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May 24, 1936: Historic jazz concert at New York's Imperial Theater includes clarinetist Artie Shaw's new band that featured a string section.

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• 1936
  Historic jazz concert at New York's Imperial Theater includes clarinetist Artie Shaw's new band that featured a string section.

• 1937
  Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

• 1956
  Tenor saxophonists John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins record "Tenor Madness."

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