3 – Emile Christian, American trombonist (born 1895). Births January 4 Bartlomiej Oles, Polish drummer, composer, and record producer. Marcin Oles, Polish bassist, composer and record producer. 12 – Brian Culbertson, American keyboardist and trombonist. 31 – Petr Kroutil, Czech clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer, and arranger. February 3 – Timuçin Şahin, Turkish guitarist and composer. 11 – Ethan Iverson, American pianist, composer, and critic. 22 – Gustavo Assis-Brasil, Brazilian-American guitarist. March 23 – Stefon Harris, American vibraphonist. April 17 – Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, South African pianist (died 2001). 30 – Frédéric Yonnet, French harmonica player and producer. May 14 – Clare Teal, English singer. 23 – Nikki Yeoh, British pianist and composer. 24 – Hallgeir Pedersen, Norwegian guitarist and composer. June 3 – Ebru Aydın, Turkish singer and songwriter. 4 Gunhild Seim, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. Scott Hammond, English drummer, Jethro Tull. July 2 – Teodross Avery, American tenor saxophonist. 8 – Magne Thormodsæter, Norwegian upright bassist and composer. 21 – Susheela Raman, British-Indian singer and songwriter. August 9 – Meg Okura, American violinist, ehru player, and composer. 11 – Torbjørn Sletta Jacobsen, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. September 3 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese video game composer and saxophonist. 4 – Wetle Holte, Norwegian drummer and composer. 7 – Thomas T. Dahl, Norwegian guitarist and composer, Krøyt and Dingobats. 9 – John Blackwell American drummer, Prince (died 2017). 12 – Dorota Miśkiewicz, Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and violinist. 21 – Fredrik Wallumrød, Norwegian drummer and composer. 26 Nelson Williams, American trumpeter. Nicholas Payton, American trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist. October 3 Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Marius Reksjø, Norwegian upright bassist. November 3 – Eivind Austad, Norwegian pianist, composer, and music teacher. December 18 – Christian Jaksjø, Norwegian trombone and euphonium player. 29 – Kalle Kalima, Finnish guitarist and composer. Unknown date Ben Castle, British clarinettist and saxophonist. Eivind Opsvik, Norwegian upright bassist and composer. Janne Mark, Danish vocalist and composer. Kate Dimbleby, English cabaret singer and songwriter. Maria Markesini, Greek singer and pianist. Özay Fecht, Turkish-German actress and singer. Titilayo Adedokun, Nigerian-American singer. See also 1970s in jazz List of years in jazz 1973 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1973 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year