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Jazz Musicians born on April 18

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Aaron Woolley

trumpet
born 1994

Andrea Bush

clarinet
born 1974

Andreas Backer

vocals
born 1981

Bob Bruce

guitar
born 1952

Brian VanArsdale

saxophone, tenor
born 1979

Clarence Gatemouth Brown

guitar
born 1924

Clyde Stubblefield

drums
born 1943

Danny Gottlieb

drums
born 1953

Darren Ziller

composer / conductor

Dave Gager

drums
born 1960

David Bernot

saxophone, tenor
born 1994

Ed Santelices

piano
born 1954

Elliot Bild

trumpet
born 1993

Giacomo De Bona

drums
born 1989

Hal Galper

piano
born 1938

Joe Arnold

drums
born 1973

Karsten Bagge

drums
born 1971

Leo Parker

saxophone, baritone
born 1925

Maria Faust

saxophone
born 1979

Marianne Hall

bass, electric
born 1947

Mark Colby

saxophone
born 1949

Mika Mimura

vibraphone
born 1978

Neil Nail Alexander

piano
born 1960

Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic

bass, acoustic
born 1972

Ralph Kinsley

keyboards
born 1951

Riley Stockwell

guitar, electric
born 1981

Roomet Jakapi

vocals
born 1973

Ruth Koleva

vocals
born 1990

Scott Alberti

trombone
born 2003

Susanna Lindeborg

piano
born 1952

Thomas Glenn

guitar
born 1948

Tianna Hall

vocals
born 1980

Tony Exum, Jr

saxophone
born 1978

Tony Reeves

bass, acoustic
born 1943

Freddy Hill

born 1932

Gus Galbraith

born 1939

Jimmy Rowser

born 1926

Ken Colyer

born 1928

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