Jazz Birthdays

[Ron Thorne]

Buddy Montgomery
January 30, 1930 – May 14, 2009




Roy Eldridge
January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989

[Ron Thorne]

Joshua Redman
February 1, 1969




Joe Sample
February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014




James P. Johnson
February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955

[Ron Thorne]

Stan Getz
February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991




Sonny Stitt
February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982

[Ron Thorne]

Snooky Young
February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011

[bluenoter]

Lil Hardin Armstrong
February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971




Bob Stewart
February 3, 1945
 

[Ron Thorne]

John Stubblefield
February 4, 1945 – July 4, 2005

[Ron Thorne]

Art Lande
February 5, 1947




Rick Laird
February 5, 1941

[Ron Thorne]

Sammy Nestico
February 6, 1924

[Ron Thorne]

Eubie Blake
February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983

[bluenoter]

Stephan Crump
February 8, 1972
 

[Ron Thorne]

Joe Maneri
February 9, 1927 – August 24, 2009




Bill Evans
February 9, 1958




Walter Page
February 9, 1900 – December 20, 1957

[Ron Thorne]

Sir Roland Hanna
February 10, 1932 – November 13, 2002




Walter Perkins
February 10, 1932 – February 14, 2004




Rufus Reid
February 10, 1944




Butch Morris
February 10, 1947 - January 29, 2013




Chick Webb
February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939




Steve Wilson
February 10, 1961

[Ron Thorne]

David "Fathead" Newman
February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009

[Ron Thorne]

Richie Cole
February 29, 1948




Jimmy Dorsey
February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957

[Ron Thorne]

Barrett Deems
March 1, 1914 – September 15, 1998




Glenn Miller
March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944




Ralph Towner
March 1, 1940

[Ron Thorne]

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986




Larry Carlton
March 2, 1948




Doug Watkins
March 2, 1934 – February 5, 1962

[Ron Thorne]

Jimmy Garrison
March 3, 1934 – April 7, 1976

[Ron Thorne]

Jason Marsalis
March 4, 1977




Bobby Shew
March 4, 1941

[Ron Thorne]

Robin Kenyatta
March 6, 1942 – October 28, 2004




Charles Tolliver
March 6, 1942




Flora Purim
March 6, 1942




Wes Montgomery
March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968




Palle Mikkelborg
March 6, 1941




Peter Brotzmann
March 6, 1941




Howard McGhee
March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987

[Ron Thorne]

James Williams
March 8, 1951 – July 20, 2004




Gabor Szabo
March 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982




Billy Childs
March 8, 1957




George Coleman
March 8, 1935

[bluenoter]

Anat Fort
March 8, 1970
 

[bluenoter]

 






Thomas Chapin
March 9, 1957 – February 13, 1998




Ornette Coleman
March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015
 

[Ron Thorne]

Bix Beiderbecke
March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931

[Ron Thorne]

Bobby McFerrin
March 11, 1950




Mercer Ellington
March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996




Leroy Jenkins
March 11, 1932 – February 24, 2007




Judy Niemack
March 11, 1954

[Ron Thorne]

Roy Haynes
March 13, 1925




Dick Katz
March 13, 1924 – November 10, 2009




Terence Blanchard
March 13, 1962




Blue Mitchell
March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979