This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1950.
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- The owner of Café Society and Café Society Uptown, Barney Josephson, closed both locations after his brother, Leon Josephson, was found guilty of Contempt of Congress and the following bad press that linked Barney and Café Society to the Communist Party in the United States.[1]
- Dizzy Gillespie visited Clifford Brown at the hospital during his year long recovery after an automobile accident that almost killed him, and urges him to move forward with his musical career as a trumpeter.[2]
- May
- 2 – Leo Watson, American jazz vocalese singer, drummer, trombonist and tipple player (born 1898).
- 6 – Chelsea Quealey, American jazz trumpeter (died 1905).
- July
- August
- September
- 5 – Al Killian, American jazz trumpeter and occasional bandleader (born 1916).
- 15 – Dol Dauber, Czech violinist, bandleader, composer, and music arranger (born 1894).
- October
- 23 – Al Jolson, American singer, comedian and actor (born 1886).
- Unknown date
- Lou Gold, Polish-American composer, pianist and band leader (born 1885).
- Ray Perry, American jazz violinist and saxophonist (born 1915).
- January
- February
- March
- April
- 4
- Ndingo Johwa, Botswanan trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, guitarist, singer, and composer.
- Pip Pyle, English-born drummer (died 2006).
- 17 – Jean-Jacques Milteau, French harmonica player, singer, and songwriter.
- 19 – Earl Gardner, American trumpeter.
- 23 – Curtis Clark, American pianist
- 25 – Bobbi Humphrey, American flautist and singer.
- 28 – Willie Colón, American salsa musician.
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- 1 – Armen Donelian, American pianist, composer, educator and author.
- 4 – Bjørn Kjellemyr, Norwegian upright bassist.
- 5 – Sveinung Hovensjø, Norwegian bassist.
- 12 – Richard Galliano, French accordionist.
- 15 – Stjepko Gut, Serbian musician.
- 23 – Cyro Baptista, Brazilian musician.
- 29 – Robert Popwell, American bass guitarist (died 2017).
- 30 – Mont Campbell, British multi-instrumentalist and composer.
- Unknown date