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Jazz Musicians born on June 17

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Allan Osgood

trumpet
born 1998

Aly Keїta

percussion
born 1969

Anita Brown

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1959

Chuck Rainey

bass, electric
born 1940

Dobet Gnahoré

vocals
born 1982

Eric Plaks

piano
born 1974

George Winstone

saxophone, alto
born 1994

Jaimie Branch

trumpet
born 1983

John Dierckx

guitar
born 1964

John J. DiMartino

drums
born 1940

Lindsey Muir

vocals
born 1981

Marc Brenken

piano
born 1973

Marzio Scholten

guitar
born 1982

Michael Lake

trombone

Migiwa Miyajima

composer / conductor
born 1974

Nailah

vocals

Nathan Breedlove

trumpet
born 1956

Rafal Mazur

bass, acoustic
born 1971

Ric DelNero

guitar, electric
born 1966

Rodrigo Batalha

composer / conductor
born 1981

Ross Nixon

piano
born 1960

Scott Schmidt

trumpet
born 1992

Shelly Rudolph

vocals
born 1969

Takeshi Ogura

guitar
born 1962

Terese Genecco

vocals
born 1965

Tom Varner

french horn
born 1957

Tony Adamo

vocals
born 1965

Tony Passarell

multi-instrumentalist
born 1956

Tony Scott

clarinet
born 1921

Yasam Hancilar

vocals
born 1979

Yogev Shetrit

composer / conductor
born 1978

Chris Columbus

born 1902

Don Kirkpatrick

born 1905

Ezewele Godsent

born 1989

Gene Sedric

born 1907

Lorenzo Holden

born 1924

Nick Buono

born 1917

Ronnie Gleaves

born 1923

Sam Wooding

born 1895

Sing Miller

born 1914

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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