1962 in jazz

1962 in jazz
Violinist Eddie South died in 1962
Decade	1960s in jazz
Music	1962 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1961 in jazz – 1963 in jazz

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1962.

Events

May

• 29 – The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.^[1]
• Best Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)
  • André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold Arlen
• Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental)
  • Stan Kenton for Kenton's West Side Story
• Best Original Jazz Composition
  • Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley

July

• 6 – The 7th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 6 – 8).^[2]

Unknown dates

• Several recordings are made at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California: Curtis Amy, Tippin' on Through; The Jazz Crusaders, The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse.

Album releases

• Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat
• Bill Evans and Jim Hall: Undercurrent
• Dexter Gordon: Go
• Freddie Hubbard: Ready for Freddie
• Milt Jackson
  • "Big Bags
  • "Bags Meets Wes!" (With Wes Montgomery)
  • "Invitation"
  • "Statements"
• Stan Kenton
  • Adventures In Jazz
  • Adventures in Time
  • Sophisticated Approach
• Jackie McLean
  • Bluesnik
  • A Fickle Sonance
• Hugh Masekela: Trumpet Africaine
• Charles Mingus
  • Epitaph
  • Tijuana Moods
• Modern Jazz Quartet
  • The Comedy
  • "Lonely Woman"
• Wes Montgomery: Full House
• Oscar Peterson
  • Affinity
  • Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!
  • West Side Story
• André Previn and Doris Day: Duet
• Sonny Rollins: The Bridge
• George Russell: The Stratus Seekers
• Carol Sloane: Out of the Blue
• Cecil Taylor: Nefertiti
• Jimmy Woods: Awakening!!

Standards

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths

January

• 17 – Claude Jones, American trombonist (born 1901).

February

• 5 – Doug Watkins, American upright bassist (born 1934).
• 11 – Leo Parker, American baritone saxophonist (born 1925).

March

• 24 – Jean Goldkette, American pianist and bandleader (born 1893).

April

• 13 – John Graas, American French horn player, composer, and arranger (born 1917).
• 25 – Eddie South, American jazz violinist (born 1904).

May

• 8 – Donald Lambert, American stride pianist (born 1904).

July

• 12 – Roger Wolfe Kahn, American musician, composer, and bandleader (born 1907).
• 28 – Eddie Costa, American pianist (born 1930).

August

• 11 – Israel Crosby, American upright bassist (born 1919).

December

• 13 – Harry Barris, American singer, composer, and pianist (born 1905).

Births

January

• 7 – Tor Haugerud, Norwegian drummer, Transjoik.
• 11 – Steve Oliver, American guitarist.
• 22 – Jimmy Herring, American guitarist.

February

• 2 – Tapani Rinne, Finnish saxophonist, composer and record producer.
• 4 – Jude Abbott, English vocalist and trumpeter.
• 25 – Snorre Bjerck, Norwegian percussionist.
• 28 – Caroline Henderson, Danish–Swedish singer.

March

• 13 – Terence Blanchard, American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger.
• 24 – Renee Rosnes, American pianist, composer and arranger.

April

• 2 – Thomas Blachman, Danish drummer and composer.
• 3 – Dennis Mackrel, American drummer, composer, and arranger.
• 9 – Arthur Maia, Brazilian jazz and samba bassist and composer (died 2018).
• 27 – Kenn Smith, American guitarist, bassist, composer, educator and journalist

May

• 9 – Jon Klette, Norwegian saxophonist (died 2016).^[3]
• 11 – Robert Balzar, Czech upright bassist and composer.
• 12 – Aydin Esen, Turkish pianist, keyboarder, and electronics player.^[4]
• 18 – Huw Warren, Welsh pianist and composer.
• 20
  • Cynthia Sayer, American banjoist and vocalist.
  • Ralph Peterson Jr., American drummer and bandleader.
• 30 – Darrell Grant, American pianist, vocalist, composer, and educator.

June

• 2 – Ian Shaw, Welsh singer.
• 4 – Winard Harper, American drummer.
• 16 – Femi Kuti, Nigerian singer, songwriter and saxophonist.
• 23 – Andrej Šeban, Slovak guitarist.

July

• 12 – Mike Walker, English guitarist.
• 21 – Lee Aaron, Canadian singer.
• 24 – Marion Meadows, American soprano saxophonist.
• 29 – Lisa Ono, Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist.

August

• 2 – Billy Kilson, American drummer.
• 9 – Edsel Gomez, Puerto Rican pianist.
• 10 – Julia Fordham, British singer-songwriter.
• 11 – Mike Jones, American pianist.
• 19 – Angelo Debarre, French Romani guitarist.
• 31 – Joanna Connor, American singer, songwriter and guitarist.

September

• 7
  • Paul Tobey, Canadian pianist.
  • Rob Bargad, American pianist, organist, songwriter, arranger, educator, and producer.
• 8
  • Cecilia Coleman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
  • Glauco Venier, Italian pianist and composer.
• 25 – Craig Handy, American tenor saxophonist.

October

• 1 – Fred Lonberg-Holm, American cellist.
• 12 – Chris Botti, American trumpeter and composer.
• 19 – Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and singer.
• 20 – Dado Moroni, Italian pianist and composer.

November

• 11 – James Morrison, Australian trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.
• 12 – Eddie Benitez, Puerto Rican guitarist.
• 27 – Euge Groove, American saxophonist.
• 28 – Ronny Jordan, American guitarist (died 2014).

December

• 8
  • Olaf Kamfjord, Norwegian bassist.
  • Tim Armacost, American saxophonist.
• 9 – Mia Žnidarič, Slovenian singer.
• 15 – Nils Einar Vinjor, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
• 28
  • Brian Kellock, Scottish pianist
  • Michel Petrucciani, French pianist (died 1999).
  • Rachel Z, American pianist and keyboardist.

Unknown date

• Christina von Bülow, Danish saxophonist and flautist.
• Juliet Roberts, British singer songwriter.
• Karoline Höfler, German bandleader and bassist.
• Per-Ola Gadd, Swedish upright bassist.
• Thomas Agergaard, Danish saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
• Tony Buck, Australian drummer and percussionist.

See also

• 1960s portal
• Jazz portal

• 1960s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1962 in music

References

1. "Grammy Awards 1962". AwardsAndShows.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
2. "Newport Jazz Festival 1962 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
3. Johansen, Gisle; Stendahl, Bjørn (2016-08-23). "Nekrolog: Jon Klette". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
4. "Aydin Esen". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

Bibliography

• The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
• The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
• The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
• The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
• The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4234-2452-9.
• The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
• The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
• The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1962 at All About Jazz