This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1900.
Events
The New Orleans players are adapting a mix of ragtime, blues, brass band music, pop songs and dances, and the jazz stew is now brewing. Some also start to improvise the pop songs.
Standards
Births
January 1 – Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American bandleader (died 1990). 11 – Wilbur de Paris, American trombonist and bandleader (died 1973). 22 – Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican trombonist and composer (died 1984).
February 3 – Mabel Mercer, English-born cabaret singer (died 1984). 9 – Walter Page, American upright bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader (died 1957). 13 – Wingy Manone, American trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (died 1982). 24 – Jimmy Bertrand, American drummer (died 1960). 25 – Tiny Parham, Canadian-American bandleader and pianist (died 1943).
March 10 – Peter DeRose, American pianist and songwriter (died 1953). 24 – June Clark, American trumpeter and cornetist (died 1963). 25 – Barney Rapp, American orchestra leader and musician (died 1970).
May 27 – Chester Zardis, American upright bassist (died 1990). 28 – Tommy Ladnier, American trumpeter (died 1939).
June 15 – Paul Mares, American cornetist, trumpeter, and bandleader, New Orleans Rhythm Kings (died 1949).
July 13 – George Lewis, American clarinetist (died 1968). 18 – Wilton Crawley, American composer and clarinetist (died 1948). 29 – Don Redman, American musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer (died 1964).
September 24 – Poley McClintock, American singer (died 1980).
October 9 – Elmer Snowden, American banjo and guitar player (died 1973). 17 – Jimmy Harrison, American trombonist (died 1931). 22 – Cyril Blake, Trinidadian trumpeter (died 1951). 24 – Lawrence Marrero, American banjoist (died 1959).
December 13 – Arthur Herzog, Jr., American songwriter and composer (died 1983). 14 – Juan d'Arienzo, Argentine tango violinist, band leader, and composer (died 1976). 29 – Willie Humphrey, American clarinetist (died 1994).
Unknown date Joe Appleton, West Indies saxophonist and clarinetist (died 1956).
References
External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1900 at All About Jazz