Issei Noro, Japanese guitarist and composer, Casiopea. 5 Maartin Allcock, British multi-instrumentalist, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull (died 2018). Myra Melford, American pianist and composer. 7 – Clarence Seay, American upright bassist and composer. 18 – Bert Joris, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger. 20 – Andy Sheppard, British saxophonist and composer. 25 – Sophia Domancich, French pianist and composer. February 6 Ferenc Snétberger, Hungarian guitarist. Faith Nolan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon Phillips, English drummer, songwriter, and producer. 11 – Oddmund Finnseth, Norwegian upright bassist, composer, and music teacher. 13 – Inger Marie Gundersen, Norwegian singer and composer. 14 – Tommy Campbell, American drummer. 15 – Herlin Riley, American drummer. 25 – Aage Tanggaard, Danish drummer and record producer. 26 – Ian Villafana, American guitarist and songwriter. March 3 – Mike Smith, American saxophonist. 8 Billy Childs, American pianist. William Edward Childs, American composer and pianist. 9 – Thomas Chapin, American composer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist (died 1998). 10 – Mino Cinelu, French drummer. 14 – Vanessa Rubin, American vocalist and composer. 30 – Dave Stryker, American guitarist. April 1 – Matt Kendrick, American upright bassist and composer. 4 – Tom McClung, American pianist and composer (died 2017). 24 – Hanna Banaszak, Polish singer and poet. 25 – Nestor Torres, Puerto Rican flautist. 28 – Adrian Utley, English guitarist and producer, Portishead. May 2 – Markus Stockhausen, German trumpet player. 10 – Carleen Anderson, American singer. 11 – Manfred Hausleitner, Austrian drummer. 12 – Jason Kao Hwang, Chinese-American violinist and composer. 14 – Martin Litton, British pianist. 29 – Lynne Arriale, American pianist. June 2 – Bobby Sanabria, American drummer, percussionist, composer, and producer. 5 – John Fumo, American trumpeter. 12 – Geri Allen, American pianist and composer (died 2017). 17 – Tom Varner, American hornist and composer. 20 – Rick Lazaroff, Canadian bassist. 24 – Luis Salinas, Argentine guitarist. 28 – Annette A. Aguilar, American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator. July 7 – Hayes Greenfield, American saxophonist, composer, producer, filmmaker, bandleader, and educator. 12 Eddie Allen, American trumpeter and flugel hornist. Fredrik Carl Størmer, Norwegian drummer. 18 – Lynn Seaton, American upright bassist. 21 – George Landress, American mixer, musical engineer, and producer. 22 – Harri Stojka, Viennese guitarist. 31 – Mamdouh Bahri, Tunisian guitarist. August 4 Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Turkish-Armenian percussionist, vocalist, and duduk, sazabo, and bular player, Night Ark. Jose Valdes, American pianist and bandleader. 9 – Danilo Rea, American