1948 in jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1948. The Nice Jazz Festival held annually since February 25, 1948 in Nice, on the French Riviera. Also in 1948, Louis Armstrong formed the first version of the Jazz All Stars with Jack Teagarden on trombone, Barney Bigard on clarinet, Dick Carey on piano, Sid Catlett on drums and Arvell Shaw on bass. Their music fits in with New Orleans revival. Louis Armstrong performed at the Jazz festival in 1948, where Suzy Delair sang "C'est si bon" by Henri Betti and André Hornez for the first time in public. Events February 22 – The very first Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (February 22 – 28). The Nice Jazz Festival is inaugurated. Held annually in Nice, on the French Riviera, it is "the first jazz festival of international significance." Album releases Coleman Hawkins: Picasso Stan Kenton: A Presentation of Progressive Jazz Standards Deaths January 3 – Kaiser Marshall, American jazz drummer (born 1899). February 6 – Sidney Arodin, American jazz clarinetist and songwriter (born 1901). 7 – Red McKenzie, one of the only comb players in jazz history (born 1899). September 3 – Mutt Carey, New Orleans jazz trumpeter (born 1891). October 4 – Jan Savitt, American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist (born 1907). November 23 – Stan Hasselgård, Swedish jazz clarinetist (born 1922). December 3 – Chano Pozo, Cuban percussionist, singer, dancer and composer (born 1915). 6 – Dave Tough, American jazz drummer (born 1907). 31 – Wilton Crawley, American composer and clarinetist (born 1900). Births January 2 – John Madrid, American trumpet player (died 1990). 8 – Thurman Barker, American drummer. 12 – John Etheridge, English guitarist. 15 – Juma Santos, American percussionist and master drummer (died 2007). 18 – Ryoko Moriyama, Japanese singer. 26 – Aki Takase, Japanese pianist and composer. 28 – Bob Moses, American drummer. 29 – Espen Rud, Norwegian drummer. 31 – Joyce Moreno, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. February 3 – Dennis Rowland, American vocalist. 12 – Juini Booth, American upright bassist. 22 – Joe LaBarbera, American jazz drummer and composer. 24 – Maggie Nicols, Scottish vocalist, dancer, and performer, Feminist Improvising Group. 26 – Mike Richmond, American bassist. 29 – Richie Cole, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. March 1 – Konrad Kaspersen, Norwegian upright bassist. 2 Larry Carlton, American guitarist. Phil Bowler, American upright bassist. 6 –