2013 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2013.

Events

January

• 23 – The 2nd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 23 – 27).^[1]
• 24 – The 8th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 24 – 27).^[2]
• 31 – The 15th Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 7).^[3]

March

• 1 – The 9th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 1 – 3).^[4]
• 22 – The 40th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).^[5]
• 23
  • Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz.^[6]
  • Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work Flipp for Vossajazz 2013.^[7]

April

• 24 – The 19th SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy, Norway (April 24 – 28).^[8]
• 26 – The 2nd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (April 26 – May 1).^[9]
• 30 – The International Jazz Day.^[10]

May

• 17 – The 42nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20).^[11]
• 23 – The 41st Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 1)^[12]

June

• 17 – The 25th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 17 – July 10).^[13]
• 28 – The 33rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 – July 7).^[14]

July

• 3 – The 49th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway (July 3 – 6).^[15]
• 5 – The 47th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 5 – July 20).^[16]
• 8 – The 66th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 8 – 12).^[17]
• 12
  • The 38th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).^[18]
  • The 35th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 12 – 14).^[19]
  • The 48th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 12 – 21).^[20]
• 15 – The 53rd Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Jason Moran as artist in residence (July 15 – 20).^[21]

August

• 3 – The 57th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 3 – 5).^[22]
• 7 – The 27th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 7 – 11).^[23]
• 9 – The 29th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11).^[24]
• 12 – The 28th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 12 – 17).^[25]
• 13 – Erlend Skomsvoll was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2013 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.^[26]

September

• 6 – The 9th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 6 – 8).^[27]
• 19 – The 56th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[28]

October

• 14 – The 30th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 14 – 20).^[29]
• 24 – Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson and Mauricio Zottarelli live at USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway.^[30]

November

• 15 – The 22nd London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 15 – 24).^[31]

December

• Sons of Kemet wins Best Jazz Act in the 2013 MOBO Awards.^[32]

Albums

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
4	There's A Hole In The Mountain	Atomic	Losen Records		^[33]
12	La Notte	Ketil Bjørnstad	ECM Records	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[34]
	Still Life with Eggplant	Motorpsycho and Reine Fiske	Rune Grammofon	Produced by Bent Sæther	^[35]
	Map Of The World – Music For Guitar	Gjermund Titlestad	Ponca Jazz Records		^[36]
26	Guided Tour	The New Gary Burton Quartet	Mack Avenue	Produced by Gary Burton	^[37]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	Seven Hills	Alexi Tuomarila Trio	Edition	Produced by Alexi Tuomarila Trio	^[39]
14	Melodic Warrior	Terje Rypdal with The Hilliard Ensemble	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[40]
25	OWL Trio	Lage Lund, Orlando le Fleming, Will Vinson	Losen		^[41]

August

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
5	Sun Pictures	Linda Oh	Greenleaf Music		^[43]
27	The Orchestrion Project	Pat Metheny	Nonesuch Records		^[44]

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Places of Worship	Arve Henriksen	Rune Grammofon		^[46]
8	We Are All Small Pixels	Pixel	Cuneiform Records		^[47]
18	NyeSongar.no	Karl Seglem	NorCD		^[48]
25	New Circle	Geir Lysne	ACT Music		^[49]

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
13	Beyond The Double Bass	Renaud Garcia-Fons	Enja Records		^[50]
29	Dagane	Daniel Herskedal	NorCD		^[51]

December

Deaths

January

• 10 – Claude Nobs, Swiss founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936).^[52]
• 28 – Brian Brown, Australian musician and educator (born 1933).
• 29 – Butch Morris, American cornetist, composer, and conductor (born 1947).

February

• 1 – Rudolf Dašek, Czech guitarist (born 1933).
• 4
  • Donald Byrd, American trumpeter (born 1932).^[53]
  • Pat Halcox, English trumpeter (born 1930).
• 23 – Sonny Russo, American trombonist (born 1929).
• 25 – Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, American composer, trumpeter, and valve trombonist (born 1924).
• 28 – Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist (born 1917).^[54]

March

• 5 – Melvin Rhyne, American organist (born 1936).
• 6 – Alvin Lee, English singer and guitarist (born 1944).^[55]
• 7 – Kenny Ball, English trumpeter, bandleader, and vocalist (born 1930).
• 15 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1935).
• 22 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (born 1918).
• 29 – Enzo Jannacci, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian (born 1935).
• 30 – Phil Ramone, South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer (born 1934).^[56]

April

• 2 – Linda Vogt, Australian flautist (born 1922).
• 5 – Terry Devon, British singer (born 1922).
• 6 – Don Shirley, American-Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1927).
• 11 – Don Blackman, American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1953).
• 17 – Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass guitarist (fell in coma, after drowning in Tenerife, Spain), Dance with a Stranger (born 1957).^[57]
• 18 – Tom Parker, British pianist (born 1944).

May

• 24 – Ed Shaughnessy, American drummer (born 1929).^[58]

June

• 4 – Ben Tucker, American upright-bassist (murder) (born 1930).^[59]
• 8 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist, composer, and educator (born 1955).^[60]
• 11 – Johnny Smith, American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist (born 1922).
• 13 – Sam Most, American jazz flautist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1930).
• 26 – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and trumpeter (born 1939).
• 29 – Paul Smith, American jazz pianist (born 1922).

July

• 1 – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bass guitarist in the band Lava (cancer) (born 1960).^[61]
• 2 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1932).
• 18 – Carline Ray, American singer, pianist, and guitarist, International Sweethearts of Rhythm (born 1925).
• 25 – Steve Berrios, American drummer and percussionist (born 1945).
• 28 – Rita Reys, Duch singer (died 1924).

August

• 5 – George Duke, American keyboardist and composer (born 1946).^[62]
• 15 – Jane Harvey, American singer (born 1925).^[63]
• 18 – Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, and saxophonist (died 1936).
• 19
  • Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 1934).
  • Donna Hightower, American singer (born 1926).^[64]
• 20
  • Marian McPartland, English-American pianist (born 1918).^[65]
  • Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African vocalist and composer (born 1936).

September

• 7 - Lee Tanner, American Jazz photographer, 82 ^{[66] [67]}
• 16 – Jimmy Ponder, American guitarist (born 1946).^[68]
• 17 – Bernie McGann, Australian alto saxophonist (born 1937).
• 18 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon and oboe player, composer, and political activist (born 1951).
• 23
  • Gia Maione, American singer (born 1941).
  • Paul Kuhn, German pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1928).

October

• 5 – Butch Warren, American upright bassist (born 1939).
• 13 – Tommy Whittle, British saxophonist (born 1926).
• 15
  • Donald Bailey, American drummer (born 1933).
  • Gloria Lynne, American singer (born 1929).
• 19 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer (born 1940).^[69]
• 30 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flautist (born 1922).

November

• 9 – Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, American tenor saxophonist (born 1936).
• 25 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer (born 1921).^[70]

December

• 6 – Stan Tracey, British pianist and composer (born 1926).^[71]
• 10 – Jim Hall, American guitarist (born 1930).^[72]
• 19 – Herb Geller, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1928).
• 21 – Trigger Alpert, American bassist (born 1916).
• 23 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist and composer (born 1920).^[73]
• 25 – Kaj Backlund, Finnish trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (born 1945).
• 28 – Dwayne Burno, American upright bassist (born 1970).
• 29 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist (born 1929).
• 31 – Al Porcino, American trumpeter (born 1925).

See also

• List of 2013 albums
• List of years in jazz
• 2010s in jazz
• 2013 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 2013 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bodø Jazz Open 2013 . Norwegian . UnniAskeland.com . 2016-02-26.
2. Web site: Ice Music Festival 2013: Fullmåneklang med istuba . Norwegian . ePostAvisen.no . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829012856/http://www.epostavisen.no/default.aspx?pageId=26&articleId=6626&news=1 . 2016-08-29 . dead .
3. Web site: Polarjazz 2013 . MIC.no . 2016-02-26.
4. Web site: Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 1, 2, 3 Mar 2013 . . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130817114446/http://web.javajazzfestival.com/2013/ . 17 August 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
5. Web site: Vossa Jazz 2013, dag en . Norwegian . Johan . Hauknes . JazzNytt.JazzINorge.no . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309173628/http://jazznytt.jazzinorge.no/2013/03/23/vossa-jazz-2013-dag-en/ . 2016-03-09 . dead .
6. Web site: Tore Brunborg YM. Fredag 21 mars . Norwegian . Hellviktangen.no . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226020004/http://www.hellviktangen.no/tore-brunborg-ym-fredag-21-mars/ . 2014-02-26 . dead .
7. Web site: Tingingsverk 2013: Stian Carstensen . Norwegian . . 2015-04-23.
8. Web site: Soddjazz 24.-28. april . Norwegian . Inderoy.no . 2016-02-25.
9. Web site: Torino Jazz Festival Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-02.
10. Web site: International Jazz Day . . 2016-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170530015014/http://jazzday.com/ . 2017-05-30 . dead .
11. Web site: Moers Festival 2013 . . 2016-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024317/http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 . 2016-03-14 . dead .
12. Web site: NATTJAZZ 2013 / 22. mai - 1. juni . Norwegian . UnderSkog.no . 2016-02-26.
13. Web site: Jazz Fest Wien 2013: June 17 – July 10 . . 2016-04-25.
14. Web site: Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2013 . . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305232134/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=2013&lang=en . 2016-03-05 . dead .
15. Web site: Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2013 . MIC.no . 2016-02-26.
16. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 . RingRocker.com . 2016-02-26.
17. Web site: Nice Jazz Festival 2013 : un mélange de styles et de générations . 4 July 2013 . French . WebtimeMedias.com . 2016-02-26.
18. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 2013 . . 2016-04-25.
19. Web site: Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2013 . Henning . Bolte . . 2013-08-03 . 2016-02-26.
20. Web site: Pori Jazz Festival 2013 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-02-26.
21. Web site: Molde International Jazz Festival 2013 . John . Kelman . . 2013-07-29 . 2016-02-26.
22. Web site: Newport announces 2013 Jazz Fest lineup . Jed . Gottlieb . . 2013-01-15 . 2016-04-24.
23. Web site: Sildajazz 2011 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-04-25.
24. Web site: Brecon Jazz Festival 2013 . eFestivals.co.uk . 2016-04-25.
25. Web site: Oslo Jazzfestival 2013: Festivalmagasin . Norwegian . . 2016-02-26.
26. Web site: Pris til Erlend Skomsvoll . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2013-08-13 . 2016-02-25.
27. Web site: Punkt 2013 . Magne . Johnsen . Norwegian . Groove.no . 2016-04-25.
28. Web site: 2013 Monterey Jazz Festival . . 2016-04-25.
29. Web site: Stockholm Jazz Festival 2013 . Festivalinfo.se . 2016-02-28.
30. Web site: USF - ELIANE ELIAS . Norwegian . USF.no . 2016-03-06.
31. Web site: London Jazz Festival 2013 . eFestivals.co.uk . 2016-02-26.
32. Web site: Winners 2013 | MOBO Awards . 2014-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209074324/http://mobo.com/winners-2013 . 2014-02-09 . dead .
33. Web site: ATOMIC: there's a hole in the mountain . Musical reviews . AtomicJazz.Bandcamp.com . 2016-02-26.
34. Web site: Ketil Bjornstad: La Notte . Hrayr . Attarian . . 2013-11-23 . 2016-02-26.
35. Web site: Motorpsycho – Still Life With Eggplant . . 2016-02-26.
36. Web site: NYHETER 2014/Utgivelser . . 2016-02-26.
37. Web site: The New Gary Burton Quartet – Guided Tour . . 2018-03-04.
38. Web site: Arne Jansen – The Sleep Of Reason . . 2018-03-08.
39. Web site: Alexi Tuomarila Trio – Seven Hills . . 2017-11-16.
40. Web site: Terje Rypdal: Melodic Warrior . John . Kelman . . 2013-08-30 . 2016-03-29.
41. Web site: OWL Trio: OWL Trio (2013) . Musical reviews . Dan . Bilawsky . . 2013-08-01 . 2015-05-12.
42. Web site: John Scofield: Überjam Deux . John . Kelman . . 2013-06-25 . 2016-02-27.
43. Web site: Linda Oh – Sun Pictures . . 2017-11-15.
44. Web site: Pat Metheny The Orchestrion Project - Review . Thom . Jurek . . 2016-02-26.
45. Web site: Track of the Week: Sons of Kemet – Inner Babylon | Properganda Online . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220439/http://www.propergandaonline.com/track-of-the-week-sons-of-kemet-inner-babylon/ . 2014-06-06 .
46. Web site: Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship – review . John . Fordham . . 2013-10-24 . 2015-05-02.
47. Web site: We Are All Small Pixels by Pixel . . 2016-02-27.
48. Web site: Karl Seglem – NyeSongar.no . . 2015-04-24.
49. Web site: Geir Lysne – New Circle – CD . . 2015-04-24.
50. Web site: Renaud Garcia-Fons – Beyond The Double Bass . . 2016-02-27.
51. Web site: Daniel Herskedal – Dagane . . 2015-04-24.
52. News: Claude Nobs, Founder of Montreux Jazz Festival, Dead at 76 . Miriam . Coleman . . 2013-01-12 . 2016-04-17.
53. News: Legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd has died, says nephew . David . Batty . . 2013-02-08 . 2016-04-17.
54. Web site: Italian composer Armando Trovajoli dead at 95 . NepalDispatch.com . 2016-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507115107/http://www.nepaldispatch.com/2013/03/italian-composer-armando-trovajoli-dead-at-95/ . 2016-05-07 . dead .
55. News: Alvin Lee of Ten Years After Dead at 68 . . 2013-03-06 . 2016-04-17.
56. News: Legendary Producer Phil Ramone Dies at Age 79 . Mike . Barnes . . 2013-03-30 . 2016-11-07.
57. News: Dance With A Stranger-artist døde . Norwegian . Halstein . Røyseland . Ivar . Brandvol . . 2013-04-17 . 2015-04-30.
58. News: Ed Shaughnessy, 'Tonight' Drummer, Is Dead at 84 . Peter . Keepnews . . 2013-05-26 . 2016-04-17.
59. News: Texas man pleads guilty in death of Ga. jazz musician Ben Tucker . Ashley . Liotus . . 2013-07-24 . 2016-04-17.
60. News: Mulgrew Miller dies at 57; influential jazz pianist . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609141521/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/08/local/la-me-passings-20130608 . live . June 9, 2013 . . 2016-04-30.
61. News: Rolf Graf er død . Kristian . Rostad . Henrik Brattli . Vold . Norwegian . . 2013-07-02 . 2016-02-21.
62. News: Jazz Keyboardist George Duke Dead at 67 . . 2013-08-06 . 2016-04-17.
63. News: Jane Harvey, 88, Jazz Singer With Long and Varied Career, Dies . Daniel E. . Slotnik . . 2013-08-20 . 2016-04-17.
64. News: Donna Hightower: Born 28 December 1926. Died 19 August 2013 . . 2016-04-17.
65. News: Marian McPartland, Jazz Pianist and NPR Radio Staple, Dies at 95 . Peter . Keepnews . . 2013-08-21 . 2016-04-17.
66. https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/74271-lee-tanner-jazz-photographer-dies-at-82/ Lee Tanner, Jazz Photographer, Dies at 82
67. Web site: Lee Tanner, Jazz Performance Portraitist, Is Dead at 82 . 2023-06-03 . 2022-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225191556/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/arts/music/lee-tanner-jazz-performance-portraitist-is-dead-at-82.html . bot: unknown .
68. News: Guitarist Jimmy Ponder Dead at 67 . Jeff . Tamarkin . . 2013-09-18 . 2016-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602090701/http://jazztimes.com/articles/104476-guitarist-jimmy-ponder-dead-at-67 . 2016-06-02 . dead .
69. News: Drummer & Composer Ronald Shannon Jackson Dies at 73 . Jeff . Tamarkin . . 2013-10-19 . 2016-04-17.
70. News: Chico Hamilton, jazz drummer and composer, dies at 92 . Matt . Schudel . . 2013-11-26 . 2016-02-29.
71. News: Stan Tracey: Jazz pianist dies at the age of 86 . . 2013-12-06 . 2016-04-17.
72. News: Guitar Great Jim Hall Dies at 83 . Jeff . Tamarkin . . 2013-12-10 . 2016-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140824050239/http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/113968-guitar-great-jim-hall-dies-at-83 . 2014-08-24 .
73. News: Yusef Lateef, Grammy-winning jazz musician, dies aged 93 . . 2013-12-24 . 2016-04-17.