bassist and bass guitarist, Athena. 30 – Brynjar Rasmussen, Norwegian clarinetist. July 4 – Sevda Alekbarzadeh, Azerbaijani female singer. 11 – Will Vinson, English alto saxophonist and composer, OWL Trio. August 18 – Even Kruse Skatrud, Norwegian trombonist, Funky Butt. 27 – Quincy Davis, American drummer. September 1 – Sinne Eeg, Danish singer. 13 – Julius Lind, Norwegian upright bassist. 17 – Jeff Ballard, American drummer. 20 Dan Cray, American pianist. Martin Horntveth, Norwegian drummer, composer and electronica artist, Jaga Jazzist. October 2 – David Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and organist, Needlepoint. 6 – Matthew Bourne, British pianist and cellist. November 1 – Anine Kruse, Norwegian singer and choral conductor, Pitsj. 3 – Jane Monheit, American singer. 5 – Ida Sand, Swedish singer and pianist. 20 – Florian Weber, German pianist and composer. December 23 Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. Verneri Pohjola, Finnish trumpeter. Unknown date Andreas Haddeland, Norwegian guitarist. Giuliano Modarelli, Italian guitarist. Tomeka Reid, American cellist and improvisational musician. See also 1970s in jazz List of years in jazz 1977 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1977 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year