1934 In Jazz

picture info	1934 In Jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1934. Events * Louis Armstrong is in Europe, recording with French Polydor. * Trumpeter Rex Stewart joins the Duke Ellington Band. Standards Deaths ; February * 27 – Gene Rodemich, pianist and orchestra leader (born 1890). ; September * 2 Alcide Nunez, United States jazz clarinetist (born 1884). Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor, most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" (born 1908). ; Unknown date * Eddie Anthony, American country blues and jazz musician. He played the violin (born 1890). * Jack Carey, trombonist, the leader of the Crescent City Orchestra (born 1889). Births ; January * 5 – Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer, violinist, and composer (died 2013). * 8 – Georg Riedel, Swedish upright bassist. * 10 Joe Licari, American clarinetist. Sheila Tracy, British broadcaster, writer, trombonist, and singer (died 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn". Hawkins biographer John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches." Hawkins cited as influences Happy Caldwell, Stump Evans, and Prince Robinson, although he was the first to tailor his method of improvisation to the saxophone rather than imitate the techniques of the clarinet. Hawkins' virtuosic, arpeggiated approach to improvisation, with his characteristic rich, emotional, and vibrato-laden tonal style, was the main influence on a generation of tenor players that included Chu Berry, Charlie Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Joe Licari Joe Licari (born January 10, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American jazz clarinetist. Known as an especially "hot" player with an exuberant and always emotive attack, Licari is considered, by critics and peers alike, to be in the front rank of contemporary "classic" jazz musicians. He is also among the most immediately recognizable. The renowned Bob Wilber, with whom Licari studied for nearly a year, said of him: “You hear the influence of Benny Goodman in his playing…also the Chicago players Frank Teschemacher and Pee Wee Russell, plus the New Orleans clarinetists Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet and Jimmie Noone. He has used some of their ideas and rejected others to come up with his own style. To achieve [your own] identity is the goal of all serious [jazz] players. When you hear [Licari's] clarinet you know it's him.” In a 60 plus-year career Licari (who also plays the soprano and alto saxophones) has worked alongside Roy Eldridge, "Wild" Bill Davison, Conrad Janis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]