1986 in jazz
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 George Benson in 1986 at Montreux Jazz Festival. | |
| Decade | 1980s in jazz |
| Music | 1986 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1985 in jazz – 1987 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1986.
Events
March
- 21 – The 13th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 21 – 23).[1]
May
- 16 – 15th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19).[2]
- 21 – 14th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – June 4).[3]
June
- 27 – The 7th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 27 – July 6).[4]
July
- 3 – The 20th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 43 – 19).[5]
- 11 – The 11th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13).[6]
August
- 15 – The 3rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 15 – 17).[7]
September
- 19 – The 29th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).[8]
Album releases
- 16–17: 16–17
- Tim Berne: Fulton Street Maul
- Ran Blake: Short Life of Barbara Monk
- Larry Carlton: Alone / But Never Alone
- Larry Carlton: Discovery
- John Carter: Dance of Love Ghosts
- Steve Coleman: On the Edge Of Tomorrow
- Christy Doran: Red Twist and Tuned Arrow
- Eliane Elias: Illusions
- ICP Orchestra: Bospaadje Konijnehol I
- Kenny G: Duotones
- Steve Lacy: Outings
- Last Exit: Last Exit
- Last Exit: Koln
- Lyle Mays: Lyle Mays
- Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman: Song X
- James Newton: Romance and Revolution
- Evan Parker: Atlanta
- Evan Parker: The Snake Decides
- Courtney Pine: Journey to the Urge Within
- Ned Rothenberg Trespass
- Arturo Sandoval: Tumbaito
- Sonny Sharrock: Guitar
- Michael Shrieve: In Suspect Terrain
- Jim Staley: Mumbo Jumbo
- Henry Threadgill: You Know the Number
- Cecil Taylor: For Olim
- Bobby Watson: Love Remains
- Kazumi Watanabe: Spice Of Life
- Reggie Workman: Synthesis
- John Zorn: Cobra
Deaths
- January
- 26 – Ken Moule, English pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1925).
- 29 – Everett Barksdale, American guitarist (born 1910).
- February
- 26 – Karel Vlach, Czech musician, orchestra conductor, and arranger (born 1911).
- March
- 21 – Raymond Burke, American clarinetist (born 1904).
- April
- 26 – Cliff Leeman, American drummer (born 1913).
- May
- 19 – Jimmy Lyons, American alto saxophonist (born 1931).
- 30 – Hank Mobley, American tenor saxophonist (born 1930).
- June
- 13 – Benny Goodman, American clarinetist and bandleader (born 1909).
- 29 – Cliff Townshend, English saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1916).
- July
- 3 – Curley Russell, American upright bassist (born 1917).
- 31 – Teddy Wilson, American pianist (born 1912).
- August
- 21 – Thad Jones, American trumpeter (born 1923).
- September
- 2 – Billy Taylor, American upright bassist (born 1906).
- 10 – Pepper Adams, American baritone saxophonist and composer (born 1930).
- October
- 22 – Thorgeir Stubø, Norwegian guitarist, band leader, and composer (born 1943).
- 27 – Alan Branscombe, English pianist, vibraphonist, and alto saxophonist (born 1936).
- November
- 3 – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American tenor saxophonist (born 1922).
- 23 – Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian saxophonist and percussionist (born 1912).
- December
- 2 – Paul Bascomb, American tenor saxophonist (born 1912).
- Unknown date
- Arthur Rosebery, English pianist and singer (born 1904).
Births
- January
- 4 – Theo Jackson, British songwriter, pianist and vocalist.
- 12 – Philip Schjetlein, Norwegian guitarist.
- 27 – Takashi Matsunaga, Japanese pianist and composer.
- March
- 10 – Justin Kauflin, American pianist, composer, and record producer.
- 11 – Ayumi Tanaka, Japanese pianist.
- 19 – Susanne Sundfør, Norwegian singer and songwriter.
- April
- 20 – Roxy Coss, American saxophonist and composer.
- 23 – Laura Mvula, British singer, songwriter, and composer.
- May
- 18 – Adam Bałdych, Polish violinist, composer, music producer.
- 26 – Kit Downes, British pianist and composeer.
- June
- 24 – Ivan Blomqvist, Swedish pianist, keyboarder, and composer.
- July
- 11 – Jakop Janssønn Hauan, Norwegian drummer.
- 21 – Rebecca Ferguson, British singer and songwriter.
- October
- 10 – Ellen Andrea Wang, Norwegian upright bassist and singer.
- November
- 8 – Nikola Rachelle, British singer and songwriter.
- 11 – Jon Batiste, American singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader.
- 12 – Jonas Kilmork Vemøy, Norwegian trumpeter, and composer.
- 13 – Miss Tati, Norwegian DJ, singer, and songwriter.
- December
- 2 – Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass guitarist.
- Unknown date
- Adrián Carrio, Spanish pianist.
- Emilie Stoesen Christensen, Norwegian singer and actor.
- Jon Audun Baar, Norwegian drummer.
- Julia Kadel, German pianist, composer, and band leader.
- Lars Ove Fossheim, Norwegian jazz guitarist.
- Romano Ricciardi, Italian-Swiss saxophonist.
- Sasha Masakowski, American singer.
See also
References
- ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Moers Festival 1986". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1986". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1986 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1986". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Brecon Jazz Festival 1986". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1986". September 1986. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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