1940 in jazz


This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1940.

Events

; March
On February 8, 1940, “How High the Moon” was introduced during the Broadway revue Two for the Show. The musical would run at the Booth Theatre for 124 performances. Music and Lyrics by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.
from newspaper article in Worcester Telegram 1927

Album releases

Deaths

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