1934 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1934.[1]
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| 1934 in jazz | |
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 I Ain't Got Nobody – Coleman Hawkins & Buck Washington, March 8, 1934 | |
| Decade | 1930s in jazz |
| Music | 1934 in music |
| Standards | List of 1930s jazz standards |
| See also | 1933 in jazz – 1935 in jazz |
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Events
- Louis Armstrong is in Europe, recording with French Polydor.
- Trumpeter Rex Stewart joins the Duke Ellington Band.
Standards
Deaths
Alcide Nunez, 1918
- 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).[2]
- 8 – Georg Riedel, Swedish upright bassist.
- 10
- Joe Licari, American clarinetist.
- Sheila Tracy, British broadcaster, writer, trombonist, and singer (died 2014).
- 11 – Egil "Bop" Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish drummer (died 1998).
- 17 – Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 2013).
- 21 – Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (died 1993).
- February
- 4 – Wade Legge, American pianist and bassist (died 1963).
- 7 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (died 1971).
- 8 – Art Porter Sr., American pianist (died 1993).
- 14 – Merl Saunders, American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards (died 2008).[3]
- 17 – Hacke Björksten, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and saxophonist.
- 20 – Selçuk Sun, Turkish upright bassist and composer (died 2016).
- 23 – Inger Berggren, Swedish singer.
- 28 – Willie Bobo, American percussionist (died 1983).
- March
- 2 – Doug Watkins, American upright bassist (died 1962).
- 14 – Shirley Scott, American organist (died 2002).
- 26 – Don Bailey, American drummer (died 2013).
- 30 – Lanny Morgan, American alto saxophonist.
- April
- 5 – Stanley Turrentine, American tenor saxophonist (died 2000).
- 6 – Horace Tapscott, American pianist and composer (died 1999).
- 7 – Victor Feldman, British pianist (died 1987).
- 8 – Bảo Vàng, Vietnamese trumpeter and composer.
- 13 – Kirk Stuart, American pianist (died 1982).
- 17 – Warren Chiasson, Canadian vibraphonist.
- 29 – Norman Edge, American upright bassist (died 2018).
- May
- 1 – Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (died 2005).
- 14 – Warren Smith, American percussionist.
- 17 – John Picard, English trombonist.
- 19 – Bobby Bryant, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 1998).
- 21 – Bob Northern, American French hornist.
- June
- 3 – Bob Wallis, British musician (died 1991).
- 6 – Raymond Premru, American trombonist (died 1998).
- 22 – Ray Mantilla, American drummer.
- 24 – Terry Cryer, British jazz and blues photographer (died 2017).[4]
- 26 – Dave Grusin, American composer, arranger, and pianist.
- July
- 9 – Vinko Globokar, Slovene-French avant-garde composer and trombonist.
- 9 – Colin Bailey, British-American drummer.
- 19 – Bobby Bradford, American trumpeter and cornetist.
- 22 – Junior Cook, American tenor saxophonist (died 1992).
- 23
- Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004).
- Tony Lee, British pianist (died 2004).
- 24
- Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist (died 2010).
- Rudy Collins, American drummer (died 1988).
- 25 – Don Ellis, American trumpeter, and drummer (died 1978).
- August
- 15 – Georgy Garanian, Russian saxophonist (died 2010).
- 27 – Sylvia Telles, Brazilian singer (died 1966).
- 28 – Ethel Azama, American singer (died 1984).
- September
- 1 – Teri Thornton, American singer (died 2000).
- 3 – Freddie King, American guitarist and singer (died 1976).
- 23 – Gino Paoli, Italian singer-songwriter.
- 26 – Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (died 2004).
- 27 – Ib Glindemann, Danish trumpeter and orchestra leader.
- October
- 7 – Amiri Baraka, African-American writer and music critic (died 2014).
- 9 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer.
- 20
- Bill Chase, American trumpeter (died 1974).
- Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996).
- 26 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer.
- 27
- Barre Phillips, American upright bassist.
- Ivan Jullien, French trumpeter (died 2015).
- 29
- Jimmy Woods, American alto saxophonist (died 2018).
- Pim Jacobs, Dutch pianist (died 1996).
- November
- 7 – Jan Allan, Swedish trumpeter and composer.
- 10 – Houston Person, American tenor saxophonist.
- 14 – Ellis Marsalis Jr., American pianist.
- 17 – Marion Montgomery, American-born singer (died 2002).
- 20 – Colin Smith, English trumpeter (died 2004).
- 23 – Victor Gaskin, American upright bassist (died 2012).
- 29 – Tony Coe, English clarinetist and tenor saxophonist.
- December
- 5 – Art Davis, American upright bassist (died 2007).
- 6 – Norio Maeda, Japanese composer and pianist (died 2018).
- 15 – Curtis Fuller, American trombonist.
- 21 – Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter (died 2009).
- 24 – John Critchinson, English pianist (died 2017).
- 28 – Bob Cunningham, American bassist (died 2017).
- Unknown date
- Delisa Newton, American vocalist.
- Pat Moran McCoy, American pianist.
References
- "History of Jazz Time Line: 1934". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- Barnes, Mike (2013-03-30). "Legendary Producer Phil Ramone Dies at Age 79". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- Clarke, John (2008-10-24). "Former Grateful Dead Keyboardist Merl Saunders Dies". The Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- Wilmer, Val (2017-01-20). "Terry Cryer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
External links
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