February 21st B-days

[Ron Hearn]

Harry Archer, leader, 1888, (d. April 23, 1960)

Henri Francois Chaix, pianist/bandleader/arranger, 1925 (d. June 11, 1999)

Max Collie, trombone, 1931

Graham Collier, composer, 1937 (d. Sept. 9, 2011)

Tadd Dameron, piano, composer, arranger, 1917 (d. Mar 8, 1965)

Eddie de Haas, bass, guitar, 1930,

Joe Farnsworth, drums, 1968

Gregg Field, drums, recording engineer, 1956

Hiroshi Fukumura, trombone, 1949

Eddie Higgins, piano, 1932 (d. Aug. 31, 2009)

Christian Howes, violin, guitar, vocal, arranger, 1972

Chris Hunter, soprano/alto/tenor sax, clarinet, recorder, flute, piccolo, 1957

Leo Perron, alto sax, 1935 (d. 1994?)

Herb Robertson, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, 1951

Akira Sakata, alto sax, bass clarinet, 1945

Al Sears, tenor sax, 1910 (d. Mar. 23, 1990)

Nina Simone, vocal, piano, 1933 (d. Apr. 21, 2003)

Tommy Stevenson, trumpet, 1914 (d. 1944)

Duncan Swift, piano, trombone, 1943 (d. Aug. 8, 1997)

Warren Vache, cornet, flugelhorn, trumpet, 1951

Ronnie Verrell, drums, 1921 (d: Feb. 22, 2002)

[jerry]

Post by Ron Hearn
Harry Archer, leader, 1888, (d. April 23, 1960)
Henri Francois Chaix, pianist/bandleader/arranger, 1925 (d. June 11, 1999)
Max Collie, trombone, 1931
Graham Collier, composer, 1937 (d. Sept. 9, 2011)
Tadd Dameron, piano, composer, arranger, 1917 (d. Mar 8, 1965)
Eddie de Haas, bass, guitar, 1930,
Joe Farnsworth, drums, 1968
Gregg Field, drums, recording engineer, 1956
Hiroshi Fukumura, trombone, 1949
Eddie Higgins, piano, 1932 (d. Aug. 31, 2009)
Christian Howes, violin, guitar, vocal, arranger, 1972
Chris Hunter, soprano/alto/tenor sax, clarinet, recorder, flute, piccolo, 1957
Leo Perron, alto sax, 1935 (d. 1994?)
Herb Robertson, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, 1951
Akira Sakata, alto sax, bass clarinet, 1945
Al Sears, tenor sax, 1910 (d. Mar. 23, 1990)
Nina Simone, vocal, piano, 1933 (d. Apr. 21, 2003)
Tommy Stevenson, trumpet, 1914 (d. 1944)
Duncan Swift, piano, trombone, 1943 (d. Aug. 8, 1997)
Warren Vache, cornet, flugelhorn, trumpet, 1951
Ronnie Verrell, drums, 1921 (d: Feb. 22, 2002)

Sadly Max Collie died on the 6th January this year http://www.jazznorthwest.co.uk/m_collie.htm