1953 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1953.

1953 in jazz
Decade1950s in jazz
Music1953 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1952 in jazz 1954 in jazz
List of years in jazz

Events

  • The musical Porgy and Bess was revived, playing in many European cities.

Album releases

Standards

Deaths

April
  • 23Peter DeRose, American Hall of Fame composer of jazz and pop music during the Tin Pan Alley era (born 1900).
May
June
  • 3Mike Mosiello, Italian-born American trumpeter (born 1896).
  • 26Julius Foss, Danish composer, organist, and guitarist (born 1879).
August
  • 19Tiny Kahn, American drummer, arranger, and composer (born 1923).
November
Unknown date

Births

Mike Stern at Jazz Alley, 2007.
January
February
  • 2Louis Sclavis, French clarinetist, bass clarinetist, and soprano saxophonist.
  • 7T. K. Blue, American saxophonist.
  • 18Erling Aksdal, Norwegian pianist.
  • 24Rob Burns, English-New Zealand bass guitarist, author, and academic.
  • 25Reggie Lucas, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2018).
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
  • 1Don Blackman, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (died 2013).
  • 2John Zorn, American composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist.
  • 10Craig S. Harris, American trombonist.
  • 11Renée Geyer, Australian singer.
  • 14Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (died 1998).
  • 16Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer.
  • 26
  • 28Keni Burke, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
October
November
December
Unknown date

See also

References

  1. Gilbert, Andrew (2017-05-01). "John Shifflett, popular San Jose jazz musician and teacher, dies at age 64". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

Bibliography

  • The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
  • The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
  • The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
  • The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
  • The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4234-2452-9.
  • The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
  • The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
  • The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.


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