Born on March 16

13 jazz musicians born on March 16, including Jerry Lewis, Tommy Flanagan, Vagif Mustafazadeh and Ruby Braff.

Jerry Lewis 1926–2017 · American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)

Tommy Flanagan 1930–2001 · American jazz pianist (1930-2001)

Vagif Mustafazadeh 1940–1979 · Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979) Ruby Braff 1927–2003 · American musician (1927–2003)

Keith Rowe 1940 · British artist

Jerry Goodman 1949 · American violinist (born 1949) Jazztronik 1976 · Japanese disc jockey, record producer and jazz musician

Paul Plimley 1953–2022 · Canadian musician (1953–2022)

John Lindberg 1959 · American musician Leon Roppolo 1902–1943 · American musician (1902–1943)

Brian Torff 1954 · American musician

Junior Raglin 1917–1955 · American musician (1917–1955) Kei Akagi 1953 · Japanese jazz pianist (1953-)

Died on March 16

Barbara Morrison 1949–2022 · American singer (1949–2022) Tony Coe 1934–2023 · British jazz musician (saxophones, clarinet, flute) and…

Dannie Richmond 1935–1988 · American drummer Buell Neidlinger 1936–2018 · American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist… Ernie Royal 1921–1983 · American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983)

Albums released on March 16

Date	Album	Artist
16 March 1999	Who Else! Jeff Beck	Jeff Beck Epic
16 March 2018	“Of Abstract Dreams” Sun Ra	Sun Ra Strut
16 March 2018	Moon Glow Bud Powell	Bud Powell Nagel Heyer Records
16 March 2015	Afrodeezia Marcus Miller	Marcus Miller Blue Note
16 March 2004	Earth + Sky Andy Summers	Andy Summers VAP
16 March 2009	My One and Only Thrill Melody Gardot	Melody Gardot Decca Records
16 March 2018	Ventriloquism Meshell Ndegeocello	Meshell Ndegeocello naïve
16 March 2018	Music IS Bill Frisell	Bill Frisell OKeh
16 March 2009	Aurora Avishai Cohen	Avishai Cohen
16 March 2004	Merriwinkle Sidsel Endresen & Christian Wallumrød & Helge Sten	Sidsel Endresen & Christian Wallumrød & Helge Sten Jazzland Recordings
16 March 2007	Momento Bebel Gilberto	Bebel Gilberto Sony BMG Music Entertainment
16 March 2018	Live in Paris: Jazz From Carnegie Hall, 1er oct. 1958 Live Kenny Clarke, Red Garland, Kai Winding, Oscar Pettiford, Lee Konitz, Phineas Newborn, Jr. & J.J. Johnson	Kenny Clarke, Red Garland, Kai Winding, Oscar Pettiford, Lee Konitz, Phineas Newborn, Jr. & J.J. Johnson Frémeaux & Associés
16 March 1999	Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us! Buddy DeFranco & Dave McKenna with Joel Cohn	Buddy DeFranco & Dave McKenna with Joel Cohn Concord Jazz
16 March 1958	Minor Move Tina Brooks	Tina Brooks Capitol Records
16 March 2011	Beats & Bruises Miss Li	Miss Li National
16 March 2012	All Our Reasons Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street	Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street ECM Records
16 March 2018	Petite Fleur: The Music of Sidney Bechet Dave Liebman, John Stowell	Dave Liebman, John Stowell Origin Records
16 March 2011	HEROES 東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ	東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ cutting edge
16 March 2004	Megawatts Jeffrey Watts	Jeffrey Watts Sunnyside
16 March 1994	Oasis Shirley Scott	Shirley Scott Muse Records
16 March 2016	I・BU・KI CASIOPEA 3rd	CASIOPEA 3rd HATS UNLIMITED
16 March 2018	Each One Dub One Groundation	Groundation Baco Records
16 March 2015	Song (The Ballad Book) Courtney Pine	Courtney Pine Destin-E World
16 March 2004	Luna Claudia Acuña	Claudia Acuña
16 March 2009	XI Bendik Hofseth	Bendik Hofseth
16 March 2010	Looking Walking Being Aga Zaryan	Aga Zaryan
16 March 2018	Cool Grooves…Naturally Naturally 7	Naturally 7
16 March 2012	Brooklyn DNA Joe McPhee & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten	Joe McPhee & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
16 March 2010	Live At The Woodstock Playhouse 1965 Burton Greene	Burton Greene
16 March 2000	Dream Dancing 北村英治 & 塚原小太郎	北村英治 & 塚原小太郎