21 – Haakon Graf, Norwegian keyboardist. 24 Hank Roberts, American cellist and vocalist. Steve LaSpina, American bassist. Vince Jones, Australian singer, songwriter, trumpeter, and flugelhornist. 27 – Paolo Vinaccia, Italian composer, drummer, and percussionist, living in Norway. 28 – Donald Brown, American pianist. April 1 – Knut Værnes, Norwegian guitarist, composer and band leader. 3 – Chuck Deardorf, American bassist. 4 – Michel Camilo, Santo Domingan pianist and composer. 9 – Steve Holt, Canadian musician. 16 – Brian Rolland, American guitarist, composer, and songwriter (died 2018). 28 – Frank Jakobsen, Norwegian drummer, Bergen Big Band. May 3 – Angela Bofill, American vocalist and songwriter. 9 – Barb Jungr, Englist singer and songwriter. 10 – Lorne Lofsky, Canadian guitarist, Oscar Peterson Quartet. 21 – Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer. 24 – Catherine Whitney, American singer, composer, and lyricist. June 4 – Scott Earl Holman, American pianist. 5 – Peter Erskine, American drummer and composer. 11 – John Bernard Riley, American drummer and educator. 12 – Jesper Lundgaard, Danish bassist, bandleader, and composer. 26 – Øystein Norvoll, Norwegian guitarist. 27 – Madeline Eastman, American singer. 30 – Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist, and composer (died 1997). July 7 – Pam Bricker, American singer (died 2005). 10 – Stu Goldberg, American keyboarder. 13 Bruno Råberg, Swedish-born bassist and composer. Ernst Ulrich Deuker, German bassist and bass clarinetist, Ideal. 19 – Ivar Thomassen, Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (died 2016). 22 Al Di Meola, American guitarist and composer. Johannes Bauer, German trombonist (died 2016). 25 – Svein Olav Blindheim, Norwegian upright bassist. 28 – Nnenna Freelon, American singer. 29 – Michel Benita, Algerian-French upright bass player. August 11 – Steve Nelson, American vibraphonist. 12 – Pat Metheny, American guitarist and composer, Pat Metheny Group. 15 – Dennis González, American trumpeter, poet, visual artist, and music educator. 19 – Tim Hagans, American trumpet player, arranger and composer. 21 – Bodil Niska, Norwegian saxophonist. 26 – Scott Henderson, American guitarist. 29 Enzo Nini, Italian saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger. Stephanie Nakasian, American vocalist. 31 – Sergio Caputo, Italian singer, writer, composer, and guitarist. September 2 – Steve Masakowski, American guitarist, educator, and inventor. 12 – Scott Hamilton, American tenor saxophonist. 18 – Jovino Santos-Neto, Brazilian-American pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator, and record producer. 20 – Peter White, American guitarist. 24 – Jay Hoggard, American vibraphonist. 26 Bill Milkowski, American jazz critic, journalist,