1913 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1913.

Events

 * The word "jazz" first appears in print.
 * James Reese Europe records ragtime arrangements in New York with the first black ensemble to be recorded.

Births

 * January
 * 17 – Vido Musso, Italian-American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (died 1982).
 * 27 – Milton Adolphus, American pianist and composer (died 1998).


 * February
 * 5 – Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (died 1995).
 * 22 – Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2001).


 * March
 * 1 – Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (died 1994).
 * 31 – Etta Baker, American guitarist and singer (died 2006).


 * April
 * 4
 * Gene Ramey, American upright bassist (died 1984).
 * Muddy Waters, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 1983).
 * 25 – Earl Bostic, American alto saxophonist (died 1965).
 * 29 – Jack Bentley, English trombonist, journalist, and scriptwriter (died 1994).


 * May
 * 16 – Woody Herman, American clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader (died 1987).


 * June
 * 14 – Stanley Black, English bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist (died 2002).
 * 20 – Alfred Gallodoro, American musician (died 2008).
 * 23 – Helen Humes, American singer (died 1981).
 * 25 – Adele Girard, American harpist (died 1993).


 * July
 * 5 – Smiley Lewis, American singer and guitarist (died 1966).
 * 18 – Nat Temple, British big band leader (died 2008).


 * August
 * 7 – George Van Eps, American guitarist (died 1998).
 * 13 – Anna Mae Winburn, African-American vocalist and bandleader (died 1999).
 * 23 – Bob Crosby, American singer and bandleader (died 1993).


 * September
 * 10 – Cliff Leeman, American drummer (died 1986).
 * 19 – Helen Ward, American singer (died 1998).
 * 20 – John Collins, American guitarist (died 2001).
 * 24 – Herb Jeffries, African-American actor and singer-songwriter (died 2014).
 * 26 – Dorothy Sloop, American pianist (died 1998).


 * October
 * 1 – Harry Lookofsky, American violinist (died 1998).
 * 2 – Wally Rose, American pianist (died 1997).
 * 15 – Thore Jederby, Swedish upright bassist, record producer, and radio broadcaster (died 1984).
 * 19 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian singer, poet, lyricist, essayist, and playwright (died 1980).
 * 21
 * Cosimo Di Ceglie, Italian guitarist (died 1980).
 * Gus Clark, Belgian pianist (died 1979).
 * 26 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991).
 * 27 – Boyd Raeburn, American bandleader and bass saxophonist (heart attack) (died 1966).


 * November
 * 13
 * Singleton Palmer, American bassist, cornetist, tubist, and bandleader (died 1993).
 * Blue Lu Barker, American singer (died 1998).
 * 15 – Gus Johnson, American drummer (died 2000).
 * 19 – Blue Barron, American orchestra leader (died 2005).


 * December
 * 7 – Blind John Davis, African-American, blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (died 1985).
 * 10
 * Pannonica de Koenigswarter, British-born jazz patron and writer (died 1988).
 * Ray Nance, American trumpeter, violinist and singer (died 1976).
 * 12 – Don Stovall, American alto saxophonist (died 1970).
 * 14 – Ted Buckner, American saxophonist (died 1976).
 * 25 – Candy Candido, American bassist and vocalist (died 1999).