1985 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1985.

Events

March

• 29 – The 12th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31).^[1]

May

• 24 – 14th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 24 – 27).^[2]
• 22 – 13th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5).^[3]

June

• 28 – The 6th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 – July 7).^[4]

July

• 4 – The 19th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 20).^[5]
• 12 – The 10th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).^[6]

August

• 16 – The 2nd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).^[7]

September

• 20 – The 28th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).^[8]

Album releases

• Ornette Coleman and Prime Time: Opening the Caravan of Dreams
• Abdullah Ibrahim

Water From an Ancient Well

• Butch Morris

Current Trends In Racism

• Bobby Previte

Bump The Renaissance

• George Russell

The African Game

• Rova Saxophone Quartet

The Crowd

• Lyle Mays

Lyle Mays

• David Liebman

The Loneliness Of A Long-Distance Runner

• James Newton

Water Mystery

• Hank Robertson

Transparency

• David Torn

Best Laid Plans

• Borbetomagus

Borbeto Jam

• Mark Nauseef

Wun Wun

• Kip Hanrahan

Vertical Currency

• Patrick O'Hearn

Ancient Dreams

• Don Pullen

The Sixth Sense

• John Carter

Castles of Ghana

• Gerry Hemingway

Outerbridge Crossing

• Leni Stern

Clairvoyant

• Marc Johnson

Bass Desires

• Terje Rypdal

Chaser

• Tom Harrell

Moon Alley

• Wynton Marsalis

Black Codes (From the Underground)

• Wynton Marsalis: J Mood
• Paul Winter

Canyon

• Tony Williams

Civilization

• Michael Mantler

Alien

• Herbie Hancock

Village Life

• The Manhattan Transfer

Vocalese

• Michael Franks

Skin Dive

• Ben Sidran

On the Cool Side

• John Hicks Trio

Inc. 1

• Hugh Masekela

Waiting for the Rain

Deaths

January

• 7 – Johnny Guarnieri, American pianist (born 1917).
• 10 – Cie Frazier, American drummer (born 1904).
• 11 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (born 1929).
• 18 – Georgie Stoll, American musical director, conductor, composer, and violinist (born 1905).
• 26 – Kenny Clarke, American drummer and bandleader (born 1914).

February

• 22 – Frank Traynor, Australian trombonist and entrepreneur (born 1927).
• 27 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1916).

March

• 13 – Annette Hanshaw, American singer (born 1901).
• 23 – Zoot Sims, American saxophonist (born 1925).
• 30 – Shizuko Kasagi, Japanese singer (born 1914).

April

• 21 – Irving Mills, American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (born 1894).

May

• 2 – Larry Clinton, American trumpeter, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1909).
• 24 – Joe Darensbourg, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1906).
• 27 – Skeeter Best, American guitarist (born 1914).

June

• 15 – David "Buck" Wheat, American bassist, songwriter and recording artist (born 1922).

July

• 1
  • Dick Vance, American trumpeter (born 1915).
  • Lonnie Hillyer, American trumpeter (born 1940).
• 4 – Chris Woods, American alto saxophonist (born 1925).
• 11 – George Duvivier, American upright bassist (born 1920).

August

• 1 – Sam Wooding, American pianist, arranger, and bandleader (born 1895).
• 11 – Nick Ceroli, American drummer (born 1939).
• 19 – Cedric Wallace, American upright bassist (born 1909).
• 30 – Philly Joe Jones, American drummer (born 1923).

September

• 3 – Jo Jones, American drummer (born 1911).
• 6
  • Johnny Desmond, American singer (born 1919).
  • Little Brother Montgomery, American pianist and singer (born 1906).
• 15 – Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (born 1911).
• 18 – Ed Lewis, American trumpeter (born 1909).
• 19 – Charlie Holmes, American alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era (born 1910).
• George Clarke, American tenor saxophonist (born 1911).

October

• 12 – Blind John Davis, African American, blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born 1913).
• Nelson Boyd, American bassist (born 1928).

November

• 4 – Richard Williams, American trumpeter (born 1931).
• 12 – Dicky Wells, American trombonist (born 1907).
• 13 – Max Miller, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1911).
• 24 – Big Joe Turner, American blues shouter (born 1911).

December

• 9
  • Calvin Jackson, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1919).
  • Charlie Munro, American reedist and flautist (born 1917).
• 28 – Benny Morton, American trombonist most associated with the swing genre (born 1907).

Unknown date

• Leon Prima, American trumpeter (born 1907).

Births

January

• 2
  • André Roligheten, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
  • Marius Neset, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
• 11 – Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and musician.
• 29 – Jon Rune Strøm, Norwegian upright bassist, and bass guitarist.

February

• 2 – Melody Gardot, American singer, writer and musician.
• 8 – Dario Chiazzolino, Italian guitarist and composer.
• 19 – Kristoffer Lo, Norwegian tubist, flugabonist, guitarist, and composer.

March

• 5 – Eyolf Dale, Norwegian pianist and composer.

May

• 3 – Louis Cato, American drummer, bassist, guitarist, singer, and composer.
• 14 – Tore Sandbakken, Norwegian drummer and composer.

June

• 12 – Olivia Trummer, German pianist, vocalist, and composer.
• 20 – Ellen Brekken, Norwegian upright bassist, guitar bassist, and tubist.

July

• 18 – Theo Croker, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader from Leesburg, Florida.
• 22 – Camila Meza, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• 25 – Tom Harrison, British alto saxophonist and flautist.
• 31 – Aaron Weinstein, American violinist and mandolinist.

August

• 14 – David Six, Austrian pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
• 22 – Kim Johannesen, Norwegian guitarist.
• 30 – Rachael Price, American vocalist from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

September

• 10 – Live Foyn Friis, Norwegian singer and composer.
• 22 – Aaron Diehl, American pianist.

October

• 7 – Alfredo Rodríguez, Cuban pianist and composer.
• 15 – Øystein Skar, Norwegian pianist and composer.
• 29 – Ximena Sariñana, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress

December

• 19 – Ine Hoem, Norwegian singer.
• 29 – Alexa Ray Joel, American singer, songwriter and pianist.

Unknown date

• Paul Carnegie-Jones, New Zealand pianist.
• Per Arne Ferner, Norwegian guitarist.

See also

• 1980s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1985 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1985 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz . . 2016-04-30.
2. Web site: Moers Festival 1985 . . 2016-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024317/http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 . 2016-03-14 . dead .
3. 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 .
4. Web site: Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1985 . . 2016-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610034119/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=1985&lang=en . 2016-06-10 . dead .
5. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 1985 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-04-30.
6. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 1985 . . 2016-04-30.
7. Web site: Brecon Jazz Festival 1985 . FriendsOfBreconJazz.com . 2016-04-30.
8. Web site: Monterey Jazz Festival 1985 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/montereyjazzfestival/1121799619495966704 . 2021-12-25 . registration. Instagram.com . 2016-04-30.