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Overview of the events of 1945 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of
jazz in the year 1945.
Events
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Miles Davis has graduated from high school. He goes to New York and becomes a musician. He enrolls in
Juilliard at his parents' request.
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John Coltrane was drafted and plays clarinet with the Navy Band in Hawaii.
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Standards
Album releases
Deaths
- March
- April
- August
- October
- December
Births
- January
- February
- March
- April
- 1 –
Bjørnar Andresen, Norwegian bassist (died
2004).
- 4 –
Leszek Żądło, Polish saxophonist, flautist, composer, and university teacher.
- 9 –
Steve Gadd, American drummer.
- 12 –
Doug Riley, Canadian pianist (died
2007).
- 19 –
Ole Kock Hansen, Danish pianist and composer.
- 22 –
Demetrio Stratos, Greek lyricist and multi-instrumentalist (died
1979).
- 25 –
Halvard Kausland, Norwegian guitarist (died
2017).
- 27 –
Dominic Duval, American bassist (died
2016).
- 29 –
Hugh Hopper, British bass guitarist (died
2009).
- May
- June
- 3 –
Bjørn Alterhaug, Norwegian bassist, arranger, and composer.
- 4 –
Anthony Braxton, American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, and pianist.
- 6 –
Tom Coppola, American pianist and arranger.
- 9 –
Mick Goodrick, American guitarist.
- 28 –
Magni Wentzel, Norwegian singer and guitarist.
- July
- 3 –
Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwean singer.
- 11 –
Vaughn Wiester, American musician and educator.
- 12 –
Bernard Lubat, French drummer, pianist, singer, percussionist, vibraphonist, and accordionist.
- 13 –
Josef Vejvoda, Czech composer, percussionist, conductor and bandleader.
- 29 –
Joe Beck, American guitarist (died
2008).
- 30 –
David Sanborn, American alto saxophonist.
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- Unknown date
See also
References
Bibliography
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