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Jazz
1895 - presentAn important style of music that was born during the beginning of the 20th century was jazz. This unique American sound grew out of ragtime music. Scott Joplin is the best known composer of ragtime.
Jazz first appeared in New Orleans around 1895. Jazz combines European and African styles of music. For the first time in music history African American composers and musicians were being recognized for their important contributions to music, especially in the fields of jazz, blues, and ragtime. To learn how to listen to jazz, click here. To learn more about the history and styles of jazz, click here.
Musican Location of Birth Born Died Texas Alexander Jewett, Texas 9-12-1900 4-16-1954 Henry "Red" Allen Algiers, Louisiana 1-7-1908 4-17-1967 Lil Hardin-Armstrong Memphis, Tennessee 2-3-1898 8-27-1971 Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Louisiana 8-1-1901 7-6-1971 Sidney Arodin Westwego, Louisiana 3-29-1901 2-6-1948 Lovie Austin Chattanooga, Tennessee 9-19-1887 7-10-1972 Buster Bailey Memphis, Tennessee 7-19-1902 4-12-1967 Smith Ballew Palestine, Texas 1-21-1902 3-12-1984 Paul Barbarin New Orleans, Louisiana 5-5-1899 2-10-1969 Roy Bargy Newaygo, Michigan 7-31-1894 1-16-1974 Danny Barker New Orleans, Louisiana 1-13-1909 3-13-1994 Sidney Bechet New Orleans, Louisiana 4-14-1897 4-14-1959 Barney Bigard New Orleans, Louisiana 3-3-1906 7-27-1980 Bix Beiderbecke Davenport, Iowa 3-10-1903 8-6-1931 Vic Berton Chicago, Illinois 5-7-1896 12-26-1951 Jimmy Bertrand Biloxi, Mississippi 2-24-1900 8-1960 Esther Bigeou New Orleans, Louisiana 1895 1936 Jack Bland Sedalia, Missouri 5-8-1899 10-1968 Jimmy Blythe Keene, Kentucky 5-20-1901 7-21-1931 Peter Bocage Algiers, Louisiana 9-6-1877 12-3-1967 Lucille Bogan Amory, Mississippi 4-1-1897 8-10-1948 Buddy Bolden New Orleans, Louisiana 9-6-1877 11-4-1931 Perry Bradford Montgomery, Alabama 2-14-1893 4-22-1970 Tom Brown New Orleans, Louisiana 6-3-1888 3-25-1958 George Brunies New Orleans, Louisiana 2-6-1902 11-19-1974 W.E. "Buddy" Burton Louisville, Kentucky 2-1890 7-6-1977 Jack Carey Hahnville, Louisiana 1889 1934 Mutt Carey Hahnville, Louisiana 1891 9-3-1948 Hoagy Carmichael Bloomington, Indiana 11-22-1899 12-27-1981 Papa Celestin Napoleanville, Louisiana 1-1-1884 12-15-1954 Junie Cobb Hot Springs, Arkansas 1896 1970 Lee Collins New Orleans, Louisiana 10-17-1901 7-3-1960 Doc Cooke Louisville, Kentucky 9-3-1891 12-25-1958 Eddie Condon Goodland Indiana 11-16-1905 8-4-1973 Ida Cox Toccoa, Georgia 2-25-1886 11-10-1967 Wilton Crawley Smithfield, Virginia 1900 1948 Charlie Creath Ironton, Missouri 12-30-1890 10-23-1951 Cow Cow Davenport Anniston, Alabama 4-23-1894 12-2-1956 Baby Dodds New Orleans, Louisiana 12-24-1898 2-14-1959 Johnny Dodds New Orleans, Louisiana 4-12-1892 8-8-1940 Natty Dominique New Orleans, Louisiana 8-2-1896 8-30-1982 Jimmy Dorsey Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 2-29-1904 6-12-1957 Tommy Dorsey Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 11-19-1905 11-261956 Lawrence Duhé La Place, Louisiana 11-19-1887 11-26-1960 Johnny Dunn Memphis, Tennessee 11-19-1905 11-26-1956 Frankie Dusen New Orleans, Louisiana 1880 1940 Jimmy Durante New York, New York 2-10-1893 1-29-1980 Honore Dutrey New Orleans, Louisiana 1894 7-21-1935 Cliff Edwards Hannibal, Missouri 6-14-1895 7-17-1971 Duke Ellington Washington, D.C. 4-29-1899 5-24-1974 Pops Foster McCall, Louisiana 5-18-1892 10-30-1969 Bud Freeman Chicago, Illinois 4-13-1906 3-15-1991 Bob Fuller New York, New York 1898 ? Jean Goldkette Valenciennes, France 3-18-1899 3-24-1962 Benny Goodman Chicago, Illinois 5-30-1909 6-20-1986 Annette Hanshaw New York, New York 10-18-1910 3-13-1985 Emmett Hardy Gretna, Louisiana 6-12-1903 6-16-1925 Coleman Hawkins St. Joesph, Missouri 11-21-1901 5-19-1969 Lucille Hegamin Macon, Georgia 11-29-1894 3-1-1970 Edmonia Henderson ? ? ? Fletcher Henderson Cuthbert, Georgia 12-18-1897 12-28-1952 Katherine Henderson St. Louis, Missouri 6-23-1909 ? Rosa Henderson Henderson, Kentucky 11-24-1896 4-6-1968 Edna Hicks New Orleans, Louisiana 10-14-1895 8-16-1925 Alex Hill Little Rock, Arkansas 4-1906 2-1937 Chippie Hill Charleston, South Carolina 1900 5-7-1950 Earl Hines Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12-28-1900 7-6-1971 Alberta Hunter Memphis, Tennessee 4-1-1895 10-17-1984 Papa Charlie Jackson New Orleans, Louisiana 1890 1938 Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon Montgomery, Alabama 2-3-1895 1944 Bill Johnson New Orleans, Louisiana 8-10-1872 12-3-1972 Bunk Johnson New Orleans, Louisiana 12-27-1889 7-7-1949 James P. Johnson New Brunswick, New Jersey 2-1-1894 11-17-1955 Lonnie Johnson New Orleans, Louisiana 2-18-1899 7-16-1970 Margaret Johnson Kentucky? ? ? Mary Johnson Eden Station, Mississippi 1900 1970 Richard M. Jones Donaldsville, Louisiana 6-13-1889 12-8-1945 Freddie Keppard New Orleans, Louisiana 2-27-1890 12-21-1933 Carl Kress Newark, New Jersey 10-20-1907 6-10-1965 Gene Krupa Chicago, Illinois 1-15-1909 10-16-1973 Tommy Ladnier New Orleans, Louisiana 5-28-1900 7-4-1939 Papa Jack Laine New Orleans, Louisiana 9-21-1873 6-1-1966 Eddie Lang Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-25-1902 3-26-1933 Nick LaRocca New Orleans, Louisiana 4-11-1889 2-22-1961 George Lewis New Orleans, Louisiana 7-13-1900 12-31-1968 Ted Lewis Circleville, Ohio 6-5-1890 8-25-1971 Virginia Liston ? 1890 1932 Ray Lopez New Orleans, Louisiana 11-28-1889 4-27-1970 Abe Lyman Chicago, Illinois 8-4-1897 10-23-1957 Wingy Manone New Orleans, Louisiana 2-13-1900 7-9-1982 Fate Marable New Orleans, Louisiana 12-2-1890 1-16-1947 Paul Mares New Orleans, Louisiana 6-15-1900 8-18-1949 Sarah Martin Louisville, Kentucky 6-18-1884 3-24-1955 Hattie McDaniel Wichita, Kansas 6-10-1895 10-26-1952 Red McKenzie St. Louis, Missouri 10-14-1899 2-7-1948 Jimmy McPartland Chicago, Illinois 3-15-1907 3-12-1991 Frank Melrose Sumner, Illinois 12-26-1907 9-1941 Mezz Mezzrow Chicago, Illinois 11-9-1899 8-5-1972 Bubber Miley Aiken, South Carolina 4-3-1903 5-20-1932 Lizzie Miles New Orleans, Louisiana 3-31-1895 3-17-1963 Glenn Miller Irving Mills New York, New York 1-16-1894 4-21-1985 George Mitchell Louisville, Kentucky 3-8-1899 5-27-1972 Miff Mole Welfare Island, New York 3-11-1898 4-29-1961 Jelly Roll Morton New Orleans, Louisiana 10-20-1890 7-10-1941 Thomas Morris New York, New York 1898 ? Bennie Moten Kansas City, Missouri 11-13-1894 4-2-1935 Phil Napoleon Boston, Massachusetts 9-2-1901 9-13-1990 Albert Nicholas New Orleans, Louisiana 5-27-1900 9-3-1973 Red Nichols Ogden, Utah 5-8-1905 7-28-1963 Jimmy Noone Cut-Off, Louisiana 4-23-1895 4-19-1944 Yellow Nuñez New Orleans, Louisiana 3-17-1884 9-2-1934 King Oliver New Orleans, Louisiana 5-11-1885 4-10-1938 Kid Ory La Place, Louisiana 12-25-1886 1-23-1973 Anthony Parenti New Orleans, Louisiana 8-6-1900 4-17-1972 Tiny Parham Winnipeg, Canada 1-25-1900 4-4-1943 Manuel Perez New Orleans, Louisiana 1873 1946 Buddie Petit White Castle, Louisiana 1895 7-4-1931 Alphonse Picou New Orleans, Louisiana 10-18-1880 2-4-1961 Armand J. Piron New Orleans, Louisiana 8-16-1888 2-17-1943 Ben Pollack Chicago, Illinois 6-27-1903 6-7-1971 Ma Rainey Columbus, Georgia 4-26-1886 12-22-1939 Don Redman Piedmont, West Virginia 7-29-1900 11-30-1964 Django Reinhardt Liberchien, Belgium 1-24-1910 5-16-1953 Kid Rena New Orleans, Louisiana 8-30-1898 4-25-1949 Harry Reser Piqua, Ohio 1-17-1895 1967 John Robichaux Thibodaux, Louisiana 1-16-1866 1939 Adrian Rollini New York, New York 6-28-1904 5-15-1956 Leon Roppolo Lutcher, Louisiana 3-16-1902 10-14-1943 Pee Wee Russell Maplewood, Missouri 3-27-1906 2-15-1969 Luis Russell Borcas Del Toro, Republic of Panama 8-6-1902 12-11-1963 Bud Scott New Orleans, Louisiana 1-11-1890 7-2-1949 Ben Selvin New York, New York 1898 7-15-1980 Boyd Senter New Orleans, Louisiana 11-30-1898 6-1982 Larry Shields New Orleans, Louisiana 9-13-1893 11-21-1953 Frank Signorelli New York, New York 5-24-1901 12-9-1975 Omer Simeon New Orleans, Louisiana 4-14-1898 9-17-1959 Zutty Singleton Bunkie, Louisiana 5-14-1898 7-14-1975 Bessie Smith Chattanooga, Tennessee 4-15-1895 9-26-1937 Clara Smith Spartanburg, South Carolina 1894 2-1935 Jabbo Smith Pembroke, Georgia 12-24-1908 1-16-1991 Laura Smith Indianapolis, Indiana ? 2-1931 Mamie Smith Cincinnati, Ohio 5-26-1883 10-30-1946 Pine Top Smith Troy, Alabama 1-11-1904 3-15-1929 Trixie Smith Atlanta, Georgia 1895 9-21-1943 Willie "The Lion" Smith Goshen, New York 11-25-1897 4-18-1973 Elmer Snowden Baltimore, Maryland 10-9-1900 5-14-1973 Muggsy Spanier Chicago, Illinois 11-9-1906 2-12-1967 Victoria Spivey Houston, Texas 10-15-1906 10-3-1976 Johnny St. Cyr New Orleans, Louisiana 4-17-1890 6-17-1966 Mary Stafford Missouri 1895 1938 Joe Sullivan Chicago, Illinois 11-4-1906 10-13-1971 Wilbur Sweatman Brunswick, Missouri 2-7-1881 3-9-1961 Erskine Tate Memphis, Tennessee 12-19-1895 12-17-1978 Eva Taylor St. Louis, Missouri 6-22-1895 10-31-1977 Jack Teagarden Vernon, Texas 8-20-1905 1-15-1964 Thelma Terry Michigan 9-30-1901 5-30-1966 Frank Teschemacher Kansas City, Missouri 3-13-1906 3-1-1932 Alphonso Trent Fort Smith, Arkansas 10-24-1905 10-14-1959 Frankie Trumbauer Carbondale, Illinois 3-30-1901 7-11-1956 Joe Venuti Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9-16-1903 8-14-1978 Sippie Wallace Houston, Texas 11-1-1898 11-1-1986 Fats Waller New York, New York 5-21-1904 12-15-1943 Ethel Waters Chester, Pennsylvania 10-31-1896 9-1-1977 Clarence Williams Plaquemine Delta, Louisiana 10-8-1898 11-6-1965 Edith Wilson Louisville, Kentucky 9-2-1896 3-30-1981 Lena Wilson Charlotte, North Carolina 1898 1939? Paul Whiteman Denver, Colorado 3-28-1890 12-29-1967
