1940 in jazz information

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940. March The American Society of Composers, Artists and Producers (ASCAP) proposed a new...

1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was...

Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles...

notable events in music that took place in the year 1940. 1940 in British music 1940 in Norwegian music 1940 in country music 1940 in jazz January 30 –...

In the early 1940s in jazz, bebop emerged, led by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and others. It helped to shift jazz from danceable popular...

The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia. The top ten 1940 released...

1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". Mangione...

songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as...

Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several...

of jazz bassists includes performers of the double bass and since the 1950s, and particularly in the jazz subgenre of jazz fusion which developed in the...

This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that...

Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed...

1940, in Baltimore) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards. Bartz was first exposed to jazz as the son of the owners of a jazz...

Hans Dulfer (born 28 May 1940) is a Dutch jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone. Hans Dulfer was born on 28 May 1940 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He began...

(organist) (1942–2021), American organist Lonnie Liston Smith (born 1940), American jazz, soul, and funk pianist The plaintiff of Smith v. Allwright, landmark...

In the 2000s in jazz, there was a gradual decline in popularity for the smooth jazz subgenre which had flourished in the previous decade In the 2000s...

(1971–2022), American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer John DeFrancesco (born 1940), American jazz organist and vocalist Johnny...

history of jazz in Japan, which has the largest proportion of jazz fans in the world, according to some estimates. Jazz was introduced in Japan in the 1910s...

Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated...

Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani jazz guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt...

Larry Young may refer to: Larry Young (musician) (1940–1978), jazz organist Larry Young (umpire) (born 1954), baseball umpire Larry Young (racewalker)...

(born 1940) is an American professional jazz bassist and educator whose 40-plus year career has spanned numerous genre, from traditional jazz to swing...

Jazz standards are musical compositions that are widely known, performed and recorded by jazz artists as part of the genre's musical repertoire. This...

Swing jazz emerged as a dominant form in American music, in which some virtuoso soloists became as famous as the band leaders. Key figures in developing...

the jukeboxes and airwaves in the last days of the war". List of 1930s jazz standards List of number-one singles of 1940 (U.S.) List of number-one singles...

Alexander Sheller (1838–1900), Russian writer Marty Sheller (born 1940), American jazz trumpeter and arranger Mimi Sheller (born 1967), American sociologist...

Latin jazz is a genre of jazz with Latin American rhythms. The two main categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music...

Jazz drummers play percussion (predominantly the drum set) in jazz, jazz fusion, and other jazz subgenres such as latin jazz. The techniques and instrumentation...