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

February

7 – Alfred Burt, American composer and trumpeter (born 1920).

March

11 – William Frank Newton, American trumpeter (born 1906).

April

14 – Lil Green, American singer and songwriter (born 1919).

May

31 – Garland Wilson, American pianist (born 1909).

September

8 – Brad Gowans, American trombonist and reedist (born 1903).

November

5 – Hot Lips Page, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (born 1908).
29 – Dink Johnson, dixieland pianist, clarinetist, and drummer (born 1892).

December

7 – Austin Wylie, American bandleader (born 1893).
15 – Papa Celestin, American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist, and vocalist (born 1884).
16 – Lee Morse, American singer and songwriter (born 1897).

Unknown date

Rudy Williams, American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1909).

January

14 – Gunnar Andreas Berg, Norwegian guitarist, music teacher, and record label manager.^[4]
18 – Tina Marsh, American vocalist and composer (died 2009).
20 – Steve Rochinski, American guitarist and teacher.
23 – David Bloom, American guitarist, flautist, and composer.
28 – Henry Johnson, American guitarist.

February

9 – Don Mumford, American drummer (died 2007).
13 – John Wolf Brennan, Irish pianist, organist, melodica player.
16
- Jeff Clayton, American alto saxophonist and flautist.
- Torbjørn Sunde, Norwegian trombonist, composer, and band leader.

March

1 – Carles Benavent, Spanish bassist.
4 – Ricky Ford, American tenor saxophonist.
11
- Jon Jang, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
- Judy Niemack, American vocalist.
13 – Simon James, English guitarist, Acoustic Alchemy.
14 – Nick Webb, English guitarist and composer, Acoustic Alchemy (died 1998).
16 – Brian Torff, American upright bassist and composer.
18
- Andy Narell, American steelpan player and composer.
- Harry Sokal, Austrian jazz saxophonist.
21 – Haakon Graf, Norwegian keyboardist.
24
- Hank Roberts, American cellist and vocalist.
- Steve LaSpina, American bassist.
- Vince Jones, Australian singer, songwriter, trumpeter, and flugelhornist.
27 – Paolo Vinaccia, Italian composer, drummer, and percussionist, living in Norway.
28 – Donald Brown, American pianist.

April

1 – Knut Værnes, Norwegian guitarist, composer and band leader.
3 – Chuck Deardorf, American bassist.
4 – Michel Camilo, Santo Domingan pianist and composer.
9 – Steve Holt, Canadian musician.
16 – Brian Rolland, American guitarist, composer, and songwriter (died 2018).
28 – Frank Jakobsen, Norwegian drummer, Bergen Big Band.

May

3 – Angela Bofill, American vocalist and songwriter.
9 – Barb Jungr, Englist singer and songwriter.
10 – Lorne Lofsky, Canadian guitarist, Oscar Peterson Quartet.
21 – Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer.
24 – Catherine Whitney, American singer, composer, and lyricist.

June

4 – Scott Earl Holman, American pianist.
5 – Peter Erskine, American drummer and composer.
11 – John Bernard Riley, American drummer and educator.
12 – Jesper Lundgaard, Danish bassist, bandleader, and composer.
26 – Øystein Norvoll, Norwegian guitarist.
27 – Madeline Eastman, American singer.
30 – Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist, and composer (died 1997).

July

7 – Pam Bricker, American singer (died 2005).
10 – Stu Goldberg, American keyboarder.
13
- Bruno Råberg, Swedish-born bassist and composer.
- Ernst Ulrich Deuker, German bassist and bass clarinetist, Ideal.
19 – Ivar Thomassen, Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (died 2016).^[5]
22
- Al Di Meola, American guitarist and composer.
- Johannes Bauer, German trombonist (died 2016).
25 – Svein Olav Blindheim, Norwegian upright bassist.
28 – Nnenna Freelon, American singer.
29 – Michel Benita, Algerian-French upright bass player.

August

11 – Steve Nelson, American vibraphonist.
12 – Pat Metheny, American guitarist and composer, Pat Metheny Group.
15 – Dennis González, American trumpeter, poet, visual artist, and music educator.
19 – Tim Hagans, American trumpet player, arranger and composer.
21 – Bodil Niska, Norwegian saxophonist.
26 – Scott Henderson, American guitarist.
29
- Enzo Nini, Italian saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger.
- Stephanie Nakasian, American vocalist.
31 – Sergio Caputo, Italian singer, writer, composer, and guitarist.

September

2 – Steve Masakowski, American guitarist, educator, and inventor.
12 – Scott Hamilton, American tenor saxophonist.
18 – Jovino Santos-Neto, Brazilian-American pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator, and record producer.
20 – Peter White, American guitarist.
24 – Jay Hoggard, American vibraphonist.
26
- Bill Milkowski, American jazz critic, journalist, and author.
- Craig Chaquico, Portuguese-American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and record producer.
30
- Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer.
- Patrice Rushen, American pianist vocalist and composer.

October

4 – Paleka, Portuguese percussionist.
9 – Eugenio Toussaint, Mexican composer, arranger and pianist (died 2011).
10 – Ondrej Havelka, Czech singer, actor and director.
10 – Ed Cherry, American guitarist.
16 – Tim Berne, American saxophone player.
18 – Rick Vandivier, American guitarist, composer and educator.
20 – Günter Müller, German drummer and sound artist.
24
- Anthony Cox, American bassist and composer.
- Cindy Breakspeare, Canadian-Jamaican musician.
27 – Wendell Brunious, American trumpeter and bandleader.
30 – Tom Browne, American trumpeter.
31 – Tim Sparks, American guitarist, singer, arranger, and composer.

November

1 – Carmen Lundy, American singer and composer.
8 – Kåre Garnes, Norwegian bassist.
23
- Bruce Hornsby, American singer and keyboardist.
- Pete Allen, English clarinettist, saxophonist, bandleader, and vocalist.
29 – Michael White, American clarinetist.

December

4 – Michael Moore, American saxophonist.
6
- Steve Swell, American trombonist.
- Wayne Peet, American pianist and organist.
9
- Kip Hanrahan, American music impresario, record producer and percussionist.
- Steve Rodby, American bassist, Pat Metheny Group.
10 – Edvard Askeland, Norwegian bassist.
12 – Jeff Johnson, American bass player.
16 – Joe Fonda, American bassist.
22 – Warren Benbow, American drummer.
26 – Noel Pointer, American violinist and record producer (died 1994).

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J.T. Lewis, American drummer.
John Butcher, English tenor and soprano saxophonist.
John Russell, English guitarist.
Orhan Demir, Turkish-Canadian guitarist.
Tchavolo Schmitt, French guitarist.
Theresa Hightower, African-American singer (died 2018).
Yuri Lemeshev, Russian-American accordionist.

Events

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November

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Deaths

Births

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References

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