1928 in jazz

• By 1928, jazz was becoming popular in Germany and was being taught in Frankfurt.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8pHmNBAmzjAC&dq=1939+in+jazz&pg=PA168 | first=Michael J. | last=Budds | title=Jazz & the Germans: essays on the influence of "hot" American idioms on the 20th-century German music Monographs and bibliographies in American music | year=2002 | publisher=Pendragon Press | isbn=1-57647-072-5 | page=168}}

{{see also|List of 1920s jazz standards}}

• In 1928 the standards "Basin Street Blues", "Sweet Lorraine" and "Mack the Knife" were published.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz1928.htm|title=History of Jazz Time Line: 1928|publisher=All About Jazz|accessdate=December 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415042157/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz1928.htm|archive-date=2011-04-15|url-status=dead}}

; June

• 24 – Jimmy O'Bryant, American jazz clarinetist (born 1896).

; August

• 29 – Stump Evans, American jazz saxophonist (born 1904).

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; January

• 3 – Al Belletto, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2014).
• 4 – Alan Littlejohn, British trumpeter (died 1996).
• 11 – Cal Massey, American trumpeter (died 1972).
• 12 – Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2006).{{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/RB-Legend-and-Black-and-Blue-Star-Ruth-Brown-Dies-20061120#.U6DIrrWsjTo | title=R&B Legend and 'Black and Blue' Star Ruth Brown Dies | publisher=BroadwayWorld.com | date=2006-11-20 | accessdate=2016-11-06}}
• 14 – Joe Muranyi, Hungarian-American clarinetist (died 2012).
• 15 – Werner Dies, German tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, guitarist, composer, and arranger (died 2003).
• 23 – Dave Black, American drummer (died 2006).
• 24 – Mick Mulligan, English trumpeter and bandleader (died 2006).
• 26 – Dick Nash, American trombonist.
• 29 – Beverly Kenney, American singer (died 1960).
• 31 – Keshav Sathe, Indian tabla player (died 2012).

; February

• 6 – Nelson Boyd, American bassist (died 1985).
• 11 – Conrad Janis, American trombonist and actor (died 2022).
• 18 – Frank Butler, American drummer (died 1984).
• 25 – Mike Hennessey, English music journalist and pianist (died 2017).
• 26 – Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (died 2017).

; March

• 5
• Lou Levy, American pianist (died 2001).
• Wilbur Little, African-American bassist (died 1987).
• 9 – Keely Smith, American singer (died 2017).
• 12
• Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist and composer (died 2007).
• Paul Kuhn, German pianist, singer, and band leader (died 2013).
• Willie Maiden, American saxophonist and arranger (died 1976).
• 15 – Bob Wilber, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2019).
• 31 – Archie Semple, Scottish clarinettist (died 1974).

; April

• 3 – Bill Potts, American pianist (died 2005).
• 4 – Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Cuban trumpeter (died 2016).
• 6 – Eddie Hubble, American trombonist (died 2016).
• 8 – Derek Hogg, English drummer.
• 9 – Monty Sunshine, English clarinettist (died 2010).
• 10
• Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist (died 1993).
• Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, Polish saxophonist and composer (died 2021).
• Marilyn Maye, American singer and actress.
• 13 – Teddy Charles, American vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer (died 2012).
• 14
• Egil Monn-Iversen, composer and pianist (died 2017).
• Norman Amadio, Canadian pianist and composer (died 2020).
• 18 – Ken Colyer, English trumpeter and cornetist (died 1988).
• 22 – Tommy Turrentine, American trumpeter (died 1997).
• 23 – Mike Daniels, British trumpeter and bandleader (died 2016).
• 24 – Johnny Griffin, American jazz saxophonist (heart attack) (died 2008).{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/26/arts/music/26griffin.html | title=Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies | first=Ben | last=Ratliff | work=The New York Times | date=2008-07-26 | accessdate=2016-02-27}}
• 25 – Rick Henderson, American saxophonist (died 2004).
• 26 – Herman Foster, American pianist (died 1999).
• 29 – Errol Buddle, Australian bassoonist and saxophonist (died 2018).{{cite news | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/errol-buddle-story-worlds-first-jazz-bassoonist-was-a-hit-in-the-us-20180301-h0wtjj.html | title=Errol Buddle story: World's first jazz bassoonist was a hit in the US | last=Shand | first=John | newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald | date=2018-03-01 | accessdate=2018-04-10}}

; May

• 4
• Lars Gullin, Swedish saxophonist (died 1976).
• Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (died 2006).
• 15 – Joe Gordon, American trumpeter (died 1963).
• 22 – Jackie Cain, American singer (died 2014).
• 24 – Max Bennett, American bassist, L.A. Express, The Wrecking Crew (died 2018).
• 26 – Jack Kevorkian, American musician and composer (died 2011).
• 29 – Freddie Redd, American pianist and composer (died 2021).
• 30 – Priscilla Bowman, American singer (died 1988).

; June

• 1 – Frank Parr, English trombonist and cricketer (died 2012).
• 4 – Teddy Kotick, American bassist (died 1986).
• 11 – Bob Gordon, American saxophonist (died 1955).
• 12 – Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter, and actor (died 2018).{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/obituaries/vic-damone-singer-dies.html | title=Vic Damone, Who Crooned to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89 | last=McFadden | first=Robert D. | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2018-02-12 | accessdate=2018-04-10}}
• 20 – Eric Dolphy, American alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist (died 1964).
• 23 – Bob Badgley, American upright bassist (died 2012).
• 26 – Don Lanphere, American saxophonist (died 2003).

; July

• 2 – Richard Wyands, American pianist, composer, and arranger (died 2019).
• 4 – Ted Joans, American trumpeter and jazz poet (died 2003).
• 13 – Leroy Vinnegar, American upright bassist (died 1999).
• 15 – Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and composer (died 1973).
• 17
• Joe Morello, American drummer (died 2011).{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/arts/music/joe-morello-drummer-with-dave-brubeck-quartet-dies-at-82.html?hpw | title=Joe Morello, Drummer with Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dies at 82 | first=Steve | last=Smith | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2011-03-13 | accessdate=2016-11-07}}
• Vince Guaraldi, American pianist (died 1976).
• 18 – Carl Fontana, American trombonist (died 2003).
• 20 – Peter Ind, British upright bassist and record producer (died 2021).
• 22 – Keter Betts, American upright bassist (died 2005).
• 29 – Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia (died 2014).
• 30 – Vernel Fournier, American drummer (died 2000).

; August

• 3 – Lyn Christie, Australian-born American-based bassist (died 2020).
• 8 – Don Burrows, Australian clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist (died 2020).
• 15 – Bobby Orr, Scottish drummer (died 2020).
• 16 – Carl Perkins, American pianist (died 1958).
• 21
• Addison Farmer, American bassist (died 1963).
• Art Farmer, American trumpeter (died 1999).
• 23 – Gil Coggins, American pianist (died 2004).
• 26 – Peter Appleyard, British–Canadian vibraphonist and percussionist (died 2016).
• 28 – Kenny Drew, American pianist (died 1993).

; September

• 1 – Ed Summerlin, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator (died 2006).{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-13-me-summerlin13-story.html | title=Edgar Summerlin, 78; Musician Wrote Jazz-Based Liturgical Works | first=Don | last=Heckman | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=2006-10-13 | access-date=2016-02-27}}
• 2 – Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (died 2014).
• 5
• Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist (died 2005).
• Hal Stein, American saxophonist (died 2008).
• 11 – Lorraine Geller, American pianist (died 1958).
• 14 – Jay Cameron, American saxophonist (died 2001).
• 15 – Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist (died 1975).
• 20 – Vi Redd, American alto saxophonist and singer (died 2022).
• 21 – William Russo, American trombonist, composer, and arranger (died 2003).
• 23
• Frank Foster, American saxophonist and flautist (died 2011).
• Michel Gaudry, French upright bassist (died 2019).
• 28 – Koko Taylor, American singer (died 2009).{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/music/04taylor.html?_r=0 | title=Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80 |first=Peter | last=Keepnews | newspaper=The New York Times | date=2009-06-04 | accessdate=2016-11-07}}
• 30 – Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (died 1991).

; October

• 10 – Junior Mance, American pianist and composer (died 2021).
• 22 – Clare Fischer, American keyboardist (died 2012).
• 28 – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Brazilian composer (died 1994).
• 30 – Bobby Jones, American saxophonist (died 1980).

; November

• 2 – Herb Geller, American saxophonist (died 2013).
• 4 – Larry Bunker, American drummer and vibraphonist (died 2005).
• 11 – Ernestine Anderson, American singer (died 2016).
• 12 – Audrey Morris, American singer and pianist (died 2018).{{cite news | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ent-audrey-morris-dead-0402-story.html | title=Singer-pianist Audrey Morris dies at 89, was an icon of Chicago cabaret and jazz | first=Howard | last=Reich | newspaper=Chicago Tribune | date=2018-04-01 | accessdate=2018-04-12}}
• 13
• Ernie Farrow, American pianist and multi-instrumentalist (died 1969).
• Hampton Hawes, American pianist (died 1977).
• 15 – Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flautist (died 1997).
• 17
• Chuck Andrus, American upright bassist (died 1997).
• John Sangster, Australian composer, arranger, drummer, cornettist, and vibraphonist (died 1995).
• 18 – Sheila Jordan, American singer and songwriter.
• 22 – John Brimhall, American pianist and musical arranger (died 2003).
• 25 – Etta Jones, American singer (died 2001).

; December

• 4 – Frank Tiberi, American saxophonist.
• 5 – Gene Allen, American jazz reedist (died 2008).
• 6
• Alan Abel, American percussionist (died 2020).
• Frankie Dunlop, American drummer (died 2014).
• 8 – Jimmy Smith, American Hammond organist (died 2005).
• 18 – Harold Land, American saxophonist (died 2001)
• 28 – Moe Koffman, Canadian saxophonist and flautist (died 2001).
• 30 – Jack Montrose, American saxophonist (died 2006).
• 31 – Jerry van Rooyen, Dutch trumpeter, conductor, and composer (died 2009).

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• [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/timeline_year.php?pg=34 History Of Jazz Timeline: 1928] at All About Jazz

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