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1929 in jazz
1929 in jazz
	Red Nichols (1905–1965), American jazz cornetist. Sheet music cover for On The Alamo by Gus Kahn & Isham Jones
Decade	1920s in jazz
Music	1929 in music
Standards	List of 1920s jazz standards
See also	1928 in jazz – 1930 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in 1929.

Jazz musicians born that year included Chet Baker and Joe Pass.

Events

In 1929 the standards "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Black and Blue" and "Honeysuckle Rose" were published.^[1]

19 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1893).

7 – Dave Shepherd, English clarinettist (died 2016).
13 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (died 1996).
25
- Sandy Brown, Scottish clarinettist (died 1975).
- Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist (died 2007).
27 – Betty Loo Taylor, Hawaii-American pianist (died 2016).

4 –Buster Cooper, American trombonist (died 2016).
6
- Art Taylor, American drummer (died 1995).
- Edmund Percey, English architect and pianist (died 2014).
- Guylaine Guy, Canadian singer and painter (died 2024).
8 – Eiji Kitamura, Japanese clarinetist.
17 – James Last, German bassist, composer, and big band leader (died 2015).
18 – Walt Levinsky, American clarinetist (died 1999).
29 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist (died 2006).

1 – Lennie Niehaus, American alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer (died 2020).
2 – Gildo Mahones, American pianist (died 2018).
8 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (died 1985).
14 – Cy Coleman, American composer and songwriter (died 2004).

9 – Alex Welsh, Scottish singer, cornetist, and trumpeter (died 1982).
13 – Pedro Iturralde, Spanish saxophonist, saxophone teacher and composer (died 2020).
14 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (died 1996).
17 – Joe Morello, American drummer (died 2011).
23 – Danny Barcelona, Filipino-American drummer (died 2007).
26 – Charlie Persip, American drummer (died 2020).

2 – Howard Roberts, American guitarist (died 1992).
10
- Ayten Alpman, Turkish singer (died 2012).
- Ed Blackwell, American drummer (died 1992).
11 - Ludek Hulan, Czech upright bassist (died 1979).
19 – Jack Noren, American drummer (died 1990).
22 – Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2014).
24 – Dan Morgenstern, German-born American jazz historian (died 2024).
27 – Elmon Wright, American trumpeter (died 1984).

1 – Gabe Baltazar, Asian-American alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler (died 2022).
25 – Rusty Bryant, American saxophonist (died 1991).
29 – Francy Boland, Belgian composer and pianist (died 2005).

12 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese composer, bandleader, and pianist.
15 – Barry Harris, American pianist and bandleader (died 2021).
18 – Nick Stabulas, American drummer (died 1973).
19 – Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, arranger, and bandleader (died 2011).
22 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist (died 2013).
23 – Chet Baker, American trumpeter and singer (died 1988).
24 – Noel DaCosta, Nigerian-Jamaican composer and violinist (died 2002).
29
- Matt Murphy, American guitarist, The Blues Brothers (died 2018).
- Susie Garrett, African-American singer and actress (died 2002).