1954 in jazz

1954 in jazz
Duke Ellington at the KFG Radio Studio, November 1954
Decade	1950s in jazz
Music	1954 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1953 in jazz – 1955 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1954.

Events

July

• 17 – The very first Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 17 – 18).^[1]
  • The 1st day featured Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson
  • The 2nd day featured Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa Trio, and Errol Garner^[2]

Album releases

• Sarah Vaughan: Sarah Vaughan
• Chet Baker: Sextet
• Tal Farlow: The Tal Farlow Quartet
• Tal Farlow: The Tal Farlow Album

Standards

Deaths

Eddie Condon, Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, Brad Gowans, Jack Lesberg, and Freddie Ohms, Eddie Condon's, New York

Lee Morse c. 1930

• Alfred Burt, American jazz composer and trumpeter
• Austin Wylie, American jazz bandleader.
• Brad Gowans, American jazz trombonist and reedist.
• Dink Johnson, dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer.
• Garland Wilson, American jazz pianist
• Hot Lips Page, American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
• Lee Morse, American jazz and blues singer and songwriter
• Mike Mosiello, Italian-born American trumpet player
• Papa Celestin, American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist.
• Rudy Williams, American jazz alto saxophonist
• William Frank Newton, trumpeter from Emory, Virginia.

Births

Al Di Meola

• Al Di Meola, guitarist
• Andy Narell, steelpan musician and composer
• Angela Bofill, American vocalist and songwriter
• Barb Jungr, Englist singer-songwriter
• Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer
• Bodil Niska, Norwegian saxophonist
• Brian Rolland, American guitarist, composer and songwriter
• Brian Torff, American double-bassist and composer
• Bruce Hornsby,
• Bruno Råberg, Swedish-born bassist and composer
• Carles Benavent, bassist
• Catherine Whitney, American singer, composer and lyricist
• Chuck Deardorf,
• Cindy Breakspeare,
• Craig Chaquico, guitarist
• David Bloom,
• Dennis González,
• Don Mumford,
• Donald Brown pianist
• Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer
• Edvard Askeland, Norwegian bassist
• Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist and composer
• Eugenio Toussaint,
• Frank Jakobsen, Norwegian drummer
• Günter Müller, German drummer and sound artist
• Haakon Graf, Norwegian keyboardist
• Hank Roberts, cellist and vocalist
• Hannes Bauer, German trombonist
• Henry Johnson, American guitarist
• Jay Hoggard, vibraphonist
• Jeff Clayton, American alto saxophonist and flautist
• Jeff Johnson, American bass player
• Jesper Lundgaard,
• Joe Fonda, American bassist
• John Bernard Riley,
• John Russell, acoustic guitarist
• John Wolf Brennan, Irish pianist, organist, melodica player
• Jon Jang, American pianist, composer and bandleader
• Jovino Santos-Neto,
• Kåre Garnes, Norwegian bassist
• Kip Hanrahan, American music impresario, record producer and percussionist
• Knut Værnes, Norwegian guitarist
• Madeline Eastman, American singer
• Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer
• Michael Moore (saxophonist and clarinetist),
• Michael White, clarinetist
• Michel Benita, double bass player
• Michel Camilo, pianist and composer
• Nnenna Freelon, American singer
• Noel Pointer, American violinist and record producer
• Ondrej Havelka, Czech singer, actor and director
• Orhan Demir, Canadian guitarist
• Øystein Norvoll, Norwegian guitarist
• Paleka, Portuguese percussionist
• Pam Bricker, American singer
• Pat Metheny, American guitarist and composer
• Patrice Rushen, American vocalist
• Per Kolstad, Norwegian pianist
• Pete Allen, English Dixieland clarinetist,saxophonist, bandleader and vocalist
• Peter Erskine, American drummer and composer
• Peter White, guitarist
• Rick Vandivier, guitarist, composer and educator.
• Ricky Ford, American tenor saxophonist
• Scott Earl Holman, American pianist
• Scott Henderson, guitarist
• Stephanie Nakasian, vocalist
• Steve Holt, Canadian musician
• Steve LaSpina, bassist
• Steve Nelson, American vibraphonist
• Steve Rochinski, guitarist and teacher
• Steve Rodby, American bassist
• Steve Swell, American trombonist
• Svein Olav Blindheim, Norwegian bassist
• Tchavolo Schmitt, guitarist
• Tim Berne, American saxophone player
• Tim Hagans, trumpet player, arranger and composer
• Tim Sparks, acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer
• Tina Marsh, American vocalist and composer
• Tom Browne, American trumpeter
• Torbjørn Sunde, Norwegian trombonist
• Vince Jones, Australian singer, songwriter and trumpet/flugelhorn player
• Warren Benbow, drummer
• Wayne Peet, American pianist and organist
• Wendell Brunious, American trumpeter and bandleader
• Yuri Lemeshev, Russian accordion player

See also

• 1950s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1954 in music

References

1. Belmore, Ryan (2015-07-17). "On This Day In Newport History: July 17, 1954 – First Newport Jazz Festival Held". WhatsUpNewp.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
2. "Newport History Jazz Festival 1954 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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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