1938 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1938.[1]
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Decade1930s in jazz
Music1938 in music
StandardsList of 1930s jazz standards
See also1937 in jazz â 1939 in jazz
| 1938 in jazz | |
|---|---|
Pete Brown, between 1938 and 1948 by William P. Gottlieb | |
| Decade | 1930s in jazz |
| Music | 1938 in music |
| Standards | List of 1930s jazz standards |
| See also | 1937 in jazz â 1939 in jazz |
Events
Standards
Deaths
- May
- 25 â Dick McDonough, American guitarist and composer (born 1904).
- April
- 10 â Joe "King" Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (born 1885).
- August
- 16 â Robert Johnson, American guitarist, singer, and composer (born 1911).
- Unknown date
- Garnet Clark, American pianist (born 1917).
Births
- January
- 13 â Daevid Allen, Australian poet, guitarist, singer, and composer, Soft Machine and Gong (died 2015).
- 17 â Alf Kjellman, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2010).[2]
- 24 â Julius Hemphill, American composer and saxophonist (died 1995).
- 25
- Etta James, American singer (died 2012).
- 27 â Jimmie Smith, American drummer.
- February
- 1 â Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer of The Mothers of Invention (died 2008).[3]
- 11 â Slim Richey, American jazz guitarist (died 2015).
- 17 â John Coates Jr., American pianist (died 2017).
- 23 â Wilson Simonal, Brazilian singer (died 2000).
- 24 â Louie Ramirez, American percussionist and vibraphonist (died 1993).
- 28 â Mike Wofford, American pianist.
- March
- 7 â Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer (died 2014).
- 9
- Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, Swedish singer and actress (died 2018).[4]
- Marzette Watts, American saxophonist (died 1998).
- Roy Brooks, American drummer (died 2005).
- 15 â Charles Lloyd, American tenor saxophonist and flautist.
- 23 â Dave Pike, American vibraphone and marimba player (died 2015).
- 24 â Steve Kuhn, American pianist and composer.
- 29 â Laco Déczi, Slovak-American trumpeter and composer.
- April
- 2
- Booker Little, American trumpeter and composer (died 1961).
- Sal Nistico, American tenor saxophonist (died 1991).[5]
- 7
- Alexander von Schlippenbach, German pianist and composer.
- Freddie Hubbard, American trumpeter (died 2008).
- Pete La Roca, American drummer (died 2012).
- 10 â Denny Zeitlin, American pianist and composer.
- 13 â Eddie Marshall, American drummer (died 2011).[6]
- 14 â Monty Waters, American saxophonist, flautist, and singer (died 2008).
- 18
- Bob Parlocha, American jazz expert and radio host (died 2015).
- Hal Galper, American pianist and composer.
- 27 â Ruth Price, American singer.
- May
- 2 â Fred Braceful, American-German drummer (died 1995).
- 12 â Jimmy Hastings, British saxophonist, Canterbury scene.
- 13 â Ross Tompkins, American pianist (died 2006).
- 23 â Daniel Humair, Swiss drummer and composer.
- 26 â Jaki Liebezeit, German drummer (died 2017).
- June
- 6 â Luigi Trussardi, French upright bassist (died 2010).
- 9 â Eje Thelin, Swedist trombonist (died 1990).
- 11 â Stu Martin, American drummer (died 1980).
- 15 â Tony Oxley, English drummer.
- 18 â Don "Sugarcane" Harris, American violinist (died 1999).
- 20 â Dennis Budimir, American guitarist (died 2023).
- July
- 1 â Robert Schulz, American cornetist.
- 3 â Rhoda Scott, African-American organist.
- 4 â Mike Mainieri, American vibraphonist.[7]
- 10
- Arnie Lawrence, American saxophonist (died 2005).
- Lee Morgan, American trumpeter (died 1972).
- 14 â Tommy Vig, Portuguese vibraharpist, drummer, percussionist, big band leader, and composer.
- 18
- Buschi Niebergall, German musician (died 1990).
- Dudu Pukwana, South African saxophonist (died 1990).
- 26 â Joanne Brackeen, American pianist.
- 31 â Gap Mangione, American pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
- August
- 13 â Michael Joseph Smith, American composer and pianist.
- 14 â Don Moore, American upright bassist (died 2025).
- 15 â Stix Hooper, American drummer.
- September
- 7 â Jon Mayer, American pianist and composer.
- 17 â Perry Robinson, American clarinetist and composer (died 2018).
- 20 â Eric Gale, American guitarist (died 1994).
- 28
- Gerd Dudek, German saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist (died 2022).
- Ray Warleigh, Australian-born saxophonist and flautist (died 2015).
- October
- 2
- Kjell Bartholdsen, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2009).
- Gugge Hedrenius, Swedish pianist and bandleader (died 2009).
- 4 â Mark Levine, American jazz pianist, trombonist, and composer (died 2022).
- 15 â Fela Kuti, Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, saxophonist, and composer (died 1997).
- 22 â Harrison Ridley Jr., American jazz presenter (died 2009).
- 24 â Odean Pope, American tenor saxophonist.
- 26 â John "Jabo" Starks, American drummer (died 2018).
- November
- 12 â Warren Bernhardt, American pianist (died 2022).
- December
- 9 â William Thomas McKinley, American composer and pianist (died 2015).
- 11 â McCoy Tyner, American pianist (died 2020).[8]
- 19 â Pete Strange, English trombonist (died 2004).
- 28
- Charles Neville, American R&B saxophonist, The Neville Brothers (died 2018).[9]
- Dick Sudhalter, American trumpeter and criti (died 2008).
- Unknown date
- Barry Buckley, Australian upright bassist (died 2006).
- Pat LaCroix, Canadian musician and photographer.