Edward Brian ‘Tubby’ Hayes (30 January 1935 – 8 June 1973) was an English jazz multi-instrumentalist. One of England’s top jazz musicians of the 1950s and 1960s, he was a fine hard bop stylist on tenor sax and occasionally vibes and flute. Hayes was born in London and his father, a BBC studio violinist, gave him … Continue reading
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28 January – Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott (28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996) was an English jazz tenor saxophonist and co-founder of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London’s Soho. Ronnie Scott was born Ronald Schatt in East London. After first buying a cornet from a local junk shop as a child, he then moved to the soprano saxophone, before … Continue reading
A JAZZ A DAY 