1935 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of '''jazz in the year 1935'''

Events

; January31 – Edwin Swayze, American jazz trumpeter and composer.
; May3 – Cecil Irwin, American jazz reed player and arranger.
; July21 – Honoré Dutrey, dixieland jazz trombonist.
; April2 – Bennie Moten, American jazz pianist and band leader.
; November27 – Charlie Green, jazz trombonists, and the soloist in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra.

; January5 – Chuck Flores, American drummer.6 – Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor.7

* Kenny Davern, American clarinetist.
* Sam Woodyard, American drummer.18 – Rodgers Grant, American pianist.30 – Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.

; February10 – Johnny Helms, American trumpeter.14 – Rob McConnell, Canadian trombonist.20 – Orlando Marin, American band leader and timbales player.
; March8 – George Coleman, American saxophonist.12 – Hugh Lawson, American pianist.14 – Getatchew Mekurya, Ethiopian saxophonist.16 – Emil Mijares, Filipino vibist and pianist.30 – Karl Berger, German pianist, composer and educator.31 – Herb Alpert, American trumpeter and record executive.
; April1 – Alan Haven, English organist.9 – Reuben Wilson, American organist.10 – Jerzy Milian, Polish vibraphonist.15 – Gene Cherico, American upright bassist.19 – Dudley Moore, English pianist and actor.20

* Herbie Phillips, American trumpeter.
* Ran Blake, American pianist, composer, and educator.22 – Paul Chambers, American upright bassist.23 – Milton Banana, Brazilian drummer.24 – Allan Jaffe, American jazz tubist.

; May1

* Henry Grimes, American upright bassist, violinist, and poet.
* Heraldo do Monte, Brazilian guitarist.4 – Don Friedman, American pianist.5 – Kidd Jordan, American saxophonist.10
* George Golla, Australian guitarist.
* Julius Wechter, American vibraphonist and percussionist.12 – Gary Peacock, American upright bassist.19
* Cecil McBee, American upright bassist.
* Tore Jensen, Norwegian trumpeter.20 – Dino Saluzzi, Argentinian bandoneon player.21 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinetist and bandleader.22
* Barry Rogers, American trombonist.
* Giuseppi Logan, American saxophonist.24 – Valerie Capers, American pianist and composer.27 – Ramsey Lewis, American composer, pianist, and radio personality.31 – Albert Heath, American drummer.

; June3

* Enzo Jannacci, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian.
* Ted Curson, American trumpeter.5 – Misha Mengelberg, Dutch pianist and composer.6 – Grant Green, American guitarist and composer.15 – François Jeanneau, French saxophonist, flautist, and composer.

; July1

* James Cotton, American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.
* Rashied Ali, American drummer.3 – Enrico Intra, Italian pianist, composer, conductor.9 – Frank Wright, American saxophonist and singer.12 – John Patton, American pianist.13 – Pete Escovedo, Mexican-American percussionist.29 – Julian Priester, American trombonist.

; August3 – Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist and trombonist.7 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.28 – Stan McDonald, American clarinetist and saxophonist.
; September1 – Harry Beckett, British trumpeter.3 – Dorothy Masuka, South African singer.8 – James Clay, American saxophonist and flautist.9 – Fred Stone, Canadian flugelhornist, trumpeter, and pianist.16 – Gordon Beck, English pianist.23 – Les McCann, American pianist and singer.25

* Bjarne Liller, Danish banjoist and singer.
* Roland Alexander, American saxophonist and pianist.28 – Bent Jædig, Danish saxophonist.30 – Johnny Mathis, American singer.

; October3 – Judy Bailey, New Zealand-born pianist and composer.12 – Paul Humphrey, American drummer.21

* Bobby Few, American pianist and singer.
* Don Rader, American trumpeter.23 – Frank Hewitt, American pianist.27 – Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American banjoist.

; November3 – Harry Leahey, American guitarist.9 – Jimmy D'Aquisto, Italian-American luthier|guitar maker.17 – Roswell Rudd, American trombonist and composer.23 – Alvin Fielder, American drummer.27 – Michel Portal, French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
; December1 – Woody Allen, American filmmaker and clarinetist.2 – Ronnie Mathews, American pianist.5 – Totti Bergh, Norwegian saxophonist.12 – Juhani Aaltonen, Finnish saxophonist and flautist.17 – Ronnie Boykins, American bassist.19 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer.22 – Joe Lee Wilson, American singer.23 – Esther Phillips, American singer.26 – Noel Kelehan, Irish musician and conductor, RTÉ Concert Orchestra.31 – Peter Herbolzheimer, German trombonist and bandleader.
; Unknown date