1900 in jazz

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1900 in jazz
DecadePre-1920 in jazz
Music1900 in music
StandardsList of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also1901 in jazz
List of years in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1900.

Events[]

  • The New Orleans players are adapting a mix of ragtime, blues, brass band music, pop songs and dances, and the jazz stew is now brewing. Some also start to improvise the pop songs.[1]

Standards[]

Births[]

January
  • 1Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American bandleader (died 1990).
  • 11Wilbur de Paris, American trombonist and bandleader (died 1973).
  • 22Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican trombonist and composer (died 1984).
February
  • 3Mabel Mercer, English-born cabaret singer (died 1984).
  • 9Walter Page, American upright bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader (died 1957).
  • 13Wingy Manone, American trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (died 1982).
  • 24Jimmy Bertrand, American drummer (died 1960).
  • 25Tiny Parham, Canadian-American bandleader and pianist (died 1943).
March
  • 10Peter DeRose, American pianist and songwriter (died 1953).
  • 24June Clark, American trumpeter and cornetist (died 1963).
  • 25Barney Rapp, American orchestra leader and musician (died 1970).
May
  • 27Chester Zardis, American upright bassist (died 1990).
  • 28Tommy Ladnier, American trumpeter (died 1939).
June
  • 15Paul Mares, American cornetist, trumpeter, and bandleader, New Orleans Rhythm Kings (died 1949).
July
  • 13George Lewis, American clarinetist (died 1968).
  • 18 – , American composer and clarinetist (died 1948).
  • 29Don Redman, American musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer (died 1964).
September
  • 24Poley McClintock, American singer (died 1980).
October
  • 9Elmer Snowden, American banjo and guitar player (died 1973).
  • 17Jimmy Harrison, American trombonist (died 1931).
  • 22Cyril Blake, Trinidadian trumpeter (died 1951).
  • 24Lawrence Marrero, American banjoist (died 1959).
December
  • 13Arthur Herzog, Jr., American songwriter and composer (died 1983).
  • 14Juan d'Arienzo, Argentine tango violinist, band leader, and composer (died 1976).
  • 29Willie Humphrey, American clarinetist (died 1994).[2]
Unknown date

References[]

  1. ^ "History Of Jazz Timeline: 1900". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ^ "Willie Humphrey". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.

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