1983 in jazz

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1983 in jazz
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Dee Bell performing at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall
Decade1980s in jazz
Music1983 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
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This page is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1983.

Events[]

March[]

  • 25 – The 10th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).[1]

May[]

  • 18 – 11th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 18 – June 1).[2]
  • 20 – 12th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23).[3]

June[]

  • 1 – The 4th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1 – 10).[4]

July[]

  • 8
    • The 8th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).[5]
    • The 17th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 8 – 24).[6]

September[]

  • 16 – The 26th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).[7]

Unknown date[]

  • Eliane Elias married Randy Brecker, brother of Michael Brecker.[8]

Album releases[]

  • Borbetomagus: Barbed Wire Maggot
  • Anthony Davis: Hemispheres
  • Terje Rypdal: Eos
  • Don Pullen: Evidence of Things Unseen
  • James Newton: Luella
  • Marilyn Crispell: Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky
  • Ganelin Trio: Semplice
  • Microscopic Septet: Take the Z Train
  • Muhal Richard Abrams: Rejoicing with Light
  • Tim Berne: Mutant Variations
  • Terence Blanchard & Donald Harrison: New York Second Line
  • Steps Ahead: Steps Ahead
  • Dollar Brand: Ekaya
  • Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Show Stopper
  • Pat Metheny: Rejoicing
  • Paul Motian: The Story of Maryam
  • Joachim Kuhn: I'm Not Dreaming
  • Kenny Wheeler: Double, Double You
  • Lakshminarayana Subramaniam: Spanish Wave
  • Roger Neumann: Introducing Rather Large Band
  • Dave Holland: Jumpin' In
  • Henry Threadgill: Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket
  • George Russell: So What
  • Derek Bailey: Epiphany
  • Bobby Shew: Breakfast Wine
  • Bob Wasserman: Solo
  • Joe McPhee: Visitation
  • Bobby Watson: Jewel
  • Branford Marsalis: Scenes In The City
  • Wynton Marsalis: Think of One
  • Ronald Shannon Jackson: Barbeque Dog
  • Shadowfax: Shadowdance
  • Michael Franks: Passionfruit
  • John Pizzarelli: I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)

Deaths[]

January
  • 13
    • Barry Galbraith, American guitarist (born 1919).
    • John Ouwerx, Belgian pianist and composer (born 1903).
  • 28 – Sweet Emma Barrett, American pianist and singer (born 1897).
February
  • 2 – Moses Allen, American upright bassist (born 1907).
  • 12 – Eubie Blake, American composer, lyricist, and pianist (born 1887).
March
  • 14 – Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, and composer (born 1925).
  • 16 – Ernie Royal, American trumpeter (born 1921).
April
  • 1 – Ken Kersey, Canadian pianist (born 1916).
  • 7 – Cag Cagnolatti, American trumpeter (born 1911).
  • 13 – Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (born 1927).
  • 22 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903).
  • 27 – Kippie Moeketsi, South-African alto saxophonist (born 1925).
May
  • 6 – Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (born 1922).
  • 25 – Paul Quinichette, American tenor saxophonist (born 1916).
June
  • 19 – Al Lucas, Canadian upright bassist (born 1912).
July
  • 1 – Sandy Mosse, American tenor saxophonist (born 1929).
  • 5 – Harry James, American trumpeter and band leader (born 1916).
  • 8 – Lammar Wright Jr., American trumpeter (born 1924).
  • 12 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist and flautist, Traffic (born 1944).
  • 15 – Sadik Hakim, American pianist and composer (born 1919).
  • 18 – Bob Cornford, British jazz pianist and composer (born 1940).
August
  • 9 – Don Ewell, American stride pianist (born 1916).
September
  • 1 – Arthur Herzog Jr., American songwriter and composer (born 1900).
  • 15
    • Willie Bobo, Puerto Rican-American percussionist (born 1934).
    • Johnny Hartman, African-American singer (born 1923).
  • 18 – Roy Milton, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1907).
October
  • Wilbert Baranco, American pianist and bandleader (born 1909).
November
  • 8 – James Booker, American keyboarder (born 1939).
  • 12 – Preston Jackson, American trombonist (born 1902).
  • 22 – Kamil Běhounek, Bohemian-Czech accordionist (born 1916).
  • 25 – Waymon Reed, American trumpeter (born 1940).
December
  • 13 – Marshall Brown, American trombonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1920).
  • 16 – Harry Miller, South African upright bassist (born 1941).
Unknown date
  • Pat Smythe, Scottish pianist (born 1923).

Births[]

January
February
  • 22 – Lars Winther, Danish pianist, composer, producer, and arranger.
March
  • 10 – Lőrinc Barabás, Hungarian trumpeter and composer.
  • 31 – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, American trumpeter.
April
  • 20 – , American guitarist.
May
June
  • 17 – Jaimie Branch, American trumpeter and electronica artist.
  • 24 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer, Puma.
  • 30 – Espen Berg, Norwegian pianist, arranger, and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
July
  • 5 – Sofia Jernberg, Ethiopian-Swedish experimental singer and composer.
  • 8 – , English pianist, keyboarder, composer, and arranger.
  • 13 – Harold Lopez Nussa, Cuban jazz pianist.
  • 22 – Andreas Ulvo, Norwegian pianist, organist, keyboarder, and composer, Eple Trio.
September
  • 14 – Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter (died 2011).
  • 19 – Petter Eldh, Swedish upright bassist and composer.
  • 25 – Hayden Powell, English trumpeter and composer.
  • 26 – Magnus Hjorth, Swedish pianist and composer.
October
November
  • 10
    • Bez Idakula, Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and composer.
    • David Virelles, Cuban pianist and composer.[9]
    • Svein Magnus Furu, Norwegian saxophonist composer, and music journalist.
Unknown date
  • Emanuele Maniscalco, Italian pianist, drummer, and composer.
  • Guro Skumsnes Moe, Norwegian upright bassist and singer.
  • Lauren Kinsella, Irish singer and composer.
  • Tom Hasslan, Norwegian guitarist.

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 1983". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1983". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1983". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1983 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  8. ^ "Elias, Eliane". Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ^ "David Virelles". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

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