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Jazz Musicians born on September 1

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Achiri Karl Haas

percussion
born 1976

Akiko Tsuruga

organ, Hammond B3
born 1850

Al Garcia

guitar
born 1958

Alex "Apolo" Ayala

bass, acoustic
born 1985

Alexander Ayala

bass
born 1985

Anastasios Gouliaris

drums
born 1980

Art Pepper

saxophone, alto
born 1925

Aya Ishida

vocals

Bob Lee

bass
born 1949

Brad Linde

saxophone
born 1979

Bruce Johnstone

saxophone, baritone
born 1943

Clinton Crawford

keyboards
born 1958

Dan Nicholls

synthesizer
born 1985

Dave O'Higgins

saxophone, tenor
born 1964

Eduardo Negrao

guitar
born 1971

Edward Neumeister

composer / conductor
born 1952

Essiet Essiet

bass
born 1956

Gene Harris

piano
born 1933

Jean Bernard Eisinger

piano
born 1938

Jeff Byrnes

bass
born 1983

Jerry Johansson

guitar
born 1974

Julie Cresswell

vocals
born 1950

Larry Porter

piano
born 1951

Mark O'Connor

saxophone
born 1972

Max Haymer

piano
born 1985

Nicki Denner

piano
born 1997

Nina Baun Jeppesen

vocals
born 1984

Organic Noises

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 2017

Ricardo Grilli

guitar
born 1985

Santiago Leibson

piano
born 1988

Scott Mensching

drums
born 1956

Stephen Wood

composer / conductor
born 1977

Steve Olson

drums
born 1956

Teri Thornton

vocals
born 1934

The JT Project

band / ensemble / orchestra

The Second Approach Trio

band / ensemble / orchestra
born 1998

The Show Band Jesse Asbell

guitar
born 1955

Tim Lyddon

piano
born 1959

Velma Middleton

vocals
born 1917

Wayne Horvitz

keyboards
born 1955

Willie Ruff

french horn
born 1931

Wolter Wierbos

trombone
born 1957

Bob Bates

born 1923

Mike Danzi

born 1898

Paul Mertz

born 1904

Sammy Weiss

born 1910

Sid Weiss

born 1910

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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