1991 in jazz

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1991 in jazz
CarlsbergBandJazzfest91.jpg
New Orleans Jazz Fest 1991. Carlsberg Brass Band
Decade1990s in jazz
Music1991 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1990 in jazz – 1992 in jazz
List of years in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1991.

Events[]

March[]

  • 22 – The 18th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).[1]

May[]

  • 17 – The 20th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20).[2]
  • 22 – The 19th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).[3]

July[]

  • 2 – 25th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 21).[4]
  • 11 – The 16th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 11 – 14).[5]

August[]

  • 16 – The 8th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).[6]

September[]

  • 20 – The 34th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).[7]

Unknown date[]

  • Carla Bley divorced Michael Mantler.[8]
  • Carla Bley was married to Steve Swallow.[9]

Album releases[]

  • Steve Lacy: Remains
  • Wayne Horvitz: Bring Your Camera
  • John Butcher: Thirteen Friendly Numbers
  • Guy Klucevsek: Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse
  • Michael Formanek: Extended Animation
  • Randy Weston: Spirits Of Our Ancestors
  • Bill Frisell: Where in the World?
  • Don Byron: Tuskegee Experiments
  • Marilyn Crispell: Images
  • Chick Corea Elektric Band: Beyond the Mask
  • Bobby Previte: Weather Clear Track Fast
  • Music Revelation Ensemble: After Dark
  • Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages
  • Steve Coleman: Black Science
  • Joe Lovano: From the Soul
  • David Sanborn: Another Hand
  • Don Pullen: Kele Mou Bana
  • Terje Rypdal: Q.E.D.
  • Jackie McLean: Rites of Passage
  • Joanne Brackeen: Is It Really True
  • John Scofield: Meant to Be
  • John Patitucci: Heart of the Bass
  • Julius Hemphill: Fat Man and the Hard Blues
  • London Jazz Composers' Orchestra: Theoria
  • Wynton Marsalis: Blue Interlude
  • Marty Ehrlich: Side by Side
  • Tim Berne: Can't Put My Finger On It
  • Joanne Brackeen: Where Legends Dwell
  • Joey Baron: Tongue in Groove
  • Max Roach: To the Max
  • Robert Dick: Venturi Shadows
  • Freddie Hubbard: Temptation
  • Fred Hersh: Forward Motion
  • Steve Swallow: Swallow
  • Marcus Roberts: As Serenity Approaches
  • Steve Turre: Right There
  • Trilok Gurtu: Living Magic
  • Branford Marsalis: The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
  • Christy Doran: What a Band
  • Yellowjackets: Politics
  • David S. Ware: Great Bliss, Vol. 1
  • David S. Ware: Great Bliss, Vol. 2
  • Eliane Elias: A Long Story

Deaths[]

Bjarne Nerem
January
  • 4
    • Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (born 19091).
    • Leo Wright, American alto saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (born 1933).
  • 10 – Bob Wallis, British trumpeter (born 1934).
  • 14 – Miles Copeland Jr., American musician (born 1916).
February
  • 26 – Slim Gaillard, American singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, vibraphonist, and tenor saxophonist (born 1916).
March
  • 3 – Sal Nistico, American tenor saxophonist (born 1938).[10]
  • 15 – Bud Freeman, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (born 1906).
  • 20 – Billy Butler, American guitarist (born 1924).
  • 25 – Rusty Bryant, American tenor and alto saxophonist (born 1929).
  • 31 – John Carter, American clarinetist, saxophonist, and flautist (born 1929).
April
  • 1
    • Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1923).
    • Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (born 1928).
  • 16 – Ove Lind, Swedish clarinetist (born 1926).
  • 19 – Barry Rogers, American trombonist (born 1935).
May
  • 3 – Harry Gibson, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1915).
  • 8 – Kenny Trimble, American trombonist (born 1919).
June
  • 6 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist (born 1927).
  • 23 – Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist (born 1932).
  • 29 – Richard Holmes, American organist (born 1931).
July
  • 24 – Tullio Mobiglia, Italian saxophonist and bandleader (born 1911).
  • 31 – Charlie Beal, American pianist (born 1908).
August
  • 4 – Jeri Southern, American pianist and singer (born 1926).
  • 10 – Buster Smith, American alto saxophonist (born 1904).[11]
September
  • 4 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913).
  • 28 – Miles Davis American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (born 1926).[12]
October
  • 1 – Stu Williamson, American trumpeter and valve trombonist (born 1933).
November
  • 9 – Lance Hayward, Bermudan-American pianist (born 1916).
December
  • 8 – Buck Clayton, American trumpeter (born 1911).
  • 12 – Ronnie Ross, British baritone saxophonist (born 1933).
  • 18 – King Kolax, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1912).
  • 22 – Beaver Harris, American drummer (born 1936).
  • 31 – Pat Patrick, American baritone saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and guitar bassist (born 1929).
Unknown date

Births[]

February
  • 4 – Kjetil Mulelid, Norwegian pianist and composer.
April
  • 10 – Andreas Skår Winther, Norwegian drummer.
  • 23 – Jean Rondeau, French harpsichordist.
  • 26 – Will Heard, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
May
  • 10 – Jimmy Macbride, American drummer and composer.
June
July
  • 26 – Nathan Hartono, Indonesian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.
September
  • 21 – Ai Kuwabara, Japanese pianist.
  • 25 – , Norwegian drummer.
October
Unknown date
  • Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist.
  • Magnus Bakken, Norwegian saxophonist.
  • Olli Soikkeli, Finnish guitarist.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ^ "Moers Festival 1987". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  4. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1991". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  6. ^ "Brecon Jazz Festival 1991". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  7. ^ "The Monterey Jazz Festival Collections". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg)". Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  9. ^ "Carla Bley – Biography". Amoeba.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  10. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Sal Nistico". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  11. ^ "Alphonse Trent". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  12. ^ Chambers, J. K. (1998). Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80849-8.

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