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1930 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1930. Musicians born that year included Ornette Coleman, Herbie Mann, Helen Merrill, Sonny Rollins, Ray Charles and Clifford Brown. Events * The Great Depression had started. Unemployment rates had risen to 25% of the workforce, and up to 60% of African American men were out of work. Cities were crowded with workseekers. Black musicians were not allowed to play in studios or on radio. However, jazz music was resilient. While businesses, including the record industry, were down, the dance halls were packed with people dancing the jitterbug to the music of big bands, which would come to be called swing music. Standards * In 1930 standards published included " Body and Soul", " But Not for Me" and "Embraceable You". Births ; January * 1 – Ack van Rooyen, Dutch trumpeter and flugelhornist. * 5 – Oscar Klein, Austrian trumpeter (died 2006). * 11 ** Jack Nimitz, American baritone saxophonist (died 2009). ** Johnny V ... [...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] |
Oscar Klein
Oscar Klein (5 January 1930 in Graz, Austria – 12 December 2006 in Baden-Württemberg) was an Austrian born jazz trumpeter who also played clarinet, harmonica, and swing guitar. His family fled the Nazis when he was young. He became known for "older jazz" like swing and Dixieland. In the early sixties he joined the famous Dutch Swing College Band in the Netherlands as first trumpeter and he is to be found on several of their recordings. He played with Lionel Hampton, Joe Zawinul, Jerry Ricks and others. In 1996 he was honored by then President Thomas Klestil Thomas Klestil (; 4 November 1932 – 6 July 2004) was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as President of Austria from 1992 to his death in 2004. He was elected in 1992 and re-elected into office in 1998. Biography until 1992 Bor .... References Dixieland trumpeters Swing guitarists Austrian jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters 1930 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American guitarists 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Neely (musician)
John Neely (January 29, 1930 in Chicago – October 8, 1994 in Richton Park, Illinois) was a jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. A member of King Fleming's Quintette (with Russell Williams and Lorez Alexandria) which recorded for the Chicago-based Blue Lake label in early 1954, he had played with Clifford Jordan in 1949.Campbell, Robert L.; Pruter, Robert and Büttner, Armin "The King Fleming Discography" In 1960, Neely recorded with pianist Earl Washington for the Formal label in a band which included |
2005 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2005. Events January * 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29). February * 13 – The 47th Annual Grammy Awards ** Ray Charles & Norah Jones in the categories Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song " Here We Go Again" ** Ray Charles & Various Artists in the category Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for ''Genius Loves Company'' ** The Maria Schneider Orchestra in the category Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for ''Concert in the Garden'' ** Bill Frisell in the category Best Contemporary Jazz Album for '' Unspeakable'' ** Herbie Hancock in the category Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for the album '' Speak Like a Child'' ** McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride and Lewis Nash in the category Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group for ''Illuminations'' ** Nancy Wilson in the category Best Jazz Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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