1934 in jazz

1934 in jazz
"I Ain't Got Nobody" – Coleman Hawkins & Buck Washington, March 8, 1934
Decade	1930s in jazz
Music	1934 in music
Standards	List of 1930s jazz standards
See also	1933 in jazz – 1935 in jazz

Overview of the events of 1934 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1934.^[1]

Events

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- Alcide Nunez, United States jazz clarinetist (born 1884).
- Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor, most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" (born 1908).

Eddie Anthony, American country blues and jazz musician. He played the violin (born 1890).
Jack Carey, trombonist, the leader of the Crescent City Orchestra (born 1889).

5 – Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer, violinist, and composer (died 2013).^[2]
8 – Georg Riedel, Swedish upright bassist.
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- Joe Licari, American clarinetist.
- Sheila Tracy, British broadcaster, writer, trombonist, and singer (died 2014).
11 – Egil "Bop" Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish drummer (died 1998).
17 – Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 2013).
21 – Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (died 1993).

4 – Wade Legge, American pianist and bassist (died 1963).
7 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (died 1971).
8 – Art Porter Sr., American pianist (died 1993).
14 – Merl Saunders, American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards (died 2008).^[3]
17 – Hacke Björksten, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and saxophonist (died 2020).
20 – Selçuk Sun, Turkish upright bassist and composer (died 2016).
23 – Inger Berggren, Swedish singer (died 2019).
28 – Willie Bobo, American percussionist (died 1983).

9 – Vinko Globokar, Slovene-French avant-garde composer and trombonist.
9 – Colin Bailey, British-American drummer (died 2021).
19 – Bobby Bradford, American trumpeter and cornetist.
22 – Junior Cook, American tenor saxophonist (died 1992).
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- Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004).
- Tony Lee, British pianist (died 2004).
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- Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist (died 2010).
- Rudy Collins, American drummer (died 1988).
25 – Don Ellis, American trumpeter, and drummer (died 1978).

7 – Amiri Baraka, African-American writer and music critic (died 2014).
9 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer.
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- Bill Chase, American trumpeter (died 1974).
- Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996).
26 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (died 2019).
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- Barre Phillips, American upright bassist.
- Ivan Jullien, French trumpeter (died 2015).
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- Jimmy Woods, American alto saxophonist (died 2018).
- Pim Jacobs, Dutch pianist (died 1996).

5 – Art Davis, American upright bassist (died 2007).
6 – Norio Maeda, Japanese composer and pianist (died 2018).
21 – Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter (died 2009).
24 – John Critchinson, English pianist (died 2017).
28 – Bob Cunningham, American bassist (died 2017).

^ "History of Jazz Time Line: 1934". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
^ Barnes, Mike (2013-03-30). "Legendary Producer Phil Ramone Dies at Age 79". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
^ Clarke, John (2008-10-24). "Former Grateful Dead Keyboardist Merl Saunders Dies". The Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
^ Wilmer, Val (2017-01-20). "Terry Cryer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-15.