and tenor saxophonist (born 1916). March 3 – Sal Nistico, American tenor saxophonist (born 1938). 15 – Bud Freeman, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (born 1906). 20 – Billy Butler, American guitarist (born 1924). 25 – Rusty Bryant, American tenor and alto saxophonist (born 1929). 31 – John Carter, American clarinetist, saxophonist, and flautist (born 1929). April 1 Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1923). Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (born 1928). 16 – Ove Lind, Swedish clarinetist (born 1926). 19 – Barry Rogers, American trombonist (born 1935). May 3 – Harry Gibson, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1915). 8 – Kenny Trimble, American trombonist (born 1919). June 6 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist (born 1927). 23 – Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist (born 1932). 29 – Richard Holmes, American organist (born 1931). July 24 – Tullio Mobiglia, Italian saxophonist and bandleader (born 1911). 31 – Charlie Beal, American pianist (born 1908). August 4 – Jeri Southern, American pianist and singer (born 1926). 10 – Buster Smith, American alto saxophonist (born 1904). September 4 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913). 28 – Miles Davis American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (born 1926). October 1 – Stu Williamson, American trumpeter and valve trombonist (born 1933). November 9 – Lance Hayward, Bermudan-American pianist (born 1916). December 8 – Buck Clayton, American trumpeter (born 1911). 12 – Ronnie Ross, British baritone saxophonist (born 1933). 18 – King Kolax, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1912). 22 – Beaver Harris, American drummer (born 1936). 31 – Pat Patrick, American baritone saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and guitar bassist (born 1929). Unknown date Tío Tom, Afro-Cuban musician (born 1919). Births February 4 – Kjetil Mulelid, Norwegian pianist and composer. April 10 – Andreas Skår Winther, Norwegian drummer. 23 – Jean Rondeau, French harpsichordist. 26 – Will Heard, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. May 10 – Jimmy Macbride, American drummer and composer. June 11 – Aaron M. Johnson, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader. July 26 – Nathan Hartono, Indonesian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. September 21 – Ai Kuwabara, Japanese pianist. 25 – Per Kamfjord, Norwegian drummer. October 20 – Henrik Lødøen, Norwegian drummer. Unknown date Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist. Magnus Bakken, Norwegian saxophonist. Olli Soikkeli, Finnish guitarist. See also 1990s in jazz List of years in jazz 1991 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1991 at All About