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- Bunky Green, (born Vernice Green) American alto saxophonist, turns 72.
- Leonard Barnard, Australian drummer, turns 78.
- Pierre Courbois, Dutch jazz drummer, turns 67.
- Joe Lipman, American conductor and pianist, turns 92.
- Narada Michael Walden, American drummer and record producer, turns 55.
- Thilo Berg, German bandleader, drummer, and record producer, turns 48.
- Simon Hale, Brit keyboardist, turns 43.
- Michael Flagstad, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, turns 77.
- Alan Broadbent, New Zealand arranger, composer, and jazz pianist, turns 60.
- Kendra Shank, American guitarist and vocalist, turns 49.
- Bobby Rosengarden (April 23, 1924 – February 27, 2007), American drummer, would have turned 83 this year.
- Jimmie Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944), American bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 112 this year.
- "Little" Benny Harris (April 23, 1919 – May 11, 1975), American trumpeter, would have turned 88 this year.
- Cow Cow Davenport (April 23, 1894 – December 03, 1955), (born Charles Edward Davenport) American boogie woogie pianist, would have turned 113 this year.
