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This Day in History: 1919-01-04

Roger Bell, Australian pioneering jazz cornetist, born in Melbourne, Australia.

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This Day In Trumpet History

1816 Thomas Harper Jr. English trumpeter, son of the finest English trumpeter of that time, succeeded his father as principal in all leading London orchestras, proponent of the English slide trumpet, wrote Harper's School for the Cornet à pistons and Harper's School for the Trumpet, born in London, England.

1931 Thomas Short, Australian cornetist, soloist with the Talbot Band in Victoria, at 18 led the Hamilton Band, soloed with the Melbourne Band and the Cooper & Bailey Show, came to the U.S. in 1878 at 22, directed the 69th, 71st and 13th Regiment bands (and cornet soloist with each), leader of the Clapp's Band, cornet soloist and assistant conductor of Innes' band, leader of the 2nd Regiment Band in Springfield, died in St. Petersburg, Florida.

1941 Edmund Buschiger, Romanian trumpeter, member of studio and radio orchestras, principal of the Romanian National Phil Orch, founder and leader of the International Brass Quintet, taught at the Romanian Music School in Bucharest and the Robert Schumann Institute in Düsseldorf, born in Giselandorf, Romania.

1954 Clay Jenkins, American jazz trumpeter, toured with the Buddy Rich band, Harry James Orchestra, Count Basie, taught jazz at Univ of Southern California and several other schools in the LA area, prof of jazz at Eastman, born in Lubbock, Texas.

1955 Alexander Simanovich, Belarussian trumpeter, career began as principal of orchestras in Novopolozk and teacher of the music school there, principal of the Military Orchestra in East Berlin, member of the Central Military Orch in St. Petersburg, taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, member of The Russian Five brass quintet, born in Bobruysk, Belarus.

1969 Ute Harwich, German trumpeter, specialist on baroque trumpet, taught baroque trumpet at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hochschule in Leipzig, member of the Academy of Ancient Music Berlin and the Westphalian Brass Ensembles, founder of anima mea, member of The Passion of Brass (quintet), performed with many notable early music groups, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

1979 Dirk Schiefen, German pop trumpeter, received Grand Prix for Folk Music in Mainz, television musician, born in Altenkirchen, Germany.

1999 Art Farmer, important American jazz trumpeter, twin brother of bassist Addison Farmer, moved to LA and worked with Horace Henderson, and many others in that area, played with Lionel Hampton, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, Horace Silver, and Gerry Mulligan in the 1950s, co-led the Jazztet with Benny Golson, changed to flugelhorn, played in quartet with guitarist Jim Hall, led his own quintet in 1965, played in Jimmy Heath's band, moved to Vienna and joined the Austrian Radio Orchestra, died in NYC.

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