Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1201 - 1,300 of 1,817
- 1943-06-22 Eumir Deodato, Brazilian jazz, pop, bossa nova, and cross-over pianist (Also Sprach Zarathustra), arranger, and music producer, born in and arranger, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1943-06-26 Georgie Fame [Clive Powell], English R&B and jazz singer and keyboard player ("Get Away"; "Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde"), born in Lancashire, England
- 1943-07-04 Conny Bauer, German free-jazz trombonist, born in Halle, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany)
- 1943-08-10 Michael Mantler, Austrian javant-garde jazz trumpeter and contemporary music composer, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1943-08-29 Dick Halligan, American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1967-72 - "Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie"), born in Troy, New York (d. 2022)
- 1943-09-10 Garrett List, American classical and jazz composer and trombonist (Julliard Ensemble), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2019)
- 1943-11-24 Richard Tee [Ten Ryk], American jazz and session pianist and arranger (Paul Simon - "Slip' Slidin' Away"; Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"; Grover Washington, Jr - "Just The Two Of Us"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
- 1943-12-12 Grover Washington Jr., American jazz saxophonist (Mr Magic), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1999)
- 1943-12-19 Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Jimma, Ethiopian Empire
- 1943-12-25 Jacqui McShee, English folk-jazz singer (Pentangle), born in Catford, England
- 1944-02-10 Rufus Reid, American jazz double bassist composer, and educator, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1944-02-20 Lew Soloff, American jazz trumpeter (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1944-02-27 Joyce Breach, American jazz cabaret singer, born in Alameda, California
- 1944-03-10 David Friedman, American jazz and session percussionist, vibraphone and marimba player (Double Image), born in New York City
- 1944-03-11 Bobby Lyle, American jazz pianist and organist, born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1944-03-15 Gordon "Jazz" Summers, British music manager (Wham, Snow Patrol), born in Winchester, Hampshire (d. 2015)
- 1944-05-16 Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American jazz drummer (Mahavishnu Orchestra), born in Colón, Panama
- 1944-07-27 Barbara Thompson, British jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Oxford, England
- 1944-08-02 Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny; Björk; Milton Nascimento), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 2016)
- 1944-08-08 John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle), born in Marleylebone, London, England (d. 2015)
- 1944-08-19 Peter Leitch, Canadian jazz guitarist, arranger, and composer (New Life Orchestra), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1944-08-25 Pat Martino [Azzara], American jazz guitarist (DownBeat Guitar Player of the Year, 2004), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1944-09-18 Michael Franks, American jazz singer and songwriter, born in La Jolla, California
- 1944-10-26 Kenneth Lee Ascher, American jazz pianist, composer ("Rainbow Connection"), and arranger (John Lennon), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1944-11-03 Bob Nave, American rock and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Lemon Pipers - "Green Tambourine"), jazz radio DJ, and philanthropist, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1944-12-16 John Abercrombie, American jazz guitarist, born in Portchester, New York (d. 2017)
- 1944-12-19 Steve Tyrell [Bilao], American jazz and standards singer ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and Grammy Award-winning record producer (Rod Stewart; B.J. Thomas), born in Palo Pinto, Texas
- 1945-02-04 John Stubblefield, American jazz saxophonist, flute and oboe player (Mingus Big Band), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2005)
- 1945-02-16 Pete Christlieb, American jazz bebop and session saxophonist (Steely Dan - "Deacon Blues; "FM"; Natalie Cole; Quincy Jones; Tom Scott; Tom Waits - "Nighthawks at the Diner"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1945-03-23 David Grisman, American folk-bluegrass-jazz fusion mandolin player (Old And In The Way; Jerry Garcia), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
- 1945-04-09 Steve Gadd, American jazz and rock session drummer (Paul Simon - "Late In The Evening"; "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"; Steely Dan - "Aja"'), born in Irondequoit, New York
- 1945-04-12 Doug Riley, Canadian jazz keyboard player (Dr. Music), and musical director (Famous People Players), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007)
- 1945-04-26 Mike Finnigan, American session and touring rock, jazz, and blues Hammond B3 organ and keyboard player, and vocalist, born in Troy, Ohio
- 1945-04-29 Hugh Hopper, British progressive rock and jazz bassist (Soft Machine; Stomu Yamashta's East Wind; Carla Bley), born in Canterbury, England (d. 2009)
- 1945-05-08 Keith Jarrett, American jazz and classical pianist and composer (The Köln Concert), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1945-05-24 Terry Callier, American soul, folk and jazz guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("What Color Is Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1945-06-04 Anthony Braxton, American jazz saxophonist and experimental composer (For Alto), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1945-06-09 Mick Goodrick, American jazz guitarist (Liberation Music Orchestra), and pedagogue (The Advancing Guitarist), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1945-07-14 Maxine Waters (Williard), American jazz (The Waters), and session vocalist (Thriller; The Bodyguard), born in Beaumont, Texas
- 1945-07-29 Joe Beck, American session and jazz guitarist (Don Sebesky; Gil Evans; Gato Barbieri; Esther Phillips), and bandleader, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1945-07-29 Mike Garson, American session and touring rock and jazz pianist (David Bowie, 1972-2006; Mick Ronson; Smashing Pumpkins), born in New York City
- 1945-07-30 David Sanborn, American jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1945-09-19 David Bromberg, American bluegrass-folk-rock-jazz singer, songwriter, and musician (Demon in Disguise; "The Holdup"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1945-10-16 Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Melbourne (d. 2016)
- 1945-10-23 Ernie Watts, American jazz, R&B, and pop session and touring soprano and tenor saxophonist (Charlie Haden's Quartet West; Carole King; Frank Zappa; The Rolling Stones), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1945-11-26 Jim Mullen, Scottish session and touring jazz-rock-funk guitarist (Pete Brown & Piblokto!; Average White Band; Terry Callier), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1945-11-27 Randy Brecker, American jazz and fusion trumpeter (Brecker Brothers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1945-12-12 Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
- 1945-12-30 Preston Trombly, American classical and jazz clarinetist, and radio broadcaster, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1946-01-04 Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer, born in Berkeley, California (d. 2001)
- 1946-01-07 John Tropea, American session and smooth jazz guitarist, born in New York City
- 1946-01-12 George Duke, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and funk keyboard player, and composer, born in San Rafael, California (d. 2013)
- 1946-01-13 Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1946-02-28 Pierre Dørge, Danish avant-garde and jazz-fusion guitarist (Thermaenius; New Jungle Orchestra), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1946-03-22 Melvin Sparks, American soul-jazz, hard bop, jazz-blues, and session guitarist (Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Jimmy McGriff), born in Houston Texas (d. 2011)
- 1946-03-28 Richard Sussman, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1946-04-25 Digby Fairweather, British jazz trumpeter, born in Rochford, Essex, England
- 1946-05-01 Jerry Weiss, American jazz trumpet player (Blood, Sweat & Tears - "You Make Me So Very Happy"), born in New York City
- 1946-05-23 Famoudou Don Moye, American jazz percussionist and drummer (Art Ensemble of Chicago), born in Rochester, New York
- 1946-05-27 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz double bassist, born in Osted, Zealand, Denmark (d. 2005)
- 1946-05-28 Claudio Roditi, Brazilian jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2020)
- 1946-07-23 Khan Jamal [Warren Cheeseboro], American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player (Sounds of Liberation; Creative Art Ensemble), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2022) [1]
- 1946-08-06 Allan Holdsworth, British progressive rock and jazz-fusion guitarist (Soft Machine), born in Bradford (d. 2017)
- 1946-09-15 Ola Brunkert, Swedish pop, rock and jazz drummer (ABBA), born in Örebro, Sweden (d. 2008)
- 1946-09-18 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger, and teacher, born in Galicia, Spain (d. 2014)
- 1946-09-28 Helen Shapiro, British pop and jazz vocalist ("You Don't Know"), born in Bethnal Green, London
- 1946-09-29 Ian Wallace, British session and touring rock and jazz drummer (King Crimson, 1971-72; Bob Dylan, 1977-78; Crimson Jazz Trio, 2005-07), born in Bury, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
- 1946-10-07 Bernard Lavilliers [Oulion], French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Saint-Étienne, France
- 1946-12-20 Doug Lubahn, American session psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion bassist (The Doors; Pierce Arrow; Billy Squier), born in the USA (d. 2019)
- 1946-12-29 Marianne Faithfull, British folk-rock and jazz singer-songwriter ("As Tears Go By"; "Broken English"), and actress, born in Hampstead, England
- 1947-01-03 James Mtume [Forman], American Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B percussionist, songwriter, record producer (Miles Davis, 1971-75; "Juicy Fruit"), social activist, and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1947-01-06 Jacques Bolognesi, French jazz trombonist and accordion player (Hermetotico), born in Gap, France
- 1947-01-21 Michel Jonasz, French pop and jazz singer-songwriter, and composer, born in Drancy, France
- 1947-01-31 Earl Okin, British jazz guitarist, songwriter and comic (Musical Genius and Sex Symbol), born in Carshalton, Surrey, England
- 1947-02-10 (Lawrence) "Butch" Morris, American jazz cornetist, composer, and conductor, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2013)
- 1947-02-25 Ryo Kawasaki, Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, composer, bandleader, and synthesizer software programmer, born in Kōenji, Tokyo, Japan (d. 2020)
- 1947-02-26 Guy Klucevsek, American jazz and free-improv accordionist and composer, born in New York City
- 1947-03-04 Jan Garbarek, Norwegian jazz saxophonist, born in Mysen, Norway
- 1947-03-22 Marek Bliziński, Polish jazz guitarist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1989)
- 1947-03-23 Ray Phiri, South African jazz and mbaqanga guitarist (Paul Simon), born near Nelspruit, South Africa (d. 2017)
- 1947-03-24 Paul McCandless, American jazz and new age oboist, bass-clarinetist, and composer (Oregon; Paul Winter Consort; Steven Halpern), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania
- 1947-03-30 Marilyn Crispell, American jazz pianist and composer (Anthony Braxton Quartet), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1947-04-23 Alan Broadbent, New Zealand jazz pianist (Developing Story), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1947-04-28 Steve Khan [Cahn], American jazz guitarist (Christmas Waltz), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1947-04-30 Abdul Wadud [Ronald DeVaughn], American jazz, avant-garde, and classical cellist (Camille; By Myself), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1947-05-01 Carlos Ward, Panamanian-American jazz and funk saxophonist (B.T. Express; Abdullah Ibrahim; Jazz Composer's Orchestra), born in Ancón, Panama
- 1947-06-13 Harold Danko, American jazz pianist (Woody Herman's Thundering Herd), and educator (Eastman School), born in Ohio
- 1947-06-21 Chuck Anderson, American jazz and session guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947-06-30 Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux), born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
- 1947-07-11 Francine Reed, American blues and jazz singer (Lyle Lovett), born in Pembroke Township, Illinois
- 1947-07-17 Abraham Laboriel, Sr, Mexican-American session and jazz bassist, born in Mexico City
- 1947-07-29 Michael Pedicin, American jazz soprano saxophonist, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- 1947-08-15 (Gerardo) "Jerry" Velez, American drummer and percussionist (Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock appearance; Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1947-08-23 Terje Rypdal, Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, born in Oslo, Norway
- 1947-09-08 Morris Pert, Scottish session jazz-rock drummer, percussionist, pianist, and contemporary classical composer (Ankh; Auroura), born in Arbroath, Scotland (d. 2010)
- 1947-09-20 Billy Bang [William Walker], American free jazz violinist and composer, born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2011)
- 1947-09-23 Christian Escoudé, French Gypsy jazz guitarist, born in Angoulême, France
- 1947-09-23 Don Grolnick, American jazz pianist, composer and session musician (Brecker Brothers; Linda Ronstadt; James Taylor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- 1947-10-26 Marilyn Middleton Pollock, American jazz and blues singer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947-11-28 Maria Farantouri, Greek folk and jazz singer, born in Athens, Greece
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