Born on June 5
8 jazz musicians born on June 5, including Kenny G, Peter Erskine, Misha Mengelberg and Tony Jackson.
Kenny G
1956 · American saxophonist
Peter Erskine
1954 · American musician
Misha Mengelberg
1935–2017 · Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017)
Tony Jackson
1876–1921 · American pianist, singer, and composer (1876–1921)
Kurt Edelhagen
1920–1982 · German musician (1920-1982)
Jerry Gonzalez
1949–2018 · American musician (1949–2018)
Pete Jolly
1932–2001 · American musician (1932–2004)
Specs Powell
1922–2007 · American musician
Died on June 5
Astrud Gilberto
1940–2023 · Brazilian-American singer and songwriter (1940–2023)
Mel Tormé
1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999)
Ernie Wilkins
1920–1999 · American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
Aaron Sachs
1923–2014 · American musician (1923-2014)
Curtis Amy
1929–2002 · American musician (1929-2002)
Danny Bank
1922–2010 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist…
Albums released on June 5
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 5 June 2026 | Copland: Symphony no. 3 / Walker: Sinfonia no. 5 Live Copland, Walker; London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano |
| 5 June 2026 | Protocol 6 Simon Phillips |
| 5 June 2026 | Space Bomb Charlie Hunter, Corey Fonville, Andrew Randazzo & DJ Harrison |
| 5 June 2026 | ResoNation Trio Steven Bernstein |
| 5 June 2026 | We Dream Lakecia Benjamin |
| 5 June 2026 | Through the Glass, Dimly Zac Colwell |
| 5 June 2026 | Night Blooms Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra |
| 5 June 1997 | Orgy In Rhythm Art Blakey |
| 5 June 1989 | Raw Like Sushi Neneh Cherry |
| 5 June 2001 | Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse Buckethead |
| 5 June 1996 | 天空のエスカフローネ オリジナルサウンドトラック 菅野よう子 |
| 5 June 2007 | Straight Life Jimmy Smith |
| 5 June 1997 | Jun 5, 1997 - Salisbury - Salisbury Cathedral Live Robert Fripp |
| 5 June 2006 | 2006-03-04: Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO, USA Live Robert Fripp |
| 5 June 2015 | Tokyo Adagio Live Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba |
| 5 June 1978 | In the Night-Time Michael Henderson |
| 5 June 1995 | Nasté Roy Ayers |
| 5 June 2008 | Kapustin Returns! Nikolai Kapustin; Nikolai Kapustin |
| 5 June 2007 | A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine |
| 5 June 2007 | Change Andrew Hill |
| 5 June 2012 | Across The Imaginary Divide Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio |
| 5 June 1998 | White Russian Viktoria Tolstoy |
| 5 June 2000 | Always Pack Up Your Uniform On Top Steve Swallow |
| 5 June 2001 | Nice & Slow Brian Culbertson |
| 5 June 2020 | on the tender spot of every calloused moment Ambrose Akinmusire |
| 5 June 2020 | Gogo Penguin GoGo Penguin |
| 5 June 1987 | RENDEZ-VOUS Masayoshi Takanaka |
| 5 June 2020 | Barkskins: National Geographic Original Series Soundtrack Colin Stetson |
| 5 June 2015 | The Melody Kenny Werner, Johannes Weidenmueller, Ari Hoenig |
| 5 June 2001 | Too Cool to Conga Kid Creole and the Coconuts |