1916 in jazz

1916 in jazz
Promotional postcard of the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
Decade	Pre-1920 in jazz
Music	1916 in music
Standards	List of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also	1915 in jazz - 1917 in jazz

1916 in jazz: saw the emergence of groups such as the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and publication of the jazz standard "Beale Street Blues". Several musicians who were born in this year went on to become big names in jazz, such as the pianist and orchestra leader Buddy Cole.

Events

• June 5 - Stein's Dixie Jass Band plays its first gig under its new name, the Original Dixieland Jass Band.^{[citation needed]}
• The Original Dixieland Jass Band make a hit in Chicago, Illinois^{[citation needed]}
• Wilber Sweatman records his hot ragtime in New York City^{[citation needed]}

Standards

Births

Cat Anderson, Aquarium, New York, ca. 1947

Bill Harris, Dave Tough, and Charlie Ventura, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Except where stated otherwise, the musicians in the list below were American.

References

External links

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