2008 JAZZ CALENDAR
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Dante Agostini, Drums, b.1921, Mercatello, Italy
Don Butterfield, Tuba, 1923-2006, Centralia, WA
Harry Carney, Baritone Saxophone, 1910-1974, Boston, MA
Bobby Gebert, Piano, b.1944, Laura, South Australia
Ace Harris, Piano, 1910-1964, New York, NY
Alberta Hunter, Vocal, 1895-1984, Memphis,TN
Eric Ineke, Drums, b.1947, Haarlem, Netherlands
Duke Jordan, Piano, 1922-2006, New York, NY
John LaPorta, Saxophone, 1902-2004, Philadelphia, PA
Jorge Lopez Ruiz, Bass, b.1935, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Lund, Vocal, b.1915, Salt Lake City, Utah
Steve Race, Piano, b.1921, Lincoln, England
Antoine Roney, Tenor Sax, b.1963, Philadelphia, PA
Gil Scott-Heron, Vocal, b.1949, Chicago, IL
Kathy Stobart, Tenor Saxophone, b.1925, Lancashire, England
Frank Tusa, Bass, b.1947, New York, NY
Lesak Zadlo, Tenor Saxophone, b.1945, Krakow, Poland
Cag Cagnolatti, Trumpet, 1911-1983, Madisonville, LA
Michael Cain, Piano, b.1966, Los Angeles, CA
Honi Coles, Dancer, 1911-1992, Philadelphia, PA
Larry Coryell, Guitar, b.1943, Galveston, TX
Max Greger, Tenor Saxophone, b.1926, Munich, Germany
Daunik Lazro, Saxophone, b.1945, Chantilly, France
Booker Little, Trumpet, 1938-1961, Memphis, TN
Oleg Lundstrem, Leader, 1916-2005, Chita, Russia
Dave McRae, Piano, b.1940, Aukland, New Zealand
Marty Marsala, Trumpet, 1909-1975, Chicago, IL
Dick Oatts, Alto Sax/Tenor Sax, b.1953, Des Moines, IA
Manabu Oishi, Piano, b.1963, Yokohama, Japan
Roy Palmer, Trombone, 1892-1963, New Orleans, LA
Roman Pokorny, Guitar, b.1966, Moravsky Krumlov, Czechoslovakia
Boomie Richman, Tenor Saxophone, b.1921, Brockton, MA
Linda Sharrock, Vocal, b.1947, Philadelphia, PA
Hymie Shertzer, Alto Saxophone, 1909-1977, New York, NY
Hakan VonEichwald, Leader, 1908-1964, Turku, Finland
Doris Day, Vocal, b.1922, Cincinnati, OH
Bill Finegan, Piano/Arranger/Composer, b.1917, Newark, NJ
Ken Kersey, Piano, 1916-1983, Harrow, ONT.Canada
Eric Kloss, Alto Saxophone, b.1949, Greenville, PA
Scott LaFaro, Bass, 1936-1961, Newark, NJ
Dennis Mackrel, Drums, b.1962, Omaha, NE
Jimmy McGriff, Organ, b.1936, Philadelphia, PA
Bubber Miley, Trumpet, 1903-1932, Aiken, SC
Bob Mitchell, Trumpet, b.1920, Houston, TX
Walter "Fats" Pichon, Piano/Vocal, 1906-1967, New Orleans, LA
Bill Potts, Piano/Arranger, 1928-2005, Arlington, VA
Martin Speake, Alto Saxophone, b.1958, Barnet, England
Scott Stroman, Trombone, b.1958, Kendalville, IN
Billy Taylor,Sr., Piano, 1906-1986, Tuba, Washington, DC
Ray Vega, Trumpet, b.1961, New York, NY
Harold Vick, Tenor Saxophone, 1936-1987, Rocky Mount, NC
Elmer Bernstein, Composer, b.1922, New York, NY
Michel Camilo, Piano, b.1954, Dominican Republic
Buster Cooper, Trombone, b.1929, St.Petersburg, FL
Cecil Gant, Piano/Vocal, 1913-1951, Nashville, TN
Benny Green, Piano, b.1963, New York, NY
Jake Hanna, Drums, b.1931, Boston, MA
Ole Kock Hansen, Piano, b.1945, Osager, Denmark
Arne Hulphers, Piano/Leader, 1904-1978, Trolhattan, Sweden
Gilbert Leroux, Washboard, b.1941, Fontainebleu, France
Hugh Masakela, Trumpet, b.1939, Witbank, South Africa
Mikhail Okoun, Piano, b.1946, Moscow, Russia
Gene Ramey, Bass, 1913-1984, Austin, TX
Bob Shoffner, Trumpet, 1900-1983, Bessie, TN
Danny Thompson, Bass, b.1939, Teigmouth, England
Kenny Baldock, Bass, b.1932, London, England
Herb Flemming, Trombone, 1898-1976, Honolulu, Hawaii
Jerome Harris, Guitar/Bass, b.1953, New York, NY
Stan Levey, Drums, 1925-2005, Philadelphia, PA
Allen Lowe, Tenor Sax, b.1954, New York, NY
Evan Parker, Tenor Sax, b.1944, Bristol, England
John Parricelli, Guitar, b.1959, Evesham, England
Bob Sheppard, Reeds, b.1952, Trenton, NJ
Nobby Totah, Bass, b.1930, Ramallah, Jordan
Stanley Turrentine, Tenor Sax, 1934-2000, Pittsburgh,PA
Gene Bertoncini, Guitar, b.1937, New York, NY
Sylain Beuf, Saxophone, b.1964, Paris, France
Dorothy Donegan, Piano, 1924-1998, Chicago, IL
Bob Efford, Saxophone, b.1928, London, England
Filu (Fulop Schenkelbach), Reeds, 1902-1981, Stanislav, Ukraine
Will Gaines, Tap Dancer, b.1928, Baltimore, MD
Bill Hardman, Trumpet, 1933-1990, Cleveland, OH
Noah Howard, Alto Sax, b.1943, New Orleans, LA
Ed Hubble, Trombone, b.1928, Santa Barbara, CA
James "Rosy" McHargue, C Melody Sax, 1902-1999, Danville, IL
Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Sax, 1927-1996, New York, NY
Garry Niewood, Soprano Sax, b.1943, Rochester, NY
George Otsuka, Drums, b.1937, Tokyo, Japan
John Pizzarelli, Jr., Guitar, b.1960, Paterson, NJ
Andre Previn, Piano, b.1929, Berlin, Germany
Paul Ricci, Clarinet, b.1914, New York, NY
Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, 1924-1988, Washington, DC
Manfred Schoof, Trumpet, b.1936, Magdeburg, Germany
Horace Tapscott, Piano, 1934-1999, Houston, TX
Arthur Taylor, Drums, 1929-1995, New York, NY
Randy Weston, Piano/Composer, b.1926, New York, NY
Bob Berg, Tenor Sax,1951-2002, New York, NY
Victor Feldman, Piano/Vibes, 1934-1987, London, England
Ralph Flanagan, Piano/Arranger, b.1919 Lorain, OH
Carole Grimes, Vocal, b.1944, London, England
Al Hayse, Trombone, b.1921, Detroit, MI
Billie Holiday, Vocal, 1915-1959, Baltimore, MD
Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, b.1938, Indianpolis, IN
Peanuts Hucko, Clarinet, 1918-2003, Syracuse, NY
Pat LaBarbara, Tenor Sax, b.1944, Warsaw, NY
Pete LaRoca, Drums, b.1938, New York, NY
Fredrik Lundin, Saxophone, b.1963, Copenhagen, Denmark
Isaiah Morgan, Cornet, 1887-1966, Bertrandville, LA
Michel Pastre, Tenor Sax, b.1966, Nimes, France
Mongo Santamaria, Congas, 1922-2003, Havana, Cuba
Alex Schlippenbach, Piano, b.1938, Berlin, Germany
Johnny Simmen, Writer, 1918-2004, Brugg, Switzerland
Christian Bellest, Trumpet, b.1922, Paris, France
Bill Brimfield, Trumpet, b.1938, Chicago, IL
George Dixon, Trumpet, 1909-1994, New Orleans, LA
Derek Hogg, Drums, b.1928, Oldham, England
Paul Jeffrey, Tenor Sax, b.1933, New York, NY
Eiji Kitamura, Clarinet, b.1929, Tokyo, Japan
Phil Lee, Guitar, b.1943, London, England
Dennis Leloup, Trombone, b.1962, Paris, France
Carmen McRae, Vocal, 1922-1994, New York,NY
Phil Schaap, DJ/Producer, b.1951, New York, NY
Monty Sunshine, Clarinet, b.1928, London, England
Sharkey Bonano, Trumpet, 1904-1972, New Orleans, LA
Arthur Briggs, Trumpet, 1901-1991, St.Georges, Canada
Paul Clarvis, Drums, b.1963, Enfield, England
St.Julian Bennett Dash, Tenor Sax, 1916-1974, Charleston, SC
Clement Doucet, Piano, 1884-1950, Brussels, Belgium
Steve Gadd, Drums, b.1945, Rochester, NY
Al Gafa, Guitar, b.1941, New York,NY
Michael Hashim, Alto Sax, b.1956, Geneva, NY
Edmund Thornton Jenkins, Reeds/Leader, 1894-1926, Charleston, SC
Bobby "Lips" Levine, Clarinet, 1923-1997, Easton, PA
Hugh Ragin, Trumpet, b.1951, Houston, TX
Teddy Roy, Piano, 1905-1966, DuQuoin, IL
Claude Bolling, Piano/Composer, b.1930, Cannes, France
Morty Corb, Bass, b.1917, San Antonio, TX
Joey Defrancesco, Organ/Piano, b.1971, Springfield, PA
Martin Denny, Piano, 1911-2005, New York, NY
Kai Ewans, Alto Sax/Leader, b.1906, Horsholm, Denmark
Fud Livingston, Tenor Sax, 1906-1957, Charleston, SC
Steve Lodder, Keyboards/Organ, b.1951, St.Helier, England
Fraser MacPherson, Tenor Sax, 1928-1993, Winnepeg, Canada
Phil Mason, Cornet, b.1940, London, England
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, Saxophone, b. 1928, Jaslo, Poland
Fess Williams, Clarinet/Leader, 1894-1975, Danville, KY
Denny Zeitlin, Piano, b.1938, Chicago, IL
Ralph Blaze, Guitar, b.1922, New Brunswick, NJ
Nick LaRocca, Cornet, 1889-1961, New Orleans, LA
John Levy, Bass, b.1912, New Orleans, LA
Jimmy Lewis, Bass, 1918-2000, Nashville, TN
Emil Mangelsdorff, Alto Sax, b.1925, Frankfort am Main, Germany
Frank Mantooth, Piano, 1947-2004, Tulsa, OK
Grzegorz Nagorski, Trombone, b.1964, Tczew, Poland
Jacky Samson, Bass, b.1943, Paris, France
Nevil Skrimshire, Guitar, b.1923, Sydenham, England
Dave Wilborn, Banjo/Guitar, 1904-1982, Springfield, OH
Johnny Dodds, Clarinet, 1892-1940, New Orleans, LA
Helen Forrest, Vocal, 1918-1999, Atlantic City, NJ
Russ Garcia, Trumpet/Arranger, b.1916, Oakland, Ca
Peter Giger, Drums, b.1939, Zurich, Switzerland
Herbie Hancock, Piano, b.1940, Chicago, IL
Ryan Kisor, Trumpet, b.1973, Sioux City, IA
Marty Krystall, Tenor Sax, b.1951, Los Angeles, CA
Tullio Mobiglia, Alto Sax/Leader, c.1911, Carezzano, Italy
Doug Riley, 1945-2007, Toronto, Canada
Sal Nistico, Tenor Sax, 1940-1991, Syracuse, NY
Tom Williams, Trumpet, b.1962, Baltimore, MD
Teddy Charles, Vibes, b.1928, Chicopee Falls, MA
Monte Croft, Vibes, b.1961, Youngstown, Ohio
Mike Daniels, Trumpet/Leader, b.1928, Stanmore, England
Bud Freeman, Tenor Sax, 1906-1991, Chicago, IL
Slick Jones, Drums, 1907-1969, Roanoke, VA
Henryk Majewski, Trumpet, b.1936, Poland
Eddie Marshall, Drums, b.1938, Springfield, MA
J.R."Junebug"Mitchell, Drums, b.1940, Philadelphia, PA
Jari JPerkiömaki, Alto Sax/Clarinet, b. 1961, Pori, Finland
Kirk Stuart, Piano, 1934-1982, Charleston, WV
John (Overton) Williams, Saxophone/Clarinet, 1905-1996, Memphis,TN
Gene Ammons, Tenor Sax, 1925-1974, Chicago, IL
Laurent Cugny, Keyboards, b.1955, La Garenne-Colombes, France
Steve Davis, Trombone, b.1967, Worcester, MA
Gil Fuller, Arranger, 1920-1994, Los Angeles, Ca
Bill (Willie) Harris, Guitar, 1925-1988, Nashville, NC
Jimmy Namaro, Vibes, 1915-1998, La Rosita, Mexico
Shorty Rogers, Trumpet/Leader, 1924-1994, Great Barrington, MA
Monty Waters, Alto Sax, b.1938, Modesto, CA
Bernard Addison, Guitar, 1905-1990, Annapolis, MD
Bjorn Alke, Bass, b.1938, Sundsvall, Sweden
Wilbert Baranco, Piano/Vocal, 1909-1983, Baton Rouge, LA
Gene Cherico, Bass, 1935-1994, Buffalo, NY
Richard Davis, Bass, b.1930, Chicago, IL
Jeff Golub, Guitar, b.1955, Akron, OH
Sy Johnson, Arranger/Piano, b.1930, New Haven, CT
René Lussier, Guitar, b.1930, Montreal, QUE, Canada
Herb Pomeroy, Trumpet, 1930-2007, Gloucester, MA
Casper Reardon, Harp, 1907-1941, Little Falls, NY
Bessie Smith, Vocal, 1894-1937, Chattanooga, TN
Charlie Smith, Drums, 1927-1966, New York, NY
J.J.Wiggins, Bass, b.1956, Los Angeles, CA
Gerard Badini, Tenor Sax, b.1931, Paris, France
Warren Barker, Composer, b.1923, Oakland, CA
Boyce Brown, Alto Sax, 1910-1959, Chicago, IL
Geo Daly, Vibes, 1923-1999, Bois Colombes, France
Joe Farreras, Drums, b.1916, Barcelona, Spain
Bennie Green, Trombone, 1923-1977, Chicago, IL
Bobby Henderson, Piano, 1910-1969, New York, NY
Erling Kroner, Trombone, b.1943, Copenhagen, Denmark
Henry Mancini, Composer, b.1924, Cleveland, OH
Herbie Mann, Flute, 1930-2003, New York, NY
Junko Onishi, Piano, b.1967, Kyoto, Japan
Alton Purnell, Piano/Vocal, 1911-1987, New Orleans, LA
Alexandre Stellio, Clarinet/Leader, 1885-1939, L'Anse du Four, Martinique
Jukka Tolonen, Guitar, b.1952, Helsinki, Finland
Ray Ventura, Piano/Leader, 1908-1979, Paris, France
John Walters, Composer, b.1953, Chesterfield, England
David Axelrod, Composer, b.1936, Los Angeles, CA
Whitney Balliett, Writer, 1926-2007, New York, NY
Chris Barber, Trombone, b.1930, Welwyn Garden City, England
Han Bennink, Drums, b.1942, Zaandam, Holland
Russell Bowles, Trombone, 1909-1991, Glasgow, KY
Warren Chiasson, Vibes, b.1934, Sydney, Australia
Sipho Gumede, Bass, 1953-2004, Durban, South Africa
Jan Hammer, Keyboards, b.1948, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Steve Hobbs, Vibes, b.1956, Raleigh, NC
Albert McCarthy, Writer, 1920-1987, Camborne, England
Sam Noto, Trumpet, b.1930, Buffalo, NY
Joe Romano, Tenor Saxophone, b.1923, Rochester,NY
Johnny St.Cyr, Guitar, 1890-1966, New Orleans, LA
Paul Smith, Piano, b.1922, San Diego, CA
Buster Williams, Bass, b.1942, Camden, NJ
Jorge Anders, Sax, b.1939, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Guitar/Vocal, 1924-2005, Vinton, LA
Laurie Chescoe, Drums, b.1933, London, England
Ken Colyer, Cornet, 1928-1988, Great Yarmouth, England
Keith Copeland, Drums, b.1946, New York, NY
Gus Galbraith, Trumpet, 1939-1980's, Derby, England
Hal Galper, Piano, b.1938, Salem, MA
Danny Gottlieb, Drums, b.1953, New York,NY
Gabriele Hasler, Vocal, b.1957, Wesbaden, Germany
Freddy Hill, Trumpet, b.1932, Jacksonville, FL
Little Brother Montgomery, Piano, 1906-1985, Kentwood,LA
Tony Mottola, Guitar, 1918-2004, Kearney, NJ
Leo Parker, Baritone Sax, 1925-1962, Washington, DC
Willie Pickens, Piano, b.1931, Milwaukee, WI
James Rivers, Multi Instrumental, b.1937, New Orleans, LA
Jimmy Rowser, Bass, b.1926, Philadelphia, PA
Matthias Schubert, Tenor Sax, b.1960, Kassel, Germany
Czeslaw Bartkowski, Drums, b.1943, Lodz, Poland
Tommy Benford, Drums, 1905-1994, Charleston, WV
Vi Burnside, Tenor Sax, 1915-1994, Lancaster, PA
Denardo Coleman, Drums, b.1956, Los Angeles, CA
William A. Hill, Piano, 1906-1937, North Little Rock, AR
Alexis Korner, Guitar, 1928-1984, Paris, France
Glauco Masetti, Alto Sax, b.1922, Milan, Italy
Dudley Moore, Piano, b.1935, London, England
Dick Pearce, Trumpet, b.1951, London, England
Altenburgh, John, Piano, b.1960, Wausau, WI
Vera Auer, Vibes, 1919-1996, Vienna, Austria
Ran Blake, Piano, b.1935, Springfield, MA
Joe Bonner, Piano, b.1948, Rocky Mount, NC
Gerald "Sonny" Brown, Drums, b.1936, Cincinnati, OH
Emile "Bootmouth" Christian, Trombone, 1895-1973, New Orleans, LA
Avishai Cohen, Bass, b.1970, Naharia, Israel
Ernst Glerum, Bass/Piano, b.1955, Deventer, Netherlands
Lionel Hampton, Vibes, 1909-2002, Louisville, KY
Beaver Harris, Drums, 1936-1991, Pittsburgh, PA
Billy James, Drums, b.1936, Pittsburgh, PA
Hans Kennel, Trumpet, b.1939, Schwyz, Switzerland
Cy Laurie, Clarinet, b.1926, London, England
Charles Lourie, Founder:Mosaic Records, 1940-2000, Boston, MA
Oleg Molokoedov, Piano, b.1947, Brasov, Romania
Tito Puente, Percussion, 1923-2000, New York, NY
Henri Renaud, Piano, 1925-2002, Ville Dieu, Indre, France
Paul Rogers, Bass, b.1956, Luton, England
Volker Schlott, Saxophone, b.1958, Oelsnitz, Germany
Ashley Slater, Trombone, b.1961, Scuefferville, Que.,Canada
Leo Adde, Drums, 1904-1942, New Orleans, LA
Sonny Berman, Trumpet, 1924-1947, New Haven, CT
Johnny Blowers, Drums, 1911-2006, Spartenburg, SC
Ian Carr, Trumpet, b.1933, Dumfries, Scotland
Joe Dixon, Clarinet, 1917-1998, Lynn, MA
Zilas Gorling, Tenor Sax, 1911-1960, Hudiksval, Sweden
Don Habib, Bass, b.1935, Montreal, Que.,Canada
Slide Hampton, Trombone, b.1932, Jeannette, PA
Pawel Jarzebski, Bass, b.1948, Poznan, Poland
Peter Kowald, Bass, 1944-2002, Masserberg, Germany
Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, b.1974, New York, NY
Alfred Lion, Producer, 1908-1987, Berlin Germany
Mundell Lowe, Guitar, b.1922, Laurel, MS
Jimmie Noone, Clarinet/Saxophone, 1938-1991, Chicago, IL
Carline Ray, Bass/Vocal, b.1925, New York, NY
Pat Rebillot, Keyboards, b.1935, Louisville, KY
Marcus Rojas, Tuba, b.1962, New York, NY
Alan Skidmore, Tenor Sax, b.1942, London, England
Lorenzo Tio, Clarinet, 1893-1933, New Orleans, LA
Walt Yoder, Bass, 1914-1978, Hutchinson, KS
Greetje Bijma, Vocal, b.1956, Stiens, Netherlands
Nico Bunink, Bass, b.1927, New Orleans, LA
Gene Calderazzo, Drums, b.1961, Middletown, CT
Candido Camero, Percussion, b.1921, Havana, Cuba
Paul Chambers, Bass, 1935-1969, Pittsburgh, PA
Joe Cuba, Congas, b.1931, New York, NY
Benjamin "Buzzy" Drootin, Drums, 1910-2000, Russia
Don Grusin, Piano/Keyboards, b.1941, Denver, CO
Barry Guy, Bass, b.1947, London, England
Avery "Kid" Howard, Cornet, 1908-1966, New Orleans, LA
"Bullmoose" Jackson, Tenor Sax/Vocal, 1919-1989, Cleveland, OH
Jan Kaspersen, Piano, b.1948, Copenhagen, Denmark
Werner Lüdi, Alto Sax, 1936-2000, Poschiavo, Switzerland
Don Menza, Tenor Sax, b.1936, Buffalo, NY
Charles Mingus, Bass, 1922-1979, Nogales, AZ
Hymie Schertzer, Alto Sax, 1909-1977, New York, NY
Lou Stein, Piano, b.1922, Philadelphia, PA
Tommy Turrentine, Trumpet, 1928-1997, Pittsburgh, PA
William "Brother" Woodman, Tenor Sax, b.1919, Los Angeles, CA
Leonard Barnard, Drums, b.1929, Melbourne, Australia
Thilo Berg, Drums, b.1959, Dortmund, Germany
Alan Broadbent, Piano/Composer, b.1947, Aukland, NZ
Bryan Carrott, Vibes, b.1959, New York, NY
Curtis Clark, Piano, b.1950, Chicago, IL
Pierre Courbois, Drums, b.1940, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Michael Flagstad, Tenor Sax, b.1930, Oslo, Norway
Vernice "Bunky" Green, Alto Sax, b. 1935, Milwaukee, WI
Simon Hale, Piano, b.1964, Birmingham, England
"Little" Benny Harris, Trumpet, 1919-1975, New York, NY
Dave Lalama, Piano, b.1954, Aliquippa, PA
Jimmy Noone,Sr., Clarinet, 1895-1944, Cut Off, LA
Tito Puente, Percussion, 1920-2000, New York, NY
Bob Rosengarden, Drums/Leader, 1924-2007, Elgin, IL
Aaron Bell, Bass, 1922-2003, Muskogee, OK
Rube Bloom, Piano, 1902-1976, New York, NY
Spanky DeBrest, Bass, 1937-1973, Philadelphia, PA
Glen Drewes, Trumpet, b.1949, Brooklyn, NY
Boulou Ferre, Guitar, b.1951, Paris, France
"Fatty" George, Clarinet, 1927-1982, Vienna, Austria
Johnny Griffin, Tenor Sax, 1928, Chicago, IL
Joe Henderson, Tenor Sax, 1937-2001,Lima, OH
Stafford James, Bass, b.1946, Evanston, IL
Ray Leatherwood, Bass, 1914-1996, Itasca, TX
Fabio Morgera, Trumpet, b.1963, Naples, Italy
Frank Strazzeri, Piano, b.1930, Rochester, NY
Colin Walcott, Sitar/Tabla, 1945-1984, New York,NY
Carl Allen, Drums, b.1961, Milwaukee, WI
Earl Bostic, Alto Sax, 1913-1965, Tulsa, OK
Bill Dobbins, Piano, b.1947, Akron, OH
Digby Fairweather, Cornet, b.1946, Rochford, England
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocal, 1918-1996, Newport News, VA
Rick Henderson, Alto Sax, 1928-2004, Washington, DC
Willis "Gator" Jackson, Tenor Sax, 1932-1987, Miami, FL
George Johnson, Alto Sax, b.1913, Grand Rapids, MI
Mario Laginha, Piano, b.1960, Lisbon, Portugal
Harold Christopher Land, Jr., Piano, b.1950, San Diego,CA
Karen Mantsler, Organ/Harmonica, b.1966, New York, NY
Harry Miller, Bass, 1941-1983, Capetown, South Africa
Hawe Schneider, Trombone, b.1930, Leipzig, Germany
Nestor Torres, Flute, b.1954, Puerto Rico
Bill Byrne, Baritone Sax, b.1942, Stamford, CT
Rudiger Carl, Accordion/Clarinet, b.1944, Goldap, Germany
Charles "Cow-Cow"Davenport, Piano/Vocal, 1895-1956,Anniston, AL
Teddy Edwards, Tenor Sax, 1924-2003, Jackson, MS
Herman Foster, Piano, b.1928, Philadelphia, PA
Karl George, Trumpet, 1913-1978, St.Louis, MO
Jimmy Giuffre, Clarinet/Saxophone, b.1921, Dallas, TX
Marcelino Guerra, Vocal/Leader, 1914-1996, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Preston Love, Alto Sax, 1921-2004, Omaha, NE
Ma Rainey, Vocal, 1886-1939, Columbus, GA
Lakshminarayana Shankar, Violin/Composer, b.1950, Madras, India
John Swana, Trumpet, b.1962, Norristown, PA
Dave Tough, Drums, 1907-1948, Oak Park, IL
Denzil Best, Drums/Composer, 1917-1965, New York,NY
Eric Brooke, Trumpet, b.1925, Geneva, Switzerland
Connie Kay, Drums, 1927-1994, Tuckahoe, NY
Krzysztof Komeda, Piano/Composer, 1931-1969, Poznan, Poland
Matty Matlock, Clarinet, 1909-1978, Paducah, KY
Sal Mosca, Piano, 1927-2007, Mt. Vernon, NY
Calvin Newborn, Guitar, b.1933, Memphis, TN
Ruth Price, Vocal, b.1938, Phoenixville, PA
Scott Robinson, Tenor Sax, b.1959, Pompton Plains, NJ
Tommy Smith, Tenor Sax, b.1967, Luton, England
Freddie Waits, Drums, 1943-1989, Jackson, MS
Cesarius Alvim, Bass/Piano, b.1960, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Everett Barksdale, Guitar, 1910-1986, Detroit, MI
Mario Bauza, Trumpet, 1911-1993, Havana, Cuba
William Boucaya, Saxophone, 1922-c1985, Algiers
Willie Colon, Vocal, b.1950, Bronx, NY
Blossom Dearie, Vocal/Piano, b.1926, East Durham, NY
Raymond Fol, Piano, 1928-1979, Paris, France
Oliver Jackson, Drums, 1933-1994, Detroit, MI
Steve Kahn, Guitar, b.1947, Los Angeles, CA
George Lee, Baritone Sax, 1896-1958, Boonville, MO
Sam Newsom, Tenor Sax, b.1965, Boston, MA
John Tchicai, Saxophone, b.1936, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mickey Tucker, Piano, b.1941, Durham, NC
Glenn Zottola, Trumpet, b.1947, Port Chester, NY
George Adams, Tenor Sax, 1940-1992, Covington, GA
Ray Barreto, Conga, 1929-2006, New York, NY
Philippe Brun, Trumpet, 1908-1994, Paris, France
Errol Leslie Buddle, Tenor Sax, b.1928, Adelaide, Australia
Jacques Butler, Trumpet, b.1909, ?
Ira Coleman, Bass, b.1956, Stockholm, Sweden
Lonnie Donegan, Guitar/Vocal,1931-2002, Glasgow, Scotland
Duke Ellington, Piano/Composer/Genius, 1899-1974, Washington, DC
"Big" Jay McNeely, Tenor Sax, b.1927
Russ Morgan, Trombone, 1904-1969, Scranton, PA
Claus Ogerman, Composer, b.1930, Ratibor, Germany
Ward Pinket, Trumpet, 1906-1937, Newport News, VA
Mario Raja, Tenor Sax, b.1956, Naples, Italy
Sammy Rimmington (or Rimington), Clarinet, b.1942, London, England
Andrew Simpkins, Bass, 1932-1999, Richmond, IN
Norma Teagarden, Piano, 1911-1996, Vernon, TX
Toots Thielmans, Harmonica/Guitar, b.1922, Brussels, Belgium
Dave Valentin, Flute, b.1952, Bronx, NY
Lawrence Duhe, Clarinet, 1887-1960, LaPlace, LA
Percy Heath, Bass, 1923-2005, Wilmington, NC
Rodney Kendrick, Piano, b.1960, Philadelphia, PA
Hayes Pillars, Tenor Sax/Leader, 1906-1992, N.Little Rock, AR
Mabel Scott, Vocal, 1915-2000, Richmond, VA
Bob Shoffner, Trumpet, 1900-1983, Bessie, TN
Dick Twardzik, Piano, 1931-1955, Danvers, MA
Abdul Wadud, Cello, b. 1947,Cleveland, OH
Sid Weiss, Bass, b.1914, Schenectady, NY
revised December 31, 2007