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Jazz Musicians born on August 6

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Abbey Lincoln

vocals
born 1930

Adam Nolan

saxophone
born 1993

Alexander Kuzmin

bass, electric
born 1977

Allan Holdsworth

guitar, electric
born 1948

Amaury Faivre

harmonica
born 1985

Andreas Dueker

lute
born 1964

Andreas Oberg

guitar
born 1978

Andrew Bemkey

piano
born 1974

Baden Powell

guitar, acoustic
born 1937

Balazs Pandi

drums
born 1983

Buddy Collette

saxophone, tenor
born 1921

Byard Lancaster

saxophone
born 1942

Charlie Haden

bass, acoustic
born 1937

Chirag Todi

guitar
born 1998

Chris Flegg

guitar
born 1949

Dan Zemelman

piano
born 1973

Don Moors

vibraphone
born 1940

Donna Lewis

vocals
born 1973

Dorothy Ashby

harp
born 1932

Drew Miles

piano
born 1983

Eddie McFadden

guitar
born 1928

Egil Kapstad

piano
born 1940

Erin Bentlage

vocals
born 1991

Ferdinando Farao

drums
born 1959

Fluidian

multi-instrumentalist
born 1973

Forest Sun

vocals
born 1973

Frederick E Scott

piano
born 1949

Hank Allen-Barfield

drums
born 1999

Hendrik Meurkens

harmonica
born 1957

Huub Bogaers

cello
born 1957

Jack Maeby

organ, Hammond B3
born 1952

Jack Parnell

drums
born 1923

Jennifer Lee

vocals
born 1964

Jens Mikkel Madsen

bass
born 1988

Joe Diorio

guitar
born 1936

Joey Johnson

saxophone
born 1981

Joseph Daley

tuba
born 1949

Joseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble

composer / conductor
born 1949

Julian Yeo

vocals

Kat Calvosa

vocals
born 1976

Leslie Odom Jr.

vocals
born 1981

Leteipa the King

guitar, acoustic
born 1996

Lillian Boutté

vocals
born 1949

Luis Russell

composer / conductor
born 1902

Marc Levin

percussion
born 1942

Martin Hathaway

saxophone, alto
born 1969

Mike Fahie

trombone
born 1976

Mirlande Butler

vocals
born 1966

Morgan Joyce Williams

vocals
born 1993

Nicole Duffell

saxophone, tenor

Nuno Guedes Campos

guitar
born 1971

Oscar Deric Brown

piano
born 1953

Paul Thomas Yoder

trumpet
born 1967

Peter Marsh

bass, acoustic
born 1962

Phil Todd

saxophone
born 1956

Ramon Lopez

drums
born 1961

Randy Buckner

guitar
born 1964

Ravi Coltrane

saxophone, tenor
born 1965

Rebecca Trescher

clarinet
born 1986

Regina Carter

violin
born 1966

Richard Sadler

bass, acoustic

Stellan "Bluesman" Viking

vocals
born 1957

Terry Townson

trumpet
born 1956

Tibor Debreceni

guitar, electric
born 1989

Tom Ray

vocals
born 1970

Vic Dickenson

trombone
born 1906

Victor Goines

woodwinds
born 1961

Zock Organ Trio

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1986

Lem Johnson

born 1909

Lennie Breslaw

born 1930

Micky Cooke

born 1945

Norman Granz

born 1918

Pierre Gossez

born 1928

Tony Parenti

born 1900

Willie Brown

born 1900

Willie Nix

born 1922

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