Born on August 11

9 jazz musicians born on August 11, including Johnny Claes, Donny McCaslin, Harry Tavitian and Peter King.

Johnny Claes 1916–1956 · Belgian racing driver

Donny McCaslin 1966 · American musician

Harry Tavitian 1952 · Romanian musician

Peter King 1940–2020 · British musician (1940–2020)

Petter Wettre 1967 · Norwegian musician

Jess Stacy 1904–1995 · American musician (1904–1995)

Russell Procope 1908–1981 · American musician (1908–1981) Steve Nelson 1954 · American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player Gerry Weil 1939–2024 · Venezuelan musician

Died on August 11

Sheila Jordan 1928–2025 · American jazz singer (1928–2025)

Phil Harris 1904–1995 · American actor, singer and comedian (1904–1995)

Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Kitty White 1923–2009 · American jazz singer

Herb Pomeroy 1930–2007 · American jazz trumpeter and teacher (1930–2007) Irene Aebi 1939–2026 · Swiss singer, violinist and cellist

Bill Pitman 1920–2022 · American guitarist

Albums released on August 11

Date	Album	Artist
11 August 1989	Back on the Block Quincy Jones	Quincy Jones Qwest Records
11 August 1971	You’ve Got a Friend Johnny Mathis	Johnny Mathis Columbia
11 August 1992	Cool Bob James / Earl Klugh	Bob James / Earl Klugh Warner Bros. Records
11 August 2021	Deliverance Live Woody Herman, Bill Harris & Sal Nistico	Woody Herman, Bill Harris & Sal Nistico Nagel Heyer Records GmbH
11 August 2008	Hocus Pocus - Book 'H' of "Practitioners" Steve Lacy	Steve Lacy Les Disques du Crépuscule
11 August 2009	Big Neighborhood Mike Stern	Mike Stern Heads Up International
11 August 2016	Mother of Souls Estas Tonne	Estas Tonne
11 August 1998	A Family Affair Christian McBride	Christian McBride Verve
11 August 2022	D Djavan	Djavan Sony Music
11 August 1997	New Conception of Jazz Bugge Wesseltoft	Bugge Wesseltoft Jazzland Recordings
11 August 2009	Sketches of Spain David Liebman, Justin DiCioccio, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra	David Liebman, Justin DiCioccio, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra
11 August 1992	Unforgiven: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Lennie Niehaus	Lennie Niehaus Varèse Sarabande
11 August 2008	Double Violin Concerto Mark O’Connor, Nadja Salerno‐Sonnenberg, Colorado Symphony, Marin Alsop	Mark O’Connor, Nadja Salerno‐Sonnenberg, Colorado Symphony, Marin Alsop OMAC Records
11 August 2019	Liminal Field Schlippenbach/Narvesen Duo	Schlippenbach/Narvesen Duo
11 August 2016	Love Stories Joachim Kühn & Rolf Kühn	Joachim Kühn & Rolf Kühn In+Out Records
11 August 1984	1984-08-11 Los Angeles, CA Live Red Hot Chili Peppers	Red Hot Chili Peppers
11 August 2021	Tickets for the Bachelors (live 1977) Tom Waits	Tom Waits
11 August 2006	AVO Session Live The Manhattan Transfer feat. The BBC Big Band	The Manhattan Transfer feat. The BBC Big Band
11 August 2009	Spirit Cyrus Chestnut	Cyrus Chestnut
11 August 1997	Songs of the Season Peter White	Peter White
11 August 2014	Vipassana Eric Harland	Eric Harland
11 August 2023	The Winning Time Sessions: Season One (HBO Original Series Soundtrack) Nicholas Britell & Robert Glasper	Nicholas Britell & Robert Glasper
11 August 1994	Three Blokes Live Lol Coxhill · Steve Lacy · Evan Parker	Lol Coxhill · Steve Lacy · Evan Parker
11 August 2023	Live From Brooklyn Bowl Live The Headhunters	The Headhunters
11 August 2005	How to Raise an Ox Zu & Mats Gustafsson	Zu & Mats Gustafsson
11 August 2007	Hot & Bothered Lucy Woodward	Lucy Woodward
11 August 1992	The New York Pops Goes to the Movies The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson	The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson