1909 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1909.
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| 1909 in jazz | |
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| Decade | Pre-1920 in jazz |
| Music | 1909 in music |
| Standards | List of pre-1920 jazz standards |
| See also | 1908 in jazz – 1910 in jazz |
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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 – Gene Krupa, American jazz and big band drummer, band leader, actor, and composer (died 1973).[2]
- 22 – Mouse Randolph, American trumpeter (died 1997).
- 24 – Tiny Winters, English bassist and vocalist (died 1996).
- February
- 4 – Artie Bernstein, American upright bassist (died 1964).
- 20 – Oscar Alemán, Argentine guitarist, singer, and dancer (died 1980).
- March
- 2 – Narvin Kimball, American musician (died 2006).[3]
- 3 – Booker Pittman, American clarinetist (died 1969).
- 9 – Herschel Evans, American tenor saxophonist (died 1939).[4]
- 21 – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (died 1988).
- 27 – Ben Webster, American tenor saxophonist (died 1973).[5]
- April
- 15 – Wilbert Baranco, American pianist and bandleader (died 1983).
- 16 – Pippo Starnazza, Italian singer and actor (died 1975).
- 29 – Jacques Butler, American trumpeter and vocalist (died 2003).
- May
- 7 – Teddy Bunn, American guitarist, Spirits of Rhythm (died 1978).
- 29 – Dick Stabile, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1980).
- 30 – Benny Goodman, American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing" (died 1986).[6]
- June
- 8 – Henry Nemo, American musician, songwriter, and actor (died 1999).
- 13 – Garland Wilson, American pianist (died 1954).
- 27 – Leon Washington, American tenor saxophonist (died 1973).
- July
- 16 – Teddy Buckner, American trumpeter (died 1994).
- 22 – Cassino Simpson, American pianist (died 1952).[7]
- August
- 8 – Rupert Cole, Trinidadian alto saxophonist and clarinetist (died unknown date).
- 10 – Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (died 1965).[8]
- 14 – Stuff Smith, American violinist (died 1967).
- 17 – Larry Clinton, American bandleader and songwriter (died 1985).
- 27 – Lester Young, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (died 1959).[9]
- September
- 26 – Gus Deloof, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger (died 1974).
- October
- 4 – Buddy Featherstonhaugh, English saxophonist (died 1976).
- 13
- Art Tatum, American pianist (died 1956).
- Scoville Browne, American reedist (died 1994).
- 17 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (died 1981).
- December
- 12 – Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (died 1991).
- 31 – Jonah Jones, American trumpeter sometimes referred to as "King Louis II" (died 2000).[10]
- 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).
References
- "History Of Jazz Timeline: 1909". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "Gene Krupa". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- Fox, Margalit (2006-03-21). "Narvin Kimball, 97, a Founder of Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Is Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- Yanow, Scott. "Herschel Evans". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- "Ben Webster". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "Benny Goodman". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "Cassino Simpson". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- "Claude Thornhill". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- "Lester Young". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- Yanow, Scott. "Jonah Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
External links
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