1964 in jazz


This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1964.

Events

July

2 – The 11th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.

Album releases

Deaths

; January4 – Artie Bernstein, American upright bassist.5 – Cecil Scott, American clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and bandleader.9 – Big Boy Goudie, American saxophonist.15 – Jack Teagarden, American trombonist and singer.
; February9 – Willie Bryant, American bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey.
; May1 – Håkan von Eichwald, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and conductor.7 – Joe Maini, American alto saxophonist.
; June29 – Eric Dolphy, American alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist.
; July10 – Joe Haymes, American drummer, pianist, bandleader, and arranger.
; October7 – Nick Travis, American trumpeter.8 – Conrad Gozzo, American trumpeter. 15 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter.
; November5 – Buddy Cole, American pianist and orchestra leader.19 – Vi Burnside, American saxophonist and bandleader. 30 – Don Redman, American arranger, bandleader, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
; December11 – Sam Cooke, American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.14 – Francisco Canaro, Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader.28 – Dave Bowman, American pianist.

Births

; January18 – Andy Panayi, British saxophonist and flautist.27 – Trond Sverre Hansen, Norwegian drummer.
; February1 – Bugge Wesseltoft, Norwegian pianist and keyboardist.9 – Liane Carroll, English vocalist, pianist, and keyboardist.20 – Iain Ballamy, British composer, and soprano, alto and tenor saxophonist.29 – Martin France, English drummer.
; March10 – Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter.13 – Reidar Skår, Norwegian keyboardist, composer, and music producer.18 – Courtney Pine, British saxophonist.30 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
; April13 – Tetuzi Akiyama, Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker.16 – Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist, e.s.t.22 – Johannes Eick, Norwegian bassist.26 – Rebecka Törnqvist, Swedish singer.
; May4 – Terje Isungset, Norwegian drummer and percussionist.13 – Harald Devold, Norwegian saxophonist.31 – Carl Petter Opsahl, Norwegian saxophonist, clarinetist, and journalist.
; June8 – Fabrizio Cassol, Belgian saxophonist.9 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass guitarist.10 – Jimmy Chamberlin, American drummer, The Smashing Pumpkins.11 – Antti Sarpila, Finnish clarinetist.13 – Helge Lilletvedt, Norwegian pianist.21 – Philippe Aerts, Belgian upright bassist.28 – Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer.
; July13 – Brent Fischer, American bass guitarist and percussionist.15 – Tobias Delius, English tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.
; August10 – Kåre Kolve, Norwegian saxophonist.13 – Werner Neumann, German guitarist.21 – Jorge Rossy, Spanish drummer, pianist and vibraphonist.28 – Peter Washington, American upright bassist.
; September1 – Dave O'Higgins, English saxophonist and composer.9 – Cæcilie Norby, Danish singer.11 – Victor Wooten, American bassist.16 – Phillip Bent, English flautist.23 – Yutaka Shiina, Japanese pianist and composer.25 – Barbara Dennerlein, German organist.
; October4 – Robert Hurst, American bassist.27 – Scotty Barnhart, American trumpeter, Count Basie Orchestra.29 – Mats Gustafsson, Swedish saxophonist.
; November16 – Diana Krall, Canadian pianist and singer.19 – Vincent Herring, American saxophonist and flautist.28 – Jesse Cook, Canadian guitarist.
; December5 – Arve Furset, Norwegian pianist and keyboardist.12 – Mark Mondesir, English drummer.29 – Ramón Valle, Cuban pianist and composer.
; Unknown date