# 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.