1954 in jazz
1954 in jazz | |
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Duke Ellington at the KFG Radio Studio, November 1954 | |
Decade | 1950s in jazz |
Music | 1954 in music |
Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
See also | 1953 in jazz – 1955 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1954.
Events
July
- 17 – The very first Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 17 – 18).[1]
- The 1st day featured Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson
- The 2nd day featured Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa Trio, and Erroll Garner[2]
Album releases
- Sarah Vaughan: Sarah Vaughan
- Chet Baker: Sextet
- Tal Farlow: The Tal Farlow Quartet
- Tal Farlow: The Tal Farlow Album
- John Serry Sr.: RCA Thesaurus
Standards
Deaths
- February
- 7 – Alfred Burt, American composer and trumpeter (born 1920).
- March
- 11 – William Frank Newton, American trumpeter (born 1906).
- May
- 31 – Garland Wilson, American pianist (born 1909).
- September
- 8 – Brad Gowans, American trombonist and reedist (born 1903).
- November
- 5 – Hot Lips Page, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (born 1908).
- 29 – Dink Johnson, dixieland pianist, clarinetist, and drummer (born 1892).
- December
- 7 – Austin Wylie, American bandleader (born 1893).
- 15 – Papa Celestin, American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist, and vocalist (born 1884).
- 16 – Lee Morse, American singer and songwriter (born 1897).
- Unknown date
- Rudy Williams, American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1909).
Births
- January
- 14 – Gunnar Andreas Berg, Norwegian guitarist, music teacher, and record label manager.[3]
- 18 – Tina Marsh, American vocalist and composer (died 2009).
- 20 – Steve Rochinski, American guitarist and teacher.
- 23 – David Bloom, American guitarist, flautist, and composer.
- 28 – Henry Johnson, American guitarist.
- February
- 9 – Don Mumford, American drummer (died 2007).
- 13 – John Wolf Brennan, Irish pianist, organist, melodica player.
- 16
- Jeff Clayton, American alto saxophonist and flautist.
- Torbjørn Sunde, Norwegian trombonist, composer, and band leader.
- March
- 1 – Carles Benavent, Spanish bassist.
- 4 – Ricky Ford, American tenor saxophonist.
- 11
- Jon Jang, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
- Judy Niemack, American vocalist.
- 13 – Simon James, English guitarist, Acoustic Alchemy.
- 14 – Nick Webb, English guitarist and composer, Acoustic Alchemy.
- 16 – Brian Torff, American upright bassist and composer.
- 18
- Andy Narell, American steelpan player and composer.
- Harry Sokal, Austrian jazz saxophonist.
- 21 – Haakon Graf, Norwegian keyboardist.
- 24
- Hank Roberts, American cellist and vocalist.
- Steve LaSpina, American bassist.
- Vince Jones, Australian singer, songwriter, trumpeter, and flugelhornist.
- 27 – Paolo Vinaccia, Italian composer, drummer, and percussionist, living in Norway.
- 28 – Donald Brown, American pianist.
- April
- 1 – Knut Værnes, Norwegian guitarist, composer and band leader.
- 3 – Chuck Deardorf, American bassist.
- 4 – Michel Camilo, Santo Domingan pianist and composer.
- 9 – Steve Holt, Canadian musician.
- 16 – Brian Rolland, American guitarist, composer, and songwriter.
- 28 – Frank Jakobsen, Norwegian drummer, Bergen Big Band.
- May
- 3 – Angela Bofill, American vocalist and songwriter.
- 9 – Barb Jungr, Englist singer and songwriter.
- 10 – Lorne Lofsky, Canadian guitarist, Oscar Peterson Quartet.
- 21 – Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer.
- 24 – Catherine Whitney, American singer, composer, and lyricist.
- June
- 4 – Scott Earl Holman, American pianist.
- 5 – Peter Erskine, American drummer and composer.
- 11 – John Bernard Riley, American drummer and educator.
- 12 – Jesper Lundgaard, Danish bassist, bandleader, and composer.
- 26 – Øystein Norvoll, Norwegian guitarist.
- 27 – Madeline Eastman, American singer.
- 30 – Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist, and composer (died 1997).
- July
- 7 – Pam Bricker, American singer (died 2005).
- 13
- Bruno Råberg, Swedish-born bassist and composer.
- Ernst Ulrich Deuker, German bassist and bass clarinetist, Ideal.
- 19 – Ivar Thomassen, Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (died 2016).[4]
- 22
- Al Di Meola, American guitarist and composer.
- Johannes Bauer, German trombonist (died 2016).
- 25 – Svein Olav Blindheim, Norwegian upright bassist.
- 28 – Nnenna Freelon, American singer.
- 29 – Michel Benita, Algerian-French upright bass player.
- August
- 11 – Steve Nelson, American vibraphonist.
- 12 – Pat Metheny, American guitarist and composer, Pat Metheny Group.
- 15 – Dennis González, American trumpeter, poet, visual artist, and music educator.
- 19 – Tim Hagans, American trumpet player, arranger and composer.
- 21 – Bodil Niska, Norwegian saxophonist.
- 26 – Scott Henderson, American guitarist.
- 29
- Enzo Nini, Italian saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger.
- Stephanie Nakasian, American vocalist.
- 31 – Sergio Caputo, Italian singer, writer, composer, and guitarist.
- September
- 12 – Scott Hamilton, American tenor saxophonist.
- 18 – Jovino Santos-Neto, Brazilian-American pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator, and record producer.
- 20 – Peter White, American guitarist.
- 24 – Jay Hoggard, American vibraphonist.
- 26 – Craig Chaquico, Portuguese-American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and record producer.
- 30
- Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer.
- Patrice Rushen, American vocalist.
- October
- 4 – Paleka, Portuguese percussionist.
- 9 – Eugenio Toussaint, Mexican composer, arranger and pianist (died 2011).
- 10 – Ondrej Havelka, Czech singer, actor and director.
- 16 – Tim Berne, American saxophone player.
- 18 – Rick Vandivier, American guitarist, composer and educator.
- 20 – Günter Müller, German drummer and sound artist.
- 24
- Anthony Cox, American bassist and composer.
- Cindy Breakspeare, Canadian-Jamaican musician.
- 27 – Wendell Brunious, American trumpeter and bandleader.
- 30 – Tom Browne, American trumpeter.
- 31 – Tim Sparks, American guitarist, singer, arranger, and composer.
- November
- 1 – Carmen Lundy, American singer and composer.
- 8 – Kåre Garnes, Norwegian bassist.
- 23
- Bruce Hornsby, American singer and keyboardist.
- Pete Allen, English clarinetist, saxophonist, bandleader, and vocalist.
- 29 – Michael White, American clarinetist.
- December
- 4 – Michael Moore, American saxophonist.
- 6
- Steve Swell, American trombonist.
- Wayne Peet, American pianist and organist.
- 9
- Kip Hanrahan, American music impresario, record producer and percussionist.
- Steve Rodby, American bassist, Pat Metheny Group.
- 10 – Edvard Askeland, Norwegian bassist.
- 12 – Jeff Johnson, American bass player.
- 16 – Joe Fonda, American bassist.
- 22 – Warren Benbow, American drummer.
- 26 – Noel Pointer, American violinist and record producer (died 1994).
- Unknown date
- J.T. Lewis, American drummer.
- John Butcher, English tenor and soprano saxophonist.
- John Russell, English guitarist.
- Orhan Demir, Turkish-Canadian guitarist.
- Tchavolo Schmitt, French guitarist.
- Yuri Lemeshev, Russian-American accordionist.
See also
References
- ↑ Belmore, Ryan (2015-07-17). "On This Day In Newport History: July 17, 1954 – First Newport Jazz Festival Held". WhatsUpNewp.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Newport History Jazz Festival 1954 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Monsen, Chris (2016-12-29). "Andreas Berg". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ↑ Lund, Rolf Edmund (2016-11-30). "– En av de store er gått bort". Altaposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
Bibliography
- The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
- The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
- The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
- The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
- The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2.
- The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
- The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
- The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.
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