1996 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1996.

Events

March

• 29 – The 23rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31).^[1]

May

• 22 – The 24th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).^[2]
• 24 – The 25th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 24 – 27).^[3]

June

• 27 – The 17th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 27 – July 7).^[4]
• 28 – The 6th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (June 28 – July 13).^[5]

July

• 5 – The 30th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 5 – 20).^[6]
• 12
  • The 21st North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).^[7]
  • The 31st Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 21).^[8]
• 15 – The 37th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).^[9]
• 18 – The 49th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 18 – 20).^[10]
• 21 – The 31st San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 22 – 27).^[11]

August

• 9 – The 13th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11).^[12]

September

• 19 – The 39th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[13]

Album releases

Month	Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
January	1	Moving In	Chris Potter	Concord		^[14]
	8	Notes of Life	Hugh Masekela	Columbia		^[15]
October	15	Shack-man	Medeski Martin & Wood	Rykodisc		^[16] ^[17]
August
September	20	Freedom in the Groove	Joshua Redman	Warner Bros.		^[18]
	30	Wisdom of Uncertainty	David S. Ware	AUM Fidelity		^[19] ^[20]

• • Matthew Shipp

By the Law of Music

• Guillermo Gregorio

Approximately

• Ivo Perelman

Seeds, Visions and Counterpoint

• Michael Formanek

Nature of the Beast

• David S. Ware

Wisdom of Uncertainty

• Maria Schneider

Coming About

• Zeena Parkins

Mouth=Maul=Betrayer

• Kenny Wheeler

Siren's Song

• Gerry Hemingway

Perfect World

• Ivo Perelman: Sound Hierarchy
• Bob Neill

Triptycal

• Branford Marsalis

The Dark Keys

• Henry Threadgill

Where's Your Cup?

• Evan Parker

Toward the Margins

• Pat Metheny Group: Quartet
• John Scofield

Quiet

• Fred Anderson

Birdhouse

• David S. Ware

Oblations and Blessings

• David S. Ware

DAO

• David S. Ware

Godspelized

• William Parker

Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy

• Eliane Elias

The Three Americas

• Charlie Haden

Now Is the Hour

Deaths

January

• 2 – Viatcheslav Nazarov, American trombonist, pianist and vocalist (born 1952).
• 5 – Gus Bivona, American reedist (born 1915).
• 11 – Ike Isaacs, Burmese-English guitarist (born 1919).
• 13 – Morty Corb, American upright bassist (born 1917).
• 20 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1927).
• 28 – Pauline Braddy, African-American drummer, International Sweethearts of Rhythm (born 1922).
• 29 – Ray Leatherwood, American upright bassist (born 1914).

February

• 7 – Tiny Winters, English bassist and vocalist (born 1909).
• 8 – Mercer Ellington, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1919).
• 12 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (born 1929).

March

• 5 – Herb Hall, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1907).
• 27 – Howard Wyeth, American drummer and pianist

May

• 1 – Billy Byers, American trombonist and arranger (born 1927).
• 25 – Barney Wilen, American saxophonist and composer (born 1937).
• 27 – Pud Brown, American reedist (born 1917).
• 28 – Jimmy Rowles, American pianist, vocalist, and composer (born 1918).

June

• 1 – Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (born 1947).
• 6 – Norma Teagarden, American pianist (born 1911).
• 10 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (born 1929).
• 15 – Ella Fitzgerald, American vocalist (born 1917).
• 16 – Gil Cuppini, Italian drummer and bandleader (born 1924).

July

• 3 – Pim Jacobs, American trumpeter (born 1934).
• 17 – Amancio D'Silva, Indian guitarist and composer (born 1936).

August

• 6 – Bobby Enriquez, Filipino pianist (born 1943).^[21]
• 24 – Carlos Vidal Bolado, American conga drum musician (born 1914).
• 25 – Fred Adison, French vocalist, drummer, and bandleader (born 1908).
• 31 – Milt Larkin, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1910).

September

• 20 – Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (born 1912).

October

• 11 – Johnny Costa, American pianist (born 1922).

November

• 2 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist (born 1963).
• 4 – Ray Linn, American trumpeter (born 1920).
• 5 – Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (born 1934).
• 7
  • Carmell Jones, American trumpet player (born 1936).
  • Kid Sheik, American trumpeter (born 1908).
• 12 – Alan Littlejohn, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and bandleader (born 1928).
• 13 – Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (born 1916).
• 23 – Art Porter Jr., American saxophonist (born 1961).

December

• 19 – Bobby Cole, American singer and pianist (born 1932).
• 23 – Ronnie Scott, English tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (born 1927).
• 26 – Oscar Valdambrini, Italian jazz trumpeter (born 1924).

Births

February

• 2 – Dionne Bromfield, English singer and songwriter.
• 4 – Connie Han, American pianist and composer.

September

• 8 – Alexander Bone, English saxophonist, pianist, producer, and composer.

See also

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1996 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1996 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz – Historie . Norwegian . . 2016-04-23.
2. Web site: Nattjazz . Norwegian . . 2016-02-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle . 2016-03-22 .
3. Web site: Moers Festival 1996 . . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308060230/http://www.moers-festival.de/archiv.html . 2016-03-08 . dead .
4. Web site: Montreal International Jazz Festival 1996 . . 2016-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012516/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1996/posters.aspx . 2016-03-07 . dead .
5. Web site: Jazz Fest Wien 1996: June 28 – July 13 . . 2016-04-28.
6. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-02-29.
7. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 1996 . . 2016-04-27.
8. Web site: Pori Jazz Festival year 1996 . . 2016-02-29 . 2016-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306210441/http://historia.porijazz.fi/?classname=festivalyear&methodname=year&year=1996 . dead .
9. Web site: Moldejazz 1996 . Norwegian . Dimu.no . 2016-02-29.
10. Web site: Nice Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists . Setlists.fm . 2016-02-29.
11. Web site: San Sebastian's Jazz Festival poster 2000 . Pinterest.com . 2016-04-27.
12. Web site: Brecon Jazz Programme 1996 . FriendsOfBreconJazz.com . 2016-04-29.
13. Web site: Monterey Jazz Festival 1996 Poster . Kerouac.com . 2016-04-29.
14. AllMusic: Chris Potter - Moving In Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, accessdate: June 10, 2023
15. Book: Mojapelo . Max . Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music . African Minds . 978-1-920299-28-6 . 271 . 1 September 2020 . en.
16. Web site: Catching New Grooves After a Great Escape. November 22, 1996. Los Angeles Times.
17. Book: Budnick, Dean. Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. November 19, 2003. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879307455. Google Books.
18. Book: Ratliff . Ben . The Jazz Ear: Conversations over Music . 2008 . Macmillan . 9781429956208 . 127 . 29 April 2019 . en.
19. http://www.aumfidelity.com/aum001.html AUM Fidelity discography
20. http://www.davidsware.com/discography David S. Ware discography
21. Web site: Bobby Enriquez . . 2018-01-23.