page_title: 1953 in jazz
section_title: Births
hierarchical_section_title: 1953 in jazz / Births
caption_attribution_description: David Torn
context_page_description: This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1953.
context_section_description: January
  1 – Greg Carmichael, American guitarist, Acoustic Alchemy.
  5 – Paul Wertico, American drummer.
  6 – Jon Eberson, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
  10 – Mike Stern, American guitarist.
  17 – Jeff Berlin, American bassist.
  20 – Andrew Bisset, Australian author, music educator, and singer (died 2005).
  27 – Bob Mintzer, American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.
  31 – Big Time Sarah, American singer (died 2015).
  February
  2 – Louis Sclavis, French clarinetist, bass clarinetist, and soprano saxophonist.
  7 – T. K. Blue, American saxophonist.
  18 – Erling Aksdal, Norwegian pianist.
  24 – Rob Burns, English-New Zealand bass guitarist, author, and academic.
  25 – Reggie Lucas, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2018).
  March
  1 – Gary Braith, French guitarist and composer.
  4 – John Esposito, American pianist.
  11 – Andy Dickens, English jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.
  16 – Kei Akagi, Japanese-American pianist.
  19 – Michele Rosewoman, American pianist.
  21 – Taborah Johnson, Canadian singer and actor.
  22 – John Shifflett, American bassist (died 2017).
  23 – Chaka Khan, American singer-songwriter.
  27 – Masayoshi Takanaka, Japanese guitarist.
  29 – Jørgen Emborg, Danish pianist.
  April
  1 – Randy Crouch, American fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist.
  2
  Dick Oatts, American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator.
  Ray Arvizu, American saxophonist (died 2001).
  13
  Charles Foster Johnson, American blogger, software developer, and guitarist.
  Grant Geissman, American guitarist and composer.
  Tom Olstad, Norwegian drummer.
  16 – Kurt Maloo, Swiss singer-songwriter, composer and record producer.
  18 – Danny Gottlieb, American drummer, Lt. Dan Band and Pat Metheny Group.
  20 – James Chance, American saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter, and singer.
  24 – Trudy Silver, American pianist and composer.
  25 – Per Kolstad, Norwegian pianist, Lava.
  May
  1
  James Newton, American flautist.
  Randy Halberstadt, American pianist, composer, recording artist, author, and teacher.
  2 – James Chirillo, American guitarist, banjoist, and composer.
  4
  Michael Di Pasqua, American drummer and percussionist (died 2016).
  Oleta Adams, American singer and pianist.
  6 – Paul Dunmall, British saxophonist.
  8 – Mike Miller, American guitarist.
  10 – Alex Foster, American saxophonist.
  12 – Odd Riisnæs, Norwegian saxophonist.
  21 – Joanie Bartels, American singer.
  22 – Jon Burr, American upright bassist and author.
  26 – David Torn, American guitarist, composer, and producer.
  June
  2 – Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist.
  9 – Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer
  26 – Gary Valente, American trombonist
  July
  3 – Bruce Kapler, American saxophonist, singer and multi-instrumentalist, CBS Orchestra.
  8 – Ignacio Berroa, Cuban drummer.
  10 – Attila László, Hungarian guitarist and composer.
  13 – Sigurd Ulveseth, Norwegian upright bassist.
  22 – Jimmy Bruno, American guitarist.
  24 – Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator.
  27 – Edward Wilkerson, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist.
  August
  4 – Jeff Hamilton, American drummer, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
  10 – Jennifer Leitham or Lefty, American upright bassist.
  18 – David Benoit, American pianist, composer and producer.
  23 – Bobby Watson, American saxophonist, composer, and educator.
  28 – Michael Gregory, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
  September
  1 – Don Blackman, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (died 2013).
  2 – John Zorn, American composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist.
  10 – Craig S. Harris, American trombonist.
  11 – Renée Geyer, Australian singer.
  14 – Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (died 1998).
  16 – Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer.
  26
  Dan Knight, American pianist, composer, educator, and author.
  Vic Juris, American guitarist (died 2019).
  28 – Keni Burke, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
  October
  2
  Alton "Big Al" Carson, American singer.
  Stein Erik Tafjord, Norwegian tubist.
  7 – Yoshiaki Miyanoue, Japanese
caption: David Torn 2008.
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