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Jazz Musicians born on October 21

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Abdulkader Baradiy

guitar
born 1987

Alexander Boynton Jr

composer / conductor
born 1967

Benjamin Fox-Rosen

bass, acoustic
born 1984

Bobby Few

piano
born 1935

Celia Cruz

vocals
born 1925

Colin Hickman

saxophone
born 1943

Dan Thomas

saxophone

David Weiss

trumpet
born 1964

Dimitri Vassilakis

saxophone
born 1961

Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet
born 1917

Don Byas

saxophone, tenor
born 1912

Don Rader

trumpet
born 1935

Elvin Bishop

guitar, electric
born 1942

Empress-Addi

vocals
born 1978

Evan Weiss

trumpet
born 1985

Fred Hersch

piano
born 1955

German Lema

organ, Hammond B3
born 1975

Guillermo Bazzola

guitar
born 1962

Haroldo Jobim

drums
born 1948

Jeff Koch

bass, electric
born 1989

Jerry Bergonzi

saxophone, tenor
born 1947

Kenny Lee Lewis

guitar, electric
born 1954

Lane Garner

guitar
born 1987

Lee McAllistair

vocals
born 1971

Marc Johnson

bass
born 1953

Matt Jardim

guitar
born 1962

Michael Fields, Jr.

bass, electric
born 1982

Nick Adema

trombone
born 1999

Peyton Shuffield

congas
born 1983

Remember When

vocals
born 1949

Rich Laughlin

trumpet
born 1958

Simon Fowles

vocals
born 1968

Steve Cropper

guitar, electric
born 1941

Steve Lukather

guitar
born 1957

Tim Thornton

bass
born 1988

Tomonori Okayama

piano
born 1978

Tupac - Mantilla

percussion
born 1978

Tupac Mantilla

percussion
born 1978

Doctor Ross

born 1925

Don Elliot

born 1926

Gus Clark

born 1913

John Fernandez

born 1989

Mark Ford

born 1953

Disclaimer: Though we have checked our dates, this listing may contain erroneous information. If you discover errors or omissions, please report it to us. Thank you.

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