; March
* 1 - Gary Braith, French guitarist and composer.
* 4 - John Esposito, American pianist.
* 11 - Andy Dickens, English jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.
* 16 - Kei Akagi, Japanese-American pianist.
* 19 - Michele Rosewoman, American pianist.
* 21 - Taborah Johnson,