American pianist (born 1912). 18 – Lou Black, American banjo player (born 1901). 21 – Cecil Brower, American violinist (perforated ulcer) (born 1914). Warren Tartaglia, American saxophonist (born 1944). December 2 – Hank D'Amico, American clarinetist (born 1915). 11 – Dave Barbour, American guitarist (born 1912). 20 – Charlie Burse, American ukulele, banjo, and guitar player (born 1901). 26 – Peter Packay, Belgian trumpeter, arranger, and composer (born 1904). Births January 1 – Miki Higashino, Japanese pianist and video game composer. 3 – Sheila Majid, Malaysian singer. 19 – Antonio Faraò, Italian pianist. February 13 – Ole Mathisen, Norwegian saxophonist. 24 – Tone Åse, Norwegian singer. 27 – Joey Calderazzo, American pianist. March 2 – Wolfgang Muthspiel, Austrian guitarist and record label owner. 8 – Karin Mensah, Cape Verdean singer. 12 – Liv Stoveland, Norwegian singer. 22 – David Linx, Belgian singer and songwriter. 24 – Patrick Scales, British-German bass guitarist. April 7 – Sylvain Luc, French guitarist. 10 – Omar Sosa, Cuban composer, bandleader, and pianist. 20 – Darko Jurković, Croatian guitarist and composer. 29 – Rain Sultanov, Azerbaijani saxophonist. May 3 – Magnus Öström, Swedish drummer, Esbjörn Svensson Trio or e.s.t. 10 – Philip Harper, American trumpeter. 16 – Javon Jackson, American tenor saxophonist. June 3 Derrick Gardner, American trumpeter. Mirko Fait, Italian saxophonist and composer. 9 – Helge Sunde, Norwegian trombonist and multi-instrumentalist. 27 – Magnus Broo, Swedish trumpeter, Atomic. July 5 – Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli pianist. 16 – Odd André Elveland, Norwegian saxophonist. 19 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist. 28 – Delfeayo Marsalis, American trombonist and record producer. August 4 – Terri Lyne Carrington, American drummer, composer, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. 6 – Ravi Coltrane, American saxophonist. 29 – Mark d'Inverno, British pianist, composer, and computer scientist. September 5 – Björn Meyer, Swedish bassist and composer. 11 – Jesse Davis, American saxophonist. 24 – Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist. 28 – Hans Ulrik, Danish saxophonist, and composer. October 9 – Geir Lysne, Norwegian saxophonist and orchestra leader. 12 – Luis Bonilla, American trombonist, producer, composer and educator. 18 – Curtis Stigers, American vocalist, saxophonist, guitarist, and songwriter. November 2 – Andrew D'Angelo, American saxophonist. 10 – Mark Turner, American saxophonist. 21 – Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter. December 5 – Hildegunn Øiseth, Norwegian trumpeter and hornist. 7 – Wolfgang Haffner, German drummer. 29 – Danilo Perez, Panamanian pianist and composer. 30 – Ron Affif, American guitarist. Unknown date