and author. Craig Chaquico, Portuguese-American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and record producer. 30 Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer. Patrice Rushen, American vocalist. October 4 – Paleka, Portuguese percussionist. 9 – Eugenio Toussaint, Mexican composer, arranger and pianist (died 2011). 10 – Ondrej Havelka, Czech singer, actor and director. 10 – Ed Cherry, American guitarist. 16 – Tim Berne, American saxophone player. 18 – Rick Vandivier, American guitarist, composer and educator. 20 – Günter Müller, German drummer and sound artist. 24 Anthony Cox, American bassist and composer. Cindy Breakspeare, Canadian-Jamaican musician. 27 – Wendell Brunious, American trumpeter and bandleader. 30 – Tom Browne, American trumpeter. 31 – Tim Sparks, American guitarist, singer, arranger, and composer. November 1 – Carmen Lundy, American singer and composer. 8 – Kåre Garnes, Norwegian bassist. 23 Bruce Hornsby, American singer and keyboardist. Pete Allen, English clarinettist, saxophonist, bandleader, and vocalist. 29 – Michael White, American clarinetist. December 4 – Michael Moore, American saxophonist. 6 Steve Swell, American trombonist. Wayne Peet, American pianist and organist. 9 Kip Hanrahan, American music impresario, record producer and percussionist. Steve Rodby, American bassist, Pat Metheny Group. 10 – Edvard Askeland, Norwegian bassist. 12 – Jeff Johnson, American bass player. 16 – Joe Fonda, American bassist. 22 – Warren Benbow, American drummer. 26 – Noel Pointer, American violinist and record producer (died 1994). Unknown date J.T. Lewis, American drummer. John Butcher, English tenor and soprano saxophonist. John Russell, English guitarist. Orhan Demir, Turkish-Canadian guitarist. Tchavolo Schmitt, French guitarist. Theresa Hightower, African-American singer (died 2018). Yuri Lemeshev, Russian-American accordionist. See also 1950s in jazz List of years in jazz 1954 in music References Bibliography External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1954 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year