1936 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1936^[1]

A book called Bud not Buddy is a great recourse for this topic.

Events

4 – Claude Nobs, Swiss founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival (died 2013).^[2]
5 – June Tyson, American singer (died 1992).
13 – Takashi Furuya, Japanese saxophonist and vocalist (died 2020).
26 – Colin Purbrook, English pianist, upright bassist, and trumpeter (died 1999).

2 – Buell Neidlinger, American upright bassist and cellist (died 2018).^[3]
4 – Eric Allandale, Dominican-English trombonist, songwriter, and bandleader (died 2001).
8 – Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist (died 1982).
19 – Amancio D'Silva, Indian guitarist and composer (died 1996).
20 – Harold Mabern, American pianist and composer (died 2019).
21
- Brian Dee, British pianist.
- Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer.
24 – Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, American tenor saxophonist (died 2013).
25 – Larry Gales, American upright bassist (died 1996).
27 – Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Polish saxophonist, composer, and arranger.

3
- Harold Vick, American saxophonist and flautist (died 1987).
- Jimmy McGriff, American organist (died 2008).
- Luiz Eça, Brazilian pianist (died 1992).
- Scott LaFaro, American upright bassist (died 1961).
6 – Manfred Schoof, German trumpeter.
13 – Stan Robinson, English tenor saxophonist (died 2017).
20
- Beaver Harris, American drummer (died 1991).
- Billy James, American drummer (died 2009).
22 – Don Menza, American saxophonist, arranger, and composer.
'28 – John Tchicai, Danish saxophonist (died 2012).

11 – Carla Bley, American composer, pianist, organist and bandleader (died 2023).
12 – Klaus Doldinger, German saxophonist.
13 – Manfredo Fest, Brazilian pianist and keyboardist (died 1999).
14 – Bobby Darin, American singer (died 1973).
20 – Rufus Harley, American saxophonist (died 2006).
26 – Charles Turner, American trumpeter (died 2006).

4 – Alan Branscombe, English pianist, vibraphonist, and alto saxophonist (died 1986).
6 – Maysa Matarazzo, Brazilian singer (died 1977).
12 – Marcus Belgrave, American trumpet player (died 2015).
14 – Wilson das Neves, Brazilian bossa nova singer and percussionist (died 2017).^[4]
15 – Jan Byrczek, Polish upright bassist, jazz critic, and jazz magazine editor (died 2019).
16 – Lin Halliday, American saxophonist (died 2000).
22 – Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian flautist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
30 – Dave Van Ronk, American singer (died 2002).

6 – Clifford Thornton, American trumpeter and trombonist (died 1989).
17 – Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, and saxophonist (died 2013).
21 – Sunny Murray, American drummer (died 2017).
27 – Lars Erstrand, Swedish vibraphonist (died 2009).
28 – Emmett Chapman, American guitar and Chapman Stick player (died 2021).

7 – Sonny Bravo, Afro-Cuban pianist.
11 – Billy Higgins, American drummer (died 2001).
12 – Melvin Rhyne, American organist (died 2013).
13
- Shirley Bunnie Foy, American singer, songwriter, and percussionist (died 2016).
- Tom Vaughn, American pianist (died 2011).
17 – Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African vocalist (died 2013).
18 – J. C. Moses, American drummer (died 1977).
25 – Alfredo Rodríguez, Cuban pianist (died 2005).

6 – Bill Ashton, British saxophonist and composer.
7
- Arthur Jenkins, American keyboardist and percussionist (died 2009).
- Sonny Phillips, American keyboardist.
10
- John Boudreaux, American drummer (died 2017).^[5]
- Martha Mier, American pianist, piano teacher, and composer.
15 – Eddie Palmieri, Puerto Rican-American pianist and bandleader.
17 – Tommy Banks, Canadian pianist (died 2018).^[6]
23 – Muhammad Ali, American drummer.
24 – Chris McGregor, South African pianist, bandleader and composer (died 1990).
27 – Mike Barone, American trombonist and big band leader.