Jazz Birthdays, Dec. 30-Jan. 6

Jazz birthdays this week include:

Dec. 30:

Jimmy Jones (1918-1982),

Stan Tracey (1926),

Jack Montrose (1928),

Jerry Granelli (1940),

Lewis Nash (1958),

Ron Affif (1965)
Dec. 31:

John Kirby (1908-1952),

Jonah Jones (1909-2000),

Gil Melle (1931)

Jan. 1:

Oscar Celestin (1884-1954),

Al McKibbon (1919),

Milt Jackson (1923-1999),

Sonny Greenwich (1936),

Neville Dickie (1937),

Gianluigi Trovesi (1944),

Susannah McCorkle (1946-2001),

Chris Potter (1971) (pictured left)
Jan. 2:

Nick Fatool (1915-2000)
Jan. 3:

Wilbur DeParis (1900-1973),

Preston Jackson (1902-1983),

Herbie Nichols (1919-1963),

John Jenkins (1931),

James Carter (1969),

Christopher Hollyday (1970)
Jan. 4:

Joe Marsala (1907-1978),

Slim Gaillard (1916-1991),

Frank Wess (1922),

John McLaughlin (1942),

Robert Dick (1950)
Jan. 5:

Wild Bill Davison (1906-1989),

Oscar Klein (1930),

Dizzy Reece (1931),

Cees See (1934),

Kenny Davern (1935),

Louis Stewart (1944),

Myra Melford (1957)
Jan. 6:

Bobby Stark (1906-1945),

Barry Altschul (1943),

Rocky Knauer (1951)

Originally Published December 30, 2001