Bix BeiderbeckeBix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet player. Leon Bix Beiderbecke was born in Davenport, Iowa to a strict middle-class family. As a teenager he would sneak off to the banks of the Mississippi to listen to the bands pl, (1903-1931)
Red NicholsErnest Loring "Red" Nichols ( May 8, 1905 June 28, 1965) was a United States jazz cornettist. Nichols was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of a music teacher. By the age of 12 he was playing cornet with his father's brass band. He decided to take up the new s, (1905-1965)
Buddy BoldenBuddy Bolden ( September 6, 1877 November 4, 1930) was a trumpeter and the first New Orleans jazz musician ever to come to prominence. He was known as King Bolden (see: Jazz royalty), and his band was a top draw in New Orleans from about 1895 to 1907, whe (1877-1930)
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Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 December 29, 1967) was a popular United States orchestral leader. Whiteman was born in Denver, Colorado. He started out as a classical violinist and violist, then started leading a jazz-influenced dance band which became loc, (1890-1967)
Benny GoodmanBenny Goodman born Benjamin David Goodman ( May 30, 1909 June 13, 1986) was a famous Jazz musician, known as "King of Swing," "Patriarch of the Clarinet," and "Swing's Senior Statesman". Goodman was born in Chicago, the son of poor Jewish immigrants who l, (1909-1986)
Glenn MillerAlton Glenn Miller ( March 1, 1904 December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. One of his most famous pieces was " In the Mood", probably the most well-known recording of the style. Musician and Bandleader During the, (1904-1944)
Artie ShawArthur Jacob Arshawsky (born May 23, 1910), better known as Artie Shaw is an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. He was born in New York City and began learning the saxophone when he was 15 and by age 16 he began to tour with, (Born 1910)
Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey ( November 19, 1905 November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist in the Big Band era. Thomas Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania and is the younger brother of Jimmy Dorsey. He worked with many bands in the New York City area starting in t, (1905-1956)
