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Overview of the events of 1928 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of
Jazz in the year 1928.
Musicians born that year included
Cannonball Adderley,
Etta Jones and
Fats Domino.
Events
- By 1928, jazz was becoming popular in Germany and was being taught in
Frankfurt.
[1]
Standards
Deaths
- June
- August
Births
- January
- 3 –
Al Belletto, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died
2014).
- 4 –
Alan Littlejohn, British trumpeter (died
1996).
- 11 –
Cal Massey, American trumpeter (died
1972).
- 12 –
Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (died
2006).
[3]
- 14 –
Joe Muranyi, Hungarian-American clarinetist (died
2012).
- 15 –
Werner Dies, German tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, guitarist, composer, and arranger (died
2003).
- 23 –
Dave Black, American drummer (died
2006).
- 24 –
Mick Mulligan, English trumpeter and bandleader (died
2006).
- 26 –
Dick Nash, American trombonist.
- 29 –
Beverly Kenney, American singer (died
1960).
- 31 –
Keshav Sathe, Indian tabla player (died
2012).
- February
- March
- April
- 3 –
Bill Potts, American pianist (died
2005).
- 4 –
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Cuban trumpeter (died
2016).
- 6 –
Eddie Hubble, American trombonist (died
2016).
- 8 –
Derek Hogg, English drummer.
- 9 –
Monty Sunshine, English clarinettist (died
2010).
- 10
- 13 –
Teddy Charles, American vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer (died
2012).
- 14
- 18 –
Ken Colyer, English trumpeter and cornetist (died
1988).
- 22 –
Tommy Turrentine, American trumpeter (died
1997).
- 23 –
Mike Daniels, British trumpeter and bandleader (died
2016).
- 24 –
Johnny Griffin, American jazz saxophonist (heart attack) (died
2008).
[4]
- 25 –
Rick Henderson, American saxophonist (died
2004).
- 26 –
Herman Foster, American pianist (died
1999).
- 29 –
Errol Buddle, Australian bassoonist and saxophonist (died
2018).
[5]
- May
- June
- 1 –
Frank Parr, English trombonist and cricketer (died
2012).
- 4 –
Teddy Kotick, American bassist (died
1986).
- 11 –
Bob Gordon, American saxophonist (died
1955).
- 12 –
Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter, and actor (died
2018).
[6]
- 20 –
Eric Dolphy, American alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist (died
1964).
- 23 –
Bob Badgley, American upright bassist (died
2012).
- 26 –
Don Lanphere, American saxophonist (died
2003).
- July
- 2 –
Richard Wyands, American pianist, composer, and arranger (died
2019).
- 4 –
Ted Joans, American trumpeter and jazz poet (died
2003).
- 13 –
Leroy Vinnegar, American upright bassist (died
1999).
- 15 –
Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and composer (died
1973).
- 17
- 18 –
Carl Fontana, American trombonist (died
2003).
- 20 –
Peter Ind, British upright bassist and record producer (died
2021).
- 22 –
Keter Betts, American upright bassist (died
2005).
- 29 –
Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia (died
2014).
- 30 –
Vernel Fournier, American drummer (died
2000).
- August
- September
- 1 –
Ed Summerlin, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator (died
2006).
[8]
- 2 –
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (died
2014).
- 5
- 11 –
Lorraine Geller, American pianist (died
1958).
- 14 –
Jay Cameron, American saxophonist (died
2001).
- 15 –
Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist (died
1975).
- 20 –
Vi Redd, American alto saxophonist and singer (died
2022).
- 21 –
William Russo, American trombonist, composer, and arranger (died
2003).
- 23
- 28 –
Koko Taylor, American singer (died
2009).
[9]
- 30 –
Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (died
1991).
- October
- November
- December
References
-
^ Budds, Michael J. (2002).
Jazz & the Germans: essays on the influence of "hot" American idioms on the 20th-century German music Monographs and bibliographies in American music.
Pendragon Press. p. 168.
ISBN
1-57647-072-5.
-
^
"History of Jazz Time Line: 1928". All About Jazz. Archived from
the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
-
^
"R&B Legend and 'Black and Blue' Star Ruth Brown Dies". BroadwayWorld.com. 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
-
^ Ratliff, Ben (2008-07-26).
"Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies".
The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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^ Shand, John (2018-03-01).
"Errol Buddle story: World's first jazz bassoonist was a hit in the US".
Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
-
^ McFadden, Robert D. (2018-02-12).
"Vic Damone, Who Crooned to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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^ Smith, Steve (2011-03-13).
"Joe Morello, Drummer with Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
-
^ Heckman, Don (2006-10-13).
"Edgar Summerlin, 78; Musician Wrote Jazz-Based Liturgical Works".
Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
-
^ Keepnews, Peter (2009-06-04).
"Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
-
^ Reich, Howard (2018-04-01).
"Singer-pianist Audrey Morris dies at 89, was an icon of Chicago cabaret and jazz".
Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
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