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References
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Events
The beginning of the “Swing Era”.
Ella Fitzgerald
won a one-week performance at the
Harlem Opera House
.
[
1
]
Standards
See also:
List of 1930s jazz standards
Deaths
January
31
–
Edwin Swayze
, American jazz trumpeter and composer (born
1906
).
May
3
–
Cecil Irwin
, American jazz reed player and arranger (born
1902
).
July
21
–
Honoré Dutrey
, dixieland jazz trombonist (born 1894).
April
2
–
Bennie Moten
, American jazz pianist and band leader (born 1894).
November
27
–
Charlie Green
, jazz trombonists, and the soloist in the
Fletcher Henderson
orchestra (born 1893).
Births
Sam Woodyard
in 1965
The
George Coleman Quintet
, 2012
Ran Blake
at
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
, Half Moon Bay, California, June 14, 1987
Dino Saluzzi
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
performing in 1972
Bent Jædig
in 2010
Johnny Mathis
in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on May 25, 2006
Composer
Yasunao Tone
in 2007
January
5
–
Chuck Flores
, American drummer (died
2016
).
6
–
Nino Tempo
, American musician, singer, and actor.
7
Kenny Davern
, American clarinetist (died
2006
).
Sam Woodyard
, American drummer (died
1988
).
18
–
Rodgers Grant
, American pianist (died
2012
).
30
–
Tubby Hayes
, English saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (died
1973
).
February
10
–
Johnny Helms
, American trumpeter (died
2015
).
14
–
Rob McConnell
, Canadian trombonist (died
2010
).
20
–
Orlando Marin
, American band leader and timbales player.
March
8
–
George Coleman
, American saxophonist.
12
–
Hugh Lawson
, American pianist (died
1997
).
14
–
Getatchew Mekurya
, Ethiopian saxophonist (died
2016
).
[
2
]
16
–
Emil Mijares
, Filipino vibist and pianist (died
2007
).
30
–
Karl Berger
, German pianist, composer and educator (died
2023
).
31
–
Herb Alpert
, American trumpeter and record executive.
April
1
–
Alan Haven
, English organist (died
2016
).
9
–
Reuben Wilson
, American organist (died
2023
).
10
–
Jerzy Milian
, Polish vibraphonist (died
2018
).
[
3
]
15
–
Gene Cherico
, American upright bassist (died
1994
).
19
–
Dudley Moore
, English pianist and actor (died
2002
).
20
Herbie Phillips
, American trumpeter (died
1995
).
Ran Blake
, American pianist, composer, and educator.
22
–
Paul Chambers
, American upright bassist (died
1969
).
23
–
Milton Banana
, Brazilian drummer (died
1998
).
24
–
Allan Jaffe
, American jazz tubist (died
1987
).
May
1
Henry Grimes
, American upright bassist, violinist, and poet (died
2020
).
Heraldo do Monte
, Brazilian guitarist.
4
–
Don Friedman
, American pianist (died
2016
).
5
–
Kidd Jordan
, American saxophonist (died
2023
).
10
George Golla
, Australian guitarist.
Julius Wechter
, American vibraphonist and percussionist (died
1999
).
12
–
Gary Peacock
, American upright bassist (died
2020
).
19
Cecil McBee
, American upright bassist.
Tore Jensen
, Norwegian trumpeter.
20
–
Dino Saluzzi
, Argentinian bandoneon player.
21
–
Terry Lightfoot
, British clarinetist and bandleader (died
2013
).
22
Barry Rogers
, American trombonist (died
1991
).
Giuseppi Logan
, American saxophonist (died
2020
).
24
–
Valerie Capers
, American pianist and composer.
27
–
Ramsey Lewis
, American composer, pianist, and radio personality (died
2022
).
31
–
Albert Heath
, American drummer.
June
3
Enzo Jannacci
, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian (died
2013
).
Ted Curson
, American trumpeter (died
2012
).
5
–
Misha Mengelberg
, Dutch pianist and composer (died
2017
).
6
–
Grant Green
, American guitarist and composer (died
1979
).
15
–
François Jeanneau
, French saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
July
1
James Cotton
, American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter (died
2017
).
[
4
]
Rashied Ali
, American drummer (died
2009
).
3
–
Enrico Intra
, Italian pianist, composer, conductor.
9
–
Frank Wright
, American saxophonist and singer (died
1990
).
12
–
John Patton
, American pianist (died
2002
).
13
–
Pete Escovedo
, Mexican-American percussionist.
29
–
Julian Priester
, American trombonist.
August
3
–
Vic Vogel
, Canadian pianist and trombonist (died
2019
).
7
–
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (died
1977
).
28
–
Stan McDonald
, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died
2021
).
September
1
–
Harry Beckett
, British trumpeter (died
2010
).
3
–
Dorothy Masuka
, South African singer (died
2019
).
8
–
James Clay
, American saxophonist and flautist (died
1994
).
9
–
Fred Stone
, Canadian flugelhornist, trumpeter, and pianist (died
1986
).
16
–
Gordon Beck
, English pianist (died
2011
).
23
–
Les McCann
, American pianist and singer.
25
Bjarne Liller
, Danish banjoist and singer (died
1993
).
Roland Alexander
, American saxophonist and pianist (died
2006
).
28
–
Bent Jædig
, Danish saxophonist (died
2004
).
30
–
Johnny Mathis
, American singer.
October
3
–
Judy Bailey
, New Zealand-born pianist and composer (died
2025
).
12
–
Paul Humphrey
, American drummer (died
2014
).
21
Bobby Few
, American pianist and singer (died
2021
).
Don Rader
, American trumpeter.
23
–
Frank Hewitt
, American pianist (died
2002
).
27
–
Charlie Tagawa
, Japanese-American banjoist (died
2017
).
November
3
–
Harry Leahey
, American guitarist (died
1990
).
9
–
Jimmy D'Aquisto
, Italian-American luthier|guitar maker (died
1995
).
17
–
Roswell Rudd
, American trombonist and composer (died
2017
).
23
–
Alvin Fielder
, American drummer (died
2019
).
[
5
]
27
–
Michel Portal
, French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
December
1
–
Woody Allen
, American filmmaker and clarinetist.
2
–
Ronnie Mathews
, American pianist (died
2008
).
5
–
Totti Bergh
, Norwegian saxophonist (died
2012
).
12
–
Juhani Aaltonen
, Finnish saxophonist and flautist.
17
–
Ronnie Boykins
, American bassist (died
1980
).
19
–
Bobby Timmons
, American pianist and composer (died
1974
).
22
–
Joe Lee Wilson
, American singer (died
2011
).
23
–
Esther Phillips
, American singer (died
1984
).
26
–
Noel Kelehan
, Irish musician and conductor,
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
(died
2012
).
31
–
Peter Herbolzheimer
, German trombonist and bandleader (died
2010
).
Unknown date
Eddie Khan
, American upright bassist (died 1980s).
Trevor Koehler
, American saxophonist (died
1975
).
Tülay German
, Turkish singer.
Yasunao Tone
, Japanese artist.
References
↑
"The Official Web Site of Ella Fitzgerald"
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-03-05
. Retrieved
2012-08-27
.
↑
"Getatchew Mekurya Passed Away at Age 81"
.
Tadias.com
. 2016-04-05
. Retrieved
2016-12-03
.
↑
"Polish jazz vibraphonist, Jerzy Milian, Died at 82"
.
DeadObituary.com
. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30
. Retrieved
2018-03-27
.
↑
Riskics-Warren, Bill (2017-03-16).
"James Cotton, Blues Harmonica Legend, Dies at 81"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
2017-04-17
.
↑
West, Michael J. (2019-01-09).
"Drummer Alvin Fielder Dies at 83"
.
JazzTimes
. Archived from
the original
on 2019-01-09
. Retrieved
2019-01-16
.
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