Jazz birthdays this week include:
Feb. 17:
Buddy DeFranco (1923),
John Coates, Jr. (1938),
Fred Frith (1949)
Feb. 18:
Emile Barnes (1892-1970),
Harold Land (1928-2001)
Feb. 19:
Johnny Dunn (1897-1937),
Stan Kenton (1912-1979),
David Murray (1955)
Feb. 20:
Bobby Jaspar (1926-1963),
Nancy Wilson (1937),
Lew Soloff (1944),
Anthony Davis (1951),
Riccardo Del Fra (1956),
Iain Ballamy (1964)
Feb. 21:
Al Sears (1910-1990),
Tadd Dameron (1917-1965),
Eddie Higgins (1932),
Nina Simone (1933) (pictured left),
Herb Robertson (1951),
Warren Vache, Jr. (1951),
Chris Hunter (1957)
Feb. 22:
Jim Europe (1881-1919),
Rex Stewart (1907-1967),
Buddy Tate (1915-2001),
Joe Wilder (1922),
Joe LaBarbara (1948)
Feb. 23:
Hall Overton (1920-1972),
Johnny Carisi (1922)
