Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/March 15
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- Ralph MacDonald, American percussionist and Grammy Award winner, turns 64.
- George Avakian, Amenian record producer, turns 89.
- Charles Lloyd, American reedist, turns 70.
- Joachim Kuhn, German pianist and keyboardist, turns 64.
- Arif Mardin, Turkish-American arranger and record producer, turns 76.
- Stomu Yamashta, Japanese composer, keyboardist, and percussionist, turns 61.
- Bob Wilber, American clarinetist and saxophonist, turns 80.
- Ugonna Okegwo, Brit double bassist, turns 46.
- Joe Hahn, (born Joseph Hahn) American disc jockey of Linkin Park fame, turns 31.
- Cecil Taylor, American pianist and free jazz pioneer, turns 79.
- Spencer Clark (March 15, 1908 – May 27, 1998), American bass saxophonist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Theo Uden Masman (March 15, 1901 – January 25, 1965), Dutch big band pianist, would have turned 107 this year.
- Jimmy McPartland (March 15, 1907 – March 13, 1991), American cornetist, would have turned 101 this year.
- Bertha "Chippie" Hill (March 15, 1905 – May 07, 1950), American blues singer, would have turned 103 this year.
- Harry James (March 15, 1916 – July 05, 1983), American bandleader and trumpeter, would have turned 92 this year.
- Vinnie Burke (March 15, 1921 – February 01, 2002), American bass player, would have turned 87 this year.
- Bobby Henderson (March 15, 1910 – December 09, 1969), American pianist, would have turned 98 this year.