1957 in jazz
The Jazz Monitors 1957 – from left, Roger Dawson, drums, Herbie Lewis, bass, Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone, Nat Brown, piano
Decade	1950s in jazz
Music	1957 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1956 in jazz – 1958 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1957.

Events

June

• 25 – Ella Fitzgerald started recording the album The Irving Berlin Songbook (June 25 – October 17).^[1]
  • She won at the 1st Grammy Awards in the category Best Jazz Performance, Individual for this album.^[2]

July

• 4 – The 5th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7).^[3]

Unknown dates

• Carla Bley (born Borg in 1936) was married to Paul Bley.^[4]

Album releases

Standards

Deaths

January

• 9 – Cripple Clarence Lofton, American boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born 1887).
• 18 – George Girard, New Orleans trumpeter (born 1930).
• 20 – Dean Benedetti, Italian-American saxophonist (born 1922).

February

• 7 – Sonny Parker, American singer, dancer, and drummer (born 1925).

March

• 12 – Robert Graettinger, American composer (born 1923).
• 25 – Fud Livingston, American clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger and composer (born 1906).

June

• 12 – Jimmy Dorsey, American clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, big-band leader (born 1904).
• 25 – Curtis Mosby, American jazz drummer, bandleader, and businessman (born 1888).

July

• 16 – Serge Chaloff, American baritone saxophonist (born 1923).

August

• 2 – Joe Shulman, American upright bassist (born 1923).
• 28 – Erik Tuxen, Danish big-band leader, composer, and arranger (born 1902).

September

• 12 – Louis Mitchell, American drummer and bandleader (born 1885).

October

• 9 – Carroll Dickerson, American violinist and bandleader (born 1895).
• 23 – Abe Lyman, American bandleader (born 1897).

November

• 17 – Wooden Joe Nicholas, American trumpeter and cornetist (born 1883).
• 26 – Jack Gardner, American pianist (born 1903).
• 30 – Richard McPartland, American violin, banjo, and guitar player (born 1905).

December

• 20 – Walter Page, American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader (born 1900).
• 29 – Ernie Henry, American saxophonist (born 1926).

Unknown date

• He Dasha, Chinese musician (born 1897).

Births

January

• 1 – Issei Noro, Japanese guitarist and composer, Casiopea.
• 5
  • Maartin Allcock, British multi-instrumentalist, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull (died 2018).
  • Myra Melford, American pianist and composer.
• 7 – Clarence Seay, American upright bassist and composer.
• 18 – Bert Joris, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger.
• 20 – Andy Sheppard, British saxophonist and composer.
• 25 – Sophia Domancich, French pianist and composer.

February

• 6
  • Ferenc Snétberger, Hungarian guitarist.
  • Faith Nolan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
  • Simon Phillips, English drummer, songwriter, and producer.
• 11 – Oddmund Finnseth, Norwegian upright bassist, composer, and music teacher.
• 13 – Inger Marie Gundersen, Norwegian singer and composer.
• 14 – Tommy Campbell, American drummer.
• 15 – Herlin Riley, American drummer.
• 25 – Aage Tanggaard, Danish drummer and record producer.
• 26 – Ian Villafana, American guitarist and songwriter.

March

• 3 – Mike Smith, American saxophonist.
• 8
  • Billy Childs, American pianist.
  • William Edward Childs, American composer and pianist.
• 9 – Thomas Chapin, American composer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist (died 1998).
• 10 – Mino Cinelu, French drummer.
• 14 – Vanessa Rubin, American vocalist and composer.
• 30 – Dave Stryker, American guitarist.

April

• 1 – Matt Kendrick, American upright bassist and composer.
• 4 – Tom McClung, American pianist and composer (died 2017).
• 24 – Hanna Banaszak, Polish singer and poet.
• 25 – Nestor Torres, Puerto Rican flautist.
• 28 – Adrian Utley, English guitarist and producer, Portishead.

May

• 2 – Markus Stockhausen, German trumpet player.
• 10 – Carleen Anderson, American singer.
• 11 – Manfred Hausleitner, Austrian drummer.
• 12 – Jason Kao Hwang, Chinese-American violinist and composer.
• 14 – Martin Litton, British pianist.
• 29 – Lynne Arriale, American pianist.

June

• 2 – Bobby Sanabria, American drummer, percussionist, composer, and producer.
• 5 – John Fumo, American trumpeter.
• 12 – Geri Allen, American pianist and composer (died 2017).
• 17 – Tom Varner, American hornist and composer.
• 20 – Rick Lazaroff, Canadian bassist.
• 24 – Luis Salinas, Argentine guitarist.
• 28 – Annette A. Aguilar, American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator.

July

• 7 – Hayes Greenfield, American saxophonist, composer, producer, filmmaker, bandleader, and educator.
• 12
  • Eddie Allen, American trumpeter and flugel hornist.
  • Fredrik Carl Størmer, Norwegian drummer.
• 18 – Lynn Seaton, American upright bassist.
• 21 – George Landress, American mixer, musical engineer, and producer.
• 22 – Harri Stojka, Viennese guitarist.
• 31 – Mamdouh Bahri, Tunisian guitarist.

August

• 4
  • Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Turkish-Armenian percussionist, vocalist, and duduk, sazabo, and bular player, Night Ark.
  • Jose Valdes, American pianist and bandleader.
• 9 – Danilo Rea, American pianist.
• 10 – Fred Ho, American baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader (died 2014).
• 17 – Rabih Abou-Khalil, Lebanese oud player and composer.
• 24 – Steve Berry, English upright bassist, cellist, and violinist, Mike Westbrook Orchestra.
• 30 – Gerald Albright, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.

September

• 7 – Anders Jormin, Swedish upright bassist and composer.
• 11 – James McBride, American writer and musician.
• 16 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer (died 2008).
• 18
  • Emily Remler, American guitarist (died 1990).
  • John Fedchock, American trombonist, bandleader, and arranger.
• 19 – Tatsu Aoki, Japanese upright bassist and record producer.
• 24 – Sibongile Khumalo, South African singer.
• 25 – Barbara Lahr, German singer, composer, bassist, guitarist, and producer, De Phazz.
• 27 – Jerry Weldon, American tenor saxophonist.
• 28 – Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Norwegian drummer.

October

• 3 – Bogdan Holownia, Polish pianist.
• 4
  • Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass guitarist Dance with a Stranger (died 2013).^[5]
  • Wolter Wierbos, Dutch trombonist.
• 5 – Clifton Anderson, American trombonist.
• 7 – Morten Halle, Norwegian saxophonist.
• 8 – Eerik Siikasaari, Finnish upright bassist, Trio Töykeät.
• 8 – Andrés Boiarsky, Argentine alto and tenor saxophonist.
• 10 – Pamela Fleming, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
• 11 – George Letellier, American pianist and composer.
• 13 – Future Man, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and inventor, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
• 20 – Anouar Brahem, Tunisian oud player and composer.
• 21 – Ted Gioia, American jazz critic and music historian.
• 25 – Arthur Rhames, American guitarist, tenor saxophonist and pianist (died 1989).
• 27 – Manu Katché, French drummer and songwriter.

November

• 2 – Gebhard Ullmann, German flautist, saxophonist, and composer.
• 4
  • Éric Le Lann, French trumpeter.
  • Najee, American saxophonist and flautist.
• 13
  • Roger Ingram, American trumpet player, educator, and author.
  • Tetsuo Sakurai, Japanese bassist, Casiopea.
• 15 – Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer.
• 27 – Judy Carmichael, American pianist and vocalist.
• 29 – Jennifer Batten, American guitarist.

December

• 1 – Chris Poland, American guitarist.
• 4 – Phillip Barham, American saxophonist.
• 10 – Paul Hardcastle, British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist
• 14 – Runar Tafjord, Norwegian French horn player.
• 19 – Eric Marienthal, American saxophonist
• 21 – Roberto Ottaviano, Italian saxophonist.
• 26 – Guy Barker, English trumpeter and composer.

Unknown date

• Jimmy Earl, American bass guitarist.
• John Kenny, British trombonist, actor, and composer.
• Ray Kennedy, American pianist (died 2015).
• Tom McDermott, pianist and composer.
• Tom Rainey, American drummer.