1933 in jazz

1933 in jazz
Portrait of Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) American jazz singer and bandleader, by Carl Van Vechten
Decade	1930s in jazz
Music	1933 in music
Standards	List of 1930s jazz standards
See also	1932 in jazz – 1934 in jazz

Overview of the events of 1933 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1933.^[1]

Events

Louis Armstrong goes on a tour to Europe. He is a sensation on all stages in which he appears, and fills the Tivoli in Copenhagen eight nights in a row.^[1]
The Duke Ellington Band travels to Europe, and they are well received in England. Ellington is considered a significant composer in London.^[1]
Ellington records "Solitude" and "Sophisticated Lady".^[1]
Teddy Wilson is in New York City playing with the Benny Carter Band.^[1]
Bessie Smith records for the last time in a session arranged by John Hammond. "Gimme a Pigfoot" was recorded at this session.^[1]
Billie Holiday was discovered by John Hammond in Monette's in New York City. Billie record her singing with Benny Goodman.^[1]

October 12th, Jimmy Wade, jazz trumpeter (born 1895)

26 – Eddie Lang, American guitarist, regarded as Father of Jazz Guitar (born 1902).

1
- Bill Saragih, Indonesian musician (died 2008).
- Hideo Shiraki, Japanese drummer and bandleader (died 1972).

3 – Jimmy Garrison, American upright bassist (died 1976).
4 – Ann Burton, Dutch singer (died 1989).
14
- Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg, member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a music and art historian (died 2018).
- Quincy Jones, American conductor, composer and trumpeter.
17 – Dick Maloney, Canadian singer (died 2010).
23
- Andrzej Trzaskowski, Polish composer and musicologist (died 1998).
- Dave Frishberg, American pianist, vocalist, and composer (died 2021).
26 – Donald Bailey, American drummer (died 2013).
28 – Tete Montoliu, Spanish-Catalonian pianist (died 1997).

4 – Sonny Simmons, American saxophonist (died 2021).
10 – Trudy Pitts, American keyboardist (died 2010).
15 – Bill Dowdy, American drummer (died 2017).
19 – Asmund Bjørken, Norwegian accordionist and saxophonist (died 2018).
25
- Rune Gustafsson, Swedish guitarist (died 2012).
- Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer (died 2023).
27 – Rudolf Dašek, Czech guitarist (died 2013).
31 – Herman Riley, American tenor saxophonist (died 2007).

11
- Marlene VerPlanck, American singer (died 2018).^[2]
- Sture Nordin, Swedish upright bassist (died 2000).

1
- Billy Paul, Congolese singer and musician (died 2016).^[3]
- Lou Rawls, American singer and songwriter (died 2006).
4 – Denis Charles, American drummer (died 1998).
13 – Borah Bergman, American pianist (died 2012).
14 – Leo Wright, American saxophonist (died 1991).
16 – Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American organist (died 1997).
17
- John Ore, American bassist (died 2014).
- Walter Booker, American upright bassist (died 2006).
18 – Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (died 2017).^[4]
23 – Frank Morgan, American saxophonist (died 2007).
26 – Billy Bean, American guitarist (died 2012).
29 – Brian Brown, Australian saxophones (died 2013).
30 – Lanny Steele, American pianist (died 1994).

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "History of Jazz Time Line: 1933". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
^ Myers, Marc (2018-01-16). "Marlene VerPlanck (1933-2018)". JazzWax. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
^ Branché, Stacye (2016-04-25). "Billy Paul, soul singer best known for Me and Mrs Jones, dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
^ Reich, Howard (2017-04-02). "Lonnie Brooks, a Symbol of Chicago Blues, Dies at 83". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-04-17.