1997 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1997.

Events

March

• 21 – The 24th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 21 – 23).^[1]

May

• 16 – The 26th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19).^[2]
• 21 – The 25th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – 31).^[3]

June

• 26 – The 18th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 26 – July 6).^[4]

July

• 2 – The 7th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 2 – 13).^[5]
• 4 – The 31st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 19).^[6]
• 11
  • The 22nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13).^[7]
  • The 50th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 11 – 20).^[8]
• 12 – The 32nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 20).^[9]
• 15 – The 38th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).^[10]

August

• 8 – The 14th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 8 – 10).^[11]

September

• 19 – The 40th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[12]

October

• 7 – Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz, by jazz documentarist and filmmaker Julian Benedikt, an award-winning documentary film.^[13]

Album releases

Unknown date

• Guillermo Gregorio

Ellipsis

• Matthew Shipp

Strata

• Steve Coleman

Genesis

• Marcus Roberts

Blues for the New Millennium

• ICP Orchestra

Jubilee Varia

• Vandermark 5

Single Piece Flow

• David Liebman

Time Immemorial

• Wynton Marsalis

Blood on the Fields

• Franz Koglmann

O Moon My Pin Up

• Courtney Pine

Underground

• Leo Smith

Golden Hearts Remembrance

• Keith Tippett

Colours Fulfilled

• Joe Lovano

Trio Fascination

• David Liebman

The Elements - Water

• Fred Anderson

Fred Anderson / DKV Trio

Deaths

January

• 8 – George Handy, American arranger, composer, and pianist (born 1920).
• 12 – Wally Rose, American pianist (born 1913).
• 16 – Beverly Peer, American upright bassist (born 1912).
• 25 – Seldon Powell, American tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1928).

February

• 10 – Lou Bennett, American organist (born 1926).
• 14 – Charles Moffett, American drummer (born 1929).
• 20 – Zachary Breaux, American guitarist (born 1960).
• 23 – Tony Williams, American drummer (born 1945).

March

• 11 – Hugh Lawson, American pianist (born 1935).

May

• 10 – Bernard Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1919).
• 12 – Louis Barbarin, American drummer (born 1902).
• 14 – Thelma Carpenter, American singer and actress (born 1922).
• 15 – Tommy Turrentine, American trumpeter (born 1928).
• 18 – Horst Lippmann, German drummer, concert promoter, writer, and television director (born 1927).
• 31 – Eddie Jones, American upright bassist (born 1929).

June

• 2 – Doc Cheatham, American trumpeter, singer and bandleader (born 1905).
• 4
  • Anne Lenner, English singer (born 1912).
  • Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American organist (born 1933).
• 12 – Chuck Andrus, American upright bassist (born 1928).
• 14 – Arthur Prysock, American singer (born 1924).
• 16 – Rolf Ericson, Swedish trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1922).
• 19 – Thurman Green, American trombonist (born 1940).

July

• 2 – Stan Barker, American pianist (born 1926).
• 29 – Chuck Wayne, American guitarist (born 1923).

August

• 2 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1938).
• 8
  • Dardanelle Hadley, American singer, vibraphonist, pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1917).
  • Duncan Swift, British pianist (born 1943).
• 12 – Dick Marx, American pianist and arranger (born 1924).
• 14 – Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist, and composer (born 1954).
• 24 – Tete Montoliu, American pianist (born 1933).

September

• 18 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (born 1920).
• 20 – Dick Shearer, American trombonist (born 1940).

October

• 29 – Big Nick Nicholas, American saxophonist and vocalist (born 1922).

November

• 2 – Carson Smith, American upright bassist (born 1931).
• 9 – Joe Roccisano, saxophonist and arranger (born 1939).
• 10 – Tommy Tedesco, American guitarist (born 1930).
• 11 – Shake Keane, American trumpeter and poet (born 1927).
• 12 – Carola Standertskjöld, Finnish singer (born 1941).

December

• 1 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (born 1908).
• 6 – George Chisholm, American trombonist (born 1915).
• 12 – Mouse Randolph, American trumpeter (born 1909).
• 21 – Johnny Coles, American trumpeter (born 1926).
• 30 – Ray Crawford, American guitarist (born 1924).

Unknown date

• Johnny Mince, American clarinetist (born 1912).

Births

Unknown date

• Barbra Lica, Canadian jazz singer and songwriter.

See also

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1997 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1997 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz – Historie . Norwegian . . 2016-04-27.
2. Web site: Moers Festival 1997 . . 2016-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308060230/http://www.moers-festival.de/archiv.html . 2016-03-08 . dead .
3. Web site: Nattjazz . Norwegian . . 2016-04-27 . 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 . . 2016-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601202453/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1997/Default.aspx . 2016-06-01 . dead .
5. Web site: Jazz Fest Wien 1997: July 2 – 13 . . 2016-04-27.
6. Web site: Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 . Joe . Viglione . . 2016-04-27.
7. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 1997 . . 2016-04-27.
8. Web site: Nice Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists . Setlists.fm . 2016-02-29.
9. Web site: Pori Jazz Festival 1997 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-04-28.
10. Web site: Moldejazz 1996 . Norwegian . Dimu.no . 2016-02-29.
11. Web site: Brecon Jazz Programme 1997 . FriendsOfBreconJazz.com . 2016-04-27.
12. Web site: Monterey Jazz Festival 1999 Poster . Kerouac.com . 2016-04-28.
13. Web site: Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz (1997) . IMDb.com . 10 May 2012.
14. Web site: Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day . A. G. . Gillis . . 1997-11-01 . 2016-02-29.