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guitarborn 1855
A Troop of Echoes
saxophoneborn 2000
Ack Van Rooyen
flugelhornborn 1930
Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1990
Airborne
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1980
Al McKibbon
bass, acousticborn 1919
Al-Jiçç
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2005
Albert Hammond
accordionborn 2000
Aleks Izotov
pianoborn 1992
Aleksi Glick
guitarborn 1989
Andy Gonzalez
bass, acousticborn 1951
Angela Carole Brown
vocalsArktet
electronicsborn 1970
Armstrong
multi-instrumentalistborn 1970
Aubrey Cheung
guitar, electricborn 1958
Azhaar Saffar
violinborn 1969
Bay Area Blues Society
variousborn 1965
Bill Coones
bass, acousticborn 1950
Bill Tapia
guitarborn 1908
Bishu Chattopadhyay
bass, acousticborn 1850
Bobby Payton
guitarborn 1953
Brian Cassier
bass, acousticborn 1966
Charlie Apicella
guitarborn 1987
Chris Lomheim - Michael OBrien - Jay Epstein
pianoborn 1850
Chris Potter
saxophone, tenorborn 1971
Cocomama
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2005
Conrad Warre
guitarborn 1967
Cyndy Russell
drumsborn 1990
Daniel Carter
saxophoneborn 1996
Danny Weis
guitarborn 1956
Dario Margeli
authorborn 1974
Dave Rush
bassborn 1985
David Edward Williams
saxophoneborn 1954
Dezzy McKenna
drumsborn 1960
Djangada
pianoborn 1979
DonnyJ
vocalsborn 1994
Douglas Campbell
pianoborn 1977
Dr. Michael Schmidt
trumpetborn 1962
Earle Eidenire
saxophone, tenorborn 2008
Eddie Jak Neumann
saxophoneborn 1974
Element Brass Band
bass, acousticborn 2008
Elizabeth Millar
clarinetborn 1984
Ergo
composer / conductorborn 1901
Eric DeLauro
vocalsborn 1970
Evan Hause
composer / conductorborn 1967
FLYING FISH JUMPS
clarinetborn 2002
Frank Barton
guitar, electricborn 1973
Funk Elastic
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2009
Gino Foti
bass, electricborn 1963
Glen Whitehead
trumpetborn 1969
Gordon Gunn
bassborn 1980
Gracie and Lacy
vocalsborn 1987
Grammophon Jazzband
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2010
Gregorio Gonzalez
pianoborn 1962
Hajime Yoshida
guitarborn 1984
Harold Little
trumpetborn 1966
Hideo Shiraki
drumsborn 1933
Ian Schwartz
saxophone, altoborn 1960
Jack Reilly
pianoborn 1932
James Shipp
percussionborn 1980
Janine Santana Latin Jazz
percussionborn 1968
Jason Yates
organ, Hammond B3born 1979
Jeff Folkens
trumpetborn 1954
Jeff T. Alu
pianoborn 1966
Jeremy Weinglass
pianoborn 1978
Jerome Epps
guitarborn 1970
Jo Gore
vocalsborn 1995
John Sund
guitarborn 1957
Jonathan Beckett
saxophone, tenorborn 2005
Jose Simon Bolivar
pianoborn 1962
Joshua Costa
pianoborn 1990
Julio Santillan
guitarborn 1974
Junk Function
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1990
Kevin Toney
pianoborn 1953
Khan Flo Mah
pianoborn 1968
Klaxon Mutant Allstars
band / ensemble / orchestraLacy Miller
vocalsborn 1987
Lance Hayward Singers
vocalsborn 1984
Larry Brown
pianoborn 1954
Larry Brown Jr.
guitarLars Erik Bengtsen
keyboardsborn 2000
Low Society
variousborn 2007
Luciano Biondini
accordionborn 1971
Manny Oquendo
percussionborn 1931
Masa Tanaka
bass, electricborn 1961
Matt Giella
trumpetborn 1901
Milt Jackson
vibraphoneborn 1923
Motiv
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1996
Nashaz
oudNeville Dickie
pianoborn 1937
Nick Hempton
saxophone, altoborn 1976
Nick Maclean Quartet
band / ensemble / orchestraNós Novo
variousborn 1980
On Air
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1985
Oriole
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1997
Oscar 'Papa' Celestin
cornetborn 1884
Pablo Blanco
guitar, electricborn 1963
Partikel
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2005
Paul d'Ambrosio
saxophoneborn 1975
Peter Friestedt
guitarborn 1973
Peter Janson
guitarborn 1970
Phat Phunktion
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1996
Pietro Postorino
fluteborn 1970
Rafa Selase
pianoRaymond Hardy
multi-instrumentalistborn 2014
RCT
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1990
Rebecca Griffin
vocalsborn 1850
Rebecca Teplow
vocalsborn 1970
Refugio Instrumental Blues Band
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1957
Reuben Hill
guitar, electricborn 1980
Richard Turek
guitarborn 1958
Riley Daley
guitarborn 1971
Robert K Walcott
synthesizerborn 1955
Ron DiCesare
drumsborn 1900
Ryan Shah
drumsborn 1970
Sam Merrick
vocalsSankofa
vocalsborn 2002
Sarah Benasouli
vocalsborn 1981
Scott Newell
guitarborn 1970
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2000
Sebastiaan de Krom
drumsborn 1970
Second Movement
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1975
Sekou Kouyate
koraborn 1985
Shawn Kelley
drumsborn 1958
Sienná
keyboardsborn 1972
Sirius Quartet
variousborn 1990
Slim Gaillard
vocalsborn 1916
Sonny Greenwich
guitarborn 1936
Stefanos Tsourelis
guitarborn 1979
Sunny Side
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2014
Susannah McCorkle
vocalsborn 1946
T.C. Pfeiler Prof.
organ, Hammond B3born 1958
The Modern Beat Combo
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1987
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1995
The Smoogies
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 2010
The Stoner
saxophone, tenorborn 1977
theVCM
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1964
Thom Keith
saxophone, baritoneborn 1968
Tom Braxton
saxophoneborn 1961
Tom Southerton
bass, acousticborn 1978
Tony Carlucci
vocalsborn 2000
Urs Leimgruber
saxophone, sopranoborn 1952
Vladimir Sucic
tromboneborn 1937
Voision Xi
vocalsborn 1989
Voodoo Fuel
trumpetborn 1976
Vytautas Straižys
pianoborn 1988
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraborn 1997
Xavier Cugat
composer / conductorborn 1900
Xavier Peres
pianoborn 1970
Zilluminati
vocalsborn 1987
Bob Kirkpatrick
born 1934Chico Digita
born 1990Eiichi Hayashi
born 1960Frank Stokes
born 1888Gary B.B. Coleman
born 1947Gunnelpumpers
born 2002Helmut Brandt
born 1931Hippie Eye
born 1990Howard William Johnson
born 1908Jaspar Taylor
born 1894Johnny Young
born 1918Leonid Chizhik
born 1947Mama Yancey
born 1896Maryam Mursal
born 1950Musica ex Machina
born 2005Seth
born 1980Teddy Foster
born 1908Trio d'en bas
born 2003Yoshio Ikeda
born 1942Zvuloon Dub System
born 1980Disclaimer: 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.