Born on August 6
20 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)
John Pål Inderberg
1950 · Norwegian musician
Luis Russell
1902–1963 · American jazz pianist and bandleader (1902–1963)
Buddy Collette
1921–2010 · American jazz musician (1921–2010)
Vic Dickenson
1906–1984 · American jazz trombonist (1906–1984)
Egil Kapstad
1940–2017 · Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1940–2017)
Andreas Öberg
1978 · Swedish guitarist
Frank Cassenti
1945–2023 · French screenwriter and jazz guitarist
Joe Diorio
1936–2022 · American musician (1936–2022)
Hendrik Meurkens
1957 · Dutch harmonica player and jazz musician
Byard Lancaster
1942–2012 · American jazz musician (1942–2012)
Tony Parenti
1900–1972 · American musician (1900–1972)
Jean-Louis Chautemps
1931–2022 · French jazz musician, saxophonist (1931–2022)
Jack Parnell
1923–2010 · British musician (1923–2010)
Died on August 6
Eddie Palmieri
1936–2025 · American musician
Bix Beiderbecke
1903–1931 · American jazz musician (1903-1931)
Pete Fountain
1930–2016 · American clarinetist (1930–2016)
Bob Cooper
1925–1993 · West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993)
Grover Mitchell
1930–2003 · American trombonist (1930–2003)
Joe Brazil
1927–2008 · American musician (1927-2008)
Albums released on August 6
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 6 August 1975 | Countdown at Kusini Manu Dibango |
| 6 August 2021 | Starlit Hour Glenn Miller |
| 6 August 2019 | GIL (Trilha Sonora Original do Espetáculo do Grupo Corpo) Gilberto Gil |
| 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 2021 | Berlin Solo 1987 Live Misha Mengelberg |
| 6 August 2011 | The Golden Age of Apocalypse Thundercat |
| 6 August 2017 | Live at Stage 88 Live The Cat Empire |