Born on August 5
9 jazz musicians born on August 5, including Airto Moreira, Mark O'Connor, Phil Wachsmann and Thomas Lang.
Airto Moreira
1941 · Brazilian drummer and percussionist
Mark O'Connor
1961 · American fiddle player
Phil Wachsmann
1944 · Ugandan musician
Thomas Lang
1967 · Austrian drummer
Lenny Breau
1941–1984 · Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984)
Damita Jo DeBlanc
1930–1998 · American actor, comedian and musician (1930-1998)
Jeff Coffin
1965 · American musician
Scheila Gonzalez
1971 · American musician
Jeri Southern
1926–1991 · American singer (1926–1991)
Died on August 5
George Duke
1946–2013 · American musician (1946–2013)
Judith Durham
1943–2022 · Australian singer and musician (1943–2022)
Jeff Porcaro
1954–1992 · American drummer (1954–1992)
Mezz Mezzrow
1899–1972 · American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
Paul Rutherford
1940–2007 · English free improvising trombonist
Tristan Honsinger
1949–2023 · American cello player active in free jazz and free…
Mitja Nikisch
1899–1936 · German musician (1899–1936)
Tuts Washington
1907–1984 · American Louisiana blues pianist
Nancy King
1940–2025 · American singer
Fletcher Allen
1905–1995 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer…
Albums released on August 5
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2011 | The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba |
| 5 August 2008 | 50 Years of Dave Brubeck Live at The Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-2007 Live Dave Brubeck |
| 5 August 2015 | Serial Lalo Schifrin & Kenny Ascher |
| 5 August 2003 | More Jack Than God Jack Bruce |
| 5 August 2014 | Celery Buckethead |
| 5 August 2022 | Il sorpasso Riz Ortolani |
| 5 August 1989 | Lukather Steve Lukather |
| 5 August 1998 | ブレンパワード オリジナルサウンドトラック 菅野よう子 |
| 5 August 2008 | Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival Live Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz |
| 5 August 2015 | A Twist of Rit Lee Ritenour |
| 5 August 2016 | Journey to the Heart Keiko Matsui |
| 5 August 2003 | Bounce Terence Blanchard |
| 5 August 2020 | Lucid Dreaming Soundtrack Pomplamoose |
| 5 August 2016 | Lovers Nels Cline |
| 5 August 2015 | Duo Mark O’Connor & Maggie O’Connor |
| 5 August 2016 | Coming Home Mark O’Connor |
| 5 August 1997 | The Journey Earl Klugh |
| 5 August 2001 | Salt Rain Susheela Raman |
| 5 August 2016 | The Stone Hideo Yamaki, Bill Laswell |
| 5 August 1998 | cond. #70: TIT for TAT Live Lawrence Butch Morris |
| 5 August 1992 | Little Richard Meets Masayoshi Takanaka Little Richard & Masayoshi Takanaka |
| 5 August 2022 | Sweet Nothings (For Milford Graves) Live Joe McPhee & Evan Parker |