optatio Posted November 27, 2025 Report Posted November 27, 2025 November 27 Michel Portal - 1935 - 90 today! Saw him performing as a duo with Richard Galliano in Göttingen on November 7, 1998 Quote
optatio Posted November 27, 2025 Report Posted November 27, 2025 November 27 Randy Brecker - 1945 - 80 today! Quote
optatio Posted November 27, 2025 Report Posted November 27, 2025 November 27 Maria Schneider - 1960 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 27, 2025 Report Posted November 27, 2025 (edited) Michel Portal, 90! Had a great experience interviewing him c. 2004, and saw him perform a few concerts around that time as well. This is a favorite: Also born today: Eddie South, Wilber Morris, Don Sleet, Lyle Mays, Joris Teepe, Jacky Terrasson, and Wessell Anderson. Edited November 27, 2025 by clifford_thornton Quote
optatio Posted November 29, 2025 Report Posted November 29, 2025 (edited) November 29 Billy Hart - 1940 - 85 today! Edited November 29, 2025 by optatio Quote
optatio Posted November 30, 2025 Report Posted November 30, 2025 November 30 Roberta Gambarini - 1972 Quote
optatio Posted December 5, 2025 Report Posted December 5, 2025 December 5 Enrico Pieranunzi - 1949 Quote
optatio Posted December 5, 2025 Report Posted December 5, 2025 December 5 Stefano Bollani - 1972 Quote
optatio Posted December 6, 2025 Report Posted December 6, 2025 December 6 Miroslav Vitous - 1947 Quote
optatio Posted December 6, 2025 Report Posted December 6, 2025 December 6 Uli Beckerhoff - 1947 Quote
optatio Posted December 6, 2025 Report Posted December 6, 2025 December 6 Steve Swell - 1954 Saw him live at APEX in Göttingen, invited by Gunter Hampel to play with him in his band Quote
optatio Posted December 7, 2025 Report Posted December 7, 2025 December 07 Matthew Shipp - 1960 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted December 8, 2025 Report Posted December 8, 2025 20 hours ago, optatio said: December 07 Matthew Shipp - 1960 🙌🏼 Quote
optatio Posted December 9, 2025 Report Posted December 9, 2025 December 9 Joan Armatrading - 1950 - 75 today! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted December 9, 2025 Report Posted December 9, 2025 I am unsure if he's still alive, but the alto saxophonist Byron Allen was born on this day in 1939. Quote
optatio Posted December 10, 2025 Report Posted December 10, 2025 December 10 Franco Ambrosetti - 1941 Quote
optatio Posted December 12, 2025 Report Posted December 12, 2025 December 12 Richard Galliano - 1950 - 75 today! Quote
optatio Posted December 17, 2025 Report Posted December 17, 2025 December 17 Vyacheslav Ganelin - 1944 Saw him with Petras Vysniauskas (ss) and Klaus Kugel (dr) at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz 52 on June 13, 2015 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted December 17, 2025 Report Posted December 17, 2025 👍🏼👍🏼 Also born today: Sonny Red, John Ore, Walter Booker, and Ronnie Boykins. Quote
optatio Posted December 18, 2025 Report Posted December 18, 2025 December 18 Wadada Leo Smith - 1941 Quote
optatio Posted December 21, 2025 Report Posted December 21, 2025 December 21 Cameron Brown - 1945 - 80 today Quote
optatio Posted December 26, 2025 Report Posted December 26, 2025 (edited) December 26 John Scofield - 1951 I saw him in a trio with Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart in Göttingen November 3, 2006 Edited December 26, 2025 by optatio Quote
optatio Posted December 29, 2025 Report Posted December 29, 2025 December 29 Joe Lovano - 1952 Joe Lovano played at the Göttingen Jazz Festival on November 4, 2005, with the Harald Haerter Octet. He spontaneously replaced the ailing Michael Brecker for this gig only. I picked him up from the train station and bought the latest issue of Jazzpodium magazine with Sonny Rollins on the cover. I spent the whole day with him. The next day he flew back to the USA – unforgettable moments! Quote
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