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November
8 – Following the release of Jazz Goes to College , Dave Brubeck is featured on the cover of Time magazine, with the accompanying article describing Brubeck as "the most exciting new jazz artist at work today".[3]
Eddie Condon , Tony Parenti , Wild Bill Davison , Brad Gowans , Jack Lesberg , and Freddie Ohms , Eddie Condon's, New York
Lee Morse c. 1930
February
March
April
May
September
November
5 – Hot Lips Page , American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (born 1908 ).
29 – Dink Johnson , dixieland pianist, clarinetist, and drummer (born 1892).
December
7 – Austin Wylie , American bandleader (born 1893).
15 – Papa Celestin , American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist, and vocalist (born 1884).
16 – Lee Morse , American singer and songwriter (born 1897).
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Don Mumford in 2002.
John Wolf Brennan at the 2010 Jazz Festival Willisau.
Paolo Vinaccia , Arendal Sessions.
Knut Værnes at Victoria, during the 2016 Oslo Jazzfestival .
Peter Erskine in 2008.
Al Di Meola in 2006.
Pat Metheny in 2010.
January
February
March
1 – Carles Benavent , Spanish bassist.
4 – Ricky Ford , American tenor saxophonist.
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13 – Simon James , English guitarist, Acoustic Alchemy .
14 – Nick Webb , English guitarist and composer, Acoustic Alchemy (died 1998 ).
16 – Brian Torff , American upright bassist and composer.
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21 – Haakon Graf , Norwegian keyboardist.
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27 – Paolo Vinaccia , Italian composer, drummer, and percussionist, living in Norway.
28 – Donald Brown , American pianist.
April
1 – Knut Værnes , Norwegian guitarist, composer and band leader.
3 – Chuck Deardorf , American bassist.
4 – Michel Camilo , Santo Domingan pianist and composer.
9 – Steve Holt , Canadian musician.
16 – Brian Rolland , American guitarist, composer, and songwriter (died 2018 ).
28 – Frank Jakobsen , Norwegian drummer, Bergen Big Band .
May
June
4 – Scott Earl Holman , American pianist.
5 – Peter Erskine , American drummer and composer.
11 – John Bernard Riley , American drummer and educator.
12 – Jesper Lundgaard , Danish bassist, bandleader, and composer.
26 – Øystein Norvoll , Norwegian guitarist.
27 – Madeline Eastman , American singer.
30 – Eric Von Essen , American bassist, pianist, and composer (died 1997 ).
July
August
11 – Steve Nelson , American vibraphonist.
12 – Pat Metheny , American guitarist and composer, Pat Metheny Group .
15 – Dennis González , American trumpeter, poet, visual artist, and music educator.
19 – Tim Hagans , American trumpet player, arranger and composer.
21 – Bodil Niska , Norwegian saxophonist.
26 – Scott Henderson , American guitarist.
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31 – Sergio Caputo , Italian singer, writer, composer, and guitarist.
September
2 – Steve Masakowski , American guitarist, educator, and inventor.
12 – Scott Hamilton , American tenor saxophonist.
18 – Jovino Santos-Neto , Brazilian-American pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator, and record producer.
20 – Peter White , American guitarist.
24 – Jay Hoggard , American vibraphonist.
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Bill Milkowski , American jazz critic, journalist, and author.
Craig Chaquico , Portuguese-American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and record producer.
30
Basia , Polish singer-songwriter and record producer.
Patrice Rushen , American pianist vocalist and composer.
October
4 – Paleka , Portuguese percussionist.
9 – Eugenio Toussaint , Mexican composer, arranger and pianist (died 2011 ).
10 – Ondrej Havelka , Czech singer, actor and director.
10 – Ed Cherry , American guitarist.
16 – Tim Berne , American saxophone player.
18 – Rick Vandivier , American guitarist, composer and educator.
20 – Günter Müller , German drummer and sound artist.
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27 – Wendell Brunious , American trumpeter and bandleader.
30 – Tom Browne , American trumpeter.
31 – Tim Sparks , American guitarist, singer, arranger, and composer.
November
December
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