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1936 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1936 A book called Bud not Buddy is a great recourse for this topic. Events * The Duke Ellington Band makes the classical recording of Caravan. Standards Deaths ; June * 27 – Mike Bernard, ragtime pianist (born 1875). ; August * 5 – Mitja Nikisch, German pianist and band leader (born 1899). ; Unknown date * Sam Morgan, New Orleans jazz trumpet player and bandleader (born 1895). Births ; January * 1 – Sonny Greenwich, Canadian guitarist. * 3 – Joe Haider, German pianist. * 7 – Eldee Young, American upright bass and cello player (died 2007). * 19 – Hod O'Brien, American pianist (died 2016). * 20 – Erwin Helfer, American pianist. * 21 – Snooks Eaglin, American guitarist and singer (died 2009). * 24 – Bobby Wellins, Scottish tenor saxophonist (died 2016). * 31 – Garnett Brown, American trombonist (died 2021). ; February * 4 – Claude Nobs, Swiss founder and general manager of the Montre ... [...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] |
Erwin Helfer
Erwin Helfer (born January 20, 1936) is an Americans, American boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist. Biography Born in 1936 and raised in Chicago, Erwin attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL. Erwin Helfer is a Chicago boogie woogie and jazz innovator, performer, and educator. Helfer was mentored by Bill Russell (composer), William Russell, who introduced him to Glover Compton, Baby Dodds, Mahalia Jackson, Cripple Clarence Lofton, and Estelle Mama Yancey, as a young teenager growing up in Chicago in the early 1950s. William Russell moved to New Orleans and worked on a Ford Foundation grant which led to the creation of the Jazz Archives at Tulane University. Helfer followed Russell to New Orleans and studied at Tulane University. He studied psychology but he did not complete a degree. He became close to Billie Pierce and De De Pierce. He spent time outside of class studying the piano style of Crescent City pianists Archibald and Professor Longhair. In 1956, Erwin Helfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Purbrook
Colin Thomas Purbrook (26 February 1936 – 5 February 1999) was an English jazz pianist and Songwriter. He also played double-bass and, occasionally, trumpet. Early life Purbrook was born in Seaford, East Sussex and learned piano from the age of six from his father, who was also a professional pianist. As a young boy aged just 11 in 1947 he won three Challenge Cups at the Brighton Music Festival. He then studied music at the Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. As well as playing piano, Purbrook also played on the trombone with the Cambridge University Jazz Band which featured in the Rank film Bachelor of Hearts from 1958. Career He left Cambridge in 1957 and joined Sandy Brown's quintet on double bass for a six-month period at the popular 100 Club in Oxford Street, London. He played piano for three years with Al Fairweather's All Stars, and also played with Kenny Ball, both as a pianist and on trumpet and double bass. In the early 1960s he worked with Kenny Baker, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2020. Events *May 6 – Gregory Porter's brother Lloyd dies of COVID-19, two months after the singer is forced to interrupt his world tour by the pandemic. *August 6- 8 – The Newport Jazz Festival is replaced by a programme of virtual events created by founder George Wein. Albums *Pat Metheny – From This Place *Joshua Redman - RoundAgain *Dinosaur – To the Earth *John Scofield and Steve Swallow - Swallow Tales *Carla Bley - Life Goes On Deaths *January 10 – Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist *February 10 – Lyle Mays, 66, American jazz fusion keyboardist (Pat Metheny Group) *February 16 – Graeme Allwright, 93, New Zealand-French folk and jazz singer-songwriter *February 18 – Jon Christensen, 76m Norwegian jazz drummer *March 2 – Susan Weinert, 54, German jazz fusion guitarist (cancer) *March 6 – McCoy Tyner, 81, American jazz pianist *March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, 59, Argentine jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Furuya
Takashi Furuya (February 13, 1936 – September 2, 2020) was a Japanese jazz saxophonist and vocalist. Biography Takashi Furuya was born in Tokyo on February 13, 1936. He played violin and clarinet in his youth, and picked up saxophone as a teenager. He played on American military bases in the 1950s and led his own bands starting in 1959. These ensembles had several names, including Takashi Furuya and the Freshmen, The Concord, Reunion, the Neighborhood Big Band, and Neo Sax Band. He accompanied visiting American musicians on tours of Japan, including Dizzy Gillespie, Mal Waldron, and Phil Woods. He has worked as a sideman for Gil Evans, Naosuke Miyamoto, and Makoto Ozone, and also collaborated with Fumio Karashima, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, and Rikiya Higashihara. Furuya died on September 2, 2020, at the age of 84. References *Kazunori Sugiyama, "Takashi Furuya". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld Barry Dean Kernfeld (born August 11, 1950) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1992. Events April * 10 – The 19th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 10 – 12). May * 20 – The 20th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31). June * 5 – The 21st Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5 – 8). July * 2 – 26th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 18). * 10 – The 17th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 10 – 12). August * 13 – The 9th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 13 – 15). September * 18 – The 35th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20). Album releases *Jane Ira Bloom: ''Art and Aviation'' *Maria Schneider: ''Evanescence'' *Geri Allen: ''Maroons'' *Wynton Marsalis: ''Citi Movement'' *Joe Lovano: ''Universal Language'' *Terence Blanchard: ''The Malcolm X Jazz Suite'' *Sergey Kuryokhin: ''Some Combination of Fingers and Passion'' *Medeski Martin & Wood: '' Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Tyson
June Tyson (February 5, 1936 – November 24, 1992) was an American singer, violinist, and dancer who performed with bandleader Sun Ra. Biography A native of Albemarle, North Carolina Albemarle () is a small city and the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,903 in the 2010 Census. Gerald R. "Ronnie" Michael (a former police chief in the city) serves as Mayor and Albemarle has a se ..., Tyson worked in Harlem during the 1960s as a singer. She met pianist Sun Ra and became the only woman in his band, the Arkestra. Tyson also worked as the band's costume designer, choreographer, and violinist. She married a member of the crew who designed lighting and sound. Their home in Harlem became a regular stop for members of the band. References 1936 births 1992 deaths People from Albemarle, North Carolina American jazz singers American women jazz singers American jazz violinists Sun Ra Arkestra members 20th-century American violi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2013. Events January * 23 – The 2nd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 23 – 27). * 24 – The 8th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 24 – 27). * 31 – The 15th Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 7). February March * 1 – The 9th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 1 – 3). * 22 – The 40th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24). * 23 ** Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz. ** Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work ''Flipp'' for Vossajazz 2013. April * 24 – The 19th SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy, Norway (April 24 – 28). * 26 – The 2nd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (April 26 – May 1). * 30 – The International Jazz Day. May * 17 – The 42nd Moers Festival started in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Nobs
Claude Nobs (February 4, 1936 – January 10, 2013) was the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Biography Nobs was born in Montreux, Switzerland. After apprenticing as a cook, Nobs worked in the Tourism Office of Montreux. He later went to New York, where he met Nesuhi Ertegün, the then-president of Atlantic Records. He also met Roberta Flack and invited her to the ''Rose d’Or de Montreux''. Later, Aretha Franklin made her first visit to Europe thanks to him. At the age of 31, while he was director of the Tourism Office of Montreux, he organized the first jazz festival featuring artists such as Charles Lloyd, Keith Jarrett, Ron McLure and Jack DeJohnette. This new festival was an immediate success, and gained a reputation far beyond Switzerland. Nobs quickly transformed his festival into an international gathering place for lovers of jazz. In 1971, Deep Purple decided to produce and record their album ''Machine Head'' in Montreux. The group was also sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2021. Events *January 14 – The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll rates Maria Schneider's ''Data Lords'' as the best album of 2020. *July 30-August 1 – The Newport Jazz Festival takes place in the US state of Rhode Island. Performers include Gerald Clayton, Charles Lloyd, Mavis Staples, Trombone Shorty, Kamasi Washington and Brandee Younger. * December 4 - Promises (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra album) is named album of the year 2021 by TIME magazine Albums January February March April May June July August September October November December Deaths *January 6 – Bobby Few, 85, American jazz pianist *January 17 – Sammy Nestico, 96, American composer and arranger *January 20 – Keith Nichols, 75, British instrumentalist and bandleader (COVID-19) *January 23 – Jonas Gwangwa, 83, South African jazz trombonist *February 9 – Chick Corea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnett Brown
Garnett Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was a jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA. In 1974 he won the ''Down Beat'' Reader's poll for trombonist, and appears on the classic 1976 recording '' Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live''. He did some work in film and television composition due to his training in the field. In 1989 he was the conductor and orchestrator for ''Harlem Nights''. Coincident with Kenny Burrell joining UCLA as Director of Jazz Studies in 1996, Brown co-led UCLA Jazz Ensemble I with John Clayton. Married Anna Brown with two children Ariana Brown and Miranda Brown-Muir and three grandchildren Luca Muir, Francesca Muir and Alessandra Muir. At the time of his death, he was retired and had been diagnosed with dementia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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