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Overview of the events of 1902 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1902 .
Jelly Roll Morton start to get attention in the New Orleans scene, at the age of 17 years, as a brothel piano player. He primarily plays Ragtime and a little Blues at this point. He is one of the first to play this mix that is a forerunner of Jazz. He later claimed to have invented Jazz in this year by combining Ragtime, Quadrilles and Blues.[ 1]
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6 – Rosy McHargue , American clarinetist (died 1999 ).
24 – Rube Bloom , Jewish-American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, singer, and author (died 1976 ).
June
6 – Jimmie Lunceford , American alto saxophonist and bandleader (died 1947 ).
7 – Ed Cuffee , American trombonist (died 1959 ).
17 – Chris Columbus , American drummer (died 2002 ).
26 – Artemi Ayvazyan , Soviet-Armenian composer, conductor, and founder of the Armenian State Jazz Orchestra (died 1975 ).
27 – Georg Malmstén , Finnish singer, musician, composer, orchestra conductor, and actor (died 1981 ).
July
4 – Erik Tuxen , Danish big band leader, composer, and arranger (died 1957 ).
7 – Jim McCartney, English trumpeter and pianist (died 1976 ).
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21 – Omer Simeon , American clarinetist and reedist (died 1959 ).
August
21 – Lloyd Scott , American drummer and bandleader (died unknown date).
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