Jazz Birthdays, Nov. 14-20

Jazz Birthdays this week include:

Nov. 14:

Art Hodes (1904-1993)

Clancy Hayes (1908-1972)

Billy Bauer (1915)

Ellis Marsalis (1934) (pictured)

George Cables (1944)
Nov. 15:

Gus Johnson (1913-2000)

Jerome Richardson (1920-2000)

Neil Swainson (1955)

Kevin Eubanks (1957)
Nov. 16:

W.C. Handy (1873-1958)

Eddie Condon (1905-1973)
Nov. 17:

George Masso (1926),

David Amram (1930),

Roswell Rudd (1935)
Nov. 18:

Johnny Mercer (1909-1976),

Claude Williamson (1926),

Sheila Jordan (1928),

Don Cherry (1936-1995),

Bennie Wallace (1946),

Cindy Blackman (1959)
Nov. 19:

Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956),

Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967),

Bill Allred (1936),

Kenny Werner (1951),

Vincent Herring (1964)
Nov. 20:

June Christy (1925-1990),

Geoff Keezer (1970)

Originally Published November 14, 2004