1934 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1934.[1]
Decade1930s in jazz
Music1934 in music
StandardsList of 1930s jazz standards
See also1933 in jazz â 1935 in jazz
| 1934 in jazz | |
|---|---|
"I Ain't Got Nobody" â Coleman Hawkins & Buck Washington, March 8, 1934 | |
| Decade | 1930s in jazz |
| Music | 1934 in music |
| Standards | List of 1930s jazz standards |
| See also | 1933 in jazz â 1935 in jazz |
Events
- Louis Armstrong is in Europe, recording with French Polydor.
- Trumpeter Rex Stewart joins the Duke Ellington Band.
Standards
Deaths
- February
- 27 â Gene Rodemich, pianist and orchestra leader (born 1890).
- September
- 2
- Alcide Nunez, United States jazz clarinetist (born 1884).
- Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor, most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" (born 1908).
- Unknown date
- Eddie Anthony, American country blues and jazz musician. He played the violin (born 1890).
- Jack Carey, trombonist, the leader of the Crescent City Orchestra (born 1889).
Births
- January
- 5 â Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer, violinist, and composer (died 2013).[2]
- 8 â Georg Riedel, Swedish upright bassist.
- 10
- Joe Licari, American clarinetist.
- Sheila Tracy, British broadcaster, writer, trombonist, and singer (died 2014).
- 11 â Egil "Bop" Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish drummer (died 1998).
- 17 â Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 2013).
- 21 â Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (died 1993).
- February
- 4 â Wade Legge, American pianist and bassist (died 1963).
- 7 â King Curtis, American saxophonist (died 1971).
- 8 â Art Porter Sr., American pianist (died 1993).
- 14 â Merl Saunders, American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards (died 2008).[3]
- 17 â Hacke Björksten, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and saxophonist (died 2020).
- 20 â Selçuk Sun, Turkish upright bassist and composer (died 2016).
- 23 â Inger Berggren, Swedish singer (died 2019).
- 28 â Willie Bobo, American percussionist (died 1983).
- March
- 2 â Doug Watkins, American upright bassist (died 1962).
- 14 â Shirley Scott, American organist (died 2002).
- 26 â Don Bailey, American drummer (died 2013).
- 30 â Lanny Morgan, American alto saxophonist.
- April
- 5 â Stanley Turrentine, American tenor saxophonist (died 2000).
- 6 â Horace Tapscott, American pianist and composer (died 1999).
- 7 â Victor Feldman, British pianist (died 1987).
- 8 â Bảo Và ng, Vietnamese trumpeter and composer (died 2016).
- 13 â Kirk Stuart, American pianist (died 1982).
- 17 â Warren Chiasson, Canadian vibraphonist.
- 29 â Norman Edge, American upright bassist (died 2018).
- May
- 1 â Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (died 2005).
- 14 â Warren Smith, American percussionist.
- 17 â John Picard, English trombonist.
- 19 â Bobby Bryant, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 1998).
- 21 â Bob Northern, American French hornist (died 2020).
- June
- 3 â Bob Wallis, British musician (died 1991).
- 6 â Raymond Premru, American trombonist (died 1998).
- 22 â Ray Mantilla, American drummer (died 2020).
- 24 â Terry Cryer, British jazz and blues photographer (died 2017).[4]
- 26 â Dave Grusin, American composer, arranger, and pianist.
- July
- 9 â Vinko Globokar, Slovene-French avant-garde composer and trombonist.
- 9 â Colin Bailey, British-American drummer (died 2021).
- 19 â Bobby Bradford, American trumpeter and cornetist.
- 22 â Junior Cook, American tenor saxophonist (died 1992).
- 23
- Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004).
- Tony Lee, British pianist (died 2004).
- 24
- Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist (died 2010).
- Rudy Collins, American drummer (died 1988).
- 25 â Don Ellis, American trumpeter, and drummer (died 1978).
- August
- 15 â Georgy Garanian, Russian saxophonist (died 2010).
- 27 â Sylvia Telles, Brazilian singer (died 1966).
- 28 â Ethel Azama, American singer (died 1984).
- September
- 1 â Teri Thornton, American singer (died 2000).
- 3 â Freddie King, American guitarist and singer (died 1976).
- 23 â Gino Paoli, Italian singer-songwriter.
- 26 â Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (died 2004).
- 27 â Ib Glindemann, Danish trumpeter and orchestra leader (died 2019).
- October
- 7 â Amiri Baraka, African-American writer and music critic (died 2014).
- 9 â Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer.
- 20
- Bill Chase, American trumpeter (died 1974).
- Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996).
- 26 â Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (died 2019).
- 27
- Barre Phillips, American upright bassist (died 2024).
- Ivan Jullien, French trumpeter (died 2015).
- 29
- Jimmy Woods, American alto saxophonist (died 2018).
- Pim Jacobs, Dutch pianist (died 1996).
- November
- 7 â Jan Allan, Swedish trumpeter and composer.
- 10 â Houston Person, American tenor saxophonist.
- 14 â Ellis Marsalis Jr., American pianist (died 2020).
- 17 â Marion Montgomery, American-born singer (died 2002).
- 20 â Colin Smith, English trumpeter (died 2004).
- 23 â Victor Gaskin, American upright bassist (died 2012).
- 29 â Tony Coe, English clarinettist and tenor saxophonist (died 2023).
- December
- 5 â Art Davis, American upright bassist (died 2007).
- 6 â Norio Maeda, Japanese composer and pianist (died 2018).
- 21 â Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter (died 2009).
- 24 â John Critchinson, English pianist (died 2017).
- 28 â Bob Cunningham, American bassist (died 2017).
- Unknown date
- Delisa Newton, American vocalist (died 2004).
- Pat Moran McCoy, American pianist.