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1904 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1904. Events * Jelly Roll Morton started touring in the Southern United States, working in minstrel shows, including Will Benbow's Chocolate Drops. Standards Births ; January * 21 – Juice Wilson, American violinist (died 1993). ; February * 1 – Tricky Sam Nanton, American trombonist (died 1946). * 12 – Donald Lambert, American stride pianist (died 1962). * 23 – Cie Frazier, American drummer (died 1985). * 29 – Jimmy Dorsey, American clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader (died 1957). ; March * 1 – Glenn Miller, American trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (died 1944). * 12 – Freddy Johnson, American pianist and singer (died 1961). * 25 – Pete Johnson, American pianist (died 1967). * 27 – Hal Kemp, American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (died 1940). ; April * 4 ** Arne Hülphers, Swedish pianist and bandleader (died 1978). ** Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1944. Events 1944 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden. Album releases *Coleman Hawkins - ''Rainbow Mist'' (1944) Standards Deaths ; February * 16 – Bob Zurke, American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1912). ; April * 19 – Jimmie Noone, American clarinetist (born 1895). ; March * 22 – Yank Porter, American pianist and composer (born 1895). ; July * 24 – O'Neill Spencer, American drummer and singer (born 1909). ; October * 22 – Clarence Profit, American pianist and composer (born 1912). ; December * 8 – Rod Cless, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1907). * 15 – Glenn Miller, American big-band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1904). * 19 – Miklós Vig, Hungarian singer, actor and comedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Adde
Leon "Leo" Adde (April 21, 1904 – March 1, 1942) was an American jazz drummer. Career Adde began by playing the cigar box on percussion, and played as a duo with Raymond Burke (clarinetist), Raymond Burke on the streets of New Orleans in the mid-1910s. Adde joined the Halfway House Orchestra under Abbie Brunies early in the 1920s, and played in Johnny Miller's New Orleans Frolickers at the end of the decade. Adde also recorded in the 1920s with Johnny Bayersdorffer and with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. In the 1930s, Adde drummed with the Melody Masters, led by Sharkey Bonano and Louis Prima's brother Leon Prima. He moved with the ensemble to New York City, where they sometimes performed as the New Orleans Melody Masters. Later in the decade, he recorded with the New Orleans Owls, and returned to New Orleans before the end of the 1930s. References 1904 births 1942 deaths American jazz drummers 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1972. Events April * 21 ** Grant Green records '' Live at the Lighthouse'' at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California. June * 10 – The very first Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 10 – 11). * 16 – The 6th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 16 – August 20). * 29 – The 19th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 29 – July 8). September * 15 – The 15th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17). Album releases *Neil Ardley: '' Symphony of Amaranths'' *Gato Barbieri: '' Bolivia (album)'' *Paul Bley: '' Open, to Love'' *Anthony Braxton **''Donna Lee'' **'' Saxophone Improvisations'' **'' Town Hall 1972'' *Gary Burton: ''Alone at Last'' * Ornette Coleman: ''Skies of America'' * Chick Corea: ''Return To Forever'' *Miles Davis: ''On The Corner'' * Bill Evans: '' Living Time'' (with George Russell) *Gunter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharkey Bonano
Joseph Gustaf "Sharkey" Bonano (April 9, 1904 – March 27, 1972), also known as Sharkey Banana or Sharkey Bananas, was an American jazz trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist. His musical abilities were sometimes overlooked because of his love of being an entertainer; he would often sing silly lyrics in a high raspy voice and break into dance on stage. Biography Bonano was born in the Milneburg neighborhood of New Orleans near Lake Pontchartrain. In the 1920s he was in the New Orleans bands of Freddie Newman and Chink Martin. After moving to New York City, he found work as a member of the Wolverines and with Jimmy Durante. He worked next to Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke as a member the Jean Goldkette orchestra. At the end of the 1920s, he led a band which included Louis Prima. During the 1930s he formed the Sharks of Rhythm and played in the Original Dixieland Jass Band. His sidemen during this period included Santo Pecora and Thurman Teague. After World War II he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1990. Events April * 6 – The 17th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8). May * 23 – The 18th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 3). June * 1 – The 19th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 1 – 4). July * 7 – 24th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 7 – 22). * 12 – The 15th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 12 – 15). August * 17 – The 7th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 17 – 19). September * 21 – The 33rd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23). Unknown date * Eliane Elias and Randy Brecker was divorced. Album releases *Ben Sidran: '' Cool Paradise'' *Bill Frisell: ''Is That You?'' *Bobby Previte: ''Empty Suits'' *Butch Morris: ''Dust To Dust'' *Charlie Haden: ''Dream Keeper'' *Danny Gottlieb: ''Brooklyn Blues'' *David Liebman: ''The Tree'' *David Ware: ''Great Bli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Steeden
Peter van Steeden (April 4, 1904, Amsterdam – January 3, 1990, New Canaan, Connecticut) was a composer. His best-known composition, "Home (When Shadows Fall)", has been performed by many musicians, including Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Jackie Gleason, Cab Calloway, Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Theresa Brewer, Ella Fitzgerald, The Fontaine Sisters, Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Kate Smith, Maxine Sullivan, Giovanni Martinelli, Ethel Merman, Dinah Shore and Sam Cooke. Radio Starting on April 17, 1935, van Steeden replaced Lennie Hayton as the orchestra leader for Fred Allen's radio show Town Hall Tonight. He was often given comedy lines by Allen, and the show of April 17, 1940 featured a comedy skit called "From Nipper to Nobody", all about Van Steeden. In 1937, Joseph Henabery directed a 10-minutes documentary Peter van Steeden and His Orchestra in Special Arrangements. Van Steeden led the orchestra on ''The Abbott and Costello Show'', '' The Adventures of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1978. Events March * 17 – The 5th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 17–19). May * 12 – The 7th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 12–15). * 24 – The 6th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 7). July * 1 – The 25th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1–3). * 7 – The 12th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 7–23). * 14 – The 3rd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14–16). * 28 – The very first Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 17). September * 15 – The 21st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17). Album releases *Chick Corea: ''The Mad Hatter'' *Chick Corea: ''Secret Agent'' *Chick Corea: ''Friends'' *Air: ''Open Air Suit'' *Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela: ''Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela'' *Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Hülphers
Arne Gunnar Valter Hülphers (April 4, 1904, Trollhättan – July 24, 1978, Norrköping Municipality) was a Swedish jazz pianist and bandleader. Hülphers played early in his career at the club Felix-Kronprinsen, from 1924 to 1927, and played in dance bands in Sweden into the early 1930s. He founded his own ensemble in 1934 which became one of Sweden's most important jazz big bands, touring Europe and recording until 1940. Sidemen in his group included Miff Görling, Zilas Görling, and Thore Jederby. Later in his career, he concentrated more on popular musical styles; he led an orchestra in which Fred Bertelmann played, and in 1956 married singer Zarah Leander, whom he had previously accompanied as bandleader. They were married until his death in 1978. References * Kjellberg, Erik: "Arne Hülphers". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld Barry Dean Kernfeld (born August 11, 1950) is an American musicologist and jazz saxophonist who has resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940. Events ; March * The American Society of Composers, Artists and Producers (ASCAP) proposed a new contract, increasing by 100 percent the royalties which they received from broadcast use. Top hits of the year On February 8, 1940, “How High the Moon” was introduced during the Broadway revue ''Two for the Show''. The musical would run at the Booth Theatre for 124 performances. Music and Lyrics by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. Album releases *Duke Ellington: ''In a Mellotone'' *Duke Ellington: ''Sophisticated Lady'' Standards Deaths ; February * 24 – Guy Kelly, American jazz trumpeter (born 1906). ; April * 23 – Walter Barnes, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1905). ; May * 1 – Arthur Whetsel, "sweet" trumpeter for Duke Ellington's Washingtonians (born 1905). ; August * 8 ** Einar Aaron Swan, American musician, arranger and composer (born 1903). ** Johnny Dodds, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Kemp
James Hal Kemp (March 27, 1904 – December 21, 1940) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. Biography Hal Kemp was born in Marion, Alabama. He formed his first band in high school, and by the age of 19 led a University of North Carolina band, the Carolina Club Orchestra. They sailed to England, where they made their first recordings in London, and on their return journey made the acquaintance of the Prince of Wales, who performed with them. As a result, the band was mentioned in US press reports, and on their return received several offers of contracts. In 1927, Kemp formed his own orchestra, which at various times featured Skinnay Ennis, Bunny Berigan, and John Scott Trotter, and the band became a popular jazz orchestra in the late 1920s. Biograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1967. Events June * 12 – The 2nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 12 – 19). * 30 – The 14th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 3). Unknown date * Nina Simone wins female Jazz singer of the year. * Carla Bley was married to Michael Mantler. Album releases *Bill Evans: ''Further Conversations with Myself'' *Pharoah Sanders: ''Tauhid'' *Stan Getz: ''Sweet Rain'' *Sun Ra: ''Atlantis'' *Gary Burton: ''A Genuine Tong Funeral'' * Sam Rivers: ''Dimensions and Extensions'' *Roscoe Mitchell: '' Old Quartet'' *Bill Dixon: ''Intents and Purposes'' * George Russell: '' Othello Ballet Suite'' *Muhal Richard Abrams: ''Levels and Degrees of Light'' *Archie Shepp: '' The Magic of Ju-Ju'' *Jackie McLean: ''New and Old Gospel'' *Roland Kirk: '' The Inflated Tear'' * Frank Wright: ''Your Prayer'' *Spontaneous Music Ensemble: ''Withdrawal'' *Peter Brötzmann T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
