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Jane Jarvis

Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (died 2010)

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Born
October 31, 1915
Died
January 25, 2010
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1915

About Jane Jarvis

Jane Jarvis was an American jazz pianist. She was also known for her work as a composer, baseball stadium organist and music industry executive. Jarvis left Muzak in 1978, and the next year left the Mets to concentrate on her first musical love, jazz piano. She became a founding member of the Statesmen of Jazz, a group of jazz musicians aged 65 and older sponsored by the American Federation of Jazz Societies, and was featured on their 1994 album.

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Jane Jarvis timeline

  1. Jarvis left Muzak in 1978, and the next year left the Mets to concentrate on her first musical love, jazz piano.
  2. She became a founding member of the Statesmen of Jazz, a group of jazz musicians aged 65 and older sponsored by the American Federation of Jazz Societies, and was featured on their 1994 album.

The world when Jane Jarvis was born

Jane Jarvis was born in 1915. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jane Jarvis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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