This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940. March The American Society of Composers, Artists and Producers (ASCAP) proposed a new...

1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was...

Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles...

"Pennsylvania 6-5000" (also written "Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand") is a 1940 swing jazz and pop standard recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra as a Bluebird...

In the early 1940s in jazz, bebop emerged, led by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and others. It helped to shift jazz from danceable popular...

1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". Mangione...

Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several...

notable events in music that took place in the year 1940. 1940 in British music 1940 in Norwegian music 1940 in country music 1940 in jazz January 30 –...

The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia. The top ten 1940 released...

This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that...