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Jazz Musicians born on December 14

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Ahmed Nazmi

bass, electric
born 1982

Alex Clarke

saxophone
born 1999

Alun Vaughan

bass, electric
born 1974

Andrew Oliver

piano
born 1983

Anna Maria Jopek

vocals
born 1970

Budd Johnson

saxophone, tenor
born 1910

Cecil Payne

saxophone, baritone
born 1922

Charlie Heim

drums
born 1985

Clark Terry

trumpet
born 1920

Claudio Scolari

drums
born 1962

Dan Barrett

trombone
born 1955

Fred Israel

piano
born 1950

Gerald Miller

guitar
born 1960

Ian Rapien

saxophone, tenor
born 1981

Itay Goldberg

saxophone, tenor
born 1993

Jerome Cooper

drums
born 1946

Joe Sykes

piano
born 1977

John Lurie

saxophone
born 1952

Jussi Lampela

composer / conductor
born 1972

Kevin Deitz

bass
born 1959

Koji Yoneyama

guitar
born 1987

Leo Wright

woodwinds
born 1933

Lydia Pense

vocals
born 1947

Martha Davis

piano
born 1917

Mehdi Nabti

saxophone, alto
born 1978

Mikkel Jakobsen

piano
born 1974

Nate Smith

drums
born 1974

Oori Shalev

percussion
born 1979

Phineas Newborn, Jr.

piano
born 1931

Quin Kirchner

drums
born 1981

Quinlan Kirchner

drums
born 1981

Robert Dunn

guitar, acoustic
born 1953

Spike Jones

composer / conductor
born 1911

Sten Hostfalt

guitar
born 1962

Tracy Mastaler

vocals
born 1961

Ulrich Ellison

guitar
born 1980

Vinicio Capossela

piano
born 1965

Yvonne Mwale

vocals
born 1988

Aura Rully

born 1946

Chuck Gentry

born 1911

DeFord Bailey

born 1899

Nick Levinovsky

born 1944

Viola Wells

born 1902

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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