Jazz Birthdays Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

Jazz birthdays this week include:

Sept. 26:

George Gershwin (1898-1937),

Gary Bartz (1940)
Sept. 27:

Bud Powell (1924-1966),

Red Rodney (1927-1994),

Mike Nock (1940)
Sept. 28:

John Gilmore (1931-1995),

Sirone (1944),

Evan Lurie (1954),

Kenny Kirkland (1955-1998)
Sept. 29:

Rolf Kuhn (1929),

Jean-Luc Ponty (1942),

Dave Kikoski (1961)
Sept. 30:

Buddy Rich (1917-1987),

Oscar Pettiford (1922-1960),

Jon Eardley (1928-1997),

Patrice Rushen (1954)
Oct. 1:

Curtis Lundy (1945),

Dave Holland (1946) (pictured),

Mark Helias (1950)
Oct. 2:

Wally Rose (1913-1997),

Phil Urso (1925),

Howard Roberts (1929-1992),

Django Bates (1960)

Originally Published September 26, 2004