akLaff, American drummer. February 12 – Bill Laswell, American bassist and producer. 13 – Akiko Yano, Japanese singer and composer. 19 – David Murray, American tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist. 27 – Glenn Horiuchi, American pianist, composer, and shamisen player (died 2000). March 1 – Enzo Avitabile, Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter. 3 – Bheki Mseleku, South-African pianist, saxophonist, guitarist, and composer (died 2008). 4 – Boon Gould or Rowland Charles Gould, British guitarist, bassist, and saxophonist, Level 42. 23 – Gerry Hemingway, American composer and percussionist. 24 – Mark Hewins, British guitarist. 29 – Marina Sirtis, British actor and voice actor. April 10 – Lesley Garrett, British singer, musician, presenter and singer-songwriter. 13 Preston Reed, American guitarist. Simon Spang-Hanssen, Danish saxophonist. 14 – Laurent Cugny, French pianist, bandleader, composer, jazz critic, and musicologist. 15 – Jeff Golub, American guitarist (died 2015). 19 – Rune Klakegg, Norwegian pianist. May 5 Alain Caron, French-Canadian bassist. Brian Hughes, Canadian guitarist. 10 – Chris Tyle, American cornetist, trumpeter, and drummer. 19 – Geoff Stradling, American pianist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger. 22 – Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (died 2008). 23 – Dean Friedman, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist. 27 – Ben Clatworthy, English saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist. 28 – Janet Seidel, Australian singer and pianist (died 2017). 29 Mars Williams, American saxophonist. Mike Porcaro, American bassist, Toto (died 2015). 30 – Topper Headon, English drummer, The Clash. 31 Marty Ehrlich, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. Tommy Emmanuel, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and singer. June 4 – Johnny Alegre, Filipino guitarist and composer, Johnny Alegre Affinity. 5 Erica Lindsay, American saxophonist and composer. Hugh Marsh, Canadian violinist. 7 – Jon Balke, Norwegian pianist and composer, Magnetic North Orchestra. 12 – Enver Izmaylov, Ukrainian-Tatar guitarist. 26 Joey Baron, American drummer. Mick Jones, British guitarist and a vocalist, The Clash. 27 – Santi Debriano, Panamanian upright bassist. 29 – Jean Derome, French-Canadian saxophonist, flautist, and composer. July 5 – Eric Watson, American pianist and composer. 6 – Rick Braun, American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. 7 – John Campbell, American pianist. 9 – Jan Kåre Hystad, Norwegian saxophonist, Bergen Big Band. 10 – Mihály Dresch, Hungarian saxophonist. 15 – Pål Thowsen, Norwegian drummer. 16 Annie Whitehead, English trombonist. Wolfgang Reisinger, Austrian percussionist. 17 – Mark Feldman, American violinist. 21 – Jukka Linkola, Finnish pianist and composer. 22 – Joshua Breakstone, American guitarist. 28 – Gerald Veasley, American bass guitarist. 31