– Omer Simeon, American clarinetist (born 1902). October 14 – Alphonse Trent, American jazz pianist and territory band leader (born 1905). 16 – Minor Hall, American drummer (born 1897). December 2 – Sidney Desvigne, American trumpeter (born 1893). 10 – Avery Parrish, American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (born 1917). 13 – Charlie Johnson, American bandleader and pianist (born 1891). Births January 11 – Simon Nabatov, Russian pianist. 14 – Nguyên Lê, French-Vietnamese guitarist. 16 – Sade Adu, British singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. 20 – Antoine Hervé, French composer and pianist. 24 – Nils Mathisen, Norwegian keyboardist. 28 – Bill Ware, American vibraphonist. February 1 – Ottmar Liebert, German guitarist, songwriter and producer 9 – Russel Walder, American oboist. 12 – Omar Hakim, American drummer. 27 Akira Jimbo, Japanese drummer, Casiopea. Clayton Cameron, American drummer. 28 – Phil Roy, American singer. March 10 – Rita Marcotulli, Italian pianist and composer. 16 – John Lindberg, American upright bassist. 18 – Joe Locke, American vibraphonist, composer, and educator. 21 – Renato D'Aiello, Italian saxophonist. 25 – Per Hillestad, Norwegian drummer. 30 – Nils Jansen, Norwegian saxophonist and clarinetist. April 5 Elin Rosseland, Norwegian singer, bandleader, and composer. John Parricelli, English guitarist. 10 – Brian Setzer, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. 18 – Salman Gambarov, Azerbaijani pianist and composer. 19 – Rebecca Jenkins, Canadian actress and singer. 23 – Thilo Berg, German drummer. 25 Burhan Öçal, Turkish percussionist and vocalist. 27 Odd Magne Gridseth, Norwegian bassist. Scott Robinson, American saxophonist. May 9 – Dennis Chambers, American drummer. 14 – Virginia Mayhew, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. 23 – Ken Peplowski, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. 28 – Eddie Parker, English flautist and composer. June 9 – Gregg Bissonette, American drummer. 14 – Marcus Miller, American bassist. 15 – Vicki Genfan, American American singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. 19 Billy Drummond, American drummer. Roberto Magris, Italian pianist and composer. 29 – Rene Van Verseveld, Dutch musician, songwriter, recording engineer, composer, and record producer. July 10 – Anjani, American singer-songwriter and pianist. 16 – Joanna MacGregor, British concert pianist, conductor, composer, and festival curator. 23 – Alan Barnes, English clarinettist and saxophonist. 27 – Jeff Harnar, American singer. 31 – Stanley Jordan, American guitarist and pianist. August 1 – Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist. 6 – Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2004). 7 – Patrick Defossez, Belgian composer, pianist and improviser. 9 –