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Anthony was born to an Italian family in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, but moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied the trumpet.He played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940 to 1941 [2] and appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II as Miller joined the Army, organizing another famous military band before his 1944 ...
This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. ... (1920–2010) [1] Banjo. Double ...
In 1920, the jazz age was underway and was indirectly fueled by prohibition of alcohol. [5] In Chicago, the jazz scene was developing rapidly, aided by the immigration of over 40 prominent New Orleans jazzmen to the city, continuous throughout much of the 1920s, including The New Orleans Rhythm Kings who began playing at Friar's Inn. [5]
Born in Brooklyn, when he was five, Giordano listened to music of the 1920s on a wind-up Victrola. [2] When he was 15, he played string bass and bass saxophone professionally and took lessons from Bill Challis to learn about writing arrangements like the dance bands of the 1920s and 30s.
B. Bob Bachelder; Harry Baisden; Craig Ball (musician) Buddy Banks (saxophonist) Wilbert Baranco; Walter Barnes (musician) Charlie Barnet; Count Basie; Leo Baxter
The legendary jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong disagreed and often described Lombardo's band as his favorite orchestra. [14] [15] In fact, Lombardo's band enjoyed remarkable broad appeal which crossed racial boundaries. [10] While performing at the famed Savoy Ballroom in Harlem his band even set a new attendance record in 1930. [10] [16]
31 – Keshav Sathe, Indian tabla player (died 2012). February. 6 – Nelson Boyd, American bassist (died 1985). 11 – Conrad Janis, American trombonist and actor (died 2022). 18 – Frank Butler, American drummer (died 1984). 25 – Mike Hennessey, English music journalist and pianist (died 2017).
“One can plausibly argue that the debate over jazz was just one of many that characterized American social discourse in the 1920s” (Ogren 3). In 1919, jazz was being described to white people as “a music originating about the turn of the twentieth century in New Orleans that featured wind instruments exploiting new timbres and performance techniques and improvisation” (Murchison 97).