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Famed for playing multiple instruments at once, the brilliant, Columbus, Ohio-born saxophonist Ronald Theodore Kirk (August 7, 1935 – December 5, 1977) changed his name to “Rahsaan Roland Kirk” after visions experienced across multiple dreams

Happy birthday to pianist Marcus Roberts who turns 63 today, born August 7, 1963 in Jacksonville, FL 🎹🎈

Prolific double bassist Charlie Haden (8.6.37 – 7.11.14) came to prominence with Ornette Coleman’s experimental quartet in the 1950s and went on to work with Michael Brecker, Paul Bley, Keith Jarrett, Art Pepper, and even Ringo Starr over a career that spanned 5 decades

Happy birthday to saxophonist Ravi Coltrane who turns 61 today, born August 6, 1965 on Long Island, NY 🎷🎂

Happy birthday to Brazilian percussionist and drummer Airto Moreira who turns 85 today, born August 5, 1941 in Itaiópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil 🇧🇷🥁🪘🎂

Trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong (8.4.01 – 7.6.71) had his greatest commercial success singing popular songs in the 1960s, but he took the jazz world by storm in the 1920s with his groundbreaking “Hot 5” and “Hot 7” recordings that set a new standard for trumpet virtuosity

Happy birthday to acclaimed drummer Terri Lyne Carrington who turns 61 today, born on this day in 1965 in Medford, MA 🥁🎂

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Happy birthday to saxophonist Greg Osby who turned 66 yesterday, born August 3, 1960 in St. Louis, MO 🎷🎂

Happy belated birthday to acclaimed drummer Billy Kilson who celebrated his 64th birthday yesterday, born August 2, 1962 in Washington, D.C. 🥁🎈

Happy birthday to avant-garde saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell who turns 86 today, born August 3, 1940 in Chicago, IL 🎷🎂