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- Danny Thompson, Brit double bassist, turns 68.
- Ole Kock Hansen, Danish pianist, turns 62.
- Benny Green, American post bop pianist, turns 44.
- Jake Hanna, American drummer, turns 76.
- Michel Camilo, Dominican jazz pianist, turns 53.
- Buster Cooper, American trombonist, turns 78.
- Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, vocalist, and flugelhorn player, turns 68.
- Bob Shoffner (April 4, 1900 – March 05, 1983), American trumpeter, would have turned 107 this year.
- Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004), American composer and conductor, would have turned 85 this year.
- Gene Ramey (April 4, 1913 – December 08, 1984), American bass player, would have turned 94 this year.
- Muddy Waters (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), (born McKinley Morganfield) American bluesman, would have turned 92 this year.
