1916 in jazz
| 1916 in jazz | |
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 Promotional postcard of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. | |
| Decade | Pre-1920 in jazz |
| Music | 1916 in music |
| Standards | List of pre-1920 jazz standards |
| See also | 1915 in jazz – 1917 in jazz |
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1916.
Several musicians who were born in this year went on to become big names in jazz, such as the pianist and orchestra leader Buddy Cole.
Events
- In 1916 we saw the emergence of groups such as the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and publication of the jazz standard "Beale Street Blues".
- June 5 - Stein's Dixie Jass Band plays its first gig under its new name, the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
- The Original Dixieland Jass Band make a hit in Chicago, Illinois
- Wilber Sweatman records his hot ragtime in New York City
Standards
Births
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Cat Anderson, Aquarium, New York, ca. 1947
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Bill Harris, Dave Tough, and Charlie Ventura, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948
Except where stated otherwise, the musicians in the list below were American.
- Al Killian, trumpet player and occasional bandleader
- Al Lucas, Canadian jazz double-bassist
- Artie Shapiro, jazz bassist
- Benny Moten, jazz bassist
- Bill Doggett, jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
- Bill Harriss, jazz trombonist
- Bill Stegmeyer, clarinetist and arranger
- Bob Scobey, singer, trumpeter, banjo player, band leader
- Buddy Cole, jazz pianist and orchestra leader
- Burt Bales, jazz stride pianist
- Cat Anderson, jazz trumpeter
- Charles Fowlkes,
- Charlie Christian,
- Dick Cary,
- Don Ewell,
- Dud Bascomb,
- Edythe Wright,
- Freddie Webster,
- Harry James,
- Herbie Haymer,
- Jake Porter,
- Jay McShann,
- Jimmy Skidmore,
- Joe Bushkin,
- Joe Springer,
- John Mehegan,
- Johnny Frigo, jazz violinist and bassist
- Julian Dash, swing music jazz tenor saxophonist
- Lance Hayward,
- Maurice Purtill,
- Max Geldray,
- Mike Bryan,
- Miles Copeland, Jr., trumpet player
- Milt Raskin,
- Milton Babbitt, American composer, music theorist, and teacher
- Moe Purtill,
- Moon Mullens,
- Moondog,
- Norman Keenan,
- Oleg Lundstrem,
- Oliver Todd,
- Oscar Moore,
- Paul Moer,
- Paul Quinichette,
- Red Callender,
- Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist
- Sam Taylor, tenor saxophonist
- Skip Martin, saxophonist, clarinetist, and music arranger
- Slim Gaillard, jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist
- Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist from Denmark
- Teddy Brannon,
- Tiny Grimes,
- Trigger Alpert,
- Yehudi Menuhin, violinist
References
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