1948 in jazz
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- January
- February
- 6 – Sidney Arodin, American jazz clarinetist and songwriter (born 1901).
- 7 – Red McKenzie, one of the only comb players in jazz history (born 1899).
- September
- 3 – Mutt Carey, New Orleans jazz trumpeter (born 1891).
- October
- 4 – Jan Savitt, American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist (born 1907).
- November
- December
- January
- 2 – John Madrid, American trumpet player (died 1990).
- 8 – Thurman Barker, American drummer.
- 10 - Donald Fagen, American singer, songwriter and pianist.
- 12 – John Etheridge, English guitarist.
- 15 – Juma Santos, American percussionist and master drummer (died 2007).
- 18 – Ryoko Moriyama, Japanese singer.
- 26 – Aki Takase, Japanese pianist and composer.
- 28 – Bob Moses, American drummer.
- 29 – Espen Rud, Norwegian drummer.
- 31 – Joyce Moreno, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and arranger.
- February
- 3 – Dennis Rowland, American vocalist.
- 12 – Juini Booth, American upright bassist.
- 22 – Joe LaBarbera, American jazz drummer and composer.
- 24 – Maggie Nicols, Scottish vocalist, dancer, and performer, Feminist Improvising Group.
- 26 – Mike Richmond, American bassist.
- 29 – Richie Cole, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
- March
- 1 – Konrad Kaspersen, Norwegian upright bassist.
- 2
- 6 – Marc Jordan, American-born Canadian singer-songwriter.
- 7 – Danilo Caymmi, Brazilian musician, singer, composer and arranger.
- 9 – Fumio Karashima, Japanese pianist (died 2017).
- 13 – Jon Sholle, American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (died 2018).
- 17 – Jessica Williams, American pianist and composer.
- 19
- 20 – Marva Wright, American blues singer (died 2010).[3]
- 23
- 24 – Frode Gjerstad, Norwegian saxophonist.
- April
- May
- 1 – Carl Morten Iversen, Norwegian upright bassist.
- 8 – Jackie Orszaczky, Hungarian-Australian bass guitarist (died 2008).
- 9 – Tania Maria, Brazilian pianist, singer, composer, and bandleader.
- 16 – Adrian Legg, English guitarist, luthier, instructor, and composer.
- 19 – Tom Scott, American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor, and bandleader.
- 20 – Roger Frampton, Australian pianist, saxophonist, and composer (died 2000).
- 27 – Marc Copland, American pianist and composer.
- 31 – Paulinho da Costa, Brazilian percussionist.
- June
- July
- 7 – Jorge Dalto, Argentinian pianist (died 1987).
- 10 – Bruce Fowler, American trombonist, Mothers of Invention.
- 14 – Doug Carn, American organist and pianist.
- 16 – Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor, musician, activist, and politician.
- 30 – Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian composer and pianist (died 2010).
- 31 – Chuck Wilson, American saxophonist (died 2018).
- August
- 2 – Chris Bennett, American singer, pianist, songwriter (died 2011).
- 3 – Ray Reach, American pianist, vocalist, and educator.
- 11 – Bill Heid, American pianist and organist.
- 13 – Anthony Moore, British experimental music composer, performer and producer, Henry Cow.
- 16 – Steve Harris, English drummer and composer (died 2008).
- September
- 4 – Michael Cochrane, American pianist.
- 5 – Karen Borca, American bassoonist.
- 6 – Roger Dean, British-Australian pianist, academic, biochemist, and cognitive scientist.
- 10 – Lorraine Feather, American singer and songwriter.
- 12 – Steve Turre, American trombonist.
- 21 – Henry Butler, American pianist (died 2018).[4]
- 25 – Bill Pierce, American saxophonist.
- 28 – Danny Weis, American guitarist.
- 29 – Theo Jörgensmann, German Basset clarinetist and composer.
- October
- 2 – Avery Brooks, American actor, jazz musician, opera singer, and college professor.
- 4 – Gary Brunotte, American pianist and organist.
- 9 – Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist and marimba player, Spyro Gyra.
- 13 – Geoff Simkins, British alto saxophonist.
- 16 – Carli Muñoz, Puerto Rican pianist.
- 23 – Rose Nabinger, German singer.
- November
- December
- Unknown date
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