935) -sax, electronics
Mal Waldron (1926-2002) -piano

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Born on this day:

Joe Castro (1927-2009) - piano
Bill Dowdy (1933-2017) - drums
Morey Feld (1915-1971) - drums
Eddie Gale (1941-2020) - trumpet
Joe Garland (1903-1977) - sax, clarinet
Dennis Gonzalez (1954-2022) - trumpet
Stix Hooper (*1938) - drums
George Morrow (1925-1992) - bass
Bobby Orr (*1928) - drums
Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) - piano
Terry Pollard (1931-2009) - piano, vibes
Günter "Baby" Sommer (*1943) - drums

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Born on this day:

Lorez Alexandria (1929-2001) - singer
Jeannie Cheatham (*1927 [?])( - singer, piano
Eddie Costa (1930-1962) - piano, vibes
Buddy Greco (1926-2017) - vocals, piano, vibes, organ
Zane Massey (*1957) - sax
Mikio Masuda (*1949) - piano
Justin Robinson (*1968) - alto sax
Ben Sidran (*1943) - piano, singer
Ada "Bricktop" Smith (1894-1984) - singer
Stuff Smith (1909-1967) - violin
Lloyd Swanton (*1960) - bass
Jimmy Wormworth (*1937) - drums

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Born on this day:

Benny Bailey (1925-2005) - trumpet
Allen Blairman (1940-2022) - drums
Daniele D’Agaro (*1958) - tenor sax, clarinet
Nate Kazebier (1912-1969) - trumpet
Freeman Lee (1927-1997) - trumpet, piano
James Brandon Lewis (*1983) - tenor sax
Mulgrew Miller (1955-2013) - piano
Russell "Big Chief" Moore (1912-1983) - trombone
Joe Puma (1927-2000) - guitar
George Shearing (1919-2011) - piano
Michael Smith (1938-2022) - piano

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Born on this day:

Tony Allen (1940-2020) - drums
Bent Axen (1925-2010) - piano
Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) - singer
Earl Coleman (1925-1995) - singer
Thurman Green (1940-1997) - trombone
Dave Lee (*1926) - piano
Percy Mayfield (1920-1984) - guitar, singer-songwriter
Pat Metheny (*1954) - guitar
Geoff Muldaur (*1943) - guitar, singer
Harold "Doc" West (1915-1951) - drums

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Born on this day:

Bruz Freeman (1919 or 1921-2006) - drums
Bill Heid (*1948) - organ
Peter King (1940-2020) - alto sax
Donny McCaslin (*1966) - sax, flute, clarinet
Steve Nelson (*1954) - vibes
Russell Procope (1908-1981) - sax, clarinet
Johnny Rae (1934-1993) - vibes, drums
Johannes Rediske (1926-1975) - guitar
Jorgen Ryg (1927-1981) - trumpet
Jess Stacy (1904-1994) - piano
Petter Wettre (*1967) - sax

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Born on this day:

Patti Austin (*1950) - singer
Arnett Cobb (1918-1989) - tenor sax
J.C. Heard (1917-1988) - drums
Fred Ho [Houn] (1957-2014) - saxtivist
Chuck Israels (*1936) - bass
Michael Mantler (*1943) - trumpet
Dan Minor (1909-1982) - trombone
Trudy Pitts (1932-2010) - organ
Claude Thornhill (1909-1965) - piano
Andile Yenana (*1968) - piano

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Born on this day:

Jack DeJohnette (*1942) - drums, piano
Edsel Gomez (*1962) - piano
Margie Hyams (1920-2012) - vibes
Nat Jaffe (1918-1945) - piano
Frank Lacy (*1958) - trombone, trumpet
Bill Napier (1926-2003) - clarinet
Meg Okura (*1973) - violin, erhu
Roberta Piket (*1965) - piano, organ
Danilo Rea (*1957) - piano
Frank Roberts (*1950) - piano
Butch Warren (1939-2013) - bass

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