1935 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1935

Events

 * The beginning of the “Swing Era”.
 * Ella Fitzgerald won a one-week performance at the Harlem Opera House.

Deaths

 * January
 * 31 – Edwin Swayze, American jazz trumpeter and composer (born 1906).


 * May
 * 3 – Cecil Irwin, American jazz reed player and arranger (born 1902).


 * July
 * 21 – Honoré Dutrey, dixieland jazz trombonist (born 1894).


 * April
 * 2 – Bennie Moten, American jazz pianist and band leader (born 1894).


 * November
 * 27 – Charlie Green, jazz trombonists, and the soloist in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra (born 1893).

Births



 * January
 * 5 – Chuck Flores, American drummer (died 2016).
 * 6 – Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor.
 * 7
 * Kenny Davern, American clarinetist (died 2006).
 * Sam Woodyard, American drummer (died 1988).
 * 18 – Rodgers Grant, American pianist (died 2012).
 * 30 – Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (died 1973).


 * February
 * 10 – Johnny Helms, American trumpeter (died 2015).
 * 14 – Rob McConnell, Canadian trombonist (died 2010).
 * 20 – Orlando Marin, American band leader and timbales player.


 * March
 * 8 – George Coleman, American saxophonist.
 * 12 – Hugh Lawson, American pianist (died 1997).
 * 14 – Getatchew Mekurya, Ethiopian saxophonist (died 2016).
 * 16 – Emil Mijares, Filipino vibist and pianist (died 2007).
 * 30 – Karl Berger, German pianist, composer and educator (died 2023).
 * 31 – Herb Alpert, American trumpeter and record executive.


 * April
 * 1 – Alan Haven, English organist (died 2016).
 * 9 – Reuben Wilson, American organist (died 2023).
 * 10 – Jerzy Milian, Polish vibraphonist (died 2018).
 * 15 – Gene Cherico, American upright bassist (died 1994).
 * 19 – Dudley Moore, English pianist and actor (died 2002).
 * 20
 * Herbie Phillips, American trumpeter (died 1995).
 * Ran Blake, American pianist, composer, and educator.
 * 22 – Paul Chambers, American upright bassist (died 1969).
 * 23 – Milton Banana, Brazilian drummer (died 1998).
 * 24 – Allan Jaffe, American jazz tubist (died 1987).


 * May
 * 1
 * Henry Grimes, American upright bassist, violinist, and poet (died 2020).
 * Heraldo do Monte, Brazilian guitarist.
 * 4 – Don Friedman, American pianist (died 2016).
 * 5 – Kidd Jordan, American saxophonist (died 2023).
 * 10
 * George Golla, Australian guitarist.
 * Julius Wechter, American vibraphonist and percussionist (died 1999).
 * 12 – Gary Peacock, American upright bassist (died 2020).
 * 19
 * Cecil McBee, American upright bassist.
 * Tore Jensen, Norwegian trumpeter.
 * 20 – Dino Saluzzi, Argentinian bandoneon player.
 * 21 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinetist and bandleader (died 2013).
 * 22
 * Barry Rogers, American trombonist (died 1991).
 * Giuseppi Logan, American saxophonist (died 2020).
 * 24 – Valerie Capers, American pianist and composer.
 * 27 – Ramsey Lewis, American composer, pianist, and radio personality (died 2022).
 * 31 – Albert Heath, American drummer.


 * June
 * 3
 * Enzo Jannacci, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian (died 2013).
 * Ted Curson, American trumpeter (died 2012).
 * 5 – Misha Mengelberg, Dutch pianist and composer (died 2017).
 * 6 – Grant Green, American guitarist and composer (died 1979).
 * 15 – François Jeanneau, French saxophonist, flautist, and composer.


 * July
 * 1
 * James Cotton, American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter (died 2017).
 * Rashied Ali, American drummer (died 2009).
 * 3 – Enrico Intra, Italian pianist, composer, conductor.
 * 9 – Frank Wright, American saxophonist and singer (died 1990).
 * 12 – John Patton, American pianist (died 2002).
 * 13 – Pete Escovedo, Mexican-American percussionist.
 * 29 – Julian Priester, American trombonist.


 * August
 * 3 – Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist and trombonist (died 2019).
 * 7 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (died 1977).
 * 28 – Stan McDonald, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2021).


 * September
 * 1 – Harry Beckett, British trumpeter (died 2010).
 * 3 – Dorothy Masuka, South African singer (died 2019).
 * 8 – James Clay, American saxophonist and flautist (died 1994).
 * 9 – Fred Stone, Canadian flugelhornist, trumpeter, and pianist (died 1986).
 * 16 – Gordon Beck, English pianist (died 2011).
 * 23 – Les McCann, American pianist and singer.
 * 25
 * Bjarne Liller, Danish banjoist and singer (died 1993).
 * Roland Alexander, American saxophonist and pianist (died 2006).
 * 28 – Bent Jædig, Danish saxophonist (died 2004).
 * 30 – Johnny Mathis, American singer.


 * October
 * 3 – Judy Bailey, New Zealand-born pianist and composer.
 * 12 – Paul Humphrey, American drummer (died 2014).
 * 21
 * Bobby Few, American pianist and singer (died 2021).
 * Don Rader, American trumpeter.
 * 23 – Frank Hewitt, American pianist (died 2002).
 * 27 – Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American banjoist (died 2017).


 * November
 * 3 – Harry Leahey, American guitarist (died 1990).
 * 9 – Jimmy D'Aquisto, Italian-American luthier|guitar maker (died 1995).
 * 17 – Roswell Rudd, American trombonist and composer (died 2017).
 * 23 – Alvin Fielder, American drummer (died 2019).
 * 27 – Michel Portal, French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.


 * December
 * 1 – Woody Allen, American filmmaker and clarinetist.
 * 2 – Ronnie Mathews, American pianist (died 2008).
 * 5 – Totti Bergh, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2012).
 * 12 – Juhani Aaltonen, Finnish saxophonist and flautist.
 * 17 – Ronnie Boykins, American bassist (died 1980).
 * 19 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (died 1974).
 * 22 – Joe Lee Wilson, American singer (died 2011).
 * 23 – Esther Phillips, American singer (died 1984).
 * 26 – Noel Kelehan, Irish musician and conductor, RTÉ Concert Orchestra (died 2012).
 * 31 – Peter Herbolzheimer, German trombonist and bandleader (died 2010).


 * Unknown date
 * Eddie Khan, American upright bassist (died 1980s).
 * Trevor Koehler, American saxophonist (died 1975).
 * Tülay German, Turkish singer.
 * Yasunao Tone, Japanese artist.