1980 in jazz

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1980 in jazz
Bobby Thomas jr. and Wayne Shorter.jpg
Bobby Thomas and Wayne Shorter with Weather Report, Amsterdam, 1980
Decade1980s in jazz
Music1980 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1979 in jazz – 1981 in jazz
List of years in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1980.

Events[]

March[]

  • 28 – The 7th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 28 – 30).[1]
    • Featured artists on Vossajazz was Cross Section, E`Olen, Elton Dean Quartet with Kenny Wheeler, Hariprasad Chaurasia Ensemble, Johnny Griffin Quartet, Kristian Bergheim / Andreas Skjold Sextet with Finn Otto Hansen, Kristiansen / Jørgensen Quintet, McCoy Tyner Sextett, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Rune Gustafsson Duo, Radka Toneff Quintet, and Stubø / Bjørklund Quartet.

May[]

  • 21 – 8th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – June 4).[2]
  • 23 – 9th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 23 – 26).[3]

June[]

  • 4 - The Bill Evans Trio starts a four-day stint at the Village Vanguard. It is released after his death in a 6-CD box set on Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings in 1996.

July[]

  • 2 – The very first Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 2 – 10).[4]
  • 4 – The 14th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 20).[5]
  • 11 – The 5th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13).[6]

September[]

  • 19 – The 23rd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).[7]

Album releases[]

  • Chuck Mangione: Fun and Games
  • George Benson: Give me the Night
  • Grover Washington Jr.: Winelight
  • Larsen Feyten Band: Larsen Feyten Band
  • James Ulmer: Are You Glad to Be in America?
  • Ronald Shannon Jackson:
  • Michael Franks: One Bad Habit
  • Anthony Davis: Lady of the Mirrors
  • Rova Saxophone Quartet:
  • Om:
  • Pat Metheny: 80/81
  • Pat Metheny: As Falls Wichita, so Falls Wichita Falls
  • Billy Bang:
  • Julius Hemphill:
  • :
  • Steve Tibbetts:
  • World Saxophone Quartet:
  • David Murray: Ming
  • Ganelin Trio: Ancora da Capo
  • Joanne Brackeen: Ancient Dynasty
  • Ran Blake:
  • Muhal Richard Abrams: Mama and Daddy
  • Derek Bailey: Aida
  • Evan Parker: Six of One
  • Steps Ahead:
  • Steve Beresford:
  • Music Revelation Ensemble: No Wave
  • Jan Garbarek: Eventyr
  • David Liebman: If They Only Knew
  • Tom Varner: Quartet
  • Harvie Swartz:
  • Paul Winter:
  • World Saxophone Quartet: Revue
  • Chico Freeman: Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit
  • Jack DeJohnette: Tin Can Alley
  • Jay Clayton:
  • Art Pepper: Winter Moon

Deaths[]

January
  • 6 – Poley McClintock, American singer (born 1900).
  • 22 – Ed Garland, American upright bassist (born 1895).
  • 23 – Babs Gonzales, American vocalist (born 1919).
  • 28 – Jimmy Crawford, American drummer (born 1910).
  • 29 – Jimmy Durante, American singer, pianist, comedian, and actor (born 1893).
February
  • 9 – Charles Fowlkes, American baritone saxophonist, Count Basie Orchestra (born 1916).
  • 12 – Norman Keenan, American upright bassist (born 1916).
  • 18 – Paul Howard, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1895).
  • 19 – Shorty Sherock, American trumpeter (born 1915).
March
  • 4 – Don Albert, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1908).
  • 6 – Bobby Jones, American saxophonist (born 1928).
April
  • 20 – Ronnie Boykins, American upright bassist (born 1935).
  • 22 – Jane Froman, American singer and actress (born 1907).
  • 28 – Chino Pozo, Cuban drummer (born 1915).
May
June
  • 12 – Stu Martin, American drummer (born 1938).
  • 14 – Herman Autrey, American trumpeter (born 1904).
  • 27 – Barney Bigard, American clarinetist (born 1906).
July
  • 2 – Amos White, American trumpeter (born 1889).
  • 9 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian singer, poet, lyricist, essayist, and playwright (born 1913).
  • Harlan Lattimore, African-American singer (born 1908).
August
  • 4
    • Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (born 1932).
    • Pekka Pöyry, Finnish saxophonist and flutist (born 1939).
  • 26 – Jimmy Forrest, American tenor saxophonist (born 1920).
September
  • 5 – Don Banks, Australian composer (born 1923).
  • 15 – Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (born 1929).
  • 18 – Dick Stabile, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1909).
  • 22 – Jimmy Bryant, American guitarist (born 1925).
October
  • 14 – Oscar Alemán, Argentine guitarist, singer, and dancer (born 1909).
  • 31
    • Chauncey Morehouse, American drummer (born 1902).
    • Jan Werich, Czech singer, actor, playwright, and writer (born 1905).
November
December
  • 16 – Keith Christie, English trombonist (born 1931).
  • 26 – Peck Kelley, American pianist (born 1898).
  • 29 – Lennie Felix, British pianist (born 1920).
  • 31 – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914).
Unknown date
  • Aldo Rossi, Italian reedist and bandleader (born 1911).
  • Cosimo Di Ceglie, Italian guitarist (born 1913).

Births[]

January
  • 3 – David Arthur Skinner, British pianist and composer.
  • 12 – Dominic Lash, British upright bassist and composer.
  • 15 – Christoffer Andersen, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 22 – Lizz Wright, American singer.
February
  • 9 – Jackiem Joyner, American saxophonist.
  • 21 – Takuya Kuroda, Japanese trumpeter.
  • 27 – Federico Casagrande, Italian guitarist and composer.[8]
March
  • 10 – Lars Horntveth, Norwegian saxophonist, clarinetist, percussionist, guitarist, composer, and band leader, Jaga Jazzist.
  • 20 – Paddy Milner, Scottish singer-songwriter.
  • 22 – , American bassist and singer.
  • 31 – Sasha Dobson, American singer-songwriter.
April
  • 10 – Jimmy Rosenberg, Dutch guitarist.
  • 24
    • , Dutch violinist.
    • Vincent Peirani, French accordionist, vocalist, and composer.
May
  • 5 – Stian Omenås, Norwegian Jazz musician (trumpet), music conductor and composer
  • 28 – Benedikt Jahnel, German jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.
June
  • 18 – Jasser Haj Youssef, Tunisian violinist.
July
  • 8
    • Kendrick Scott, American drummer, bandleader, and composer.
    • Tyshawn Sorey, American multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
  • 10 – Julie Crochetière, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist.
August
  • 16 – Øystein Moen, Norwegian pianist, keyboarder, and composer, Jaga Jazzist.
  • 25 – Pål Hausken, Norwegian drummer, percussion, and composer, In The Country.
September
  • 2 – Mark Guiliana, American drummer, composer and bandleader.
  • 18 – Gustav Lundgren, Swedish guitarist, composer, and record label director.
  • 25 – Christina Bjordal, Norwegian singer.
October
  • 16 – Mary Halvorson, American guitarist.
  • 17
    • Alberto Porro Carmona, Spanish conductor, composer, author, music lecturer, teacher, and saxophonist.
    • Manuel Valera, Cuban pianist and composer.
  • 19
    • Morten Schantz, Danish pianist, composer, and band leader, JazzKamikaze.
    • Simin Tander, German singer, pianist, and composer.
November
  • 4 – Ruslan Sirota, Ukrainian pianist, composer, and producer.
  • 6 – Lena Nymark, Norwegian jazz singer.
  • 17 – Colin Vallon, Swiss pianist.
December
  • 5 – Ibrahim Maalouf, French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer.
  • 9 – Anton Eger, Norwegian-Swedish Jazz drummer, JazzKamikaze.
  • 28 – Andreas Amundsen, Norwegian bassist.
Unknown date
  • Brandi Disterheft, Canadian upright bassist and composer.
  • Elana Stone, Australian vocalist, songwriter, pianist, accordion player, and band leader.
  • Hannah Marshall, British cellist, vocalist, and composer.
  • Martin Blanes, Galician-Spanish guitarist.
  • Tim Giles, English drummer and composer.
  • Yasek Manzano Silva, Cuban trumpeter and composer

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  2. ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ^ "Moers Festival 1982". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1980". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1980 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1980". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1980 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  8. ^ "Federico Casagrande". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.

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