songwriter (born 1915). 20 – Achille Baquet, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1885). 26 – Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (born 1905). Unknown date Joe Appleton, British saxophonist and clarinetist from the West Indies (born 1900). Births January 1 – Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator. 4 Alex Cline, American drummer. Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer. 7 – Steve Williams, American drummer. 21 – Kevin Norton, American percussionist and composer. 23 – Ralph Carney, American saxophonist and clarinetist, Tin Huey (died 2017). 24 – Mitchel Forman, American keyboardist. 26 – Steve Dobrogosz, American pianist and composer. February 11 Didier Lockwood, French violinist, Magma (died 2018). Raoul Björkenheim, Finnish-American guitarist. 15 – Nils Landgren, Swedish trombone player. 20 – Riccardo Del Fra, Italian upright bassist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. 28 – Jens Wendelboe, Norwegian trombonist and orchestra leader. March 2 – Danilo Terenzi, Italian trombonist and composer (died 1995). 4 – Kermit Driscoll, American bassist. April 2 – Károly Binder, Hungarian pianist. 3 – Tessa Souter, English singer, songwriter, and writer. 4 – Gary Smulyan, American baritone saxophonist. 9 – Michael Hashim, American jazz alto saxophonist. 16 – T Lavitz, American keyboardist, composer and producer (died 2010). 19 – Denardo Coleman, American drummer. 27 – Anna Lyman, Canadian Jazz, Latin Vocalist composer, and recording artist of Mexican American extraction. May 5 – Mary Coughlan, Irish jazz and folk singer, and actress. 8 – Jean-Marc Jafet, French bassist and guitarist. 13 – Oskar Aichinger, Austrian pianist. 14 – Bruce Forman, American guitarist. 15 – Mathias Claus, German jazz pianist and composer. 21 – Wolfgang Puschnig, Austrian saxophonist. 26 – Quanti Bomani, Afro-Caribbean multi-instrumentalist and composer. June 5 – Kenny G, American saxophonist. 8 – Uri Caine, American pianist and composer. 11 – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American bassist. 19 – Aaron Scott, American composer and drummer. 26 – Bill Cunliffe, American jazz pianist and composer. 27 – Maria João, Portuguese singer. July 5 – Billy Jenkins, English guitarist, composer, and bandleader. 6 – John Jorgenson, American guitarist and banjo player, Desert Rose Band and Hellecasters. 17 – Lucien Barbarin, American trombonist. 18 – Hein van de Geyn, Dutch upright bassist, composer and band leader. 19 – Marit Sandvik, Norwegian singer. 21 – Franklin Kiermyer, Canadian drummer, composer and bandleader. 24 – Denis Colin, French bass clarinettist and composer. 26 – Wayne Krantz, American guitarist. August 13 –