1993 in jazz

1993 in jazz
Band at French Quarter Festival, New Orleans. Visible musicians include Dan Levinson, clarinet; George Finola, cornet and leader; David Sager, trombone; Tom Saunders, bass sax. Tom McDermott in hat off stage comments to band
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1993 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1992 in jazz – 1994 in jazz

Deaths

January

6 – Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (born 1917).
23
- Charles Greenlee, American trombonist (born 1927).
- Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and band leader (born 1899).
27 – Eddie Calhoun, American upright bassist (born 1921).
30 – Ryoichi Hattori, Japanese composer (born 1907).

February

14 – Elek Bacsik, Hungarian-born American violinist and guitarist (born 1926).
15 – George Wallington, American pianist and composer (born 1924).
17 – Sammy Lowe, American trumpeter, arranger and conductor (born 1918).
24 – Gene Porter, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1910).

March

3 – Harper Goff, American artist, musician, and actor (born 1911).
4 – Art Hodes, American pianist (born 1904).
8
- Billy Eckstine, American singer (born 1914).
- Singleton Palmer, American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader (born 1913).
9 – Bob Crosby, American bandleader and singer (born 1913).
15 – Gene Leis, American guitarist and bandleader (born 1920).
25 – Jake Porter, American trumpeter and record producer (born 1916).
27 – Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (born 1931).

April

3 – Herman Fowlkes Jr., American musician and educator (born 1919).

May

22 – Juice Wilson, American violinist (born 1904).
30 – Sun Ra, American composer, bandleader, and pianist (born 1914).

June

5 – Dupree Bolton, American trumpeter (born 1929).
7 – Louie Ramirez, American percussionist, and vibraphonist (born 1938).
16 – Lebert Lombardo, Canadian-American trumpeter and singer (born 1905).
21 – Al Fairweather, British trumpeter (born 1927).
22 – Emmett Berry, American trumpeter (born 1915).
25 – Rich Matteson, American musician and collegiate music educator (born 1929).

July

11 – Mario Bauza, Afro-Cuban clarinetist, saxophonist, and trumpeter (born 1911).
12 – John Jenkins, American saxophonist (born 1931).
22
- Art Porter Sr., American pianist (born 1934).
- Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker, African American trombonist (born 1906).
30 – Don Myrick, American saxophonist, The Pharaohs (born 1940).

August

1
- Bob Carter, American bassist and arranger (born 1922).
- Max Jones, British jazz author, radio host, and journalist (born 1917).
4 – Kenny Drew, American pianist (born 1928).
5 – Bob Cooper, American West Coast saxophonist (born 1925).
10 – Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (born 1934).

September

6 – Bjarne Liller, Danish singer-songwriter (born 1935).
7 – Adele Girard, American harpist (born 1913).
9 – Jimmy Deuchar, Scottish trumpeter and big band arranger (born 1930).
13 – Steve Jordan, American guitarist (born 1919.
16 – J. R. Monterose, American saxophonist (born 1927).
17 – Elmer Crumbley, American trombonist (born 1908).^[13]
27 – Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist (born 1928).

October

2 – Ahmed Abdul-Malik, American upright bassist and oud player (born 1927).
9 – Greely Walton, American tenor saxophonist (born 1904).

November

7 – Adelaide Hall, American-born UK-based singer (born 1901).
8 – Dick Cathcart, American trumpeter (born 1924).
11 – Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and big band leader (born 1914).
17 – Teddy Powell, American guitarist, composer, and big band leader (born 1905).
28 – Bruce Turner, English saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1922).
29 – Alan Clare, British jazz pianist (born 1921).

December

4 – Frank Zappa, American guitarist, composer, and band leader (born 1940),
9 – Carter Jefferson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1946).
25 – Ann Ronell, American composer and lyricist (born 1905).

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Births

April

19 – Arianna Neikrug, American singer, songwriter, and arranger.

September

24 – Narelle Kheng, Singaporean percussionist and vocalist.

November

21 – Fredrik Halland, Norwegian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and music producer.

Unknown date

Alice Phoebe Lou, South African singer and songwriter residing in Berlin.
Arne Martin Nybo, Norwegian guitarist.
Rohey Taalah, Norwegian singer and songwriter.

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Album releases

Deaths

Births

See also

References

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