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Jazz Musicians born on August 21

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Addison Farmer

bass
born 1928

Alejandro Bizzotto

programming
born 1981

André Santos

guitar
born 1986

Andres Rotmistrovsky

bass, electric
born 1982

Andrew Richards

vocals
born 1994

Art Farmer

flugelhorn
born 1928

Bill Ward

organ, Hammond B3

Bob Summers

trumpet
born 1944

Bruce Heckman

lyricist
born 1942

Carlos Dias

vocals
born 1974

Carlton Holmes

piano
born 1964

Chris Dingman

vibraphone

Chris Kuborn

percussion
born 1962

Christiane Legrand

vocals
born 1930

Count Basie

piano
born 1904

Craig Scott's Lobotomy

composer / conductor
born 1987

David Folman

saxophone
born 1986

Doug Stone

saxophone, tenor
born 1981

Ecumenics

vocals
born 1942

Eduardo Mendonça

guitar, acoustic
born 1960

Fabrice Sotton

piano
born 1974

Gilberto Santa Rosa

vocals
born 1962

Haftor Medboe

guitar
born 1967

Joe Dukes

drums
born 1937

Joe Quintana

guitar
born 1969

John Cardoza

saxophone, tenor
born 1989

Juliano Beccari

piano
born 1970

Ken Brown

guitar

Leon Parker

drums
born 1965

Malachi Thompson

trumpet
born 1949

Marlon Jordan

trumpet
born 1970

Matt Holborn

violin
born 1998

Mike Burton

saxophone

Mike Cianciolo

drums
born 1974

Oscar Perez

piano
born 1974

Peter Apfelbaum

saxophone
born 1960

Peter Slocombe

saxophone, tenor
born 1984

PreDestined

drums
born 1992

Richard Lee Vreeland

drums
born 1952

Robert Pawlik

guitar
born 1965

Saul Cosme

guitar
born 1989

Steve Smith

drums
born 1954

Thomas Lasca

guitar, electric
born 1996

Tom Coster

keyboards
born 1941

Tom Kennedy

bass, electric
born 1960

Uan Rasey

trumpet
born 1921

Vlad Popescu

drums
born 1977

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