1994 in jazz
| 1994 in jazz | |
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 Ornette Coleman, 1994 | |
| Decade | 1990s in jazz |
| Music | 1994 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1993 in jazz – 1995 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1994.
Events
March
- 25 – The 21st Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).[1]
May
- 20 – The 23rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 20 – 23).[2]
- 26 – The 22nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 5).[3]
July
- 1
- The 17th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1 – 10).[4]
- The 4th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1 – 15).[5]
- The 15th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (July 1 – 16).[6]
- The 28th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1 – 16).[7]
- 8 – The 19th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 8 – 10).[8]
- 16 – The 29th Pori Jazz started in Pori, Finland (July 16 – 24).[9]
- 18 – The 35th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 18 – 23).[10]
August
- 12 – The 11th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12 – 14).[11]
September
- 16 – The 37th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).[12]
Album releases
- Myra Melford: Even the Sounds Shine
- Toshiko Akiyoshi: Desert Lady
- Matthew Shipp: Critical Mass
- Pat Metheny: Zero Tolerance for Silence
- Henry Threadgill: Carry the Day
- Ken Vandermark: Solid Action
- Steve Coleman: Def Trance Beat
- Chick Corea: Expressions
- Misha Mengelberg: Mix
- Bobby Previte: Slay the Suitors
- Joshua Redman: Moodswing
- Franklin Kiermyer: Solomon's Daughter
- Mark Helias: Loopin' the Cool
- Jessica Williams: Momentum
- Fred Anderson: Vintage Duets
- David S. Ware: Earthquation
- Eliane Elias: Solos and Duets
Deaths
- Rowland Greenberg (August 28, 1920 – April 2)
- May
- 23 – Joe Pass (65), American guitarist of Sicilian descent
- 25 – Eric Gale, American guitarist
- Sonny Sharrock (August 27, 1940 – May 26)
- Lionel Grigson (12 February 1942 – 14 June)
- November
- 10 – Carmen McRae (72), American singer, composer, pianist, and actress
- 18 – Cab Calloway 86), American singer and bandleader
- 30 – Connie Kay (67), American drummer
Births
See also
References
- ^ "Vossajazz - Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Moers Festival 1993". Moers Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "1994 Copenhagen Jazz Festival - Original Vintage Poster". Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Jazz Fest Wien Festival History". Jazz Fest Wien. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1994 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1993". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "History of Pori Jazz". Pori Jazz. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Molde International Jazz Festival Norway: July 16 – 24 1994". Catawiki.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Brecon Jazz Programme 1994". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "50 Years of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
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