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Jazz Musicians born on December 6

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Armand Hug

piano
born 1910

Bob Cooper

saxophone
born 1925

Bob Effros

trumpet
born 1900

Clyde Lightning George

drums, steel
born 1947

Dave Brubeck

piano
born 1920

Diederik Wissels

piano
born 1960

Edmund Velasco

saxophone
born 1963

Eviatar Slivnik

drums
born 1995

Frankie Dunlop

drums
born 1928

Gary Miller

vibraphone
born 1947

George Bradley

saxophone, alto
born 1959

Harvie S

bass, acoustic
born 1948

Hill Briggs

keyboards
born 1955

Ira Gershwin

composer / conductor
born 1896

Jason Stein

clarinet, bass
born 1976

Jay Leonhart

bass
born 1940

Jimmy Gray

piano
born 1968

Joel Holmes

piano
born 1982

Kevin Robinson

saxophone, tenor
born 1975

Kevin Robinson Ensemble

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1975

Kim Simmonds

guitar
born 1947

Leonard E. Jones

bass, acoustic
born 1943

Marilyn Chadwick

vocals
born 1953

Matt Lawson

trumpet
born 1974

Melissa Oliveira de Sousa

vocals
born 1979

Mike Clinco

guitar
born 1954

Miroslav Vitous

bass
born 1947

Penny Wells

vocals
born 1970

Robin Michael Aspland

piano
born 1961

Roman Stolyar

piano
born 1967

Stefan Pasborg

drums
born 1974

Stephanie Jeannot

vocals
born 1978

Steve Dooks

piano
born 1976

Steve Swell

trombone
born 1954

Stormvogel

composer / conductor
born 1968

Tamar Sagiv

cello
born 1994

Ulysses Owens, Jr.

drums
born 1982

Akira Miyazawa

born 1927

Bill Ashton

born 1936

Della Griffin

born 1925

Eddie Gladden

born 1937

Fulton McGrath

born 1907

Jones

born 1943

Joseph Lamb

born 1877

Norio Maeda

born 1934

Robert Ealey

born 1925

Slats Long

born 1906

Uli Beckerhoff

born 1947

Wayne Peet

born 1954

Disclaimer: Though we have checked our dates, this listing may contain erroneous information. If you discover errors or omissions, please report it to us. Thank you.

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