1977 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1977.

Events

April

• 1 – The 4th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 1 – 3).^[1]

May

• 25 – The 5th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).^[2]
• 27 – The 6th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 27 – 30).^[3]

June

• 24 – The 24th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 24 – July 4).^[4]

July

• 1 – The 11th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1 – 24).^[5]
• 15 – The 2nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 15 – 17).^[6]

September

• 16 – The 20th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).^[7]

Album releases

• Muhal Richard Abrams

1-OQA+19

• Air

Air Time

• Neil Ardley

Kaleidoscope of Rainbows

• Derek Bailey

Company 5

• Arthur Blythe

Metamorphosis

• Hamiet Bluiett

Birthright

• Hamiet Bluiett: SOS
• Joanne Brackeen

AFT

• Joanne Brackeen: Tring-a-Ling
• Al Di Meola

Elegant Gypsy

• Michael Franks

Sleeping Gypsy

• Chico Freeman

Chico

• Chico Freeman: Kings of Mali
• Chico Freeman: No Time Left
• David Friesen

Waterfall Rainbow

• Jan Garbarek

Places

• Gateway Trio

Gateway 2

• Vinny Golia

Spirits In Fellowship

• Globe Unity

Pearls

• Louis Hayes

The Real Thing

• Julius Hemphill

Blue Boyé

• Julius Hemphill: Raw Materials and Residuals
• Julius Hemphill: Roi Boyé & the Gotham Minstrels
• Dave Holland

Emerald Tears

• Keith Jarrett

My Song

• Leroy Jenkins

Lifelong Ambitions

• Leroy Jenkins: Solo Concert
• Sheila Jordan

Sheila

• Ernie Krivda

Satanic

• Steve Lacy

Raps

• Art Lande

Desert Marauders

• George Lewis

Chicago Slow Dance

• George Lewis: Shadowgraph
• Frank Lowe

Lowe and Behold

• Michael Mantler

Movies

• Chuck Mangione

Feels So Good

• Hugh Masekela

You Told Your Mama Not to Worry

• Cecil McBee

Music from the Source

• Joe McPhee

Graphics

• Pat Metheny

Watercolors

• Roscoe Mitchell

Nonaah

• Paul Motian

Dance

• Art Pepper

No Limit

• Jean-Luc Ponty

Enigmatic Ocean

• George Russell

Vertical Form 6

• Irene Schweizer

Hexensabbat

• John Scofield

East Meets West

• Woody Shaw

Rosewood

• John Tchicai

Real

• Radka Toneff

Fairytales

• Ralph Towner

Sound and Shadows

• McCoy Tyner

Supertrios

• James Ulmer

Revealing

• Michael Urbaniak

Urbaniak

• Abdul Wadud

By Myself

• Collin Walcott

Grazing Dreams

• Weather Report

Heavy Weather

• Kenny Wheeler

Deer Wan

• World Saxophone Quartet

Point Of No Return

• Tommy Turk

The-Truth!!!

Deaths

January

• 2 – Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (born 1923).
• 22 – Maysa Matarazzo, Brazilian singer, composer, and actress (born 1936).

February

• 9 – Buddy Johnson, American pianist and bandleader (born 1915).
• Billy Taylor Jr., American upright bassist (born 1925).
• Julian Gould, American organist, pianist, and composer (born 1915).

March

• 23 – Bennie Green, American trombonist (born 1923).
• 27 – Benny Moten, American upright bassist (born 1916).

April

• 4 – Julius Watkins, American French hornist (born 1921).
• 7 – Moon Mullens, American trumpeter (born 1916).
• 21 – Joe Garland, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger, "In the Mood" (born 1903).

May

• 22 – Hampton Hawes, American pianist (born 1928).
• 30 – Paul Desmond, American alto saxophonist and composer (born 1924).

June

• 6 – Art Mardigan, American drummer (born 1923).

July

• 22 – Richie Kamuca, American jazz tenor saxophonist (born 1930).
• 27 – Milt Buckner, American jazz pianist and organist (born 1915).

September

• 3 – Paloma Efron, Argentine singer (born 1912).
• 5 – George Barnes, American guitarist (born 1921).

October

• 16 – Milt Raskin, American pianist (born 1916).

November

• 18 – Teddi King, American vocalist (born 1929).
• 19 – Sonny Criss, American alto saxophonist (born 1927).

December

• 5 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1935).
• 27 – Sam Brown, American guitarist (born 1939).

Unknown date

• J. C. Moses, American drummer (born 1936).

Births

January

• 8 – Torun Eriksen, Norwegian singer.
• 10 – Rhian Benson, Ghanaian-British singer and songwriter.
• 13 – Elliot Mason, English trombonist.
• 28 – Sissel Vera Pettersen, Norwegian singer, saxophonist, and composer.
• 31 – Per Zanussi, Italians–Norwegian upright bassist, composer, and band leader, Wibutee.

February

• 2 – Evelina De Lain, Ukrain-English pianist, composer, and arranger.
• 10 – Shahin Novrasli, Azerbaijani pianist.

March

• 4
  • Jason Marsalis, American drummer, vibraphonist, and composer.
  • Dan Weiss, American drummer and composer.
• 6 – Kirsti Huke, Norwegian singer and composer.
• 8 – Jef Neve, Belgian pianist and composer.
• 10 – Torstein Lofthus, Norwegian drummer and composer.
• 21 – Farnell Newton, American composer and trumpeter.
• 26 – Håvard Stubø, Norwegian guitarist.
• 30 – Tor Egil Kreken, Norwegian bass, banjo, and guitar player, Wibutee and Shining.

April

• 5 – Håkon Kornstad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and operatic tenor.
• 21 – Andrea Veneziani, Italian upright bassist, composer, and arranger.
• 28 – Asbjørn Lerheim, Norwegian guitarist and music teacher.
• 30 – Ole Jørn Myklebust, Norwegian trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist.

May

• 10 – Jasper Høiby, Danish upright bassist, Phronesis.
• 11 – Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Danish bassist and composer (died 2017).
• 23 – Mads Berven, Norwegian guitarist.

June

• 8 – Frøy Aagre, Norwegian saxophonist.
• 9 – Atle Nymo, Norwegian saxophonist, Motif and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
• 11 – Ozan Musluoğlu, Turkish upright bassist and bass guitarist, Athena.
• 30 – Brynjar Rasmussen, Norwegian clarinetist.

July

• 4 – Sevda Alekbarzadeh, Azerbaijani female singer.
• 11 – Will Vinson, English alto saxophonist and composer, OWL Trio.

August

• 18 – Even Kruse Skatrud, Norwegian trombonist, Funky Butt.
• 27 – Quincy Davis, American drummer.

September

• 1 – Sinne Eeg, Danish singer.
• 13 – Julius Lind, Norwegian upright bassist.
• 20
  • Dan Cray, American pianist.
  • Martin Horntveth, Norwegian drummer, composer and electronica artist, Jaga Jazzist.

October

• 2 – David Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and organist, Needlepoint.
• 6 – Matthew Bourne, British pianist and cellist.

November

• 1 – Anine Kruse, Norwegian singer and choral conductor, Pitsj.
• 3 – Jane Monheit, American singer.
• 5 – Ida Sand, Swedish singer and pianist.
• 20 – Florian Weber, German pianist and composer.

December

• 12 – Lage Lund, Norwegian guitarist.
• 23
  • Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer.
  • Verneri Pohjola, Finnish trumpeter.

Unknown date

• Andreas Haddeland, Norwegian guitarist.
• Giuliano Modarelli, Italian guitarist.
• Tomeka Reid, American cellist and improvisational musician.

See also

• 1970s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1977 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1977 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz . . 2016-04-30.
2. Web site: Nattjazz . Norwegian . . 2016-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle . 2016-03-22 .
3. Web site: Moers International New Jazz Festival 1977 . . 2016-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024317/http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 . 2016-03-14 . dead .
4. Web site: Newport Jazz Festival 1977 Poster . WolfgangsVault.com . 2016-04-30 . 2016-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603065122/http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/newport-jazz-festilval/programs/program/CNY770624.html . dead .
5. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 1977 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-04-30.
6. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 1977 . . 2016-04-30.
7. Web site: Tito Puente & His Orchestra* – Live At The 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival . . 2016-04-30.