Overview of the events of 1962 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1962 .
Events [ ]
May [ ]
29 – The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles .[1]
Best Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)
Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental)
Best Original Jazz Composition
Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley
July [ ]
Unknown dates [ ]
Several recordings are made at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California : Curtis Amy , Tippin' on Through ; The Jazz Crusaders , The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse .
Album releases [ ]
Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat
Bill Evans and Jim Hall : Undercurrent
Dexter Gordon : Go
Freddie Hubbard : Ready for Freddie
Milt Jackson
"Big Bags
"Bags Meets Wes! " (With Wes Montgomery )
"Invitation "
"Statements "
Stan Kenton
Adventures In Jazz
Adventures in Time
Sophisticated Approach
Jackie McLean
Bluesnik
A Fickle Sonance
Hugh Masekela : Trumpet Africaine
Charles Mingus : Epitaph
Modern Jazz Quartet
The Comedy
"Lonely Woman "
Wes Montgomery : Full House
Oscar Peterson
Affinity
Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!
West Side Story
André Previn and Doris Day : Duet
Sonny Rollins : The Bridge
George Russell : The Stratus Seekers
Cecil Taylor : Nefertiti
Jimmy Woods : Awakening!!
Standards [ ]
Deaths [ ]
January
17 – Claude Jones , American trombonist (born 1901 ).
February
5 – Doug Watkins , American upright bassist (born 1934 ).
11 – Leo Parker , American baritone saxophonist (born 1925 ).
March
24 – Jean Goldkette , American pianist and bandleader (born 1893).
April
13 – John Graas , American French horn player, composer, and arranger (born 1917 ).
25 – Eddie South , American jazz violinist (born 1904 ).
May
8 – Donald Lambert , American stride pianist (born 1904 ).
July
12 – Roger Wolfe Kahn , American musician, composer, and bandleader (born 1907 ).
28 – Eddie Costa , American pianist (born 1930 ).
August
11 – Israel Crosby , American upright bassist (born 1919 ).
December
13 – Harry Barris , American singer, composer, and pianist (born 1905 ).
Births [ ]
January
7 – Tor Haugerud , Norwegian drummer, Transjoik .
11 – Steve Oliver , American guitarist.
22 – Jimmy Herring , American guitarist.
February
2 – Tapani Rinne , Finnish saxophonist, composer and record producer.
4 – Jude Abbott , English vocalist and trumpeter.
25 – Snorre Bjerck , Norwegian percussionist.
28 – Caroline Henderson , Danish–Swedish singer.
March
13 – Terence Blanchard , American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger.
24 – Renee Rosnes , American pianist, composer and arranger.
April
2 – Thomas Blachman , Danish drummer and composer.
3 – Dennis Mackrel , American drummer, composer, and arranger.
9 – Arthur Maia , Brazilian jazz and samba bassist and composer (died 2018 ).
27 – Kenn Smith , American guitarist, bassist, composer, educator and journalist
May
9 – Jon Klette , Norwegian saxophonist (died 2016 ).[3]
11 – Robert Balzar , Czech upright bassist and composer.
12 – Aydin Esen , Turkish pianist, keyboarder, and electronics player.[4]
18 – Huw Warren , Welsh pianist and composer.
20
Cynthia Sayer , American banjoist and vocalist.
Ralph Peterson Jr. , American drummer and bandleader.
30 – , American pianist, vocalist, composer, and educator.
June
2 – Ian Shaw , Welsh singer.
4 – Winard Harper , American drummer.
16 – Femi Kuti , Nigerian singer, songwriter and saxophonist.
23 – Andrej Šeban , Slovak guitarist.
July
12 – Mike Walker , English guitarist.
21 – Lee Aaron , Canadian singer.
24 – Marion Meadows , American soprano saxophonist.
29 – Lisa Ono , Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist.
August
2 – Billy Kilson , American drummer.
9 – Edsel Gomez , Puerto Rican pianist.
10 – Julia Fordham , British singer-songwriter.
11 – Mike Jones , American pianist.
19 – Angelo Debarre , French Romani guitarist.
31 – Joanna Connor , American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
September
7
Paul Tobey , Canadian pianist.
, American pianist, organist, songwriter, arranger, educator, and producer.
8
, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Glauco Venier , Italian pianist and composer.
25 – Craig Handy , American tenor saxophonist.
October
1 – Fred Lonberg-Holm , American cellist.
12 – Chris Botti , American trumpeter and composer.
19 – Bendik Hofseth , Norwegian saxophonist and singer.
20 – Dado Moroni , Italian pianist and composer.
November
11 – James Morrison , Australian trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.
12 – Eddie Benitez , Puerto Rican guitarist.
27 – Euge Groove , American saxophonist.
28 – Ronny Jordan , American guitarist (died 2014 ).
December
8
Olaf Kamfjord , Norwegian bassist.
, American saxophonist.
9 – Mia Žnidarič , Slovenian singer.
15 – Nils Einar Vinjor , Norwegian guitarist and composer.
28
Brian Kellock , Scottish pianist
Michel Petrucciani , French pianist (died 1999 ).
Rachel Z , American pianist and keyboardist.
Unknown date
Christina von Bülow , Danish saxophonist and flautist.
Juliet Roberts , British singer songwriter.
, German bandleader and bassist.
, Swedish upright bassist.
, Danish saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
Tony Buck , Australian drummer and percussionist.
See also [ ]
1960s portal
Jazz portal
References [ ]
Bibliography [ ]
The New Real Book , Volume I . Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3 .
The New Real Book, Volume II . Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8 .
The New Real Book, Volume III . Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X .
The Real Book , Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4 .
The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2 .
The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4 .
The Real Jazz Book . Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7 .
The Real Vocal Book , Volume I . Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5 .
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