Events in Music History in January 1944

Met's First Jazz Concert

Jan 18 The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time - performers include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Lionel Hampton, Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo, Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden, and Benny Goodman, via remote hook-up. [1]

"Jeremiah"

Jan 28 Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah" premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania