1953 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1953'''.
Events *The musical ''Porgy and Bess'' was revived, playing in many European cities.
Album releases *Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie: ''Jazz at Massey Hall''*Duke Ellington: ''Piano Reflections'' *Ben Webster: ''King of the Tenors'' *Modern Jazz Quartet: ''Django''*Shorty Rogers: ''Cool and Crazy''*Jay Jay Johnson: ''Four Trombones''*Stan Kenton: ''Sketches on Standards''*Miles Davis: ''Blue Period''*Miles Davis: ''Young Man with a Horn'' (also known as ''Miles Davis, Vol. 1'')*Thelonious Monk: ''Thelonious''*Oscar Pettiford: ''The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet''
Standards
Deaths Larry Shields c. 1915; April* '''23''' – Peter DeRose, American Hall of Fame composer of jazz and pop music during the Tin Pan Alley era (born 1900). ; May* '''16''' – Django Reinhardt, French virtuoso guitarist and composer (born 1910). ; June* '''3''' – Mike Mosiello, Italian-born American trumpeter (born 1896). * '''26''' – Julius Foss, Danish composer, organist, and guitarist (born 1879). ; August* '''19''' – Tiny Kahn, American drummer, arranger, and composer (born 1923). ; November* '''21''' – Larry Shields, American clarinetist (born 1893). ; Unknown date* Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith, American trumpet player (born 1926).
Births Mike Stern at Jazz Alley, 2007.Chaka Khan 2006.James Chance 2010.David Torn 2008.Jennifer Leitham 2012.; January* '''1''' – Greg Carmichael, American guitarist, Acoustic Alchemy. * '''5''' – Paul Wertico, American drummer. * '''6''' – Jon Eberson, Norwegian guitarist and composer. * '''10''' – Mike Stern, American guitarist. * '''17''' – Jeff Berlin, American bassist. * '''20''' – Andrew Bisset, Australian author, music educator, and singer (died 2005). * '''27''' – Bob Mintzer, American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. * '''31''' – Big Time Sarah, American singer (died 2015). ; February* '''2''' – Louis Sclavis, French clarinetist, bass clarinetist, and soprano saxophonist. * '''7''' – T. K. Blue, American saxophonist. * '''18''' – Erling Aksdal, Norwegian pianist. * '''24''' – Rob Burns, English-New Zealand bass guitarist, author, and academic. * '''25''' – Reggie Lucas, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2018). ; March* '''1''' – Gary Braith, French guitarist and composer. * '''4''' – John Esposito, American pianist. * '''11''' – Andy Dickens, English jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. * '''16''' – Kei Akagi, Japanese-American pianist. * '''19''' – Michele Rosewoman, American pianist. * '''21''' – Taborah Johnson, Canadian singer and actor. * '''22''' – John Shifflett, American bassist (died 2017). * '''23''' – Chaka Khan, American singer-songwriter. * '''27''' – Masayoshi Takanaka, Japanese guitarist. * '''29''' – Jørgen Emborg, Danish pianist. ; April* '''1''' – Randy Crouch, American fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist. * '''2'''**Dick Oatts, American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. * '''13'''** Charles Foster Johnson, American blogger, software developer, and guitarist. ** Grant Geissman, American guitarist and composer. ** Tom Olstad, Norwegian drummer. * '''16''' – Kurt Maloo, Swiss singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. * '''18''' – Danny Gottlieb, American drummer, Lt. Dan Band and Pat Metheny Group. * '''20''' – James Chance, American saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter, and singer. * '''24''' – Trudy Silver, American pianist and composer. * '''25''' – Per Kolstad, Norwegian pianist, Lava. ; May* '''1'''** James Newton, American flautist. ** Randy Halberstadt, American pianist, composer, recording artist, author, and teacher. * '''2''' – James Chirillo, American guitarist, banjoist, and composer. * '''4'''** Michael Di Pasqua, American drummer and percussionist (died 2016). ** Oleta Adams, American singer and pianist. * '''6''' – Paul Dunmall, British saxophonist. * '''8''' – Mike Miller, American guitarist. * '''10''' – Alex Foster, American saxophonist. * '''12''' – Odd Riisnæs, Norwegian saxophonist. * '''21''' – Joanie Bartels, American singer. * '''22''' – Jon Burr, American upright bassist and author. * '''26''' – David Torn, American guitarist, composer, and producer. ; June* '''2''' – Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist. * '''9''' – Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer* '''26''' – Gary Valente, American trombonist; July* '''3''' – Bruce Kapler, American saxophonist, singer and multi-instrumentalist, CBS Orchestra. * '''8''' – Ignacio Berroa, Cuban drummer. * '''10''' – Attila László, Hungarian guitarist and composer. * '''13''' – Sigurd Ulveseth, Norwegian upright bassist. * '''22''' – Jimmy Bruno, American guitarist. * '''24''' – Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator. * '''27''' – Edward Wilkerson, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist. ; August* '''4''' – Jeff Hamilton, American drummer, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. * '''10''' – Jennifer Leitham or Lefty, American upright bassist. * '''18''' – David Benoit, American pianist, composer and producer. * '''23''' – Bobby Watson, American saxophonist, composer, and educator. * '''28''' – Michael Gregory, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ; September* '''1''' – Don Blackman, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (died 2013). * '''2''' – John Zorn, American composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist. * '''10''' – Craig S. Harris, American trombonist. * '''11''' – Renée Geyer, Australian singer (died 2023). * '''14''' – Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (died 1998). * '''16''' – Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer. * '''26'''** Dan Knight, American pianist, composer, educator, and author. ** Vic Juris, American guitarist (died 2019). * '''28''' – Keni Burke, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ; October* '''2'''** Big Al Carson, American singer. ** Stein Erik Tafjord, Norwegian tubist. * '''7''' – Yoshiaki Miyanoue, Japanese guitarist. * '''14''' – Kazumi Watanabe, Japanese guitarist. * '''17''' – Joseph Bowie, American trombonist. * '''21''' – Marc Johnson American upright bassist. * '''27''' – Robert Irving III, American pianist, composer, arranger and music educator. ; November* '''2''' – Ernest Dawkins, American saxophonist, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. * '''3''' – Azar Lawrence, American saxophonist. * '''7''' – Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist. * '''11''' – Kahil El'Zabar, American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. * '''13'''** Alex Coke, American saxophonist and flutist. ** Dennis Taylor, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2010). * '''17''' – Federico Ramos, Uruguayan guitarist, arranger, producer, and composer. * '''18''' – Alan Murphy, English guitarist  (died 1989). * '''27''' – Lyle Mays, American pianist and composer. ; December* '''5''' – John Molo, American drummer and percussionist. * '''9''' – Jill Saward, British singer, musician, and composer, Shakatak. * '''10'''** Diane Schuur, American singer and pianist. ** Eugenio Colombo, Italian saxophonist and flautist, Italian Instabile Orchestra. * '''17'''** Ikue Mori, American drummer, composer, and graphic designer. ** John Doheny, American tenor saxophonist and band leader. * '''25''' – Steve Barta, American-Brazilian jazz pianist. * '''28''' – Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr., American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and band leader. ; Unknown date* Darol Anger, American violinist. * Hilario Durán, Cuban pianist. * Kevin Toney, American pianist and composer. * Paolo Rustichelli, Italian-American pianist, composer, and producer. * Suzanne Davis, American pianist.
See also * 1950s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1953 in music
References
Bibliography ********
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1953 at All About Jazz