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Jazz Musicians born on September 23

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Albert Ammons

piano
born 1907

Andrei Matorin

violin
born 1985

Andrew Neu

saxophone
born 1979

Bill Tole

trombone
born 1937

Brian Cutright

drums
born 1989

Bruce Springsteen

composer / conductor
born 1949

Christian Escoude

guitar
born 1947

Connor French

saxophone, alto
born 1992

Damani Phillips

saxophone
born 1974

Danilo Memoli

piano
born 1964

Don Grolnick

piano
born 1947

Dottie Dodgion

drums
born 1929

Douglas Detrick

trumpet
born 1983

Emilio Marinelli

piano
born 1974

Fenton Robinson

guitar, electric
born 1935

Frank Foster

saxophone
born 1928

George Garzone

saxophone, tenor
born 1950

Gerd Dudek

saxophone, soprano
born 1938

Grant Langford

saxophone, alto
born 1977

Guillermo McGill Ferrari

drums
born 1965

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten

bass
born 1971

Irene Reid

vocals
born 1930

Jay Lou Ava

guitar
born 1960

Jeremy Steig

flute
born 1942

Jimmy Woode

bass
born 1926

John Coltrane

saxophone
born 1926

John Croarkin

flute
born 1952

John Harden

saxophone, tenor
born 1982

John Warren

composer / conductor
born 1938

Julian MacDonough

drums
born 1976

Kanoa Mendenhall

bass, acoustic

Les McCann

piano
born 1935

Markus Schwartz

percussion

Matthew Dacso

saxophone, tenor

Michel Gaudry

bass, acoustic
born 1928

Mighty Joe Young

guitar, electric
born 1927

Milan Petrovic

keyboards
born 1976

Norma Winstone

vocals
born 1941

Pekka Pylkkänen

saxophone
born 1964

Peter Nilsson

drums
born 1976

Ray Charles

piano and vocals
born 1930

Richard Negri

vocals
born 1967

Samuel Eagles

saxophone, alto
born 1988

Sandro Sciarratta

bass, acoustic
born 1956

Stefan Holweg

piano
born 1970

Suzanne Tamim

vocals
born 1977

Syna

vocals
born 1981

The Maker Of All Music

trumpet
born 1958

Tiffinnisaint ranae

saxophone, alto
born 1984

Tim Tamashiro

vocals
born 1965

Tiny Bradshaw

composer / conductor
born 1905

Tomas Ulrich

cello
born 1958

Vesna

vocals
born 1974

Vesna Petkovic

vocals
born 1974

Yutaka Shiina

piano
born 1964

Bardu Ali

born 1910

Duster Bennett

born 1946

George Matthews

born 1912

Joe Hill Louis

born 1921

Little Joe Blue

born 1934

Roy Buchanan

born 1939

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