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Jazz Musicians born on August 4

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Alvaro Rojas

guitar
born 1982

Arik

guitar, electric
born 1964

Asle Fjeldstad

drums
born 1984

Bill Coleman

trumpet
born 1904

Bobo Stenson

piano
born 1944

Claudio Celso

guitar
born 1955

Dan Wilensky

saxophone
born 1961

Dave DeMotta

piano
born 1975

Donald Devienne

trumpet
born 1984

Duncan Fraser

trumpet
born 1987

Emilio Foglio

guitar
born 1964

Eric Alexander

saxophone, tenor
born 1968

Eriko Ninomiya

trumpet
born 1977

Gabriel Rosati

trumpet
born 1966

Gary Porter

vocals
born 1965

Geordie Kelly

guitar
born 1970

Glenn " Big Lou" Tocci

guitar
born 1955

Grant Green, Jr.

guitar
born 1955

Herb Ellis

guitar
born 1921

Javier Artiles

guitar
born 1979

Jeff Hamilton

drums
born 1953

Katie Eagleson

vocals
born 1953

Lilly Hertzman

vocals
born 1973

Louis Armstrong

trumpet and vocals
born 1901

Martin Urbach

drums
born 1982

Michael Attias

saxophone
born 1968

Mikah Feldman-Stein

saxophone, alto
born 1993

Paul Pax Andrews

saxophone
born 1953

Peter Fraize

saxophone
born 1965

Rick Keller

saxophone
born 1961

Salvatore Bonafede

piano
born 1962

Sonny Simmons

saxophone, alto
born 1933

Stefano Pisu

drums
born 1974

Terri Lyne Carrington

drums
born 1965

Thomas Motter

piano
born 1963

Wendell Brenner

trumpet
born 1959

Earl Swope

born 1922

Frankie Ford

born 1939

Hank DeVega

born 1930

Lew Davis

born 1903

Thomas Talbert

born 1924

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