# 1946 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events in Jazz in the year 1946.

## Events

* The Jazz Journal is established in London by Sinclair Traill, originally under the title Pick Up.
* Armstrong wins the Esquire Gold award for Vocalist.
* John Serry appears as the featured guest artist on Gordon MacRae's radio show "SkyLine Roof" on the CBS network under the musical direction of Archie Bleyer.

## Album releases

* Artistry in Rhythm – Stan Kenton

## Births

January
* 4 — Susannah McCorkle, American singer (died 2001).
* 4 — André Ceccarelli, French drummer and composer.
* 3 — James Mtume, American percussionist, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, Mtume (died 2022).
* 12 – George Duke, American keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer (died 2013).
* 16 – Spike Wells, English drummer and priest.
* 20 – John Sheridan, American pianist.
* 24 – Marion Cowings, American singer and university teacher.
* 30 – Michael S. Smith, American drummer and percussionist (died 2006).
* 31 – Terry Kath, American guitarist and vocalist, Chicago (died 1978).
February
* 20 – J. Geils, American jazz and blues guitarist in The J. Geils Band (died 2017).
* 21 – Terry Bradds, American guitarist.
* 22 – Tom Grant, American pianist and vocalist.
* 24 – Tullio De Piscopo, Italian drummer and singer.
* 28
** Mike Renzi, American pianist, arranger and musical director.
** Pierre Dørge, Danish guitarist, bandleader, and composer.
March
* 1 — Vinny Golia, American composer and multi-instrumentalist.
* 11 – Patty Waters, American singer.
* 19 – Jack Schaeffer, American musician, recording artist, producer and arranger.
* 22
** Jerry Jemmott, American bass guitarist.
** Melvin Sparks, American guitarist (died 2011).
April
* 13 – Al Green, American singer.
* 14 – Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader.
* 16 – Ivar Antonsen, Norwegian pianist.
* 24 – Stafford James, American bassist.
* 25 – Digby Fairweather, British cornettist and broadcaster.
* 29 – Humphrey Carpenter, English musician, biographer, and writer (died 2005).
* 30 – Joel Futterman, American pianist and curved soprano saxophonist.
May
* 2 — Joel Forrester, American composer and pianist.
* 5 — Jack Walrath, American trumpeter and arranger.
* 10 – Jimmy Ponder, American guitarist (died 2013).
* 12 – Rudolf Tomsits, Hungarian trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer (died 2003).
* 22 – Martin Kratochvíl, American jazz rock musician.
* 23 – Don Moye, American percussionist and drummer.
* 27 – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish upright bassist (died 2005).
* 28 – Claudio Roditi, Brazilian trumpeter (died 2020).
June
* 7 — Zbigniew Seifert, Polish violinist (died 1979).
* 16 – Tom Harrell, American trumpet and flugelhorn player.
* 17 – B. J. Cole, English pedal steel guitarist.
* 18 – William Hooker, American drummer and composer.
* 24 – Clint Houston, American upright bassist (died 2000).
* 29 – Ken Hyder, Scottish fusion drummer.
July
* 3 — John Klemmer, American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and arranger.
* 6 — Toquinho, Brazilian singer and guitarist.
* 11 – Kimiko Itoh, Japanese singer.
* 17
** Ellade Bandini, Italian drummer.
** Per Henrik Wallin, Swedish pianist and composer (died 2005).
* 20 – Bob McHugh, American pianist, composer, and educator.
* 23 – Khan Jamal, American vibraphone and marimba player.
* 24 – Al Lowe, American video game designer, programmer, and musician.
August
* 6 — Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist (died 2017).
* 14 – Bjørn Kruse, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
* 27 – Roland Prince, Antiguan guitarist (died 2016).
* 31
** Cooper-Moore, American pianist, composer, and instrument builder/designer.
** Su Cruickshank, Australian singer (died 2009).
September
* 4 — Dave Liebman, American saxophonist and flautist.
* 18 – Benjamín Brea, Venezuelan woodwind player (died 2014).
* 23 – Duster Bennett, British singer and guitarist, Fleetwood Mac (died 1976).
* 26 – Ted Greene, American guitarist (died 2005).
* 28 – Helen Shapiro, English singer.
October
* 1 — Dave Holland, English upright bassist, composer, and bandleader.
* 3 — Mike Clark, American drummer.
* 11 – Daryl Hall, American singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
* 12 – Daryl Runswick, English composer, arranger, musician, producer, and educationalist.
* 15
** Bo Stief, Danish bassist, composer and arranger.
** Palle Danielsson, Swedish upright bassist.
* 22 – Jac Berrocal, French trumpeter, singer, and composer.
November
* 4 — Billy Hancock, American singer, guitarist, bassist, and multiinstrumentalist (died 2018).
* 7 — Raymond Harry Brown, American composer, arranger, and trumpeter.
* 18 – Bennie Wallace, American tenor saxophonist.
* 20 – Bruno Tommaso, Italian upright bassist and composer.
* 23 – Ray Drummond, American upright bassist and teacher.
* 25 – Guilherme Franco, Brazilian percussionist (died 2016).
December
* 7
** Phil Treloar, Australian drummer, percussionist and composer.
** Trent Kynaston, American saxophonist, music educator and composer.
* 12
** Bruce Ditmas, American drummer and percussionist.
** Denny Dias, American musician.
* 14 – Jerome Cooper, American drummer (died 2015).
* 16 – René McLean, American saxophonist and flutist.
Unknown date
* Atilla Engin, Turkish-American drummer.
* Carter Jefferson, American tenor saxophonist (died 1993).
* Douglas Ewart, Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder.
* Frank Gibson, Jr., New Zealand drummer and drum tutor.
* Peter Langston, American guitarist and computer programmer.
* Riccardo Zegna, Italian pianist.
* Roger Turner, English percussionist.

## Deaths

January
* 30 – Fred Beckett, American trombonist (born 1917).
February
* 15 Putney Dandridge, American bandleader, jazz pianist and vocalist (born 1902).
July
* 20 – Tricky Sam Nanton, American trombonist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (born 1904).
September
* 16 Mamie Smith, American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress (born 1883).
October
* 3 – James Tim Brymn, American conductor, arranger, composer, and pianist (born 1881).

### Unknown date

* Joseph Petit, American jazz trombonist (born 1873).
* Manuel Perez, New Orleans jazz cornetist and bandleader (born 1871).