Overview of the events of 1944 in jazz
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Lester Young wearing pork pie hat .
1944 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers are Louis Armstrong , Benny Goodman , Lionel Hampton , Artie Shaw , Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden .
February
16 – Bob Zurke , American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1912 ).
April
March
22 – Yank Porter , American pianist and composer (born 1895).
July
October
December
8 – Rod Cless , American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1907 ).
15 – Glenn Miller , American big-band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1904 ).
19 – Miklós Vig , Hungarian singer, actor and comedian (born 1898).
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Gianluigi Trovesi in 2006.
Steve Reid at Circulo de Bellas Artes 2008.
Joachim Kühn in 2016.
Billy Cobham
Barbara Thompson with Colosseum in 2010.
Naná Vasconcelos in 2008.
5 – Louis Stewart , Irish guitarist (died 2016 ).
6 – Don Sickler , American trumpeter.
8 – Bobby Battle , American drummer.
9 – Roy Hellvin , Norwegian pianist, composer, and music arranger.
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12 – Cynthia Robinson , American trumpeter and vocalist, Sly and the Family Stone (died 2015 ).
20 – Chuck Domanico , American bassist (died 2002 ).
23 – Randy Jones , British-born American drummer (died 2016 ).
24 – Bob Degen , American pianist.
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30 – Roger Humphries , American drummer.
1 – Ari Brown , American tenor saxophonist and pianist.
5 – Bill Mays , American pianist.
6 – Kosuke Mine , Japanese saxophonist.
8 – Candy Johnson , American singer and dancer (died 2012 ).
10 – Rufus Reid , American bassist, educator, and composer.
11 – Martin Drew , English drummer (died 2010 ).
15 – Henry Threadgill , American composer, saxophonist, and flautist.
17 – Karl Jenkins , Welsh musician and composer.
19 – Ron Mathewson , Scottish upright bassist and bass guitarist.
20 – Lew Soloff , American trumpeter, composer, and actor (died 2015 ).
22 – Mark Charig , British trumpeter and cornetist.
24 – Oddbjørn Blindheim , Norwegian pianist.
16 – Billy Cobham , Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader.
22 – Richard Dunbar , American player of the French horn (died 2006 ).
30 – John Gross , American saxophone, flute and clarinet player.
4 – Jack Wilkins , American guitarist.
6 – Monty Alexander , Jamaican-American pianist.
7 – Erling Wicklund , Norwegian trombonist and music critique.
8 – Babik Reinhardt , French guitarist (died 2001 ).
10 – David Goloschekin , Russian violinist and multi-instrumentalist.
17 – Chris Spedding , English guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer.
19 – Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist.
21 – Jon Hiseman , English drummer, recording engineer, and record producer (died 2018 ).
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26 – Arthur Doyle , American saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist (died 2014 ).
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15 – Carlos Inzillo , Argentinian clarinetist, producer, and historian.
16 – John Abercrombie , American guitarist (died 2017 ).
17 – Vyacheslav Ganelin , Lithuanian–Israeli musician and composer.
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24 – Woody Shaw , trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist (died 1989 ).
31 – Bernie Senensky , Canadian pianist, organist, and composer.
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The New Real Book, Volume II . Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8 .
The New Real Book, Volume III . Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X .
The Real Book , Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4 .
The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4234-2452-9 .
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