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2004 Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies
2002 Cliff Gorman, actor, All That Jazz, ., dies at 65 1999 "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56 1999 Al Hirt, jazz master, trumpeter, dies at 76 1999 Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80 1999 Michel Petrucciani, jazz pianist, Both Worlds, dies at 36 1998 NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 1997 Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89 1997 Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62 1997 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59 1997 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 54 1997 Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68 1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2 1997 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91 1997 Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 1997 Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51 1997 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 1997 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist, dies at 76 1996 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician, dies at 80 1996 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1996 Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74 1996 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63 1996 Don Grolnick, jazz musician, dies at 48 1996 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77 1996 Pud Brown, jazz musician, dies at 79 1996 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71 1996 George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66 1996 Ike Isaacs, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, dies at 76 1995 Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan, dies at 90 1995 Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58 1995 Martin Louis "Marty" Paich, jazz arranger, dies at 70 1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61 1995 Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist, dies at 68 1995 Jimmy Raney, jazz guitarist, dies at 67 1995 Marshall Royal, jazz Sax/Clarinet, dies at 82 1995 Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87 1995 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1995 Yank Lawson, U.S. jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at 84 1995 Jess Stacy, pianist, jazz musician, dies at 90 1994 Charles Shirley, jazz arranger, dies at 74 1994 Noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39 1994 Lesley Peacock, jazz photogrpaher/author, dies 1994 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67 1994 Al Levitt, American jazz artist, dies at 63 1994 Carmen McRae [Clark], U.S. jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73 1994 Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky], U.S. jazz trumpeter, dies at 70 1994 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80 1994 John William Stevens, jazz drummer, dies at 54 1994 Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, dies at 59 1994 John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67 1994 Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67 1994 Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, dies at 57 1994 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz Pianist/Arranger, dies at 79 1994 Lionel Grigson, professor of Jazz, dies at 52 1994 Willie Humphrey, jazz clarinetist, dies at 93 1994 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53 1994 Joe Pass, U.S. jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at 65 1994 Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90 1994 James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77 1994 Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77 1994 Sid Weiss, musician, jazz double-bassist, dies at 79 1994 Tommy Benford, jazz drummer, dies at 88 1994 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77 1994 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75 1994 "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76 1994 Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95 1994 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86 1994 Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72 1994 Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter, dies at 85 1994 Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80 1994 Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67 1994 Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39 1994 James Clay, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins, dies at 59 in Dallas, Texas 1993 Myrna Loy, Williams, U.S. actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88 1993 Adelaide Hall, U.S. jazz singer (Cotton Club), dies at 92 1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46 1993 Kenny Drew, US/Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64 1993 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82 1993 Herman S Blount, Sun Ra, U.S. jazz pianist (Solar Arkestra), dies at 79 1993 Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke 1993 Art Hodes, Russian/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies 1993 Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies 1993 William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76 1992 Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies 1992 Ed Blackwell, U.S. jazz drummer (Quartet), dies 1992 Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies 1992 Larrie Londin, jazz drummer, dies at 48 1992 Joe Newman, U.S. jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies 1992 Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack 1992 Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 1992 Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer 1992 Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer 1992 Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies 1991 Buck Clayton, U.S. jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies 1991 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95 1991 Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65 1991 Lotte Palfi Andor, actress (Lovesick, All the Jazz), dies 1991 Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), dies at 64 1991 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 1991 Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83 1991 John Carter, U.S. jazz clarinetist (Roots and folklore), dies 1991 Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, U.S. jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84 1991 Jimmy McPartland, U.S., jazz cornetist, dies 1991 Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79 1990 Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71 1990 Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82 1990 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86 1990 Dexter Gordon, Jazz saxophonist, dies of kidney failure at 67 1990 Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66 1988 Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, U.S. jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77 1988 Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59 1988 Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 1987 Woody Herman, U.S. jazz clarinetist/composer, dies at 74 1987 Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62 1987 Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76 1987 Turk Murphy, jazz trombonist, dies at 71 1987 Patrick "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78 1986 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65 1986 Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63 1986 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73 1986 Hank Mobley, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 55 1985 Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 1984 Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 1984 William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday 1983 Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at 49 1983 Earl "Fatha" Hines, U.S., jazz pianist/conductor, dies 1982 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62 1982 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45 1982 Theolonious S Monk, U.S., jazz pianist/composer (Blue Monk), dies at 64 1980 Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 1979 Charles Mingus, U.S. jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 1979 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack 1977 Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 52 1977 Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 1976 Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orchestral leader (Air time '57), dies at 61 1976 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 1975 Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86 1975 Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, U.S., jazz musician, Black Messiah, dies at 46 from a stroke 1975 Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer, dies at 77 1975 Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1975 NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, dies at 62 1974 NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 1973 Shandon Anderson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1973 Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68 1973 Greg Ostertag, NBA center, for the Utah Jazz 1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1972 Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 1972 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 1972 Jamie Watson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1971 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 71 1971 Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1970 Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1970 Adam Keefe, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island 1969 Coleman Hawkins, U.S. jazz musician/composer, dies 1968 Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1968 Greg Foster, NBA center, Utah Jazz 1968 Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48 1968 David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets 1968 Felton Spencer, NBA center, Utah Jazz 1967 John Coltrane, U.S. jazz sax/composer, dies at 40 1967 Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79 1966 Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies 1966 Chris Morris, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1965 Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79 1964 Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, U.S. jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58 1963 Jeff Hornacek, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1963 Dave Koz, born in Encino, California, saxophonist, compared to David Sanborn, musician, radio host, played on CBS' The Pat Sajak Show, host of Dave Koz Morning Show with Pat Prescott, on a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles 1962 Mike Nocito, born in Germany, rocker, leader of English pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz 1962 John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold 1961 Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983 1961 Antoine Carr, NBA forward and center, Utah Jazz 1960 Django Bates, jazz musician 1960 Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show 1959 Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer, Time and Life 1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 1959 Sidney Bechet, U.S. jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62 1959 Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, NBA forward, Det Pistons, Utah Jazz 1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY 1956 Denise Jannah, Zeefuik, Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market 1956 Art[hur] Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies at 46 1956 Clifford Brown, U.S. jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25 1955 Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in New York City 1955 Adrian Dantley, born in Washington, D.C., NBA forward, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, Utah Jazz 1955 Jeff Clayton, U.S. jazz saxophonist/composer, Groove Shop 1954 Julio Fernandez, jazz guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Pat Methany, jazz guitarist, As Wichita Falls 1954 Al Dimeola, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rocker, guitarist, Latin jazz and Italian American jazz fusion 1954 Peter Erskine, jazz drummer, Weather Report 1953 Earl Klugh, Jazz pianist/guitarist 1953 Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1952 Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1952 Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1952 Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 1952 Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician 1951 Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator 1951 Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz 1951 Lucie Arnaz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer 1951 Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist 1950 Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, singer and actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) 1949 Billy Gibbons, born in Houston, Texas, jazz guitarist, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top 1949 Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude 1949 Paul J Mares, U.S. jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1949 Steve Gadd, jazz drummer, Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz 1948 Wayne Kramer, jazz artist, Dangerous Madness 1947 Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Don Grolnick, jazz musician 1947 Geraldo Velez, jazz congas, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1947 Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist, Live in Montreux 1947 Steve Khan, jazz musician, Christmas Waltz 1947 Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1946 John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1946 Digby Fairweather, jazz trumpeter 1945 Tony Williams, jazz musician 1945 David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist, David Letterman Show 1945 Anthony Braxton, jazz musician 1945 Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer, Nachtfahrer 1945 Keith Nichols, jazz pianist 1944 John Abercrombie, born in Port Chester, New York, jazz guitarist, know for songs with jazz-rock band, Dreams 1944 Glenn Miller, U.S. band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 1944 Michael Franks, born in LaJolla, California, singer, songwriter, jazz music genre, worked with Art Garfunkel, Patti Austin 1944 John Surman, jazz musician 1944 Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader 1944 Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist, Same Ole Love 1943 Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri 1943 Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic 1943 Garrett List, born in Phoenix, Arizona, composer, vocalist, trombonist, formed Julliard Ensemble, composed classical, jazz, pop, free jazz music 1943 Judith Durham, born Melbourne, Australia, Judith Mavis Cock, singer, jazz, lead vocalist for The Seekers, Australian popular folk music group 1943 Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House 1943 Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade 1943 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist 1943 Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38 1942 Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 John Taylor, jazz pianist 1942 Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist 1942 Lionel Grigson, professor of jazz 1941 Tim Hauser, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1941 Glenn Moore, born in Portland, Oregon, rocker, jazz bassist, played with saxophonist Jim Pepper, recorded 'This is It' with Nick Brignola, 'Bird on Wire' with Tim Hardin 1941 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA at 56 1941 Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance 1941 Willy Lewis' U.S. jazz band performs in Switzerland 1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88 1941 Rick Laird, jazz musician, Gerry Niewood and Timepiece 1941 Neil Diamond, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Jazz Singer 1940 Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady 1940 Chuck Mangione, born in Rochester, New York, jazz hornist, Chasing the Clouds Away 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me 1940 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz guitarist 1940 John William Stevens, jazz drummer 1940 Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting 1939 Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1939 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher 1938 Richard Sudhalter, British writer/jazz musician 1938 David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres 1938 Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 1938 Mike Mainieri, born in the Bronx, New York, jazz fusion vibraphonist, worked with Steps Ahead, pioneer in 'synth-vibe' electronic vibraphone music, recorded with Buddy Rich, Jeremy Steig, featured on Dire Straights tracks 1938 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer 1938 Freddie Hubbard, born in Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter, Art Blakey 1937 Michael Gibbs, jazz composer 1937 Alice Coltrane, jazz musician 1937 Ron Carter, jazz bassist, Ron Carter Meets Bach 1937 Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist, Feel Like Making Love 1937 Bobby Scott, born in Mt. Pleasant, New York, jazz singer, producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, toured with Louis Prima, No. 13 Billboard hit 'Chain Gang' 1956 1936 Don E Cherry, U.S. jazz trumpeter 1936 Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef 1936 Manfred Schoof, born in Madgeburg, Germany, composer, founder, European free jazz, professor in Cologne, interpreter of works by Bernd Alouis Zimmermann 1936 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle 1935 Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok 1935 James Clay, born in Dallas, Texas, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins 1935 Misja Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist/composer, Reconstruction 1935 Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist, Hang on Sloopy 1935 Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1934 Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician 1934 Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas 1934 Stanley Turrentine, jazz saxophonist, Wonderland 1934 Willie Bobo, New York City, jazz drummer, Cos 1934 Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist 1933 Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1933 Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 1932 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician 1932 Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again 1932 Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1932 Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1932 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist, Charlie Brown TV specials 1932 John Chilton, jazz trumpeter 1932 Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 Dakota Staton, Rabia Aliyah, U.S. jazz singer, In the Night 1931 Charles Buddy Bolden, U.S. jazz musician, dies 1931 Jan Johansson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style 1931 Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist 'In a Mist', dies at 29 1931 Dewey Redman, jazz musician 1931 Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller) 1930 Clifford Brown, Brownie, U.S. jazz trumpeter/composer 1930 Sonny Rollins, born in New York City, jazz saxophonist, Blue Room 1930 Hank Mobley, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1930 Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59 1930 Morgana King, jazz singer and actress, Godfather 1930 Chris Barber, jazz trombonist 1930 Herbie Mann, born in Brooklyn, New York, jazz flute/sax, Just Wallin' 1930 Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams 1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz composer, Downbeat Musician of Year 1966 1929 Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist 1929 George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher 1929 Maurice Simon, jazz musician 1929 Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24 1929 Art Prysock, jazz musician 1928 Ernestine Anderson, jazz vocalist 1928 Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, born in Tampa, Florida, jazz musician, Black Messiah 1928 Peter, Indiana, jazz musician 1928 Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette 1928 Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader, Gotta Travel On 1928 Will Gaines, jazz dancer 1927 Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist, Black Country Suite 1927 "Jazz Singer," 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (New York City) 1927 Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter 1927 Elvin Jones, born Pontiac, Michigan, musician, jazz drummer, played hard bop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, member of John Coltrane quartet, appearing in A Love Supreme 1927 John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone 1927 Connie Kay, jazz drummer 1927 Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist and orchestra leader, Jazz on a Summer Day 1927 Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey 1927 Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner 1926 John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist, Round Midnight 1926 Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House 1926 Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist 1926 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian, Mister Jazz 1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1925 Gunther Schuller, New York City, jazz composer 1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1925 June [Shirley L] Christy, U.S., jazz singer, Tampico 1925 Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner 1925 Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter 1925 Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea 1925 James Moody, U.S., jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader 1924 Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer 1924 Paul Desmond, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1924 Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer 1924 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist 1924 Wally Fawkes, cartoonist/jazz clarinettist 1924 Sarah .L Vaughan, born in Newark, New Jersey, jazz scat singer, Broken Hearted Melody 1924 J J Johnson, composer/jazz trombonist 1924 Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1922 Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz 1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World 1922 Kai Winding, born in Aarhus, Denmark, jazz composer, trombonist, worked with J.J. Johnson, Benny Goodman, Paul Chambers, recorded "More" from "Mondo Cane" movie with Verve records 1922 Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/U.S. jazz musician/composer 1922 Charles Mingus, born in Arizona, jazz bassist, Pithecanthropus Erectus 1921 Eddie Calhoun, jazz bassist 1921 Erroll Garner, U.S., jazz pianist, Misty 1921 Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor, It's Great to Be Young 1921 Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer 1921 Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician 1921 Andre Hodeir, born in Paris, France, violinist, composer, studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, founder and director of Jazz Groupe de Paris, comprised of nine musicians including Bobby Jaspar and Nat Peck 1920 Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill 1920 Dave Brubeck, Concord California, jazz pianist/composer, Gates of Justice 1920 Anita O'Day, vocalist/actress, Outfit, Zigzag, Jazz on a Summer Day 1920 Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1920 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist 1920 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, Klimbim 1920 Beryl Bryden, jazz singer 1920 Art Van Damme, born in Norway, Michigan, jazz accordionist, Chicago Jazz 1920 Carmen McRae, Clark, U.S. jazz singer/pianist, Dream of Life 1920 Marian McPartland, jazz pianist, Bill Mayer, Jimmy McPartland 1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer, Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton 1919 Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1919 Art Blakey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drummer, Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers 1918 Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1918 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist 1918 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player 1918 Kirby Stone, born in New York City, jazz combo leader, Baubles Bangles and Beads 1918 Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex 1917 Jo Stafford, born in California, American pop and jazz singer, pioneer of modern musical parody 1917 Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz 1917 Thelonious Monk, jazz composer/pianist 1917 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1917 Johnny Guarnieri, born in New York City, jazz pianist, Morey Amsterdam Show 1917 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden NJ 1917 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released 1917 1st jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1916 James L Lyons, jazz promoter 1916 Joe Bushkin, New York City, jazz pianist, A Couple of Joes 1916 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) 1916 Dick Cary, jazz Musician 1916 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer 1916 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician 1916 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist 1914 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger 1914 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician 1914 Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love 1914 Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1914 Kenny [Klook] Clarke, Pittsburgh, jazz/drummer, composer, Epistrop 1913 Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz pianist/composer 1913 Conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist 1913 Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer, Thundering Herds 1912 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger 1912 Carlos Don Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1912 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist 1912 Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet 1912 Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, Hot Club of France 1912 Stan Kenton, Newcomb, Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55 1911 Guus Jansen, jazz pianist, Net als Toen 1911 Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw 1910 John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1910 Art Tatum, U.S. jazz pianist/composer 1910 Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite 1910 Al Sears, jazz performer 1910 Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist 1909 Crozy Cole, U.S. jazz drummer 1909 Lester W. "Pres" Young, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1909 Danny Barker, jazz guitarist 1908 Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy 1908 Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter 1908 Stephane Grappelli, British jazz/violinist 1907 Joe Turner, U.S. jazz pianist 1907 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter 1907 Laurence Olivier, England, actor, Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer 1907 Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer and actor, Magic Horn 1906 Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, U.S. jazz saxophonist, Eel 1905 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest 1905 Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana, actress, Jazz Singer, Thin Man, Vanity Fair 1905 Norman Waterhouse Lees, jazz fan 1905 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician 1905 Tommy Benford, jazz drummer 1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz 1904 Eddie Condon, Goodland, Indiana, jazz guitarist, Eddie Condon's Floor Show 1904 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles 1904 Jess Stacy, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, pianist, jazz musician, played with Tommy Dorsey, recorded with Lee Wiley, Nelson Riddle in The Great Gatsby soundtrack 1904 Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, jazz pianist/singer, Boogie Woogie Piano 1904 Fats Waller, Thomas Wright, jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin' 1904 William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist, Policy Man, Blazing Saddles 1904 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist 1903 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader 1903 Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer 1903 Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist 'In a Mist' 1903 Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts 1901 Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter, Hello Dolly 1900 Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist 1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz musician, Hello Dolly 1900 Paul J Mares, U.S., jazz trumpetist/composer, Farewell blues 1899 Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger 1898 Andy Kirk, jazz musician 1898 Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer 1897 Sidney Bechet, U.S., jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader 1895 Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player 1892 Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist 1887 Albert Conti, born in Trieste, Austria, actor, Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion 1886 Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, jazz singer/silent actor, Mamie, Swanee 1886 Otto Lederer, Czechoslovakia, actor, Jazz Singer 1885 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer 1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer, Daniel Jazz 1880 Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan 1873 W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues 1868 Eugenie Besserer, Watertown, New York, actress, Jazz Singer |
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