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- Mariah Carey, American actress and singer, turns 37.
- Burt Collins, American trumpeter, turns 76.
- Brendan Hill, Brit drummer with Blues Traveler, turns 37.
- Jules Broussard, American saxophonist, turns 70.
- Johnny April, American bassist for Staind, turns 42.
- Miriam Klein, Swiss jazz vocalist, turns 70.
- Stacey Kent, American jazz vocalist, turns 39.
- Jan Wroblewski, Polish tenor saxophonist, turns 71.
- Ben Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 98 this year.
- Sarah Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 03, 1990), American jazz singer, would have turned 83 this year.
- Carl-Henrik Norin (March 27, 1920 – May 23, 1967), Swedish tenor saxophonist, would have turned 87 this year.
- Ferde Grofé (March 27, 1892 – April 03, 1972), (born Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé) American arranger and composer, would have turned 115 this year.
- Hal Kemp (March 27, 1905 – December 21, 1940), (born James Harold Kemp) American bandleader and reedist, would have turned 102 this year.
- Bill Barron (March 27, 1927 – September 21, 1989), American saxophonist, would have turned 80 this year.
- Harold Ashby (March 27, 1925 – June 13, 2003), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 82 this year.
- Pee Wee Russell (March 27, 1906 – February 15, 1969), (born Charles Ellsworth Russell) American clarinetist, would have turned 101 this year.