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Jazz Musicians born on January 5

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Adrian Norton

arranger
born 1963

Albert Hamme

woodwinds
born 1939

Alex Weiss

saxophone
born 1971

André Ceccarelli

drums
born 1946

Andrew Ginzel

guitar, electric
born 2001

Arthur Baron

trombone
born 1950

Attaboy

vocals

Avi Granite

guitar
born 1978

Bossas Boleros & Blues

vocals
born 1970

Cees See

drums
born 1934

Chuck Flores

drums
born 1935

Dave Lobenstein

bass, acoustic
born 1969

David Veslocki

guitar
born 1983

Dizzy Reece

trumpet
born 1931

Elizabeth Cotten

guitar, acoustic
born 1895

Emmanuelle Somer

oboe
born 1972

Erik Verwey

piano
born 1987

George F. Spicka

piano
born 1947

Greg Porée

guitar

Grzegorz Karnas

vocals
born 1972

Jimmy Amadie

piano
born 1937

Johnny Adams

vocals
born 1932

Jose Herrera

keyboards
born 1971

Julia Perminova

piano
born 1990

Louis Stewart

guitar
born 1944

Mike Anklewicz

saxophone
born 1977

Ms. Vinnie Knight

vocals
born 1958

Myra Melford

piano
born 1957

Paul Wertico

drums
born 1953

Rodrigo Simoes

guitar, electric
born 1979

Ronnie Rathers

guitar
born 1954

Sam Harris

piano
born 1986

Steve Grandinetti

drums
born 1967

Thelma Carpenter

vocals
born 1922

Thomas Borgmann

woodwinds
born 1955

Troy Floyd

composer / conductor
born 1901

Wild Bill Davison

cornet
born 1906

William Chernoff

bass
born 1995

Bob Keene

born 1922

David McLeod

born 1960

Jack Brokensha

born 1926

Jo Ann Kelly

born 1944

John Bates

born 1936

Lennie Hastings

born 1925

Mike Riley

born 1904

Oscar Klein

born 1930

Piotr Baron

born 1961

Richard Hayes

born 1930

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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