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Events June. 25 – Ella Fitzgerald started recording the album The Irving Berlin Songbook (June 25 – October 17). She won at the 1st Grammy Awards in the category Best Jazz Performance, Individual for this album. July. 4 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7). Unknown dates
The 2007–08 Utah Jazz season was their 34th season in the NBA and 28th in Salt Lake City. The Jazz had the best team offensive rating in the NBA. [1] The Jazz continued to play consistent all season, finishing with a 54-28 record. They defeated the Houston Rockets in the opening round, but were ousted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the next round.
Chase's Calendar of Events is an annual American publication, started in 1957 by brothers William (Bill) D. Chase (a journalist and publisher from Michigan ), and Harrison V. Chase (a university social scientist from Florida ). [1] [2] It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual ...
Jazz Calendar. Jazz Calendar is a ballet created in 1968 by Frederick Ashton to the music of Richard Rodney Bennett. The ballet was first performed on 9 January 1968 by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with designs by Derek Jarman. [1] The work was performed over 50 times up to 1979 by the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden ...
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in Cape Town, South Africa. The first one was held in 2000 [1] to 2005 [2] and is recognized as the fourth largest jazz festival in the world [3] and the largest jazz festival on the African continent. [4] The festival was called the "Cape Town North Sea Jazz Festival ...
23 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian-born, Romani French jazz guitarist and composer (died 1953 ). [2] 27 – Charlie Holmes, American alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era (died 1985 ). February. 21 – Al Sears, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (died 1990 ). March. 6 – Arthur Österwall, Swedish band leader, composer, vocalist, and ...
The Jazz–Nuggets rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets. The rivalry dates back to the 1976–77 NBA season, when the Nuggets joined the NBA as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. The rivalry is notable in that it features the only two NBA teams based in the Rocky Mountains.
International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." It is celebrated annually on April 30. The idea came from jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock ...