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Overview of the events of 1960 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of
Jazz in the year 1960.
Events
October
June
Album releases
Deaths
- April
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- 10 –
June Cole, American bassist, tubist, and singer (born
1903).
- November
- 24 –
Edgar Meyer, American bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
- Unknown date
Births
- January
- February
- 3 –
Craig Bailey, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.
- 11 –
Russ Freeman, American guitarist.
- 29 –
Khaled, Algerian singer, multti-instrumentalist, and songwriter.
- March
- 2 –
Lennart Ginman, Danish bassist, composer, and music producer.
- 19 –
Eliane Elias, Brazilian pianist and vocalist.
- 21 –
Dominic Miller, Argentinian guitarist and composer,
Sting.
[3]
- 25 –
Chad Wackerman, American drummer.
- 26 –
Nelson Rangell, American saxophonist and composer.
- 27 –
Victor Bailey, American bassist.
- 29 –
Chano Domínguez, Spanish pianist.
- April
- 1 –
Banjo Mosele, Botswanan guitarist, singer and composer.
- 3 –
Erik Truffaz, French trumpeter.
- 6 –
John Pizzarelli, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.
- 17 –
Daniele Sepe, Italian saxophonist and flautist.
- 20 –
John Altenburgh, American pianist, composer and arranger.
- 24 –
Friðrik Karlsson, Icelandic guitarist and songwriter.
- 25 –
Mário Laginha, Portuguese piano player and composer.
- 28 –
Rolf Graf, Norwegian bassist (died
2013).
- 30
- May
- June
- 4 –
Fred Thelonious Baker, English guitarist and bass guitarist.
- 8
- 14 –
Gary Husband, English drummer, pianist, and bandleader.
- 19 –
Carmen Bradford, American singer,
Count Basie Orchestra.
- 20 –
Jeremy Monteiro, Singaporean pianist, singer, and composer.
- 22 –
Arturo O'Farrill, Mexican pianist and composer.
- 23 –
Donald Harrison, American saxophonist.
- 26 –
Zachary Breaux, American guitarist (died
1997).
- July
- August
- September
- 4 –
Lonnie Plaxico, African-American upright bassist.
- 8 –
Steve Waterman, British trumpeter, composer, and educator.
- 16 –
Graham Haynes, American cornetist, trumpeter and composer.
- 18 –
Nils Petter Molvær, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and producer,
Masqualero.
- 21 –
Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist and conductor (died
2014).
- October
- 2 –
Django Bates, British composer, pianist, multi-instrumentalist and band leader.
- 9 –
Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist and flautist.
- 10 –
John Beasley, American pianist.
- 13 –
Orphy Robinson, British vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist.
- 15 –
Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player
- 16 –
Leila Pinheiro, singer and pianist.
- 25 –
Michel Massot, Belgian tubist and trombonist.
- 29 –
Jens Winther, Danish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (died
2011).
- November
- 4 –
Adrián Iaies, Argentine pianist and composer.
- 5 –
Daryl Hayott, American drummer, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist, and trumpeter.
- 15 –
Sergio Cammariere, Italian singer-songwriter.
- 23 –
Jean-Paul Bourelly, American guitarist.
- 27 –
Maria Schneider, American arranger, composer, and big-band leader.
- December
- 1 –
Chris Standring, British guitarist.
- 5 –
Brian Bromberg, American bassist and producer.
- 7 –
Matthew Shipp, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
- 12 –
Sebi Tramontana, Italian trombonist.
- 16 –
Mike Fahn, American trombonist.
- 19 –
Laurent de Wilde, French pianist, composer, and writer.
[4]
- 28 –
Ted Nash, American saxophonist and composer.
- Unknown date
-
Lekan Babalola, Nigerian singer and percussionist.
-
Mark Ledford, American trumpet player, vocalist and guitarist (died
2004).
-
Muriel Anderson, American composer, guitarist, and harp-guitarist.
-
Paul Taylor (saxophonist), American saxophonist.
-
Pharez Whitted, American trumpeter.
-
Tino di Geraldo, French-Spanish percussionist, tabla player, drummer, and producer.
-
Umberto Petrin, Italian pianist, composer, and poet.
See also
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