Jazz Birthdays Feb. 3-9

Jazz birthdays this week include:

Feb. 3:

Lil Armstrong (1898-1971),

Snooky Young (1919),

John Handy (1933),

Bob Stewart (1945),

Craig Bailey (1960),
Feb. 4:

Artie Bernstein (1909),

Jutta Hip (1925),

Tony Fruscella (1927-1969),

Big Bill Bissonnette (1937),

Bill Mays (1944),

John Stubblefield (1945)
Feb. 5:

Doug Watkins (1935-1962),

Rick Laird (1941),

Keith Ingham (1942),

Art Lande (1947)
Feb. 6:

Ernie Royal (1912-1983),

Sammy Nestico (1924),

Bernie Glow (1926)
Feb. 7:

Eubie Blake (1883-1983),

Ray Crawford (1924-1997),

King Curtis (1934-1971)
Feb. 8:

Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970),

Buddy Morrow (1919),

Pony Poindexter (1926-1988),

Eddie Locke (1930),

Joe Maneri (1930)
Feb. 9:

Walter Page (1900-1957),

Bill Evans (saxophonist; 1958) (pictured left)

Originally Published February 3, 2002