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guitar
born 1855

A Troop of Echoes

saxophone
born 2000

Ack Van Rooyen

flugelhorn
born 1930

Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1990

Airborne

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1980

Al McKibbon

bass, acoustic
born 1919

Al-Jiçç

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2005

Albert Hammond

accordion
born 2000

Aleks Izotov

piano
born 1992

Aleksi Glick

guitar
born 1989

Andy Gonzalez

bass, acoustic
born 1951

Arktet

electronics
born 1970

Armstrong

multi-instrumentalist
born 1970

Aubrey Cheung

guitar, electric
born 1958

Azhaar Saffar

violin
born 1969

Bay Area Blues Society

various
born 1965

Bill Coones

bass, acoustic
born 1950

Bill Tapia

guitar
born 1908

Bishu Chattopadhyay

bass, acoustic
born 1850

Bobby Payton

guitar
born 1953

Brian Cassier

bass, acoustic
born 1966

Charlie Apicella

guitar
born 1987

Chris Potter

saxophone, tenor
born 1971

Cocomama

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2005

Conrad Warre

guitar
born 1967

Cyndy Russell

drums
born 1990

Daniel Carter

saxophone
born 1996

Danny Weis

guitar
born 1956

Dario Margeli

author
born 1974

Dave Rush

bass
born 1985

David Edward Williams

saxophone
born 1954

Dezzy McKenna

drums
born 1960

Djangada

piano
born 1979

DonnyJ

vocals
born 1994

Douglas Campbell

piano
born 1977

Dr. Michael Schmidt

trumpet
born 1962

Earle Eidenire

saxophone, tenor
born 2008

Eddie Jak Neumann

saxophone
born 1974

Element Brass Band

bass, acoustic
born 2008

Elizabeth Millar

clarinet
born 1984

Ergo

composer / conductor
born 1901

Eric DeLauro

vocals
born 1970

Evan Hause

composer / conductor
born 1967

FLYING FISH JUMPS

clarinet
born 2002

Frank Barton

guitar, electric
born 1973

Funk Elastic

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2009

Gino Foti

bass, electric
born 1963

Glen Whitehead

trumpet
born 1969

Gordon Gunn

bass
born 1980

Gracie and Lacy

vocals
born 1987

Grammophon Jazzband

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2010

Gregorio Gonzalez

piano
born 1962

Hajime Yoshida

guitar
born 1984

Harold Little

trumpet
born 1966

Hideo Shiraki

drums
born 1933

Ian Schwartz

saxophone, alto
born 1960

Jack Reilly

piano
born 1932

James Shipp

percussion
born 1980

Janine Santana Latin Jazz

percussion
born 1968

Jason Yates

organ, Hammond B3
born 1979

Jeff Folkens

trumpet
born 1954

Jeff T. Alu

piano
born 1966

Jeremy Weinglass

piano
born 1978

Jerome Epps

guitar
born 1970

Jo Gore

vocals
born 1995

John Sund

guitar
born 1957

Jonathan Beckett

saxophone, tenor
born 2005

Jose Simon Bolivar

piano
born 1962

Joshua Costa

piano
born 1990

Julio Santillan

guitar
born 1974

Junk Function

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1990

Kevin Toney

piano
born 1953

Khan Flo Mah

piano
born 1968

Klaxon Mutant Allstars

band / ensemble / orchestra

Lacy Miller

vocals
born 1987

Lance Hayward Singers

vocals
born 1984

Larry Brown

piano
born 1954

Lars Erik Bengtsen

keyboards
born 2000

Low Society

various
born 2007

Luciano Biondini

accordion
born 1971

Manny Oquendo

percussion
born 1931

Masa Tanaka

bass, electric
born 1961

Matt Giella

trumpet
born 1901

Milt Jackson

vibraphone
born 1923

Motiv

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1996

Nashaz

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Neville Dickie

piano
born 1937

Nick Hempton

saxophone, alto
born 1976

Nick Maclean Quartet

band / ensemble / orchestra

Nós Novo

various
born 1980

On Air

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1985

Oriole

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1997

Oscar 'Papa' Celestin

cornet
born 1884

Pablo Blanco

guitar, electric
born 1963

Partikel

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2005

Paul d'Ambrosio

saxophone
born 1975

Peter Friestedt

guitar
born 1973

Peter Janson

guitar
born 1970

Phat Phunktion

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1996

Pietro Postorino

flute
born 1970

Raymond Hardy

multi-instrumentalist
born 2014

RCT

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1990

Rebecca Griffin

vocals
born 1850

Rebecca Teplow

vocals
born 1970

Refugio Instrumental Blues Band

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1957

Reuben Hill

guitar, electric
born 1980

Richard Turek

guitar
born 1958

Riley Daley

guitar
born 1971

Robert K Walcott

synthesizer
born 1955

Ron DiCesare

drums
born 1900

Ryan Shah

drums
born 1970

Sam Merrick

vocals

Sankofa

vocals
born 2002

Sarah Benasouli

vocals
born 1981

Scott Newell

guitar
born 1970

Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2000

Sebastiaan de Krom

drums
born 1970

Second Movement

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1975

Sekou Kouyate

kora
born 1985

Shawn Kelley

drums
born 1958

Sienná

keyboards
born 1972

Sirius Quartet

various
born 1990

Slim Gaillard

vocals
born 1916

Sonny Greenwich

guitar
born 1936

Stefanos Tsourelis

guitar
born 1979

Sunny Side

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2014

Susannah McCorkle

vocals
born 1946

T.C. Pfeiler Prof.

organ, Hammond B3
born 1958

The Modern Beat Combo

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1987

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1995

The Smoogies

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2010

The Stoner

saxophone, tenor
born 1977

theVCM

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1964

Thom Keith

saxophone, baritone
born 1968

Tom Braxton

saxophone
born 1961

Tom Southerton

bass, acoustic
born 1978

Tony Carlucci

vocals
born 2000

Urs Leimgruber

saxophone, soprano
born 1952

Vladimir Sucic

trombone
born 1937

Voision Xi

vocals
born 1989

Voodoo Fuel

trumpet
born 1976

Vytautas Straižys

piano
born 1988

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1997

Xavier Cugat

composer / conductor
born 1900

Xavier Peres

piano
born 1970

Zilluminati

vocals
born 1987

Bob Kirkpatrick

born 1934

Chico Digita

born 1990

Eiichi Hayashi

born 1960

Frank Stokes

born 1888

Gunnelpumpers

born 2002

Helmut Brandt

born 1931

Hippie Eye

born 1990

Jaspar Taylor

born 1894

Johnny Young

born 1918

Leonid Chizhik

born 1947

Mama Yancey

born 1896

Maryam Mursal

born 1950

Seth

born 1980

Teddy Foster

born 1908

Trio d'en bas

born 2003

Yoshio Ikeda

born 1942

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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