1933 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1933.[1]
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.jpg) Portrait of Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) American jazz singer and bandleader, by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Decade | 1930s in jazz |
| Music | 1933 in music |
| Standards | List of 1930s jazz standards |
| See also | 1932 in jazz – 1934 in jazz |
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Events
- Louis Armstrong go on a tour to Europe, and is a sensation on all stages he show up, and fills the Tivoli in Copenhagen eight nights in a row.[1]
- The Duke Ellington Band travels to Europe, and are well received in England. Ellington is considered a significant composer in London.[1]
- Ellington records "Solitude" and "Sophisticated Lady".[1]
- Teddy Wilson is in New York City playing with the Benny Carter Band.[1]
- Bessie Smith records for the last time in a session arranged by John Hammond. "Gimme a Pigfoot" was recorded at this session.[1]
- Billie Holiday was discovered by John Hammond in Monette's in New York City. Billie record her singing with Benny Goodman.[1]
Standards
Deaths
Shake yo' dusters, or, Piccaninny rag, by W. H. Krell, 1898
- March
- 26 – Eddie Lang, American guitarist, regarded as Father of Jazz Guitar (born 1902).
- July
- 15 – Freddie Keppard, jazz cornetist (born 1889).
- September
- 30 – William Krell, American bandleader and composer (born 1868).
Births
Ben Riley at Heath Brothers concert Rockefeller Center, NYC June 1977
- January
- 1
- Bill Saragih, Indonesian musician (died 2008).
- Hideo Shiraki, Japanese drummer and bandleader (died 1972).
- February
- 1 – Sadao Watanabe, Japanese saxophonist.
- 2 – Orlando "Cachaito" López, Cuban bassist (died 2009).
- 3 – John Handy, American saxophonist.
- 17 – Spike Heatley, British bassist.
- 20 – Charles Kynard, American organist (died 1979).
- 21 – Nina Simone, American singer and pianist (died 2003).
- 24 – David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist (died 2009).
- March
- 3 – Jimmy Garrison, American upright bassist (died 1976).
- 4 – Ann Burton, Dutch singer (died 1989).
- 14
- Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg, member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a music and art historian (died 2018).
- Quincy Jones, American conductor, composer and trumpeter.
- 17 – Dick Maloney, Canadian singer (died 2010).
- 23
- Andrzej Trzaskowski, Polish composer and musicologist (died 1998).
- Dave Frishberg, American pianist, vocalist, and composer.
- 26 – Donald Bailey, American drummer (died 2013).
- 28 – Tete Montoliu, Spanish-Catalonian pianist (died 1997).
- April
- 6 – Bill Hardman, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 1990).
- 8 – Paul Jeffrey, American tenor saxophonist (died 2015).
- 21 – Ian Carr, Scottish trumpeter, composer, writer, and educator (died 2009).
- 27 – Calvin Newborn, American guitarist (died 2018).
- 28 – Oliver Jackson, American drummer (died 1994).
- May
- 5 – Cal Collins, American guitarist (died 2001).
- 14 – Stu Williamson, American trumpeter (died 1991).
- 20 – Charles Davis, American saxophonist and composer (died 2016).
- 22 – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian trumpeter (died 2008).
- 24 – Michael White, American violinist (died 2016).
- 30 – Michael Garrick, English pianist and composer (died 2011).
- June
- 20 – Lazy Lester, American singer and guitarist (died 2018).
- July
- 1 – Rashied Ali, American drummer (died 2009).
- 17 – Ben Riley, American drummer (died 2017).
- 20 – Mario Schiano, Italian saxophonist (died 2008).
- August
- 4 – Sonny Simmons, American saxophonist.
- 10 – Trudy Pitts, American keyboardist (died 2010).
- 15 – Bill Dowdy, American drummer (died 2017).
- 19 – Asmund Bjørken, Norwegian accordionist and saxophonist (died 2018).
- 25
- Rune Gustafsson, Swedish guitarist (died 2012).
- Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer.
- 27 – Rudolf Dašek, Czech guitarist (died 2013).
- 31 – Herman Riley, American tenor saxophonist (died 2007).
- September
- 1 – Gene Harris, American pianist (died 2000).
- 11 – Baby Face Willette, American Hammond organist (died 1971).
- 30 – Steve McCall, American drummer (died 1989).
- October
- 2 – Ronnie Ross, British baritone saxophonist (died 1991).
- 18 – Bross Townsend, American pianist (died 2003).
- 19 – Jimmy Dotson, American singer, guitarist, and drummer (died 2017).
- 23 – Gary McFarland, composer, vibraphonist, and singer (died 1971).
- 25 – Jack Petersen, American guitarist, pianist, and composer.
- November
- 11
- Marlene VerPlanck, American singer (died 2018).[2]
- Sture Nordin, Swedish upright bassist (died 2000).
- December
- 1
- Billy Paul, Congolese singer and musician (died 2016).[3]
- Lou Rawls, American singer and songwriter (died 2006).
- 4 – Denis Charles, American drummer (died 1998).
- 13 – Borah Bergman, American pianist (died 2012).
- 14 – Leo Wright, American saxophonist (died 1991).
- 16 – Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American organist (died 1997).
- 17
- John Ore, American bassist (died 2014).
- Walter Booker, American upright bassist (died 2006).
- 18 – Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (died 2017).[4]
- 23 – Frank Morgan, American saxophonist (died 2007).
- 26 – Billy Bean, American guitarist (died 2012).
- 29 – Brian Brown, Australian saxophones (died 2013).
- 30 – Lanny Steele, American pianist (died 1994).
- Unknown date
- Jim Newman, American saxophonist and television producer.
- Nikele Moyake, South African tenor saxophonist (died 1966).
See also
References
- "History of Jazz Time Line: 1933". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- Myers, Marc (2018-01-16). "Marlene VerPlanck (1933-2018)". JazzWax. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- Branché, Stacye (2016-04-25). "Billy Paul, soul singer best known for Me and Mrs Jones, dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- Reich, Howard (2017-04-02). "Lonnie Brooks, a Symbol of Chicago Blues, Dies at 83". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
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