Jazz birthdays this week include:
May 8: Red Nichols (1905-1965), Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), Keith Jarrett (1945)
May 9: George T. Simon (1912-2001), Tania Maria (1948), Dennis Chambers (1959)
May 10: Mel Lewis (1929-1990), Ahmed Abdullah (1947), Lorne Lofsky (1954), Philip Harper (1965)
May 11: King Oliver (1885-1938), J.C. Higginbotham (1906-1973), Freddie Roach (1931), Carla Bley (1938), Julian Joseph (1966)
May 12: Marshall Royal (1912-1995), Gerald Wiggins (1922), Gary Peacock (1935), Klaus Doldinger (1936)
May 13: Maxine Sullivan (1911-1987), Gil Evans (1912-1988), Red Garland (1923-1984), Ross Tompkins (1938), Ronnie Foster (1950)
May 14: Sidney Bechet (1897-1959), Zutty Singleton (1898-1975), Stu Williamson (1933-1991)
