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]
Contents
Events
Standards
Deaths
Births
References
External links
Buddie Petit
in 1916
Duško Gojković
in 2009
Events
Standards
See also:
List of 1930s jazz standards
Deaths
June
14
–
Jimmy Blythe
, jazz and boogie woogie pianist (born
1901
).
July
4
–
Buddie Petit
, jazz cornetist (born 1897).
[
2
]
23
–
Jimmy Harrison
, American jazz trombonist (born
1900
).
August
6
–
Bix Beiderbecke
, American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist, and composer (born
1903
).
November
4
–
Buddy Bolden
, cornetist (born 1877).
Births
January
1
–
Rose Brennan
, Irish singer.
2
–
Frank Marocco
, American piano-accordionist (died
2012
).
3
–
John Jenkins
, American saxophonist (died
1993
).
5
Alfred Brendel
, Austrian pianist, poet and author.
Dizzy Reece
, Jamaican trumpeter.
6
–
Keith Christie
, English trombonist (died
1980
).
9
–
Carson Smith
, American upright bassist (died
1997
).
12
–
Roland Alphonso
, Jamaican tenor saxophonist (died
1998
).
14
–
Caterina Valente
, Italian singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress.
19
–
Horace Parlan
, American pianist and composer (died
2017
).
20
–
Hachidai Nakamura
, Japanese songwriter and pianist (died
1992
).
22
–
Sam Cooke
, American singer and songwriter (died
1964
).
23
–
Gianni Coscia
, Italian accordionist.
30
–
Gene Gammage
, American drummer.
February
6
–
John Pisano
, American guitarist.
11
Bobby Lamb
, Irish trombonist.
Lionel Batiste
, American singer and drummer (died
2012
).
12
–
Walt Groller
, American accordionist (died
2023
).
March
4
–
Sonya Hedenbratt
, Swedish singer and actress (died
2001
).
11
–
Allan Ganley
, English drummer (died
2008
).
15
D. J. Fontana
, American drummer (died
2018
).
Theo Bophela, South African band leader, composer, pianist, arranger, and music educator (died
2017
).
17
–
Karel Velebný
, Czech vibraphonist, pianist, and saxophonist (died
1989
).
25
–
Paul Motian
, American drummer and percussionist (died
2011
).
April
4
–
Jake Hanna
, American drummer (died
2010
).
17
–
David Axelrod
, American composer and producer (died
2017
).
18
–
Willie Pickens
, American pianist (died
2017
).
22
–
Joe Cuba
, Puerto Rican-American conga drummer (died
2009
).
27
–
Krzysztof Komeda
, Polish film composer and pianist (died
1969
).
29
–
Lonnie Donegan
, Scottish guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died
2002
).
30
–
Dick Twardzik
, American pianist (died
1955
).
May
1
–
Ira Sullivan
, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, and saxophonist (died
2020
).
2
–
Richard Holmes
, American organist (died
1991
).
4
Ed Cassidy
, American drummer (died
2012
).
Richard Williams
, American trumpeter (died
1985
).
7
–
Teresa Brewer
, American singer (died
2007
).
9
–
Raymond Berthiaume
, Canadian singer (died
2009
).
11
–
Freddie Roach
, American Hammond B3 organist (died
1980
).
14
–
Alvin Lucier
, American composer of experimental music and sound installations (died
2021
).
16
–
Walt Dickerson
, American vibraphonist (died
2008
).
17
Dewey Redman
, American saxophonist (died
2006
).
Jackie McLean
, American alto saxophonist (died
2006
).
20
–
Louis Smith
, American trumpeter (died
2016
)
27
–
Diz Disley
, Anglo-Canadian guitarist (died
2010
).
[
3
]
31
–
Dick Garcia
, American guitarist.
June
2
–
Ronnie Bedford
, American drummer (died
2014
).
7
–
Mike Pratt
, English actor, musician, songwriter, and screenwriter (died
1976
).
10
–
João Gilberto
, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist (died
2019
).
13
–
Georges Arvanitas
, French pianist and organist (died
2005
).
14
–
Junior Walker
, American saxophonist (died
1995
).
17
–
Dominic Frontiere
, American composer, arranger, and accordionist (died
2017
).
19
–
Phil Bates
, English upright bassist.
30
–
Andrew Hill
, American pianist and composer (died
2007
).
July
6
–
Della Reese
, American singer (died
2017
).
11
–
Tab Hunter
, American actor, singer, and author (died
2018
).
13
–
Long John Hunter
, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died
2016
).
21
Plas Johnson
, American tenor saxophonist.
Sonny Clark
, American pianist (died
1963
).
26
–
Patti Bown
, American pianist and singer (died
2008
).
31
–
Kenny Burrell
, American guitarist.
August
15
–
Terry Pollard
, American pianist and vibraphonist (died
2009
).
17
–
Derek Smith
, British pianist (died
2016
).
20
Alain Goraguer
, French pianist (died
2023
).
Frank Capp
, American drummer (died
2017
).
September
1
–
Willie Ruff
, American French hornist and upright bassist.
2
–
Clifford Jordan
, American tenor saxophonist (died
1993
).
5
–
Richie Powell
, American pianist (died
1956
).
7
–
Makanda Ken McIntyre
, American saxophonist (died
2001
).
8
–
Marion Brown
, American saxophonist and ethnomusicologist (died
2010
).
10
–
Franco Manzecchi
, Italian drummer (died
1979
).
16
–
Jan Johansson
, Swedish pianist (died
1968
).
27
–
Thandi Klaasen
, South African singer (died
2017
).
28
–
John Gilmore
, American saxophonist (died
1995
).
October
14
–
Duško Gojković
, Serbian trumpeter and composer (died
2023
).
15
–
Freddy Cole
, American singer and pianist (died
2020
).
27
–
Sonny Dallas
, American bassist and singer (died
2009
).
28
–
Harold Battiste
, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (died
2015
).
November
1
–
Leon Spencer
, American organist (died
2012
).
2
–
Phil Woods
, American alto saxophonist and clarinetist (died
2015
).
5
–
Harold McNair
, Jamaican saxophonist and flautist (died
1971
).
17
–
Wayne Andre
, American trombonist (died
2003
).
23
–
Gloria Lynne
, American singer (died
2013
).
25
–
Nat Adderley
, American trumpeter (died
2000
).
30
–
Jack Sheldon
, American trumpeter, singer, and actor (died
2019
).
December
1
Jimmy Lyons
, American saxophonist (died
1986
).
Johnny Răducanu
, Romanian pianist (died
2011
).
2
–
Wynton Kelly
, Jamaican-American pianist and composer (died
1971
).
14
–
Phineas Newborn Jr.
, American pianist (died
1989
).
21
–
David Baker
, American symphonic jazz composer (died
2016
).
24
–
Ray Bryant
, American pianist and composer (died
2011
).
27
–
Walter Norris
, American pianist and composer (died
2011
).
31
–
Gil Mellé
, American saxophonist and film composer (died
2004
).
References
↑
"History of Jazz Time Line: 1931"
. All About Jazz. Archived from
the original
on 2011-04-15
. Retrieved
December 2,
2010
.
↑
Yanow, Scott.
"Buddie Petit"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
2017-11-07
.
↑
Vacher, Peter (2010-04-15).
"Diz Disley obituary
|
Music"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
2017-10-09
.
External links
History Of Jazz Timeline: 1931
at
All About Jazz
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