Jazz Birthdays

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George Mraz
September 9, 1944




Elvin Jones
September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004

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Roy Ayers
September 10, 1940




Dave Burrell
September 10, 1940




Craig Harris
September 10, 1953

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Baby Face Willette
September 11, 1933 – April 1, 1971




Harry Connick, Jr.
September 11, 1967




Hiram Bullock
September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008

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Scott Hamilton
September 12, 1954




Cat Anderson
September 12, 1916 – April 29, 1981




Brian Lynch
September 12, 1956




Steve Turre
September 12, 1948

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Chu Berry
September 13, 1908, – October 30, 1941




Mel Torme
September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999

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Oliver Lake
September 14, 1942

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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975

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Jon Hendricks
September 16, 1921




Hamiet Bluiett
September 16, 1940




Charlie Byrd
September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999




Earl Klugh
September 16, 1953

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Jack McDuff
September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001

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Muhal Richard Abrams
September 19, 1930

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Red Mitchell
September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992




Billy Bang
September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011




Steve Coleman
September 20, 1956




Eric Gale
September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994




Chico Hamilton
September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013

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Sunny Murray
September 21, 1936




Slam Stewart
September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987




Tommy Potter
September 21, 1918 – March 1, 1988

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Albert Ammons
September 23, 1907 – December 2, 1949




Les McCann
September 23, 1935




Don Grolnick
September 23, 1947 – June 1, 1996




Jeremy Steig
September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016




Frank Foster
September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011





John Coltrane
September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967

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Wayne Henderson
September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014




Bill Connors
September 24, 1949




Fats Navarro
September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950

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Michael Gibbs
September 25, 1937




John Taylor
September 25, 1942 – July 17, 2015




Barbara Dennerlein
September 25, 1964

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Mark Dresser
September 26, 1952




Nicholas Payton
September 26, 1973




Gary Bartz
September 26, 1940

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Red Rodney
September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994




Bud Powell
September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966

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Kenny Kirkland
September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998




John Gilmore
September 28, 1931 – August 19, 1995

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Jean-Luc Ponty
September 29, 1942




Dave Kikoski
September 29, 1961

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Patrice Rushen
September 30, 1954




Buddy Rich
September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987




Oscar Pettiford
September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960




Antonio Hart
September 30, 1968

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Mark Helias
October 1, 1950




Dave Holland
October 1, 1946




Curtis Lundy
October 1, 1955

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Howard Roberts
October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992

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Von Freeman
October 3, 1923 – August 11, 2012




Ronnie Laws
October 3, 1950

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Eddie Gomez
October 4, 1944




Leon Thomas
October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999




Steve Swallow
October 4, 1940

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Jimmy Blanton
October 5, 1918 – July 30, 1942