Jazz Birthdays, April 11 – 17

Jazz birthdays this week include:
Apr. 11:

John Levy (1912)
Apr. 12:

Johnny Dodds (1892-1940),

Tommy Turrentine (1928),

Herbie Hancock (1940),

Marty Krystall (1951),

Ryan Kisor (1973)
Apr. 13:

Bud Freeman (1906-1991),

Teddy Charles (1928)
Apr. 14:

Shorty Rogers (1924-1994),

Gene Ammons (1925-1974),

Eliot Zigmund (1945)
Apr. 15:

Bessie Smith (1894-1937),

Richard Davis (1930),

Herb Pomeroy (1930)
Apr. 16:

Bennie Green (1923-1977),

Herbie Mann (1930),

Ulf Wakenius (1958),

Junko Onishi (1967)
Apr. 17:

Johnny St. Cyr (1890-1966),

Paul Smith (1922),

Chris Barber (1930),

Sam Noto (1930),

Warren Chiasson (1934),

Han Bennik (1942) (pictured),

Buster Williams (1942),

Jan Hammer (1948)

Originally Published April 11, 2004