Frank Lacy, American trombonist, Mingus Big Band. 11 – Russ Gershon, American saxophonist and composer. 14 – Tony Monaco, American organist. 16 – Ellery Eskelin, American tenor saxophonist. 20 – Gaute Storaas, Norwegian bass guitarist and composer. 27 – Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian keyboardist and joker. 29 – Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese composer, violinist, violist and electronic musician. September 5 – Patrick Yandall, American guitarist. 13 – Sheldon Reynolds, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. 21 – Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter. 22 – Tony Reedus, American drummer (died 2008). 26 – François Bourassa, Canadian pianist. October 12 – Michael Philip Mossman, trumpeter. 15 – Erik Vermeulen, Belgian pianist. 18 – Jimmy Bosch, Puerto Rican-American trombonist composer and bandleader. 19 – Ronnie Burrage, American drummer. 20 – Ole Hamre, Norwegian drummer. 21 – Cleveland Watkiss, British virtuoso vocalist, actor, and composer. November 1 – Conrad Herwig, American trombonist. 3 – Mary Ann Redmond, American singer. 18 – Cindy Blackman Santana, American drummer. 20 – Drew Gress, American upright bassist and composer. 30 – Kris Defoort, Belgian pianist and composer. December 13 – Staffan William-Olsson, Swedish guitarist and composer. 16 – Graham Clark, English violinist. 22 Del Rey, American singer and guitarist. John Patitucci, American upright bassist. 25 Dale Barlow, Australian saxophonist, flautist, and composer. Zim Ngqawana, South African flautist and saxophonist (died 2011). 30 Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist. Paul Jackson Jr., American guitarist. Unknown date Albert Beger, Israeli saxophonist, flutist, and academy lecturer. Antonio Ciacca, Italian pianist. Bjørn Jenssen, Norwegian drummer Dominique Di Piazza, French bassist. Kevyn Lettau, Brazilian vocalist. Sue Terry, American saxophonist and composer. Sweet Baby J'ai, American singer. Tahir Aydoğdu, Turkish virtuoso qanun (kanun) player Ted Rosenthal, American pianist. Awards Grammy Awards of 1959 Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group Best Jazz Performance Large Group Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration See also 1950s in jazz List of years in jazz 1959 in music References Bibliography External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1959 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year