Jazz Music in History (Part 9)

Events in Music

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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 801 - 900 of 1,814

1930-11-17 David Amram, American classical, jazz, folk, and film score composer (Shakespeare in the Park; Splendor in the Grass; The Manchurian Candidate), musician, conductor, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1930-12-04 Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist and composer, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2013)
1931-01-02 Frank Marocco, American jazz, pop, classical, and session accordionist, arranger and composer, born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2012)
1931-01-20 Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese jazz pianist and songwriter, born in Tsingtao, Republic of China to (d. 1992)
1931-02-11 Bobby Lamb, Irish jazz trombonist, composer, and conductor, born in Cork, Irish Free State
1931-03-25 Paul Motian, American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio; Keith Jarrett), composer, and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1931-03-27 Burt Collins, American jazz trumpeter, born in New York City (d. 2007)
1931-03-30 Harold Burrage, American blues and jazz singer, and pianist (Hi Yo Silver), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
1931-04-11 Frank Vicari, American jazz, session, and touring saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson; Woody Herman; Tom Waits; Saturday Night Live), born in New Jersey (d. 2006)
1931-04-27 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), born in Poznań, Poland (d. 1969)
1931-05-02 Richard "Groove" Holmes, American jazz organist ("Misty"), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1991)
1931-05-06 Hasaan Ibn Ali [William Henry Langford, Jr], American jazz pianist and composer (Max Roach Trio), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
1931-05-07 Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer ("Put Another Nickel In"), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2007)
1931-05-17 [Walter] Dewey Redman, American jazz saxophonist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2006)
1931-06-13 Georges Arvanitas, French jazz pianist and organist, born in Marseilles, France (d. 2005)

1932-07-16 John Chilton, English jazz trumpeter (Feetwarmers), born in London (d. 2016)
1932-08-06 Dorothy Ashby (née Thompson), American jazz harpist, singer, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1986)
1932-08-10 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
1932-08-15 Bill Dowdy, American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
1932-09-03 (Granville) "Mickey" Roker, American jazz drummer (Art Farmer; Milt Jackson; Dizzy Gillespie), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2017)
1932-09-11 Ian Hamer, British jazz trumpeter and session musician (Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"; Top of the Pops studio band), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2006)
1932-09-13 Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist and composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2013)
1932-09-21 Don Preston, American rock and jazz keyboard player (Mothers Of Invention/Frank Zappa, 1966-74), born in Flint, Michigan
1932-10-13 Johnny Lytle, American jazz drummer and vibraphonist, known as "Fast Hands", born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1995)
1932-11-11 Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, born in New York City (d. 1994)
1932-11-28 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
1932-12-03 Bob Cranshaw, American jazz bassist (Blue Note Records; Sonny Rollins; Stanley Turrentine; Duke Pearson), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1932-12-09 Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1932-12-15 Curtis Fuller, American jazz trombonist (Yusef Lateef; John Coltrane; Farmer/Golson Jazztet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
1933-01-22 Jean-Louis Viale, French jazz drummer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1984)
1933-02-01 Sadao Watanabe, Japanese jazz and bossa nova saxophonist, and flute player, born in Utsunomiya, Japan

Weddings in Music

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Divorces in Music

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Deaths in Music

Deaths 801 - 900 of 1,135

2008-07-06 Bobby Durham, American jazz drummer (b. 1937)
2008-07-22 Joe Beck, American session and jazz guitarist (Don Sebesky; Gil Evans; Gato Barbieri; Esther Phillips), and bandleader, dies of lung cancer at 62
2008-07-25 Hiram Bullock, American jazz, funk, and fusion guitarist (The World's Most Dangerous Band), dies of cancer at 52
2008-07-25 Johnny Griffin III, American jazz saxophonist (A Blowin' Session), dies of a heart attack at 80
2008-08-19 Clea Bradford, American jazz singer, dies of breast cancer at 67
2008-09-26 Marc Moulin, Belgian jazz and rock pianist (Placebo), and journalist, dies of throat cancer at 66
2008-10-11 Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), dies at 85
2008-11-27 Pekka Pohjola, Finnish rock and jazz-fusion bassist, and composer, dies of a seizure at 56
2008-12-05 Anca Parghel, Romanian jazz singer and composer (b. 1957)
2008-12-19 Kenny Cox, American jazz pianist dies of lung cancer at 68
2008-12-29 Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)
2008-12-30 Derek Wadsworth, British jazz composer and arranger, dies at 69
2009-01-20 David "Fathead" Newman, American jazz saxophonist (Ray Charles - "The Right Time"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 75
2009-01-24 Leonard Gaskin, American jazz bassist (Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis), dies at 88
2009-01-28 Arthur Jenkins, Jr., American jazz and pop session and touring keyboardist, composer, and arranger (Johnny Nash; Harry Belafonte; John Lennon; Roberta Flack), dies at 72
2009-02-07 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, dies of natural causes at 84

2009-02-09 Vic Lewis, British jazz guitarist, bandleader, composer, and artist manager (NEMS), and cricket club owner, dies at 89
2009-02-14 Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer and orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show), dies at 84
2009-03-24 Uriel Jones, American jazz and session drummer (Motown's Funk Brothers), dies from complications of a heart attack at 74
2009-04-02 Clifford “Bud” Shank, American jazz saxophonist and flute player, dies of a pulmonary embolism at 82
2009-05-15 Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and smooth jazz bassist, dies from the effects of cancer at 44
2009-06-07 Hugh Hopper, British progressive rock and jazz bassist (Soft Machine; Stomu Yamashta's East Wind; Carla Bley), dies of leukemia at 64
2009-06-22 Steve Race, British composer, jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBC's "My Music", 1967-94), dies at 88
2009-07-04 Jim Chapin, American jazz drummer, and author, dies at 89
2009-07-27 George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (The Jazz Workshop; Jazz in the Space Age), and music theorist (Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization), dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 86
2009-08-04 Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), dies at 82
2009-08-27 Virgilio Savona, Italian jazz singer and composer (Quartetto Cetra - "Un bacio a mezzanotte"; "Crapa pelada"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 89
2009-08-29 Chris Connor [Mary Jean Loutsenhizer], American jazz singer ("I Wonder What Became of Me"), dies of cancer at 81
2009-10-31 Ron Gowans, Australian jazz saxophonist, dies of cancer at 83
2009-12-13 Joe Castro, American bebop and West Coast jazz pianist (Teddy Edwards Quartet; June Christy), dies at 82
2010-01-03 Joyce Collins, American jazz and film and television session pianist, singer, and educator, dies at 79

2010-01-11 Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies of cardiac arrest at 75
2010-02-13 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), dies at 77
2010-02-15 Art Van Damme, American jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz), dies at 89
2010-03-30 John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), dies of melanoma at 88
2010-04-27 Morris Pert, Scottish session jazz-rock drummer, percussionist, pianist, and contemporary classical composer (Ankh; Auroura), dies at 62
2010-05-01 Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer, arranger and valve trombonist (The Boss Brass), dies of liver cancer at 75
2010-05-16 Hank Jones, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, dies at 91
2010-07-12 Paulo Moura, Brazilian jazz and swing clarinetist and saxophonist, dies at 77
2010-07-14 Gene Ludwig, American jazz and R&B Hammond B-3 organist (Sonny Stitt, Arthur Prysock), dies at 72
2010-08-08 Jack Parnell, British jazz drummer, and orchestra leader (The Benny Hill Show; The Englebert Humperdick Show; Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments), dies of cancer at 87
2010-08-13 Esteban "Steve" Jordan, American conjunto, Tejano, rock and jazz accordion player, dies of liver cancer at 71
2010-08-14 Abbey Lincoln [Anna Wooldridge], African-American jazz vocalist, songwriter, actress (Nothing But a Man), and civil rights activist, dies at 80
2010-09-21 Geoffrey Burgon, British jazz trumpeter, and film, television and concert composer (City Adventures), dies at 69
2010-10-07 (Terry) "T" Lavitz, American jazz-fusion keyboardist (Dixie Dregs; Jazz Is Dead), dies at 54
2010-10-18 Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -"Ascension"; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethnomusicologist, dies at 79

2012-06-07 Nabil Totah, Palestinian-American jazz double bassist, dies at 72
2012-06-13 Graeme Bell, Australian jazz pianist, band leader, and composer, dies at 97
2012-07-04 Larance Marable, American jazz drummer (Charlie Haden's Quartet West; Stan Getz; Groove Holmes), dies at 83
2012-09-27 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90
2012-10-07 John Tchicai, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer (New York Art Quartet), dies at 76
2012-10-18 David Spencer Ware, American free jazz saxophonist, dies at 62
2012-10-27 Terry Callier, American soul, folk and jazz guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("What Color Is Love"), dies of cancer at 67
2012-11-04 Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, dies from a heart attack at 77
2012-11-22 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), dies at 93 [1]
2012-12-05 Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist ("Take Five") and composer (Gates of Justice), dies from heart failure at 91
2013-01-30 Patty Andrews, American pop and swing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies at 94
2013-02-04 Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), dies at 80
2013-03-23 Barbara Donald, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader ("The Past and Tomorrows"), dies at 70
2013-03-25 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch jazz and pop vocalist, guitarist (De Millers), and painter, dies at 91
2013-05-29 Mulgrew Miller, American jazz pianist (Duke Ellington; Betty Carter; Artie Shaw; Art Blakey), composer, and educator (William Patterson University), dies of a stroke at 57
2013-06-11 Johnny Smith, American cool jazz guitarist ("Moonlight In Vermont"; "Walk, Don't Run"), dies from injuries sustained in a fall at 90