1929 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in 1929.

Jazz musicians born that year included Chet Baker and Joe Pass.

Standards

 * In 1929 the standards "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Black and Blue" and "Honeysuckle Rose" were published.

Deaths

 * March
 * 15 – Pinetop Smith, American pianist (born 1904).


 * June
 * 2 – Don Murray, American clarinet and saxophone player (born 1904).


 * August
 * 19 – Chris Kelly, American trumpeter (born 1890).


 * December
 * 19 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1893).

Births



 * January
 * 1 – Arthur Prysock, American singer (died 1997).
 * 4 – Al Dreares, American drummer (died 2011).
 * 12 – Rich Matteson, American euphoniumist (died 1993).
 * 13 – Joe Pass, American guitarist (died 1994).
 * 16 – G. T. Hogan, American drummer (died 2004).
 * 20 – Jimmy Cobb, American drummer (died 2020).
 * 23 – Harold Ousley, American tenor saxophonist and flautist (died 2015).
 * 25 – Benny Golson, American saxophonist.
 * 28 – Acker Bilk, English clarinettist and vocalist (died 2014).
 * 29 – Ed Shaughnessy, American drummer (died 2013).


 * February
 * 7 – Dave Shepherd, English clarinettist (died 2016).
 * 13 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (died 1996).
 * 25
 * Sandy Brown, Scottish clarinettist (died 1975).
 * Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist (died 2007).
 * 27 – Betty Loo Taylor, Hawaii-American pianist (died 2016).


 * March
 * 1 – Eddie Jones, American upright bassist (died 1997).
 * 3 – Dupree Bolton, American trumpeter (died 1993).
 * 17 – Simon Flem Devold, Norwegian clarinetist and columnist (died 2015).
 * 19 – Gene Taylor, American dupright bassist (died 2001).
 * 20 – Sonny Russo, American trombonist (died 2013).
 * 22 – Fred Anderson, American tenor saxophonist (died 2010).
 * 25 – Cecil Taylor, American pianist and poet (died 2018).
 * 26 – Maurice Simon, American saxophonist (died 2019).
 * 30 – Valdo Williams, Canadian pianist (died 2010).


 * April
 * 4 –Buster Cooper, American trombonist (died 2016).
 * 6
 * Art Taylor, American drummer (died 1995).
 * Edmund Percey, English architect and pianist (died 2014).
 * Guylaine Guy, Canadian singer and painter.
 * 8 – Eiji Kitamura, Japanese clarinetist.
 * 17 – James Last, German bassist, composer, and big band leader (died 2015).
 * 18 – Walt Levinsky, American clarinetist (died 1999).
 * 29 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist (died 2006).


 * May
 * 10 – Mel Lewis, American drummer (died 1990).
 * 16 – Betty Carter, American singer and bandleader (died 1998).
 * 17 – Karl Drewo, Austrian saxophonist (died 1995).
 * 21 – Larance Marable, American drummer (died 2012).
 * 23 – Julian Euell, American bassist (died 2019).
 * 29 – Sandy Mosse, American saxophonist (died 1983).


 * June
 * 1 – Lennie Niehaus, American alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer (died 2020).
 * 2 – Gildo Mahones, American pianist (died 2018).
 * 8 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (died 1985).
 * 14 – Cy Coleman, American composer and songwriter (died 2004).


 * July
 * 9 – Alex Welsh, Scottish singer, cornetist, and trumpeter (died 1982).
 * 13 – Pedro Iturralde, Spanish saxophonist, saxophone teacher and composer (died 2020).
 * 14 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (died 1996).
 * 17 – Joe Morello, American drummer (died 2011).
 * 23 – Danny Barcelona, Filipino-American drummer (died 2007).
 * 26 – Charlie Persip, American drummer (died 2020).


 * August
 * 2 – Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (died 2014).
 * 5 – John Armatage, English drummer and arranger.
 * 6 – Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist.
 * 14 – Lorez Alexandria, American singer (died 2001).
 * 16 – Bill Evans, American pianist (died 1980).
 * 23 – Pete King, British saxophonist (died 2009).
 * 29 – Algia Mae Hinton, American guitarist and singer (died 2018).


 * September
 * 6 – Charles Moffett, American drummer (died 1997).
 * 7 – Harry South, English pianist, composer, and arranger (died 1990).
 * 10 – Prince Lasha, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (died 2008).
 * 17 – Sil Austin, American saxophonist (died 2001).
 * 18 – Teddi King, American singer (died 1977).
 * 19 – Mel Stewart, American saxophonist and actor (died 2002).
 * 20 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist (died 2016).
 * 24 – John Carter, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 1991).
 * 27 – Calvin Jones, American trombonist, bassist, and composer (died 2004).
 * 29 – Rolf Kühn, German clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2022).


 * October
 * 2 – Howard Roberts, American guitarist (died 1992).
 * 10
 * Ayten Alpman, Turkish singer (died 2012).
 * Ed Blackwell, American drummer (died 1992).
 * 11
 * Curtis Amy, American tenor saxophonist (died 2002).
 * Ludek Hulan, Czech upright bassist (died 1979).
 * 19 – Jack Noren, American drummer (died 1990).
 * 22 – Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2014).
 * 27 – Elmon Wright, American trumpeter (died 1984).


 * November
 * 1 – Gabe Baltazar, Asian-American alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler (died 2022).
 * 25 – Rusty Bryant, American saxophonist (died 1991).
 * 29 – Francy Boland, Belgian composer and pianist (died 2005).


 * December
 * 12 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese composer, bandleader, and pianist.
 * 15 – Barry Harris, American pianist and bandleader (died 2021).
 * 18 – Nick Stabulas, American drummer (died 1973).
 * 19 – Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, arranger, and bandleader (died 2011).
 * 22 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist (died 2013).
 * 23 – Chet Baker, American trumpeter and singer (died 1988).
 * 24 – Noel DaCosta, Nigerian-Jamaican composer and violinist (died 2002).
 * 29
 * Matt Murphy, American guitarist, The Blues Brothers (died 2018).
 * Susie Garrett, African-American singer and actress (died 2002).


 * Unknown date
 * Jacques Denjean, French composer and arranger, Les Double Six (died 1995).
 * Yusuf Salim, American pianist and composer (died 2008).