Feb. 11: Claude Jones (1901-1962), Sergio Mendes (1941), Martin Drew (1944), Didier Lockwood (1956)
Feb. 12: Paul Bascomb (1912-1986), Mel Powell (1923-1998)
Feb. 13: Wingy Manone (1900-1982), Wardell Gray (1921-1955), Buck Hill (1927)
Feb. 14: Elliot Lawrence (1925), Rob McConnell (1935), Maceo Parker (1943), Bill Laswell (1950)
Feb. 15: Taft Jordan (1915-1981), Kirk Lightsey (1937), Nathan Davis (1937), Marty Morell (1944), Henry Threadgill (1944)
Feb. 16: Machito (1912-1984), Bill Doggett (1916-1996), Pete Christlieb (1945), Michel Herr (1949), Jeff Clayton (1955)
Feb. 17: Buddy DeFranco (1923), John Coates, Jr. (1938), Fred Frith (1949)
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