Jazz birthdays this week include:
Sept. 29:
Rolf Kuhn (1929),
Jean-Luc Ponty (1942),
Dave Kikoski (1961)
September 30:
Buddy Rich (1917-1987),
Oscar Pettiford (1922-1960),
Jon Eardley (1928-1997),
Patrice Rushen (1954)
Oct. 1:
Curtis Lundy (1945),
Dave Holland (1946),
Mark Helias (1950)
Oct. 2:
Wally Rose (1913-1997),
Phil Urso (1925),
Howard Roberts (1929-1992),
Django Bates (1960)
Oct. 3:
Von Freeman (1922),
George Wein (1925),
Ronnie Laws (1950),
Niels Lan Doky (1963)
Oct. 4:
Stan Hasselgard (1922-1948),
Horace Tapscott (1934-1999),
Leon Thomas (1937-1999),
Steve Swallow (1940),
Eddie Gomez (1944),
Robert Hurst (1964)
Oct. 5:
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942),
Bill Dixon (1925),
Joe Cusatis (1931),
Clifton Anderson (1957)