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1912

Trumpeter W.C. Handy​​​​​​.

Handy was the first black performer to be honored on a United States postage stamp.

1925

Louis Armstrong records the first of a series of singles for Okeh Records with his Hot Five and Hot Seven combos.

1934

The Apollo Theater opens an becomes a cultural and musical mecca in the heart of the Harlem neighborhood in NYC.

1935

Pianist Teddy Wilson is part of the "first known interracial jazz group" � the Benny Goodman Trio, with the namesake clarinetist and drummer Gene Krupa.

1936

On November 23 in a room at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Robert Johnson starts a three-day recording session that produces batch of songs,

1938

"From Spirituals to Swing," a showcase of black performers curated by producer/talent scout John Hammond, is presented at Carnegie Hall on December 23.

The racial impact cannot be overlooked as African-American artists were being presented to an integrated audience at Carnegie Hall at a time when such an occurrence was, if not unheard of, extremely rare."