page_title: 1975 in jazz
section_title: Births
hierarchical_section_title: 1975 in jazz / Births
caption_attribution_description: English: Gisle Torvik at Vossajazz April 11, 2014
context_page_description: This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1975.
context_section_description: January
  17 – Squarepusher or Tom Jenkinson, English electronic musician and composer.
  18 – Géraldine Laurent, French alto saxophonist.
  21 – Jason Moran, American pianist and composer.
  February
  7 – Kellylee Evans, Canadian singer.
  March
  4 – Mats Eilertsen, Norwegian upright bassist and composer, Food and Dingobats.
  9 – Øyvind Storesund, Norwegian upright bassist, Cloroform and Kaizers Orchestra.
  10 – Håvard Wiik, Norwegian pianist and composer, Atomic.
  14 – Gianluca Petrella, Italian trombonist.
  17 – Jairzinho Oliveira, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and composer.
  18 – Sondre Meisfjord, Norwegian bassist, cellist, and composer, Come Shine.
  22 – Steinar Raknes, Norwegian upright bassist, Urban Connection and The Core.
  25 – David Braid, Canadian pianist and composer.
  27 – Katja Toivola, Finnish trombonist.
  28 – Orrin Evans, American pianist.
  April
  12 – Lars Andreas Haug, Norwegian tubist.
  13 – Jan Harbeck, Danish saxophonist and composer.
  23
  Helge Lien, Norwegian pianist, composer, and band leader.
  Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
  27
  Fabrizio Sotti, Italian guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer.
  Jozef Dumoulin, Belgian keyboarder and composer.
  May
  1 – Aslak Hartberg, Norwegian rapper and bassist.
  7 – Gunhild Carling, Swedish trombonist and multi-instrumentalist.
  15 – Frode Haltli, Norwegian accordionist.
  June
  2 – Gisle Torvik, Norwegian guitarist, composer, and band leader.
  16 – Jannike Kruse, Norwegian singer, artist and actor.
  July
  11 – Chris Gall, German pianist and composer.
  22 – Erik Johannessen, Norwegian trombonist and composer, Jaga Jazzist and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
  23 – Céline Bonacina, French saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
  August
  1 – Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Norwegian drummer and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
  22 – Taylor Ho Bynum, American cornetist, flugelhornist, trumpeter, composer, educator, and writer.
  24 – Michael Magalon, Belgian bassist, guitarist, and composer.
  October
  2 – Kåre Opheim, Norwegian drumMer, Real Ones.
  12 – Espen Aalberg, Norwegian drummer.
  26 – Ole Marius Sandberg, Norwegian bassist.
  November
  26 – Arne Jansen, German guitarist, composer, and band leader.
  27 – Frode Nymo, Norwegian jazz musician (alto Saxophonist), Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Urban Connection.
  December
  5 – Søren Bebe, Danish pianist and composer.
  Unknown date
  Jacob Anderskov, Danish pianist, composer and bandleader.
  Lionel Friedli, Swiss percussionist.
  Marcin Wasilewski, Polish pianist and composer.
  Matana Roberts, American sound experimentalist, visual artist, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, and composer.
  Niki King, Scottish singer.
  Paul Harrison, English pianist, keyboarder, organist, and composer.
caption: Gisle Torvik at the 2014 Vossajazz.
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