1909 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1909.
DecadePre-1920 in jazz
Music1909 in music
StandardsList of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also1908 in jazz â 1910 in jazz
| 1909 in jazz | |
|---|---|
| Decade | Pre-1920 in jazz |
| Music | 1909 in music |
| Standards | List of pre-1920 jazz standards |
| See also | 1908 in jazz â 1910 in jazz |
Events
- Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins started playing the piano at the age of five years.[1]
Standards
Births
- January
- 13
- Danny Barker, American guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and author (died 1994).
- Ed Burke, American violinist and trombonist (died 1988).
- 15 â Gene Krupa, American jazz and big band drummer, band leader, actor, and composer (died 1973).
- 22 â Mouse Randolph, American trumpeter (died 1997).
- 24 â Tiny Winters, English bassist and vocalist (died 1996).
- February
- 4 â Artie Bernstein, American upright bassist (died 1964).
- 20 â Oscar Alemán, Argentine guitarist, singer, and dancer (died 1980).
- March
- 2 â Narvin Kimball, American musician (died 2006).[2]
- 3 â Booker Pittman, American clarinetist (died 1969).
- 9 â Herschel Evans, American tenor saxophonist (died 1939).[3]
- 21 â Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (died 1988).
- 27 â Ben Webster, American tenor saxophonist (died 1973).
- April
- 15 â Wilbert Baranco, American pianist and bandleader (died 1983).
- 16 â Pippo Starnazza, Italian singer and actor (died 1975).
- 29 â Jacques Butler, American trumpeter and vocalist (died 2003).
- May
- 7 â Teddy Bunn, American guitarist, Spirits of Rhythm (died 1978).
- 29 â Dick Stabile, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1980).
- 30 â Benny Goodman, American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing" (died 1986).
- June
- 8 â Henry Nemo, American musician, songwriter, and actor (died 1999).
- 13 â Garland Wilson, American pianist (died 1954).
- 27 â Leon Washington, American tenor saxophonist (died 1973).
- July
- 16 â Teddy Buckner, American trumpeter (died 1994).
- 22 â Cassino Simpson, American pianist (died 1952).
- August
- 8 â Rupert Cole, Trinidadian alto saxophonist and clarinetist (died unknown date).
- 10 â Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (died 1965).
- 14 â Stuff Smith, American violinist (died 1967).
- 17 â Larry Clinton, American bandleader and songwriter (died 1985).
- 27 â Lester Young, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (died 1959).
- September
- 26 â Gus Deloof, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger (died 1974).
- October
- 4 â Buddy Featherstonhaugh, English saxophonist (died 1976).
- 13
- Art Tatum, American pianist (died 1956).
- Scoville Browne, American reedist (died 1994).
- 17 â Cozy Cole, American drummer (died 1981).
- December
- 12 â Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (died 1991).
- 17 â Roy McCloud, American cornetist (died 1986).
- 31 â Jonah Jones, American trumpeter sometimes referred to as "King Louis II" (died 2000).[4]
- Unknown date
- Roger Chaput, French guitarist and visual artist, Quintette du Hot Club de France (died 1995).
- Rudy Williams, American jazz alto saxophonist (died 1954).
- Tiny Davis, American trumpeter and vocalist (died 1994).