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Jazz Musicians born on May 8

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Alf Wilhelm Lundberg

guitar
born 1979

Dave Dickey

trombone

Dave Hampton

drums
born 1949

David Schnug

saxophone
born 1985

Davide Santorsola

piano
born 1961

Dennis Adu

trumpet
born 1987

Dexter Stanley-Tauvao

drums
born 1995

Enrico Solazzo

arranger
born 1965

Giles Hirst

producer
born 1966

Heleen van den Hombergh

vocals
born 1964

James Hurt

piano
born 1967

Jane Stuart

vocals

Jerry Rusch

trumpet
born 1943

Jon Regen

piano
born 1975

Jon Weiss

piano
born 1948

Jon-Erik Kellso

cornet
born 1964

Keith Jarrett

piano
born 1945

Lauri Kadalipp

saxophone, tenor
born 1995

Leah Souza

vocals
born 1982

Mary Lou Williams

piano
born 1910

Massimo Urbani

saxophone
born 1957

Meinrad Kneer

bass, acoustic
born 1970

Nenad Vasilic

bass, acoustic
born 1975

Paul Smoker

trumpet
born 1941

Red Young

piano

Renee Legendre

vocals
born 1977

Rob Thorpe

composer / conductor
born 1990

Robert Johnson

vocals
born 1911

Scott Worthington

bass, acoustic

Shaun Rammers

saxophone, tenor
born 1990

Thomas Nowotny

bass, acoustic
born 1963

Tyler Blanton

vibraphone
born 1981

Willem Heylen

guitar, electric
born 1994

Jack Bland

born 1899

Jazzy Joe

born 1968

Papa Bue Jensen

born 1930

Red Nichols

born 1905

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