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1906 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1906. Events * Duke Ellington starts playing the piano at the age of seven. Standards Births ; January * 4 – Frankie Newton, American trumpeter (died 1954). * 6 – Bobby Stark, American trumpeter (died 1945). ; March * 3 – Barney Bigard, American clarinetist (died 1980). * 13 – Frank Teschemacher, American clarinetist and alt saxophonist (died 1932). * 27 – Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet and saxophones (died 1969). ; April * 3 ** Billy Taylor, American upright bassist (died 1986). ** Fats Pichon, American pianist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter (died 1967). * 10 ** Fud Livingston, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer (died 1957). ** Kai Ewans, Danish reedist (died 1988). * 18 – Little Brother Montgomery, American pianist and singer (died 1985). * 22 – Alex Hill, American pianist (died 1937). * 29 – Ward Pinkett, American trumpeter (died 1937). * 30 – Hayes Pillars ... [...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] |
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] |
