Happy birthday to bassist Barry Stephenson who turns 39 on Apr 10 🎂
He learned to play the tenor banjo in just 30 minutes for an NPR performance with Jon Batiste.
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https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/7/barry-stephenson
Happy birthday to saxophonist Pat LaBarbera who turns 82 on Apr 7 🎂
He was born on April 7, 1944, making today his 82nd birthday.
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https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/304/pat-labarbera
Happy birthday to pianist Benny Green who turns 63 on Apr 4 🎂
He was born on April 4, 1963, making today his 63rd birthday.
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https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/137/benny-green
Happy birthday to saxophonist Christine Jensen who turns 56 on Apr 1 🎂
She initially fell in love with piano, inspired by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, before taking up saxophone at age 12.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/302/christine-jensen
Happy birthday to pianist Norah Jones who turns 47 on Mar 30 🎂
She is the daughter of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/339/norah-jones
Happy birthday to accordionist Rob Burger who turns 55 on Mar 26 🎂
He picked up the accordion en route to the West Coast as a natural extension of his piano studies.[4]
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https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/344/rob-burger
Happy birthday to guitarist George Benson who turns 83 on Mar 22 🎂
He began his career as a child prodigy, playing ukulele at age 7 and recording his first single at 10.
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https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/160/george-benson
Happy birthday to drummer Anthony Fung who turns 33 on Mar 19 🎂
He studied and performed with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and others at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance.
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https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/263/anthony-fung
Happy birthday to guitarist Bill Frisell who turns 75 on Mar 18 🎂
He was recommended by Pat Metheny for his big break on ECM Records when Metheny couldn't make a session.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/343/bill-frisell
Happy birthday to saxophonist Charles Lloyd who turns 88 on Mar 15 🎂
He received his first saxophone at age 9 and was mentored by pianist Phineas Newborn in Memphis.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/354/charles-lloyd
Happy birthday to bassist Todd Sickafoose who turns 52 on Mar 14 🎂
He began playing double bass at age 13 after seeing Edgar Meyer perform.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/188/todd-sickafoose
Happy birthday to trumpeter Terence Blanchard who turns 64 on Mar 13 🎂
He began playing piano at age 5 and switched to trumpet at age 8.[3][5][6]
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/88/terence-blanchard
Happy birthday to pianist Stephen Scott who turns 57 on Mar 13 🎂
He started playing piano at age 5 and joined Betty Carter's band at 18.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/225/stephen-scott
Happy birthday to bassist Clovis Nicolas who turns 51 on Mar 13 🎂
He was born on the Ivory Coast, raised in France, and studied philosophy before becoming a professional jazz bassist.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/256/clovis-nicolas
Happy birthday to saxophonist George Coleman who turns 91 on Mar 8 🎂
He played tenor sax with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/195/george-coleman
Happy birthday to pianist Steve Ash who turns 69 on Mar 1 🎂
He started studying classical piano at age 8 and pursued jazz after Chick Corea's 'Light as a Feather.'
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/257/steve-ash
Happy birthday to pianist Joey Calderazzo who turns 61 on Feb 27 🎂
He replaced pianist Kenny Kirkland in both Michael Brecker's quintet in 1987 and Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1998.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/415/joey-calderazzo
Happy birthday to drummer Ernesto Cervini who turns 44 on Feb 25 🎂
He graduated from the Royal Conservatory with degrees in classical piano and clarinet before focusing on drums.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/387/ernesto-cervini
Happy birthday to saxophonist Emma Rawicz who turns 24 on Feb 24 🎂
She has chromesthesia, seeing colours when hearing sounds; her album Chroma is named after the Greek word for colour.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/235/emma-rawicz
Happy birthday to drummer Herlin Riley who turns 69 on Feb 15 🎂
He started playing drums at age three in New Orleans.[3]
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/286/herlin-riley
Happy birthday to pianist Carmen Staaf who turns 45 on Feb 9 🎂
She won the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Pianist Competition.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/18/carmen-staaf
Happy birthday to saxophonist Justin Chart who turns 66 on Feb 6 🎂
He is known in West Coast Jazz circles as 'The Blizzard' for his electrifying Hard Bop.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/420/justin-chart
Happy birthday to bassist Larry Grenadier who turns 60 on Feb 6 🎂
He began on trumpet at age 10 but switched to bass after seeing Ray Brown perform at 12.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/211/larry-grenadier
Happy birthday to pianist Shai Maestro who turns 39 on Feb 5 🎂
He began playing piano at age five and joined Avishai Cohen's trio at 19, co-writing the album 'Gently Disturbed'.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/280/shai-maestro
Happy birthday to bassist Neal Miner who turns 56 on Feb 3 🎂
He runs a YouTube channel called 'gutstringrecords' where he creates jazz videos and is also a skilled videographer.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/418/neal-miner
Happy birthday to guitarist Gilad Hekselman who turns 43 on Feb 3 🎂
He won the 2005 Gibson Montreux International Guitar Competition, opening for Paco de Lucia at Montreux Jazz Festival.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/276/gilad-hekselman
Happy birthday to saxophonist Joshua Redman who turns 57 on Feb 1 🎂
He graduated from Harvard summa cum laude and was accepted to Yale Law School, but deferred to pursue music instead.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/26/joshua-redman
Happy birthday to drummer Roger Humphries who turns 82 on Jan 30 🎂
He began playing drums at age 3½ or 4 and turned pro by 14 without lessons.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/413/roger-humphries
Happy birthday to singer Alexis Cole who turns 50 on Jan 28 🎂
She served in the U.S. Army Band from 2009-2015 as lead vocalist for the West Point Jazz Knights.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/325/alexis-cole
Happy birthday to saxophonist Julieta Eugenio who turns 36 on Jan 22 🎂
She was inspired by saxophonist Ben Webster and titled her debut album 'Jump' as a reference to her move to New York City.
#jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday
https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/252/julieta-eugenio
