1942 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1942. Events ; August * The American Federation of Musicians president James C. Petrillo initiated a ban on recording, in hopes of coercing record companies into returning part of their profits to the union to be used for special concerts and projects. This forced the record companies to focus on recording singers and singing groups and reissuing previously recorded material. ; October * Sarah Vaughan was discovered at the Apollo Theater in Harlem after having won first prize at Amateur Night. * 18 – Louis Armstrong was married to a Cotton Club dancer named Lucille Wilson. They remained married until his death. Standards Deaths ; January * 1 – Jaroslav Ježek (composer), Jaroslav Ježek, Czechoslovakian composer, pianist and conductor (born 1906 in jazz, 1906). * 12 – Willie Cornish, American trombonist (born 1875). ; March * 1 – Leo Adde, American drummer (born 1904 in jazz, 1904). * 2 – Charlie Chri ...
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Tiny Bradshaw
Myron Carlton "Tiny" Bradshaw (September 23, 1907 – November 26, 1958)
- accessed July 2010 was an American and bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer. His biggest hit was "Well Oh Well" in 1950, and the following year he recorded "", important to the development of ; ...
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1908 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1908. Events * Trumpeter Freddie Keppard and his Creoles played more powerful Jazz in New Orleans than the Original Dixieland Jazz Band did in 1917. Keppard did not record any records until many years later. He was afraid of having his style stolen. Standards Births ; January * 1 – Bill Tapia, Portuguese-American singer and ukulele player (died 2011). * 7 – Red Allen, American trumpeter and vocalist (died 1967). * 14 – Russ Columbo, American baritone, songwriter, violinist, and actor (died 1934). * 22 – Teddy McRae, American tenor saxophonist and arranger (died 1999). * 26 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist, Quintette du Hot Club de France (died 1997). * 27 – Hot Lips Page, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (died 1954). ; February * 20 – Seymour Österwall, Swedish tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (died 1981). ; March * 6 – Bill Beason, American drummer (died 1988). * 7 – N ...
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Jon Lucien
Lucien Leopold Harrigan (January 8, 1942 – August 18, 2007), known professionally as Jon Lucien, was a singer from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. His parents were Eric "Rico" Lucien Harrigan and Eloise Turnbull Harrigan of Tortolan families. His father was a musician whose main instrument was a three-coursed Latin guitar-like chordophone known as a Tres. Life and career Born in Tortola in 1942, Lucien was raised in St. Thomas. As a teenager, he played bass in his father's band. During the 1960s he moved to New York City. While performing at a party, he was discovered by an executive from RCA, which released his debut album (''I Am Now'', 1970) of pop and jazz standards. Lucien said the label attempted to market him as a "black Sinatra". His second album, ''Rashida'', contained only songs written by Lucien, with "Lady Love" receiving radio airplay. Dave Grusin received a Grammy Award nomination for his arrangements. He recorded two albums for Columbia before making guest ...
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Bill Goodwin (jazz Drummer)
F. Bill Goodwin (born Los Angeles, California, January 8, 1942) is an American jazz drummer. Career Goodwin began his professional career at the age of seventeen with saxophonist Charles Lloyd. During the 1960s, he worked with Mike Melvoin, Art Pepper, Paul Horn, Frank Rosolino, Bud Shank, George Shearing, and Gabor Szabo. Joining the performing ensemble of vibraphonist Gary Burton brought him to the East Coast in 1969. After three years with Burton, Goodwin settled in the Pocono Mountains and worked in hotels and resorts. In 1974, he became a founding member of the Phil Woods Quartet. He worked with Woods for forty years as a drummer and record producer, winning three Grammy Awards. He has performed with Bill Evans, Lee Konitz Dexter Gordon, Jim Hall, Bobby Hutcherson, June Christy, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Mose Allison, and The Manhattan Transfer. He has been a featured performer at the W. C. Handy Music Festival for many years, serving as a member of the W. C. Hand ...
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2003 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2003. Events January * 30 – The 6th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 30 – February 2). February March April * 11 ** The 30th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 11 – 13). ** Kåre Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003. * 3 – Terje Rypdal performs the commissioned work '' Vossabrygg'' for Vossajazz 2003. May * 21 – The 31st Nattjazz 2004 started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – 31). June * 6 – The 32nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 6 – 9). * 23 – The 15th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 23 – July 13). * 26 – The 24th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 26 - July 6). July * 4 – The 37th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 20). ** The 25th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 2 – 11). * 11 – The 28th North Sea Jazz Festival started ...
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Jocelyne Jocya
Jocelyne Jocya (January 7, 1942 – August 18, 2003) was a French singer, songwriter, and advocate of children's rights best known for her rendition of "Bon Voyage". From 1958 to 1980, she sold millions of records and performed in the world's most famous music halls. In 1988, she founded the Federation for the Declaration of the Rights of Children, a non-profit children's rights Children's rights are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors.

John McLaughlin (musician)
John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942), frequently known as Mahavishnu John, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s, McLaughlin made ''Extrapolation'', his first album as a bandleader, in 1969. He then moved to the U.S., where he played with drummer Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his electric jazz fusion albums ''In a Silent Way'', '' Bitches Brew'', '' Jack Johnson'', and ''On the Corner''. His 1970s electric band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, performed a technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused electric jazz and rock with Indian influences. McLaughlin's solo on "Miles Beyond" from his album ''Live at Ronnie Scott's'' won the 2018 Grammy Award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo. He has been award ...
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Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ...
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Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese people who may be fully or partially Han Chinese descent. * Han Minjok, or Han people (): the Korean native name referring to Koreans. * Hän: one of the First Nations peoples of Canada. Former states * Han (Western Zhou state) (韓) (11th century BC – 757 BC), a Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn period * Han (state) (韓) (403–230  BC), a Chinese state during the Warring States period * Han dynasty (漢/汉) (206 BC – 220 AD), a dynasty split into two eras, Western Han and Eastern Han ** Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263), a Han Chinese dynasty that existed during the Three Kingdoms Period * Former Zhao (304–329), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, known as Han (漢) before 319 * Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347), one of the Sixte ...
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James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg. Located ... ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. Jame ...
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