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1954 in jazz

Index 1954 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1954. [1]

146 relations: Acoustic Alchemy, Al Di Meola, Alfred Burt, All About Jazz, Altaposten, Andy Narell, Angela Bofill, Anthony Cox (musician), Austin Wylie, Øystein Norvoll, Barb Jungr, Basia, Bergen Big Band, Billie Holiday, Bodil Niska, Brad Gowans, Brian Rolland, Brian Torff, Bruce Hornsby, Bruno Råberg, Carles Benavent, Carmen Lundy, Catherine Whitney, Chet Baker, Chuck Deardorf, Cindy Breakspeare, Craig Chaquico, David Bloom (musician), Dennis González, Dink Johnson, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Mumford, Donald Brown (musician), Duke Ellington, Edvard Askeland, Ella Fitzgerald, Enzo Nini, Eric Von Essen, Ernst Ulrich Deuker, Erroll Garner, Eugenio Toussaint, Frank Jakobsen, Frankie Newton, Garland Wilson, Günter Müller, Gene Krupa, Gunnar Andreas Berg, Haakon Graf, Hank Roberts, Harry Sokal (musician), ..., Henry Johnson (guitarist), Hot Lips Page, Ideal (German band), Ivar Thomassen, Jay Hoggard, Jazz, Jeff Clayton, Jeff Johnson (bass player), Jesper Lundgaard, Joe Fonda, Johannes Bauer (musician), John Bernard Riley, John Butcher (musician), John Russell (musician), John Serry Sr., John Wolf Brennan, Jon Jang, Jovino Santos Neto, Judy Niemack, Kåre Garnes, Kip Hanrahan, Knut Værnes, Lee Morse, List of years in jazz, Lorne Lofsky, Madeline Eastman, Marc Ribot, Michael Moore (saxophonist and clarinetist), Michael White (clarinetist), Michel Benita, Michel Camilo, Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, Nick Webb (musician), Nnenna Freelon, Noel Pointer, Ondřej Havelka, Orhan Demir, Oscar Peterson, Paleka, Pam Bricker, Paolo Vinaccia, Papa Celestin, Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group, Patrice Rushen, Pete Allen (musician), Peter Erskine, Peter White (musician), RCA Thesaurus, Rick Vandivier, Ricky Ford, Rudy Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, Scott Earl Holman, Scott Hamilton (musician), Scott Henderson, Sergio Caputo, Simon James (musician), Stephanie Nakasian, Steve Holt (Canadian musician), Steve LaSpina, Steve Nelson (vibraphonist), Steve Rochinski, Steve Rodby, Steve Swell, Store norske leksikon, Svein Olav Blindheim, Tal Farlow, Tchavolo Schmitt, Tim Berne, Tim Hagans, Tim Sparks, Tina Marsh, Tom Browne (trumpeter), Torbjørn Sunde, Vince Jones, Warren Benbow, Wayne Peet, Wendell Brunious, Yuri Lemeshev, 1903 in jazz, 1906 in jazz, 1908 in jazz, 1909 in jazz, 1920 in jazz, 1950s in jazz, 1954 in music, 1994 in jazz, 1997 in jazz, 2005 in jazz, 2007 in jazz, 2009 in jazz, 2011 in jazz, 2016 in jazz. Expand index (96 more) »

Acoustic Alchemy

Acoustic Alchemy is an English contemporary instrumental and smooth jazz band formed in England in the early 1980s (c. 1981), originally fronted by acoustic guitarists Nick Webb and Simon James.

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Al Di Meola

Al Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American jazz, jazz fusion, and world music guitarist.

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Alfred Burt

Alfred Shaddick Burt (April 22, 1920 – February 7, 1954) was an American jazz musician who is best known for composing the music for fifteen Christmas carols between 1942 and 1954.

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All About Jazz

All About Jazz is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995.

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Altaposten

Altaposten is a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Alta, Norway.

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Andy Narell

Andy Narell (born March 18, 1954) is a jazz steel drummer.

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Angela Bofill

Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 3, 1954) is an American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter.

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Anthony Cox (musician)

Anthony Cox (born October 24, 1954) is an American jazz bass player.

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Austin Wylie

Austin James Wylie (1893 – December 7, 1947) was an American jazz bandleader.

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Øystein Norvoll

Øystein Norvoll (born 26 June 1954 Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), who early was interested in and a winner of the "Gjett på Jazz" (1973).

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Barb Jungr

Barb Jungr (born 9 May 1954) is an English singer, songwriter, composer and writer, of Czech and German parentage whose work challenges categorisation and spans popular music, theatre, cabaret and jazz.

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Basia

Barbara Trzetrzelewska, known simply as Basia, (born 30 September 1954) is a Polish singer-songwriter and record producer.

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Bergen Big Band

Bergen Big Band (BBB) is a Norwegian big band established 1991 as a continuation of Knut Kristiansen's Bergen Band.

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Billie Holiday

Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years.

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Bodil Niska

Bodil Aileen Niska (born 21 August 1954 in Vadsø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), well known for popular releases of jazz standards.

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Brad Gowans

Arthur Bradford "Brad" Gowans (December 3, 1903, Billerica, Massachusetts – September 8, 1954, Los Angeles) was an American jazz trombonist and reedist.

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Brian Rolland

Brian Rolland (born April 16, 1954) is an American guitarist, composer and songwriter raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Brian Torff

Brian Q. Torff (born March 16, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz double-bassist and composer.

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Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer and pianist.

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Bruno Råberg

Bruno Råberg (born July 13, 1954) is a Swedish-born jazz bassist, composer and music professor based in Boston.

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Carles Benavent

Carles Benavent (born 1 March 1954) is a flamenco and jazz bassist.

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Carmen Lundy

Carmen Latretta Lundy (born November 1, 1954) is an American jazz singer.

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Catherine Whitney

Catherine Jane Whitney (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz singer, composer, and lyricist.

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Chet Baker

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist.

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Chuck Deardorf

Chuck Deardorf, (born 1954) is an American musician best known for playing double bass and bass guitar with numerous internationally noted jazz musicians.

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Cindy Breakspeare

Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954) — known as Cindy Breakspeare — is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer, musician and former model.

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Craig Chaquico

Craig Chaquico or Chaquiço (born September 26, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and record producer, of Portuguese descent.

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David Bloom (musician)

David M. Bloom is an American guitarist, flautist, composer/arranger/producer, educator, author, and director.

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Dennis González

Dennis González (often credited as Dennis Gonzalez; b. 1954, Abilene, Texas) is a jazz musician, poet, visual artist and music educator based in Dallas, Texas.

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Dink Johnson

Ollie "Dink" Johnson (October 28, 1892 – November 29, 1954) was a Dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer.

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Dizzy Gillespie

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer.

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Don Mumford

Don Mumford (February 9, 1954 — July 6, 2007) was an American musician who was noted in jazz circles.

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Donald Brown (musician)

Donald Ray Brown (born March 28, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and producer.

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Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years.

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Edvard Askeland

Edvard Askeland (born 10 December 1954) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from a series of album releases in various genres and for being regular in Dag Arnesens lineups in 1970-80, and within Cutting Edge.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella.

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Enzo Nini

Enzo Nini (born 29 August 1954) is a jazz saxophonist and flautist.

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Eric Von Essen

Eric Von Essen (June 30, 1954 – August 14, 1997) was an American jazz bassist, pianist, and composer active on the West Coast jazz scene of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.

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Ernst Ulrich Deuker

Ernst Ulrich Deuker (born July 13, 1954 in Trier Germany) is a bass player and contrabass clarinet player.

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Erroll Garner

Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1923 – January 2, 1977; some sources say b. 1921) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads.

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Eugenio Toussaint

Eugenio Toussaint Uhtohff (October 9, 1954 – February 8, 2011) was a Mexican composer, arranger and jazz musician.

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Frank Jakobsen

Frank Jakobsen (born 28 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and central to the jazz scenes in Bergen and Oslo.

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Frankie Newton

Frankie Newton (William Frank Newton, January 4, 1906 – March 11, 1954) was a jazz trumpeter from Emory, Virginia.

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Garland Wilson

Garland Lorenzo Wilson (June 13, 1909 – May 31, 1954) was an American jazz pianist born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, perhaps best known for his work with Nina Mae McKinney.

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Günter Müller

Günter Müller (born 20 October 1954) is a German sound artist who originally performed as a percussionist and drummer, active primarily in free improvisation.

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Gene Krupa

Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an American jazz and big band drummer, band leader, actor, and composer.

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Gunnar Andreas Berg

Gunnar Andreas Berg (born 14 January 1954) is a Norwegian musician, educator, owner of the record label "Bergland Productions".

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Haakon Graf

Haakon Graf (born 21 March 1955 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ, keyboards and synthesizers), composer, arranger and producer.

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Hank Roberts

Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954 in Terre Haute, Indiana) is an American jazz cellist and vocalist.

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Harry Sokal (musician)

Harald (Harry) Sokal (born 18 March 1954 in Vienna) is an Austrian jazz saxophonist.

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Henry Johnson (guitarist)

Henry Johnson (born January 28, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist from Chicago.

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Hot Lips Page

Oran Thaddeus Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader born in Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Ideal (German band)

Ideal was one of the more successful German Neue Deutsche Welle music groups.

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Ivar Thomassen

Ivar Thomassen (19 July 1954 – 28 November 2016) was a Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist from Russenes in Porsanger, Norway.

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Jay Hoggard

Jay Hoggard (b. September 24, 1954, Washington, D.C.) is an American jazz vibraphonist.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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Jeff Clayton

Jeff Clayton (born February 16, 1954) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist.

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Jeff Johnson (bass player)

Born In Minneapolis (December 12, 1954), Jeff Johnson ("Free" to some of his colleagues) left at age 20, spending time in Philadelphia and New York, and has worked with jazz musicians including Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Rouse, Barney Kessel, Chet Baker, Lew Tabackin, Eddie Daniels, Joanne Brackeen, Julian Priester, Billy Hart, George Cables, Bud Shank, Claudio Roditti, and Michael Wolfe.

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Jesper Lundgaard

Jesper Lundgaard (born 12 June 1954) is a Danish jazz bassist, bandleader, composer and recording studio.

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Joe Fonda

Joe Fonda (born December 16, 1954) is an American jazz bassist.

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Johannes Bauer (musician)

Johannes "Hannes" Bauer (22 July 1954 – 6 May 2016) was a German trombonist of improvised music and free jazz.

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John Bernard Riley

John Bernard Riley (born June 11, 1954, Aberdeen, Maryland) is an American jazz drummer and educator.

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John Butcher (musician)

John Butcher (born 1954 in Brighton, England) is an English tenor and soprano saxophone player who has lived in London since the late 1970s.

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John Russell (musician)

John Russell (born 1954 in London) is an acoustic guitarist who has worked exclusively in the field of free improvisation since the 1970s.

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John Serry Sr.

John Serry Sr. (born Giovanni Serrapica; January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was a concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist and educator who performed in live concerts on the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks which were broadcast throughout the United States during the Golden Age of Radio.

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John Wolf Brennan

John Wolf Brennan (born 13 February 1954) is an Irish pianist, organist, melodica player, and composer based in Weggis, Switzerland.

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Jon Jang

Jon Jang (born March 11, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.

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Jovino Santos Neto

Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian American jazz pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator, and record producer.

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Judy Niemack

Judy Niemack (born March 11, 1954, Pasadena, California) is an American jazz vocalist.

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Kåre Garnes

Kåre Garnes (born 8 November 1954 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician, (upright bass), known for his collaborations with Bergen jazz legends like Dag Arnesen, Knut Kristiansen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale & Ole Thomsen, and in a series of Norwegian Jazz bands.

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Kip Hanrahan

Kip Hanrahan (born December 9, 1954) is an American jazz music impresario, record producer and percussionist.

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Knut Værnes

Knut Værnes (born 1 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), composer and band leader, known from several recordings in the jazz rock genre.

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Lee Morse

Lena Corinne "Lee" Morse (November 30, 1897 – December 16, 1954) was an American jazz and blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress.

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List of years in jazz

This page indexes the individual year in jazz pages.

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Lorne Lofsky

Lorne Lofsky (born May 10, 1954, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian jazz guitarist who was a member of the Oscar Peterson Quartet.

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Madeline Eastman

Madeline Louise Eastman (born June 27, 1954), is an American jazz singer.

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Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot (born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.

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Michael Moore (saxophonist and clarinetist)

Michael Moore (born December 4, 1954) is an American jazz musician who has lived in the Netherlands since 1982.

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Michael White (clarinetist)

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Michel Benita

Michel Benita at a jazz festival in 2008 Michel Benita (born 1954 in Algiers, Algeria) is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since 1980's.

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Michel Camilo

Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Newport Jazz Festival

The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Nick Webb (musician)

Nicholas "Nick" Webb (born 14 March 1954 – 5 February 1998) was an English acoustic guitarist, composer, and co-founder of contemporary jazz group Acoustic Alchemy.

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Nnenna Freelon

Nnenna Freelon, (born July 28, 1954) is an American jazz singer, composer, producer, and arranger.

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Noel Pointer

Noel Pointer (December 26, 1954 – December 19, 1994) was an American jazz violinist and record producer, whose life inspired a music foundation.

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Ondřej Havelka

Ondřej Havelka (born October 10, 1954) is a Czech jazz and swing singer, actor, and director.

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Orhan Demir

Orhan Demir (born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Canadian jazz guitarist.

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Oscar Peterson

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.

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Paleka

Paleka (born 4 October 1954 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese percussionist in the genres of jazz, contemporary music, and world music.

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Pam Bricker

Pamela Carroll Bricker (July 7, 1954 – February 20, 2005) was a jazz singer and professor of music at George Washington University.

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Paolo Vinaccia

Paolo Vinaccia (born 27 March 1954) is an Italian composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist.

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Papa Celestin

Oscar Phillip "Papa" Celestin (January 1, 1884 – December 15, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

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Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

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Pat Metheny Group

The Pat Metheny Group is an American jazz fusion group founded in 1977 in Missouri.

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Patrice Rushen

Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and R&B singer.

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Pete Allen (musician)

Pete Allen (born 23 November 1954, Newbury, Berkshire, England) is an English dixieland jazz clarinettist, alto and soprano saxophonist, bandleader and vocalist.

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Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead.

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Peter White (musician)

Peter White (born 20 September 1954) is a smooth jazz and jazz fusion guitarist.

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RCA Thesaurus

thumb RCA Thesaurus, a brand owned by RCA Victor, was a supplier of electrical transcriptions.

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Rick Vandivier

Rick Vandivier (born October 18, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist.

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Ricky Ford

Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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Rudy Williams

Rudy Williams (nicknamed Looney; 1909–1954) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.

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Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer.

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Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown

Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, also known as Sarah Vaughan, is a 1954 jazz album featuring Grammy Award winning singer Sarah Vaughan and influential trumpeter Clifford Brown, released on the EmArcy label.

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Scott Earl Holman

Scott Earl Holman (born June 4, 1954) is a jazz pianist, composer and recording artist also recognized for his contributions to the Chicago jazz community.

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Scott Hamilton (musician)

Scott Hamilton (born September 12, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing (music) and mainstream jazz.

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Scott Henderson

Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954) is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.

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Sergio Caputo

Sergio Caputo (born August 31, 1954 in Rome) is an Italian singer, writer, composer, and guitarist.

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Simon James (musician)

Simon James (born 13 March 1954) is an English acoustic guitarist and an original member of Acoustic Alchemy.

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Stephanie Nakasian

Stephanie Nakasian (born August 29, 1954) is an American jazz vocalist and voice teacher.

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Steve Holt (Canadian musician)

Steve Holt (born April 9, 1954) is a Canadian jazz pianist.

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Steve LaSpina

Steven Frank LaSpina (born March 24, 1954) is an American jazz bassist who plays both upright and electric bass.

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Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)

Steve Nelson (born August 11, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American vibraphonist, and has been a member of Dave Holland's Quintet and Big Band for over a decade.

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Steve Rochinski

Stephen James Rochinski (born 20 January 1954) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, author, and educator.

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Steve Rodby

Steve Rodby (born December 9, 1954 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American jazz bassist and producer known for his time with the Pat Metheny Group.

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Steve Swell

Steve Swell (born in Newark, New Jersey, December 6, 1954) is an American free jazz trombonist, composer, and educator.

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Store norske leksikon

Store norske leksikon, abbreviated SNL, is a Norwegian language (bokmål) encyclopedia.

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Svein Olav Blindheim

Svein Olav Blindheim (born 25 July 1954) is a Norwegian jazz double bassist, composer and writer, and the brother of jazz pianist Oddbjørn Blindheim.

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Tal Farlow

Talmage Holt Farlow (June 7, 1921 – July 25, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist.

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Tchavolo Schmitt

Tchavolo Schmitt (born 1954 in Paris) is a gypsy jazz guitarist.

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Tim Berne

Tim Berne (born 1954) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

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Tim Hagans

Tim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is a jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer.

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Tim Sparks

Tim Sparks (born October 31, 1954) is an American acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer.

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Tina Marsh

Tina Marsh (January 18, 1954, - June 16, 2009) was a jazz vocalist and composer based in Austin, Texas.

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Tom Browne (trumpeter)

Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954 in Queens, New York, United States) is an American jazz trumpeter, who rose to prominence first through his early work with Sonny Fortune, and scored two major hits in 1980 and 1981: the No. 1 US Billboard R&B single "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" and the No. 4 US R&B single, "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)".

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Torbjørn Sunde

Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trombone), known from several recordings with such as Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte.

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Vince Jones

Vincent Hugh Jones (born 24 March 1954) is an Australian jazz artist.

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Warren Benbow

Warren Benbow (born December 22, 1954, in New York City) is a drummer who has worked with Nina Simone, Jimmy Owens, Larry Willis, Eddie Gómez, Olu Dara, Michael Urbaniak, Teruo Nakamura, and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band 'Odyssey'.

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Wayne Peet

Wayne Edward Peet (born December 6, 1954 in Dallas) is an American jazz pianist & organist active chiefly on the West Coast jazz scene.

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Wendell Brunious

Wendell Brunious (b. October 27, 1954, New Orleans) is an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

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Yuri Lemeshev

Yuri Lemeshev (born 1954 or 1955) is an American accordion player best known as a former member of New York-based Gypsy-Punk-Cabaret band Gogol Bordello.

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1903 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1903.

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1906 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1906.

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1908 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1908.

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1909 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1909.

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1920 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1920.

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1950s in jazz

By the end of the 1940s, the nervous energy and tension of bebop was replaced with a tendency towards calm and smoothness, with the sounds of cool jazz, which favoured long, linear melodic lines.

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1954 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1954.

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1994 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1994.

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1997 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1997.

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2005 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2005.

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2007 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2007.

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2009 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2009.

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2011 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2011.

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2016 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting jazz events in the year 2016.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_in_jazz

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