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January

• 3 – René Thomas, Belgian guitarist (born 1927).

February

• 5 – Åke Persson, Swedish trombonist (born 1932).

March

• 4 – Cornel Chiriac, Romanian radio producer, record producer, and drummer (born 1941).
• 15 – Sandy Brown, Scottish clarinetist and band leader (born 1929).
• 16 – T-Bone Walker, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (born 1910).
• 27 – Pete Clarke, British saxophonist and clarinetist (died 1975).

April

• 12 – Josephine Baker, French singer, entertainer, activist, and Resistance agent (born 1906).

May

• 11 – Benny Harris, American trumpeter and composer (born 1919).
• 13 – Tubby Hall, American drummer (born 1895).

June

• 18 – Earl Washington, American pianist (born 1921).

July

• 14 – Zutty Singleton, American drummer (born 1898).
• 16 – Pippo Starnazza, Italian singer and actor (born 1909).
• 21 – Theodore Carpenter, American trumpet player, singer, and band leader (born 1898).

August

• 8 – Cannonball Adderley, American alto saxophonist (born 1928).

October

• 28 – Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (born 1932).

November

• 14 – Artemi Ayvazyan, Soviet-Armenian composer, conductor, and founder of the Armenian State Jazz Orchestra (born 1902).

December

• 11 – Lee Wiley, American singer (born 1908).
• 14 – Mongezi Feza, South African trumpeter and flautist (born 1945).
• 17
  • Fess Williams, American clarinetist and alto saxophonist (born 1894).
  • Stan Wrightsman, American pianist (born 1910).

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• Trevor Koehler, American saxophonist (born 1935).

January

• 17 – Squarepusher or Tom Jenkinson, English electronic musician and composer.
• 18 – Géraldine Laurent, French alto saxophonist.
• 21 – Jason Moran, American pianist and composer.

February

• 7 – Kellylee Evans, Canadian singer.

March

• 4 – Mats Eilertsen, Norwegian upright bassist and composer, Food and Dingobats.
• 9 – Øyvind Storesund, Norwegian upright bassist, Cloroform and Kaizers Orchestra.
• 10 – Håvard Wiik, Norwegian pianist and composer, Atomic.
• 14 – Gianluca Petrella, Italian trombonist.
• 17 – Jairzinho Oliveira, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and composer.
• 18 – Sondre Meisfjord, Norwegian bassist, cellist, and composer, Come Shine.
• 22 – Steinar Raknes, Norwegian upright bassist, Urban Connection and The Core.
• 25 – David Braid, Canadian pianist and composer.
• 27 – Katja Toivola, Finnish trombonist.
• 28 – Orrin Evans, American pianist.

April

• 12 – Lars Andreas Haug, Norwegian tubist.
• 13 – Jan Harbeck, Danish saxophonist and composer.
• 23
  • Helge Lien, Norwegian pianist, composer, and band leader.
  • Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
• 27
  • Fabrizio Sotti, Italian guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer.
  • Jozef Dumoulin, Belgian keyboarder and composer.

May

• 1 – Aslak Hartberg, Norwegian rapper and bassist.
• 7 – Gunhild Carling, Swedish trombonist and multi-instrumentalist.
• 15 – Frode Haltli, Norwegian accordionist.

June

• 2 – Gisle Torvik, Norwegian guitarist, composer, and band leader.
• 16 – Jannike Kruse, Norwegian singer, artist and actor.

July

• 11 – Chris Gall, German pianist and composer.
• 22 – Erik Johannessen, Norwegian trombonist and composer, Jaga Jazzist and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
• 23 – Céline Bonacina, French saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.

August

• 1 – Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Norwegian drummer and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
• 22 – Taylor Ho Bynum, American cornetist, flugelhornist, trumpeter, composer, educator, and writer.
• 24 – Michael Magalon, Belgian bassist, guitarist, and composer.

October

• 2 – Kåre Opheim, Norwegian drumMer, Real Ones.
• 12 – Espen Aalberg, Norwegian drummer.
• 26 – Ole Marius Sandberg, Norwegian bassist.

November

• 26 – Arne Jansen, German guitarist, composer, and band leader.
• 27 – Frode Nymo, Norwegian jazz musician (alto Saxophonist), Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Urban Connection.

December

• 5 – Søren Bebe, Danish pianist and composer.

Unknown date

• Jacob Anderskov, Danish pianist, composer and bandleader.
• Lionel Friedli, Swiss percussionist.
• Marcin Wasilewski, Polish pianist and composer.
• Matana Roberts, American sound experimentalist, visual artist, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, and composer.
• Niki King, Scottish singer.
• Paul Harrison, English pianist, keyboarder, organist, and composer.

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