South-African alto saxophonist (born 1925). May 6 – Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (born 1922). 25 – Paul Quinichette, American tenor saxophonist (born 1916). June 19 – Al Lucas, Canadian upright bassist (born 1912). July 1 – Sandy Mosse, American tenor saxophonist (born 1929). 5 – Harry James, American trumpeter and band leader (born 1916). 8 – Lammar Wright Jr., American trumpeter (born 1924). 12 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist and flautist, Traffic (born 1944). 15 – Sadik Hakim, American pianist and composer (born 1919). 18 – Bob Cornford, British jazz pianist and composer (born 1940). August 9 – Don Ewell, American stride pianist (born 1916). September 1 – Arthur Herzog Jr., American songwriter and composer (born 1900). 15 Willie Bobo, Puerto Rican-American percussionist (born 1934). Johnny Hartman, African-American singer (born 1923). 18 – Roy Milton, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1907). October Wilbert Baranco, American pianist and bandleader (born 1909). November 8 – James Booker, American keyboarder (born 1939). 12 – Preston Jackson, American trombonist (born 1902). 22 – Kamil Běhounek, Bohemian-Czech accordionist (born 1916). 25 – Waymon Reed, American trumpeter (born 1940). December 13 – Marshall Brown, American trombonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1920). 16 – Harry Miller, South African upright bassist (born 1941). Unknown date Pat Smythe, Scottish pianist (born 1923). Births January 20 – Eivind Lønning, Norwegian trumpeter. February 22 – Lars Winther, Danish pianist, composer, producer, and arranger. March 10 – Lőrinc Barabás, Hungarian trumpeter and composer. 31 – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, American trumpeter. April 20 – Ryan Blotnick, American guitarist. May 8 – Nikoletta Szőke, Hungarian singer. 26 – Rune Nergaard, Norwegian upright bassist, Bushman's Revenge. June 17 – Jaimie Branch, American trumpeter and electronica artist. 24 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer, Puma. 30 – Espen Berg, Norwegian pianist, arranger, and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. July 5 – Sofia Jernberg, Ethiopian-Swedish experimental singer and composer. 8 – Jamie Brooks, English pianist, keyboarder, composer, and arranger. 13 – Harold Lopez Nussa, Cuban jazz pianist. 22 – Andreas Ulvo, Norwegian pianist, organist, keyboarder, and composer, Eple Trio. September 14 – Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter (died 2011). 19 – Petter Eldh, Swedish upright bassist and composer. 25 – Hayden Powell, English trumpeter and composer. 26 – Magnus Hjorth, Swedish pianist and composer. October 14 – Andreas Stensland Løwe, Norwegian pianist, Splashgirl. November 10 Bez Idakula, Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and composer. David Virelles, Cuban