Jazz Timeline 1

Honolulu becomes the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

1845

Scott Joplin

Period: Nov 24, 1868 to Apr 1, 1917

Piano

W.C. Handy

Period: Nov 16, 1873 to Mar 28, 1958

composer

Buddy Bolden

Period: Sep 6, 1877 to Nov 4, 1931

Cornet

King Kalakaua of Hawaii becomes the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe

1881

Joe "King" Oliver

Period: Dec 19, 1881 to Apr 10, 1938

Cornet

Ma Rainey

Period: Apr 26, 1886 to Dec 22, 1939

Singer

Joseph Kekuku (Oahu native) invents the steel guitar. He later moves to the US Mainland to share his instrument with the rest of the world.

1889

Paul Whiteman

Period: Mar 28, 1890 to Oct 29, 1967

Violist/Conductor

Jelly Roll Morton

Period: Oct 20, 1890 to Jul 10, 1941

Piano

Bessie Smith

Period: Apr 15, 1894 to Aug 26, 1937

Singer

Ragtime (Jazz)

Period: 1896 to 1917

Sidney Bechet

Period: May 14, 1897 to May 14, 1959

Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone

Fletcher Henderson

Period: Dec 18, 1897 to Dec 29, 1952

Pianist, Bandleader

Hawaii is annexed by the United States through the Newlands Resolution.

1898

Duke Ellington

Period: Apr 29, 1899 to May 24, 1974

Piano

The first hotel (Moana) located on Waikiki beach opens

1901

Louis Armstrong

Period: Aug 4, 1901 to Jul 6, 1971

Trumpet, Cornet, Voice

Jimmie Lunceford

Period: Jun 6, 1902 to Jul 12, 1947

Saxophone, Flute

Bix Beiderbecke

Period: Mar 10, 1903 to Aug 6, 1931

Cornet, a little piano

Glenn Miller

Period: Mar 1, 1904 to Dec 15, 1944

Trombone

Fats Waller

Period: May 21, 1904 to Dec 15, 1943

Piano

Valid Snow

Period: Jun 2, 1904 to May 30, 1956

Trumpet (but basically all of them)

Count Basie

Period: Aug 21, 1904 to Apr 26, 1984

Piano, Bandleader

Coleman Hawkins

Period: Nov 21, 1904 to May 19, 1969

Tenor Sax

Dixieland (New Orleans style)

Period: 1905 to 1928

Benny Carter

Period: Aug 8, 1907 to Jun 12, 2003

Saxophone, Trumpet, Clarinet

Cab Calloway

Period: Dec 25, 1907 to Nov 18, 1994

Voice (bandleader)

Benny Goodman

Period: May 30, 1909 to Jun 13, 1986

Clarinet

Lester Young

Period: Aug 27, 1909 to Mar 15, 1959

Tenor Sax (sometimes clarinet too)

Art Tatum

Period: Oct 13, 1909 to Nov 5, 1959

Piano

Django Reinhardt

Period: Jan 23, 1910 to May 16, 1953

Guitar

Mary Lou Williams

Period: May 8, 1910 to May 28, 1981

Piano

Artie Shaw

Period: May 23, 1910 to Dec 30, 2004

Clarinet

Robert Johnson

Period: May 8, 1911 to Aug 16, 1938

Guitar

Billie Holiday

Period: Apr 7, 1915 to Jul 17, 1959

Voice

Charlie Christian

Period: Jul 29, 1916 to Mar 2, 1942

Guitar

Queen Liliuokalani, the last sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, passes away.

1917

Ella Fitzgerald

Period: Apr 25, 1917 to Jun 15, 1996

Voice

Stride Pianists (jazz)

Period: 1920 to 1938

Symphonic (Jazz)

Period: 1924 to 1950

Swing (Jazz)

Period: 1925 to 1945

Delta Blues (Jazz)

Period: 1925 to 1940

Bebop (Jazz)

Period: 1940 to 1965

The Pearl Harbor attack during WWII

1941

First Dole fruit stand opens

1950

Hawaii becomes a state

1959

Barack Obama (44th U.S. President) was born in Honolulu, HI.

1961

The Pearl Harbor National Memorial opens

1962

1966: Don Ho releases his signature song, "Tiny Bubbles." This style of music becomes synonymous with Hawaiian leisure.

1966

The Hawaii State Constitutional Convention makes Hawaiian the state's official language (the only state in the U.S. with a non-English official language).

1978

Hawaii becomes the home of NFL Pro Bowl hosted in the Aloha Stadium

1980

Dole Plantation's "Pineapple Experience" opened to the public

1989

Disney releases animated film Lilo & Stitch. A story about a Hawaiian girl and an alien.

2002

The Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage begins

2013

A four year journey with the goal of spreading Hawaiian culture around the world.

The Pro Bowl moves from Hawaii to Florida

2017

The Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage is completed.

2017

The Kīlauea volcano erupted, destroying over 700 homes.

2018