June 18: Bennie Payne (1907-1986), Ray Bauduc (1909-1988), Ray McKinley (1910-1995), Jim Pepper (1941-1992)
June 19: Joe Thomas (1909-1986), Dave Lambert (1917-1966)
June 20: Doc Evans (1907-1977), Thomas Jefferson (1920), Eric Dolphy (1928-1964), Stu Martin (1938)
June 21: Jamil Nasser (1932), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Christy Doran (1949), Rob Schneiderman (1957)
June 22: Ben Pollack (1903-1971), Irving “Mouse” Randolph (1909-1995), Ray Mantilla (1934), Hermeto Pascoal (1936)
June 23: Milt Hinton (1910-2000), Eddie Miller (1911-1991), Helen Humes (1913-1981), George Russell (1923), Sahib Shihab (1925-1989), Anthony Jackson (1952), Donald Harrison (1960)
June 24: Cootie Williams (1910-1985), Manny Albam (1922-2001), George Gruntz (1932), Frank Lowe (1943-2003), Marvin “Smitty” Smith (1961)
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