page_title: 1985 in jazz
section_title: Deaths
hierarchical_section_title: 1985 in jazz / Deaths
caption_attribution_description: English: Marius Neset performs at Victoria Teater during Oslo Jazzfestival 2015. Band members: Marius Neset - Saksofoner, Frans Petter Eldh - Kontrabass, Anton Eger - Trommer, Jim Hart - Vibrafon, Ivo Neame - Piano/Keyboard Norsk bokmål: Marius Neset opptrer på Victoria Teater under Oslo Jazzfestival 2015. Besetning: Marius Neset - Saksofoner, Frans Petter Eldh - Kontrabass, Anton Eger - Trommer, Jim Hart - Vibrafon, Ivo Neame - Piano/Keyboard
context_page_description: This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1985.
context_section_description: January
  7 – Johnny Guarnieri, American pianist (born 1917).
  10 – Cie Frazier, American drummer (born 1904).
  11 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (born 1929).
  18 – Georgie Stoll, American musical director, conductor, composer, and violinist (born 1905).
  26 – Kenny Clarke, American drummer and bandleader (born 1914).
  February
  22 – Frank Traynor, Australian trombonist and entrepreneur (born 1927).
  27 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1916).
  March
  13 – Annette Hanshaw, American singer (born 1901).
  23 – Zoot Sims, American saxophonist (born 1925).
  30 – Shizuko Kasagi, Japanese singer (born 1914).
  April
  21 – Irving Mills, American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (born 1894).
  May
  2 – Larry Clinton, American trumpeter, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1909).
  24 – Joe Darensbourg, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1906).
  27 – Skeeter Best, American guitarist (born 1914).
  June
  15 – David "Buck" Wheat, American bassist, songwriter and recording artist (born 1922).
  July
  1
  Dick Vance, American trumpeter (born 1915).
  Lonnie Hillyer, American trumpeter (born 1940).
  4 – Chris Woods, American alto saxophonist (born 1925).
  11 – George Duvivier, American upright bassist (born 1920).
  August
  1 – Sam Wooding, American pianist, arranger, and bandleader (born 1895).
  11 – Nick Ceroli, American drummer (born 1939).
  19 – Cedric Wallace, American upright bassist (born 1909).
  30 – Philly Joe Jones, American drummer (born 1923).
  September
  3 – Jo Jones, American drummer (born 1911).
  6
  Johnny Desmond, American singer (born 1919).
  Little Brother Montgomery, American pianist and singer (born 1906).
  15 – Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (born 1911).
  18 – Ed Lewis, American trumpeter (born 1909).
  19 – Charlie Holmes, American alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era (born 1910).
  George Clarke, American tenor saxophonist (born 1911).
  October
  12 – Blind John Davis, African American, blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born 1913).
  Nelson Boyd, American bassist (born 1928).
  November
  4 – Richard Williams, American trumpeter (born 1931).
  12 – Dicky Wells, American trombonist (born 1907).
  13 – Max Miller, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1911).
  24 – Big Joe Turner, American blues shouter (born 1911).
  December
  9
  Calvin Jackson, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1919).
  Charlie Munro, American reedist and flautist (born 1917).
  28 – Benny Morton, American trombonist most associated with the swing genre (born 1907).
  Unknown date
  Leon Prima, American trumpeter (born 1907).
caption: Marius Neset at Victoria during the 2015 Oslo Jazzfestival.
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