1964 in jazz

1964 in jazz
1964 in jazz
	Luther Tucker, December 12, at the ; 1964 Fountain blues Festival San Jose Ca,
Decade	1960s in jazz
Music	1964 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
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Last updated August 24, 2025

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1964.

Events

July

2 – The 11th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5).^[1]

Standards

Deaths

January

4 – Artie Bernstein, American upright bassist (born 1909).
5 – Cecil Scott, American clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and bandleader (born 1905).
9 – Big Boy Goudie, American saxophonist (born 1899).
15 – Jack Teagarden, American trombonist and singer (born 1905).

February

9 – Willie Bryant, American bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey (born 1908).

May

1 – Håkan von Eichwald, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and conductor (born 1908).
7 – Joe Maini, American alto saxophonist (born 1930).

June

29 – Eric Dolphy, American alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist (born 1928).

July

10 – Joe Haymes, American drummer, pianist, bandleader, and arranger (born 1907).

October

7 – Nick Travis, American trumpeter (born 1925).
8 – Conrad Gozzo, American trumpeter (born 1922).
15 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (born 1891).

November

5 – Buddy Cole, American pianist and orchestra leader (born 1916).
19 – Vi Burnside, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1915).
30 – Don Redman, American arranger, bandleader, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1900).

December

11 – Sam Cooke, American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur (born 1931).
14 – Francisco Canaro, Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader (born 1888).
28 – Dave Bowman, American pianist (born 1914).

Births

January

18 – Andy Panayi, British saxophonist and flautist.
27 – Trond Sverre Hansen, Norwegian drummer.

February

1 – Bugge Wesseltoft, Norwegian pianist and keyboardist.
9 – Liane Carroll, English vocalist, pianist, and keyboardist.
20 – Iain Ballamy, British composer, and soprano, alto and tenor saxophonist.
29 – Martin France, English drummer.

March

10 – Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter.
13 – Reidar Skår, Norwegian keyboardist, composer, and music producer.
18 – Courtney Pine, British saxophonist.
30 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

April

13 – Tetuzi Akiyama, Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker.
16 – Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist, e.s.t (died 2008).^[2]
22 – Johannes Eick, Norwegian bassist.
26 – Rebecka Törnqvist, Swedish singer.

May

4 – Terje Isungset, Norwegian drummer and percussionist.
13 – Harald Devold, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2016).
31 – Carl Petter Opsahl, Norwegian saxophonist, clarinetist, and journalist.

June

8 – Fabrizio Cassol, Belgian saxophonist.
9 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass guitarist (died 2009).
10 – Jimmy Chamberlin, American drummer, The Smashing Pumpkins.
11 – Antti Sarpila, Finnish clarinetist.
13 – Helge Lilletvedt, Norwegian pianist.
21 – Philippe Aerts, Belgian upright bassist.
28 – Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer.

July

13 – Brent Fischer, American bass guitarist and percussionist.
15 – Tobias Delius, English tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.

August

10 – Kåre Kolve, Norwegian saxophonist.
13 – Werner Neumann, German guitarist.
21 – Jorge Rossy, Spanish drummer, pianist and vibraphonist.
28 – Peter Washington, American upright bassist.

September

1 – Dave O'Higgins, English saxophonist and composer.
9 – Cæcilie Norby, Danish singer.
11 – Victor Wooten, American bassist.
16 – Phillip Bent, English flautist.
23 – Yutaka Shiina, Japanese pianist and composer.
25 – Barbara Dennerlein, German organist.

October

4 – Robert Hurst, American bassist.
27 – Scotty Barnhart, American trumpeter, Count Basie Orchestra.
29 – Mats Gustafsson, Swedish saxophonist.

November

16 – Diana Krall, Canadian pianist and singer.
19 – Vincent Herring, American saxophonist and flautist.
28 – Jesse Cook, Canadian guitarist.

December

5 – Arve Furset, Norwegian pianist and keyboardist.
12 – Mark Mondesir, English drummer.
29 – Ramón Valle, Cuban pianist and composer.

Unknown date

Benita Haastrup, Danish drummer, percussionist, educator, and composer.
Dennis Rollins, English trombonist and bandleader.

References

↑ "Newport Jazz Festival 1964 Poster". GottaHaveRockAndRoll.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
↑ John Fordham (17 June 2023). "Esbjörn Svensson". Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

Bibliography

The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4234-2452-9.
The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.

External links

History Of Jazz Timeline: 1964 at All About Jazz

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[1] "Newport Jazz Festival 1964 Poster". GottaHaveRockAndRoll.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

[2] John Fordham (17 June 2023). "Esbjörn Svensson". Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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