1909 in jazz explained
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1909.
Events
Births
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- 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
- December
- 12 – Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (died 1991).
- 17 – Roy McCloud, American cornetist (died 1986).
- 31 – Jonah Jones, American trumpeter sometimes referred to as "King Louis II" (died 2000).[10]
- Unknown date
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: History Of Jazz Timeline: 1909 . . 2017-11-02.
- Web site: Gene Krupa . . 2017-11-02.
- News: Narvin Kimball, 97, a Founder of Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Is Dead . Margalit . Fox . . 2006-03-21 . 2016-02-27.
- Web site: Herschel Evans . Scott . Yanow . . 2017-12-08.
- Web site: Ben Webster . . 2017-11-02.
- Web site: Benny Goodman . . 2017-11-02.
- Web site: Cassino Simpson . . 2017-12-08.
- Web site: Claude Thornhill . . 2017-12-08.
- Web site: Lester Young . . 2017-11-02.
- Web site: Jonah Jones . Scott . Yanow . . 2017-11-02.