Happy birthday to drummer Roger Humphries who turns 82 on Jan 30 🎂 He began playing drums at age 3½ or 4 and turned pro by 14 without lessons. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/413/roger-humphries

Happy birthday to singer Alexis Cole who turns 50 on Jan 28 🎂 She served in the U.S. Army Band from 2009-2015 as lead vocalist for the West Point Jazz Knights. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/325/alexis-cole

Melissa Aldana at Sam First in Los Angeles on January 20, 2026.

Happy birthday to saxophonist Julieta Eugenio who turns 36 on Jan 22 🎂 She was inspired by saxophonist Ben Webster and titled her debut album 'Jump' as a reference to her move to New York City. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/252/julieta-eugenio

Happy birthday to bassist Michael Gurrola who turns 35 on Jan 22 🎂 He received LACHSA's first Ray Brown Scholarship, presented by Ray Brown's widow, for lessons with John Clayton, his mentor. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/262/michael-gurrola

Happy birthday to drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts who turns 66 on Jan 20 🎂 He earned his nickname 'Tain' from Kenny Kirkland after passing a Chieftain gas station on tour in Florida. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/140/jeff-tain-watts

Happy birthday to bassist Yasushi Nakamura who turns 44 on Jan 20 🎂 He has a photographic memory for music, rarely reading charts after one look, and plays in over a dozen bands. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/22/yasushi-nakamura

Happy birthday to bassist Putter Smith who turns 85 on Jan 19 🎂 He played assassin Mr. Kidd in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.[1] #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/45/putter-smith

Happy birthday to trumpeter Joe Magnarelli who turns 66 on Jan 19 🎂 He shares his birthday with today, born January 19, 1960, in Syracuse, New York. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/125/joe-magnarelli

Happy birthday to drummer Michael Piolet who turns 35 on Jan 19 🎂 He joined the touring company of Hamilton in 2018 and moved to New York City. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/11/michael-piolet

Happy birthday to trombonist Alan Ferber who turns 51 on Jan 18 🎂 He started playing piano at age 4 before switching to trombone at age 10. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/187/alan-ferber

Happy birthday to pianist Sam Hirsh who turns 37 on Jan 13 🎂 He was born in Kyoto, Japan, to a bebop jazz saxophonist father and started piano at age 4. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/178/sam-hirsh

Happy birthday to guitarist Masami Kuroki who turns 46 on Jan 12 🎂 He was born in Nagasaki, Japan on January 12th, 1980 and took up guitar at age twelve. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/311/masami-kuroki

Happy birthday to pianist Takeshi Ohbayashi who turns 39 on Jan 11 🎂 He began playing piano at the age of two. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/10/takeshi-ohbayashi

Happy birthday to guitarist Mike Stern who turns 73 on Jan 10 🎂 He was named Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year by Guitar Player magazine in 1993. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/168/mike-stern

Happy birthday to guitarist Jimmy Page who turns 82 on Jan 9 🎂 He produced all of Led Zeppelin's albums, shaping their distinctive hard rock sound. #rocksky #rocksoloist #rockmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/93/jimmy-page

Happy birthday to bassist Rick Otto who turns 37 on Jan 9 🎂 He lives on an avocado farm with his family in Southern California. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/309/rick-otto

Happy birthday to guitarist Robby Krieger who turns 80 on Jan 8 🎂 He wrote the Doors hit "Light My Fire" early in the band’s career. #rocksky #rocksoloist #rockmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/348/robby-krieger

Happy birthday to saxophonist Joe Lovano who turns 73 on Dec 29 🎂 He started on alto saxophone at age six, taught by his father, and switched to tenor five years later. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/108/joe-lovano

Happy birthday to bassist Dan Chmielinski who turns 32 on Dec 28 🎂 He began playing bass at age three on a half-size cello strung with bass guitar strings made by his parents.[1][8] #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/50/dan-chmielinski

Happy birthday to saxophonist Karl Denson who turns 69 on Dec 27 🎂 He plays saxophone with The Rolling Stones and leads his own funk/jazz band, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. #funksky #funksoloist #funkmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/97/karl-denson

Happy birthday to saxophonist Tivon Pennicott who turns 40 on Dec 27 🎂 He is a three-time GRAMMY winner, born to Jamaican parents in 1985, and started saxophone at age 12. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/282/tivon-pennicott

Happy birthday to drummer Jeremy Dutton who turns 32 on Dec 21 🎂 He received his first drum set at age two and was born on December 21, 1993. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/21/jeremy-dutton

Happy birthday to drummer Lenny White who turns 76 on Dec 19 🎂 He is a self-taught, left-handed drummer who plays on a right-handed drum kit. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/163/lenny-white

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Happy birthday to guitarist Chico Pinheiro who turns 50 on Dec 8 🎂 He started playing guitar at age 6 and released his first album in 2003, earning critical acclaim in Brazil and abroad. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/416/chico-pinheiro

Happy birthday to bassist Paul Gill who turns 65 on Dec 3 🎂 #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/258/paul-gill

Happy birthday to saxophonist Melissa Aldana who turns 37 on Dec 3 🎂 She was the first female musician and first South American to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/81/melissa-aldana

Happy birthday to drummer John Densmore who turns 81 on Dec 1 🎂 They were the only drummer in The Doors' history and appeared on every recording made by the band. #rocksky #rocksoloist #rockmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/355/john-densmore

Happy birthday to pianist Stanislav Mácha who turns 54 on Nov 30 🎂 He is a passionate bop lover known for his mantra 'Keep swinging, man!' #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/219/stanislav-macha

Happy birthday to drummer Adam Nussbaum who turns 70 on Nov 29 🎂 He co-produced 'The Art of Playing Brushes' with Hudson Music and helped design drum and cymbal lines for Sonor and Zildjian. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/126/adam-nussbaum

Happy birthday to trumpeter Randy Brecker who turns 80 on Nov 27 🎂 He recorded his first solo album 'Score' in 1968 featuring his brother Michael Brecker, then a 19-year-old tenor saxophonist. #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/176/randy-brecker

Happy birthday to guitarist Adam Levy who turns 59 on Nov 27 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/341/adam-levy

Happy birthday to trumpeter Terell Stafford who turns 59 on Nov 25 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/359/terell-stafford

Happy birthday to trumpeter Benny Benack III who turns 35 on Nov 23 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/77/benny-benack-iii

Happy birthday to bassist Ben Tiberio who turns 34 on Nov 21 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/20/ben-tiberio

Happy birthday to saxophonist Stephen Riley who turns 50 on Nov 19 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/121/stephen-riley

Happy birthday to drummer Jacob Wutzke who turns 28 on Nov 18 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/57/jacob-wutzke

Happy birthday to trumpeter Jeff Jarvis who turns 73 on Nov 16 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/331/jeff-jarvis

Happy birthday to pianist Diana Krall who turns 61 on Nov 16 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/135/diana-krall

Happy birthday to bassist Neil Swainson who turns 70 on Nov 15 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/388/neil-swainson

Happy birthday to guitarist Kevin Breit who turns 45 on Nov 14 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/340/kevin-breit

Happy birthday to drummer Ari Hoenig who turns 52 on Nov 13 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/279/ari-hoenig

Happy birthday to flutist Hubert Laws who turns 86 on Nov 10 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/161/hubert-laws

Happy birthday to drummer Eric Harland who turns 49 on Nov 8 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/25/eric-harland

Happy birthday to singer Gregory Porter who turns 54 on Nov 4 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/323/gregory-porter

Happy birthday to trumpeter Jeremy Pelt who turns 49 on Nov 4 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/321/jeremy-pelt

Happy birthday to bassist Thomas Hainbuch who turns 28 on Nov 4 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/56/thomas-hainbuch

Happy birthday to singer Kurt Elling who turns 58 on Nov 2 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/324/kurt-elling

Happy birthday to bassist Matt Penman who turns 51 on Nov 2 🎂 #jazzsky #jazzsoloist #jazzmusician #happybirthday https://www.allsolos.com/soloist/158/matt-penman