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Decade| 1910s in jazz
Music| 1912 in music
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See also| 1911 in jazz - 1913 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1912.

## Events

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* W.C. Handy wrote "The Memphis Blues", and it became a great hit, making the publishing start of the Blues.[1]
* The singer Bessie Smith starts working as a vaudeville dancer.[1]
* Louis Armstrong forms a vocal quartet together with some long time friends in New Orleans.[1]

## Standards

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See also: List of pre-1920 jazz standards § 1910–1914

## Births

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January

* 1 – Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian saxophonist and percussionist (died 1986).
* 7 – Bob Zurke, American pianist, arranger, and composer (died 1944).[2]
* 12 – Trummy Young, African-American trombonist (died 1984).
* 22 – Harry Parry, Welsh clarinetist and bandleader (died 1956).

February

* 12 – Paul Bascomb, American tenor saxophonist (died 1986).

March

* 1 – Joseph Reinhardt, French guitarist and composer (died 1982).
* 2 – Red Saunders, American drummer and bandleader (died 1981).
* 12
* Jiří Traxler, Czech-Canadian pianist, composer, lyricist, and arranger (died 2011).
* Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (died 1996).

April

* 2 – Herbert Mills, American singer, Mills Brothers (died 1989).
* 11 – John Levy, African-American upright bassist (died 2012).

May

* 9 – George T. Simon, American writer and drummer (died 2001).
* 13 – Gil Evans, Canadian pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (died 1988).[3]
* 14 – Les Brown, American bandleader (died 2001).
* 28 – Dave Barbour, American guitarist (died 1965).

June

* 15 – Alix Combelle, French tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (died 1978).
* 26 – Clarence Profit, American pianist and composer (died 1944).[4]

July

* 8 – Johnny Mince, American clarinetist (died 1997).
* 12 – Will Bradley, American trombonist and bandleader (died 1989).
* 27 – Asser Fagerström, Finnish pianist, composer, and actor (died 1990).

August

* 13 – Nate Kazebier, American trumpeter (died 1969).
* 26 – Léo Marjane, French singer (died 2016).

September

* 7 – Alvin Alcorn, American trumpeter (died 2003).
* 9 – Jean Omer, Belgian reedist and bandleader (died 1994).
* 27 – Erhard Bauschke, German reedist and bandleader (died 1945).
* 30 – Bill Johnson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (died 1960).

October

* 5 – Ernst Höllerhagen, German reedist (died 1956).
* 7 – Beverly Peer, American upright bassist (died 1997).
* 13 – Nellie Lutcher, African-American singer and pianist (died 2007).[5]
* 19 – Red Richards, American pianist (died 1998).
* 21 – Don Byas, American tenor saxophonist (died 1972).
* 27 – Gösta Törner, Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader (died 1982).

November

* 1 – Franz Jackson, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2008).
* 13 – Ted Donnelly, American trombonist (died 1958).
* 23
* Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian saxophonist, percussionist, and bandleader (died 1986).[6]
* Anselmo Sacasas, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (died 1998).
* 24 – Teddy Wilson, American pianist (died 1986).

December

* 5 – Marshall Royal, American clarinetist and alto saxophonist (died 1995).
* 6 – Paloma Efron, Argentine singer (died 1977).
* 10 – Irving Fazola, American clarinetist (died 1949).[7]
* 24 – Anne Lenner, English singer (died 1997).
* 29 – Thore Ehrling, Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (died 1994).

## References

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1. ^ a b c "History Of Jazz Timeline: 1912". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
2. ^ "Bob Zurke". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
3. ^ Watrous, Peter (1988-03-22). "Gil Evans, a Key Jazz Composer And Orchestrator, Is Dead at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
4. ^ "Clarence Profit". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
5. ^ "Nellie Lutcher". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
6. ^ Opsahl, Carl Petter (2009-02-13). "Svein Øvergaard". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
7. ^ "Irving Fazola". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.

## External links

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* History Of Jazz Timeline: 1912 at All About Jazz

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