Born on August 6
17 jazz musicians born on August 6, including Charlie Haden, Abbey Lincoln, Allan Holdsworth and Baden Powell.
Charlie Haden
1937–2014 · American musician and educator (1937–2014)
Abbey Lincoln
1930–2010 · American singer (1930–2010)
Allan Holdsworth
1946–2017 · British musician (1946–2017)
Baden Powell
1937–2000 · Brazilian musician (1937-2000)
Regina Carter
1966 · American jazz violinist
Dorothy Ashby
1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986)
Ravi Coltrane
1965 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
Buddy Collette
1921–2010 · American jazz musician (1921–2010)
John Pål Inderberg
1950 · Norwegian musician
Vic Dickenson
1906–1984 · American jazz trombonist (1906–1984)
Joe Diorio
1936–2022 · American musician (1936–2022)
Luis Russell
1902–1963 · American jazz pianist and bandleader (1902–1963)
Andreas Öberg
1978 · Swedish guitarist
Byard Lancaster
1942–2012 · American jazz musician (1942–2012)
Frank Cassenti
1945–2023 · French screenwriter and jazz guitarist
Tony Parenti
1900–1972 · American musician (1900–1972)
Jack Parnell
1923–2010 · British musician (1923–2010)
Died on August 6
Albums released on August 6
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2021 | Starlit Hour Glenn Miller |
| 6 August 2003 | Jeff Jeff Beck |
| 6 August 1993 | Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux Live Miles Davis & Quincy Jones |
| 6 August 2002 | This Is New Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| 6 August 2021 | Nostradamus: The Death of Satan John Zorn |
| 6 August 2007 | Camp Meeting Bruce Hornsby / Christian McBride / Jack DeJohnette |
| 6 August 1992 | Six String Santa Joe Pass |
| 6 August 1971 | The Rite of Spring Hubert Laws |
| 6 August 2002 | Night Sessions (live in Concert) Chris Botti |
| 6 August 2021 | Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered) Jack Teagarden |
| 6 August 2021 | Piano Concerto no. 4 / Double Concerto / Chamber Symphony Nikolai Kapustin; Frank Dupree, Rosanne Philippens, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Case Scaglione |
| 6 August 2009 | Bohemian Skies Estas Tonne |
| 6 August 2021 | Clique! Patricia Barber |
| 6 August 2013 | I Am Here Where Are You Live Peter Brötzmann & Steve Noble |
| 6 August 1997 | Free Roots (Raices Libres) Omar Sosa |
| 6 August 1975 | Countdown at Kusini Manu Dibango |
| 6 August 2019 | GIL (Trilha Sonora Original do Espetáculo do Grupo Corpo) Gilberto Gil |
| 6 August 2021 | Crawlspace John Medeski |
| 6 August 2008 | Soul Groove 김건모 |
| 6 August 2020 | Malagueña Chico O’Farrill |
| 6 August 2021 | Berlin Solo 1987 Live Misha Mengelberg |
| 6 August 1991 | Ask the Ages Sonny Sharrock |
| 6 August 2021 | Vive (instrumental) Danay Suárez |
| 6 August 2011 | The Golden Age of Apocalypse Thundercat |
| 6 August 2017 | Live at Stage 88 Live The Cat Empire |
| 6 August 2020 | ! Kevin Drumm |
| 6 August 1996 | Room of One's Own Rachel Z |
| 6 August 2021 | History In A Frame Jimmy Dludlu |
| 6 August 2009 | Under Your Thoughts Armenian Navy Band |
| 6 August 2002 | The Only Juan Live Jerry Granelli, Jamie Saft |