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Jazz Musicians born on May 16

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Anastasia Glazkova

vocals
born 1974

Betty Carter

vocals
born 1929

Billy Cobham

drums
born 1944

Billy Kaiser

guitar
born 1967

Christopher Hovan

drums
born 1964

Ed Puddick

arranger
born 1980

Eddie Bert

trombone
born 1922

Ellen Winters

vocals
born 1969

Friedrich Gulda

piano
born 1930

Gracie Terzian

vocals

Jemal Ramirez

drums

Jennifer Wharton

trombone, bass

Jonny Mansfield

vibraphone
born 1996

Karin Carson

vocals
born 1978

Kathy Roberts

vocals
born 1954

Katt Hernandez

violin

Margaret Sanzo Sneddon

harp

Michael Moore

clarinet
born 1945

Nikolaj Nikitin

saxophone
born 1983

Otmar Binder

piano
born 1970

Robert Fripp

guitar
born 1946

Ron Kearns

saxophone
born 1952

Schnarwiler

piano
born 1957

Steve Haines

bass, acoustic
born 1971

Tom Smith Big Band

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1951

Tom Weeks

guitar, electric
born 1989

Vana Gierig

piano
born 1967

Woody Herman

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1913

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