1900 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1900.
DecadePre-1920 in jazz
Music1900 in music
StandardsList of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also1901 in jazz
| 1900 in jazz | |
|---|---|
| Decade | Pre-1920 in jazz |
| Music | 1900 in music |
| Standards | List of pre-1920 jazz standards |
| See also | 1901 in jazz |
Events
- The New Orleans players are adapting a mix of ragtime, blues, brass band music, pop songs and dances, and the jazz stew is now brewing. Some also start to improvise the pop songs.[1]
Standards
Births
- January
- 1 â Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American bandleader (died 1990).
- 11 â Wilbur de Paris, American trombonist and bandleader (died 1973).
- 22 â Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican trombonist and composer (died 1984).
- February
- 3 â Mabel Mercer, English-born cabaret singer (died 1984).
- 9 â Walter Page, American upright bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader (died 1957).
- 13 â Wingy Manone, American trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (died 1982).
- 24 â Jimmy Bertrand, American drummer (died 1960).
- 25 â Tiny Parham, Canadian-American bandleader and pianist (died 1943).
- March
- 10 â Peter DeRose, American pianist and songwriter (died 1953).
- 24 â June Clark, American trumpeter and cornetist (died 1963).
- 25 â Barney Rapp, American orchestra leader and musician (died 1970).
- May
- 27 â Chester Zardis, American upright bassist (died 1990).
- 28 â Tommy Ladnier, American trumpeter (died 1939).
- June
- 15 â Paul Mares, American cornetist, trumpeter, and bandleader, New Orleans Rhythm Kings (died 1949).
- July
- 13 â George Lewis, American clarinetist (died 1968).
- 18 â Wilton Crawley, American composer and clarinetist (died 1948).
- 29 â Don Redman, American musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer (died 1964).
- September
- 24 â Poley McClintock, American singer (died 1980).
- October
- 9 â Elmer Snowden, American banjo and guitar player (died 1973).
- 17 â Jimmy Harrison, American trombonist (died 1931).
- 22 â Cyril Blake, Trinidadian trumpeter (died 1951).
- 24 â Lawrence Marrero, American banjoist (died 1959).
- December
- 13 â Arthur Herzog, Jr., American songwriter and composer (died 1983).
- 14 â Juan d'Arienzo, Argentine tango violinist, band leader, and composer (died 1976).
- 29 â Willie Humphrey, American clarinetist (died 1994).
- Unknown date
- Joe Appleton, West Indies saxophonist and clarinetist (died 1956).