Events
Herman Blount "Sun Ra" bornHerman Blount "Sun Ra" diesCecil Taylor bornWayne Shorter bornHerbie Hancock bornEsperanza Spalding bornBrad Mehldau bornJoshua Redman bornJason Moran bornTerence Blanchard bornBranford Marsalis bornWynton Marsalis bornMiles Davis bornMiles Davis diesThelonious Monk diesThelonious Monk bornBud Powell bornBud Powell diesDizzy Gillespie diesDizzy Gillespie bornCharlie Parker bornCharlie Parker diesChet Baker bornChet Baker diesGerry Mulligan diesGerry Mulligan bornGil Evans bornGil Evans diesThe Modern Jazz Quartet is formedSonny Rollins bornHorace Silver bornHorace Silver diesArt Blakey diesArt Blakey bornBills Evans bornBills Evans diesCharles Mingus bornCharles Mingus diesOrnette Coleman bornOrnette Coleman diesJohn Coltrane bornJohn Coltrane diesKeith Jarrett bornJohn McLaughlin bornWorld War II endsRichard Nixon impeachedOJ Simpson chased and
arrested by LAPDPrincess Diana
diesApple releases the
first iPhoneiTunes releasedNelson Mandela diesVietnam War beginsThe Indianapolis Colts win Superbowl XLIGeorge Harrison
diesFirst cell phone
releasedThe US Stock Market crashesAmelia Earhart
disappearsKent State MassacreThe Rubik's cube
is inventedChallenger Space
Shuttle DisasterBrown vs. Board ends racial segregation in schoolsPolio vaccine
releasedRosa Parks
arrestedRosa Parks
arrestedBerlin Wall
fallsChick Corea bornJimmy Smith bornJimmy Smith diesDave Brubeck bornDave Brubeck diesPeriods
Cool
JazzHard
BopFree Jazz/
Avant GardeFusion/
Jazz RockEclecticismBebop
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