1976 in jazz
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| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1976 in music |
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| See also | 1975 in jazz – 1977 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1976.
Events
April
- 9 – The 3rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 9 – 11).[1]
May
- 19 – The 4th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 19 – June 2).[2]
June
- 4 – The 5th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 4 – 7).[3]
- 25
- The 23rd Newport Jazz Festival started in New York, New York (June 25 – July 5).[4]
- The 10th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 25 – July 11).[5]
July
- 16 – The very first North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).[6]
September
- 17 – The 19th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).[7]
Album releases
- Keith Jarrett: Survivors Suite
- George Lewis: Solo Trombone Record
- Air: Air Raid
- David Murray: Flowers for Albert
- Derek Bailey: Company 1
- Jan Garbarek: Dis
- Irene Schweizer: Wilde Senoritas
- Toshiko Akiyoshi: Road Time
- Albert Mangelsdorff: Tromboneliness
- Leo Smith: Song of Humanity
- Tony Coe: Zeitgeist
- Ornette Coleman: Dancing in Your Head
- Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius
- Martial Solal: Movability
- George Finola: New Orleans After Hours
- Hamiet Bluiett: Endangered Species
- Art Lande: Rubisa Patrol
- Chick Corea: Romantic Warrior
- George Adams: Suite For Swingers
- Jean-Luc Ponty: Imaginary Voyage
- David Friesen: Star Dance
- Dexter Gordon: Biting the Apple
- Joachim Kuhn: Springfever
- Eberhard Weber: The Following Morning
- Lew Tabackin: Dual Nature
- Chico Freeman: Morning Prayer
- Weather Report: Black Market
- Charles Tyler: Saga Out of the Outlaws
- Al Di Meola: Land of The Midnight Sun
- Woody Shaw: Little Red's Fantasy
- Stanley Clarke: School Days
- Yosuke Yamashita: Banslikana
- Ran Blake: Wende
- Guenter Christmann: Solomusiken Fuer Posaune und Kontrabasse
- Egberto Gismondi: Dança Das Cabeças
- Michael Franks: The Art of Tea
- Hugh Masekela: Colonial Man
- Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker
- Ryo Fukui: Scenery
Deaths
- January
- 14 – Juan d'Arienzo, Argentine tango violinist, band leader, and composer (born 1900).
- 24 – Gösta Theselius, Swedish arranger, composer, film scorer, pianist, and saxophonist (born 1922).
- 28 – Ray Nance, American trumpeter, violinist and singer (born 1913).
- February
- 5 – Rudy Pompilli, American tenor saxophonist, Bill Haley and His Comets (born 1924).
- 6 – Vince Guaraldi, American pianist (born 1928).
- 12 – Skip Martin, American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and music arranger (born 1916).
- March
- 14 – Junior Collins, American French horn player (born 1927).
- 18 – Jim McCartney, English trumpeter and pianist (born 1902).
- 19 – Paul Kossoff, English guitarist (cerebral and pulmonary oedema), Free (born 1950).
- 26 – Duster Bennett, British singer and guitarist (car accident), Fleetwood Mac (born 1946).
- May
- 14 – Keith Relf, English singer (cardiac arrest due to electrocution), The Yardbirds (born 1940).
- 17 – Lars Gullin, Swedish saxophonist (born 1928).
- 29 – Willie Maiden, American saxophonist and arranger (born 1928).
- 30 – Rube Bloom, Jewish-American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, singer, and author (born 1902).
- April
- 7 – Jimmy Garrison, American upright bassist (born 1934).
- 12 – Ted Buckner, American saxophonist (born 1913).
- June
- 7 – Bobby Hackett, American trumpeter, cornetist, and guitarist (born 1915).
- July
- 10 – Mike Pratt, English actor, musician, songwriter, and screenwriter (born 1931).
- 12 – Buddy Featherstonhaugh, English saxophonist (born 1909).
- September
- 8 – August Agbola O'Browne, Nigerian-Polish drummer (born 1895).
- October
- 3
- Victoria Spivey, American singer and songwriter (born 1906).
- Herb Flemming, American trombonist and vocalist (born 1898).
- 11 – Connee Boswell, American singer (born 1907).
- December
- 4 – Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (drug-induced suffocation), Deep Purple (born 1951).
- 28 – Freddie King, American guitarist and singer (born 1934).
Births
- January
- 10 – Freddy Wike, Norwegian drummer.
- 23 – Harmen Fraanje, Dutch pianist and composer.
- February
- 11 – Gretchen Parlato, American singer.
- 20 – Ben Wendel, Canadian-American saxophonist, composer, bassoonist, and pianist, Kneebody.
- 22 – Julia Biel, British singer, songwriter, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist.[8]
- 26 – Karl Strømme, Norwegian trumpeter.
- March
- 1 – Andreas Mjøs, Norwegian vibraphonist, percussionist, guitarist, record producer, and composer, Jaga Jazzist.
- 10 – Ane Brun, singer and songwriter.
- 16 – Erlend Jentoft, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
- 27 – Tia Fuller, American saxophonist, composer, and educator.
- April
- 10 – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (died 2006).
- 17 – Kjetil Steensnæs, Norwegian guitarist.
- 30 – Radek Nowicki, Polish saxophonist.
- May
- 10 – Torbjörn Zetterberg, Swedish upright bassist and composer.
- 20 – Ferenc Nemeth, Hungarian drummer and composer.
- June
- 3
- Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer, songwriter, cabaret artist.
- Roger Arntzen, Norwegian upright bassist, In The Country.
- 6 – Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer and voice actress.
- 10 – Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist.
- 17 – Kjetil Møster, Norwegian reedist and composer, The Core and Ultralyd.
- 21 – Jarle Bernhoft, Norwegian singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and lyricist.
- July
- 7
- Erja Lyytinen, Finnish guitarist and singer-songwriter.
- Orlando le Fleming, English upright bassist, composer and former cricketer, OWL Trio.
- August
- 6 – Jonas Westergaard, Danish upright bassist.
- September
- 4 – Alex Pangman, Canadian singer.
- 15 – Femi Temowo, Nigerian-born British jazz guitarist, musical director, producer and broadcaster.
- October
- 1 – Ivar Grydeland, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
- 7 – Pekka Kuusisto, Finnish violinist.
- 19 – Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
- 28 – Emma Salokoski, Finnish singer, composer, and writer.
- November
- 8 – Eric Harland, American drummer.
- December
- 6 – Ole Børud, Norwegian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
- 7 – Kresten Osgood, Danish drummer.
- 17 – Andreas Schaerer, Swiss vocalist and composer.
- 30 – Miguel Zenón, Puerto Rican alto saxophonist, composer, band leader, music producer, and educator.
- Unknown date
- Daniel Fredriksson, Swedish drummer.
- Jakob Høyer, Danish drummer.
- Tamar Halperin, Israeli harpsichordist, pianist, and musicologist.
- Yasuyuki "Yaz" Takagi, Japanese saxophonist.
See also
References
- ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Moers International New Jazz Festival 1976". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1976 Poster". WolfgangsVault.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1976 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1976". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "The Monterey Jazz Festival Collection". Collections.Stanford.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Julia Biel". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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