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Jazz Musicians born on January 1

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Ack Van Rooyen

flugelhorn
born 1930

Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1990

Airborne

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1980

Al-Jiçç

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2005

Aleks Izotov

piano
born 1992

Aleksi Glick

guitar
born 1989

Andy Gonzalez

bass, acoustic
born 1951

Angela Carole Brown

vocals

Arktet

electronics
born 1970

Armstrong

multi-instrumentalist
born 1970

Ashwin Batish

sitar

Azhaar Saffar

violin
born 1969

Bay Area Blues Society

various
born 1965

Bill Coones

bass, acoustic
born 1950

Bishu Chattopadhyay

bass, acoustic
born 1850

Bobby Payton

guitar
born 1953

Brian Cassier

bass, acoustic
born 1966

Charlie Apicella

guitar
born 1987

Chris Lomheim - Michael OBrien - Jay Epstein

piano
born 1850

Chris Potter

saxophone
born 1971

Cocomama

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2005

Conrad Warre

guitar
born 1967

Daniel Carter

saxophone
born 1996

Dario Margeli

author
born 1974

Djangada

piano
born 1979

DonnyJ

vocals
born 1994

Douglas Campbell

piano
born 1977

Dr. Michael Schmidt

trumpet
born 1962

Earle Eidenire

saxophone, tenor
born 2008

Eddie Jak Neumann

saxophone
born 1974

Element Brass Band

bass, acoustic
born 2008

Elizabeth Millar

clarinet
born 1984

Evan Hause

composer / conductor
born 1967

FLYING FISH JUMPS

clarinet
born 2002

Frank Barton

guitar, electric
born 1973

Funk Elastic

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2009

Gino Foti

bass, electric
born 1963

Gracie and Lacy

vocals
born 1987

Grammophon Jazzband

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2010

Hajime Yoshida

guitar
born 1984

Hideo Shiraki

drums
born 1933

Jack Reilly

piano
born 1932

James Shipp

percussion
born 1980

Jeff Folkens

trumpet
born 1954

Jerome Epps

guitar
born 1970

Jo Gore

vocals
born 1995

Jonathan Beckett

saxophone, tenor
born 2005

Jose Simon Bolivar

piano
born 1962

Julio Santillan

guitar
born 1974

Junk Function

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1990

Kevin Toney

piano
born 1953

Khan Flo Mah

piano
born 1968

Klaxon Mutant Allstars

band / ensemble / orchestra

Larry Brown

piano
born 1954

Larry Brown Jr.

guitar

Lars Erik Bengtsen

keyboards
born 2000

Low Society

various
born 2007

Luciano Biondini

accordion
born 1971

Manny Oquendo

percussion
born 1931

Milt Jackson

vibraphone
born 1923

Motiv

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1996

Nashaz

oud

Neville Dickie

piano
born 1937

Nick Hempton

saxophone, alto
born 1976

Nick Maclean Quartet

band / ensemble / orchestra

Pablo Blanco

guitar, electric
born 1963

Partikel

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2005

Peter Janson

guitar
born 1970

Phat Phunktion

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1996

Pietro Postorino

flute
born 1970

Rafa Selase

piano

Raymond Hardy

multi-instrumentalist
born 2014

RCT

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1990

Riley Daley

guitar
born 1971

Robert K Walcott

synthesizer
born 1955

Ron DiCesare

drums
born 1900

Sam Merrick

vocals

Sankofa

vocals
born 2002

Sarah Benasouli

vocals
born 1981

Scott Newell

guitar
born 1970

Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2000

Sebastiaan de Krom

drums
born 1970

Sekou Kouyate

kora
born 1985

Sienná

keyboards
born 1972

Sirius Quartet

various
born 1990

Slim Gaillard

vocals
born 1916

Sonny Greenwich

guitar
born 1936

Stefanos Tsourelis

guitar
born 1979

Susannah McCorkle

vocals
born 1946

T.C. Pfeiler Prof.

organ, Hammond B3
born 1958

The Modern Beat Combo

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1987

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1995

The Smoogies

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2010

The Stoner

saxophone, tenor
born 1977

Thom Keith

saxophone, baritone
born 1968

Tom Braxton

saxophone
born 1961

Tom Southerton

bass, acoustic
born 1978

Tony Carlucci

vocals
born 2000

Urs Leimgruber

saxophone, soprano
born 1952

Voision Xi

vocals
born 1989

Voodoo Fuel

trumpet
born 1976

Wajdi Cherif

piano
born 1975

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1997

Xavier Cugat

composer / conductor
born 1900

Chico Digita

born 1990

Hippie Eye

born 1990

Mama Yancey

born 1896

Musica ex Machina

born 2005

Trio d'en bas

born 2003

Zvuloon Dub System

born 1980

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