1905 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1905.

Events

Sidney Bechet becomes the protege of clarinetist George Baquet and sits in with the band of trumpeter Freddie Keppard at the age of eight.

Births

; January13 – Percy Humphrey, American trumpeter and bandleader.
; February6 – Jan Werich, Czech singer, actor, playwright, and writer.10 – Chick Webb, American jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.11 – Lebert Lombardo, Canadian trumpeter and singer.22 – Arthur Whetsel, American trumpeter.
; March3 – Fernand Coppieters, Belgian pianist and organist.12 – Chelsea Quealey, American trumpeter.
; April15 – Bernard Addison, American guitarist.19 – Tommy Benford, American drummer.
; May7 – Georgie Stoll, American musical director, conductor, composer, and violinist.18 – Richard McPartland, American guitarist.
; June13 – Doc Cheatham, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.17 – Don Kirkpatrick, American jazz pianist and arranger.
; July8 – Walter Barnes, American clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader.9 – Martha Boswell, American singer, Boswell Sisters.10 – Ivie Anderson, American singer.
; August20 – Jack Teagarden, American trombonist and singer.24 – Alphonse Trent, American jazz pianist and territory band leader.
; October25 – Reuben Reeves, American trumpeter and bandleader.
; November16 – Eddie Condon, American banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader.19 – Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader.22 – Cecil Scott, American clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and bandleader.24 – Harry Barris, American singer, pianist, and songwriter.
; December25 – Ann Ronell, American composer and lyricist.29 – Snub Mosley, American trombonist.
; Unknown date

Herb Morand, American jazz trumpeter.
Tamara Drasin, American singer.