Jazz Birthdays May 30 – June 5

Jazz birthdays this week include:

May 30:

Frankie Trumbauer (1901-1956),

Sidney DeParis (1905-1967),

Benny Goodman (1909-1986),

Dave McKenna (1930)
May 31:

Otto Hardwicke (1904-1970),

Red Holloway (1927),

Albert “Tootie” Heath (1935),

Louis Hayes (1937),

Greg Abate (1947),

Paulinho DaCosta (1948),

Marty Ehrlich (1955),

Christian McBride (1972)
June 1:

Hal McKusick (1924),

Lennie Niehaus (1929),

Dan St. Marseille (1962)
June 2:

Valaida Snow (1903-1956),

Marty Napoleon (1921),

Ernie Royal (1921-1983),

Porky Cohen (1924),

Connie Crothers (1941)
June 3:

Dakota Staton (1932),

Ted Curson (1935),

Grachan Moncur III (1937),

Jack Wilkins (1944)
June 4:

Britt Woodman (1920-2000),

Morgana King (1930),

Oliver Nelson (1932-1975),

Anthony Braxton (1945),

Paquito D’Rivera (1948),

Winard Harper (1962)
June 5:

Specs Powell (1922),

Pete Jolly (1932),

Misha Mengelberg (1935),

Jerry Gonzalez (1949),

Peter Erskine (1954) (pictured)

Originally Published May 30, 2004