# 1934 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1934.

## Events

* Louis Armstrong is in Europe, recording with French Polydor.
* Trumpeter Rex Stewart joins the Duke Ellington Band.

## Deaths
### February

* 27 – Gene Rodemich, pianist and orchestra leader (born 1890).

### September

* 2
** Alcide Nunez, United States jazz clarinetist (born 1884).
** Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor, most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" (born 1908).

### Unknown date

* Eddie Anthony, American country blues and jazz musician. He played the violin (born 1890).
* Jack Carey, trombonist, the leader of the Crescent City Orchestra (born 1889).

## Births
### January

* 5 – Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer, violinist, and composer (died 2013).
* 8 – Georg Riedel, Swedish upright bassist.
* 10
** Joe Licari, American clarinetist.
** Sheila Tracy, British broadcaster, writer, trombonist, and singer (died 2014).
* 11 – Egil "Bop" Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish drummer (died 1998).
* 17 – Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 2013).
* 21 – Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (died 1993).

### February

* 4 – Wade Legge, American pianist and bassist (died 1963).
* 7 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (died 1971).
* 8 – Art Porter Sr., American pianist (died 1993).
* 14 – Merl Saunders, American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards (died 2008).
* 17 – Hacke Björksten, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and saxophonist (died 2020).
* 20 – Selçuk Sun, Turkish upright bassist and composer (died 2016).
* 23 – Inger Berggren, Swedish singer (died 2019).
* 28 – Willie Bobo, American percussionist (died 1983).

### March

* 2 – Doug Watkins, American upright bassist (died 1962).
* 14 – Shirley Scott, American organist (died 2002).
* 26 – Don Bailey, American drummer (died 2013).
* 30 – Lanny Morgan, American alto saxophonist.

### April

* 5 – Stanley Turrentine, American tenor saxophonist (died 2000).
* 6 – Horace Tapscott, American pianist and composer (died 1999).
* 7 – Victor Feldman, British pianist (died 1987).
* 8 – Bảo Vàng, Vietnamese trumpeter and composer (died 2016).
* 13 – Kirk Stuart, American pianist (died 1982).
* 17 – Warren Chiasson, Canadian vibraphonist.
* 29 – Norman Edge, American upright bassist (died 2018).

### May

* 1 – Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (died 2005).
* 14 – Warren Smith, American percussionist.
* 17 – John Picard, English trombonist.
* 19 – Bobby Bryant, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 1998).
* 21 – Bob Northern, American French hornist (died 2020).

### June

* 3 – Bob Wallis, British musician (died 1991).
* 6 – Raymond Premru, American trombonist (died 1998).
* 22 – Ray Mantilla, American drummer (died 2020).
* 24 – Terry Cryer, British jazz and blues photographer (died 2017).
* 26 – Dave Grusin, American composer, arranger, and pianist.

### July

* 9 – Vinko Globokar, Slovene-French avant-garde composer and trombonist.
* 9 – Colin Bailey, British-American drummer (died 2021).
* 19 – Bobby Bradford, American trumpeter and cornetist.
* 22 – Junior Cook, American tenor saxophonist (died 1992).
* 23
** Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004).
** Tony Lee, British pianist (died 2004).
* 24
** Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist (died 2010).
** Rudy Collins, American drummer (died 1988).
* 25 – Don Ellis, American trumpeter, and drummer (died 1978).

### August

* 15 – Georgy Garanian, Russian saxophonist (died 2010).
* 27 – Sylvia Telles, Brazilian singer (died 1966).
* 28 – Ethel Azama, American singer (died 1984).

### September

* 1 – Teri Thornton, American singer (died 2000).
* 3 – Freddie King, American guitarist and singer (died 1976).
* 23 – Gino Paoli, Italian singer-songwriter.
* 26 – Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (died 2004).
* 27 – Ib Glindemann, Danish trumpeter and orchestra leader (died 2019).

### October

* 7 – Amiri Baraka, African-American writer and music critic (died 2014).
* 9 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer.
* 20
** Bill Chase, American trumpeter (died 1974).
** Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996).
* 26 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (died 2019).
* 27
** Barre Phillips, American upright bassist (died 2024).
** Ivan Jullien, French trumpeter (died 2015).
* 29
** Jimmy Woods, American alto saxophonist (died 2018).
** Pim Jacobs, Dutch pianist (died 1996).

### November

* 7 – Jan Allan, Swedish trumpeter and composer.
* 10 – Houston Person, American tenor saxophonist.
* 14 – Ellis Marsalis Jr., American pianist (died 2020).
* 17 – Marion Montgomery, American-born singer (died 2002).
* 20 – Colin Smith, English trumpeter (died 2004).
* 23 – Victor Gaskin, American upright bassist (died 2012).
* 29 – Tony Coe, English clarinettist and tenor saxophonist (died 2023).

### December

* 5 – Art Davis, American upright bassist (died 2007).
* 6 – Norio Maeda, Japanese composer and pianist (died 2018).
* 21 – Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter (died 2009).
* 24 – John Critchinson, English pianist (died 2017).
* 28 – Bob Cunningham, American bassist (died 2017).

### Unknown date

* Delisa Newton, American vocalist (died 2004).
* Pat Moran McCoy, American pianist.