6 – Mathilde Grooss Viddal, Norwegian saxophonist.
12 – Erlend Skomsvoll, Norwegian pianist, composer, and orchestra leader, Come Shine.
22 – Carl Craig, American producer of techno music.
23 – Mindi Abair, American saxophonist, vocalist, and author.

2 – Kate Michaels, American singer.
11
- Assif Tsahar, Israeli avant-garde tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist.
- Michael Lington, American saxophonist.
22 – Régis Huby, French violinist, composer, and arranger.

4 – Dylan Howe, English drummer, bandleader, session musician, and composer, The Blockheads.
16 – Kate Higgins, American voice actress, singer, and pianist.
25
- Olga Konkova, Russian-Norwegian pianist and composer.
- Øyvind Brække (August 25), Norwegian trombonist.
28 – Na Yoon-sun, South Korean singer.

14 – Denys Baptiste, British tenor and soprano saxophonist.
16
- Ayako Shirasaki, Japanese pianist and composer.
- Roy Paci, Italian trumpeter, singer, composer, and arranger.
19
- Cuong Vu, Vietnam-born avant-garde fusion trumpeter.
- Candy Dulfer, Dutch alto saxophonist and singer.
26 – Peter Asplund, Swedish trumpeter, singer, and composer.

1 – Ori Kaplan, Israeli avant-garde saxophonist.
4 – Mat Maneri, American composer, improviser, and jazz violin and viola player
7
- Francesco Buzzurro, Italian guitarist and composer.
- Per Mathisen, Norwegian bassist and composer.
8 – Gulleiv Wee, Norwegian bassist, The September When.
16 – Roy Hargrove, American trumpeter (died 2018).
27
- Marek Napiórkowski, Polish guitarist and composer.
- Stéphane Galland, Belgian drummer.
31 – Catherine Delaunay, French clarinetist and composer.

1969 in jazz
National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton, August 1969
Decade	1960s in jazz
Music	1969 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1968 in jazz – 1970 in jazz

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