List of Moldejazz celebrity artists explained

This is a list of well-known artistic performers that have visited the international festival Moldejazz in Molde through the years.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Celebrety Moldejazz Artists

• Benny Bailey (1961/70),
• Lucky Thompson (1962),
• Dexter Gordon (1963/64/65/71/72),
• Sonny Stitt (1963/81),
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1964 - 68, 70 - 74, 81, 84 - 85, 88 - 90, 93, 2000/02),
• Benny Golson (1964),
• Jimmy Witherspoon (1964),
• Tete Montoliu (1964),
• George Russell (1965),
• Kenny Drew (1965 - 68/75/86),
• Wayne Shorter (1966, 2007, 2012),
• Charles Lloyd (1966),
• Don Byas (1966),
• Jack DeJohnette (1966/77/81/86/97/2006),
• J. J. Johnson (1966),
• Keith Jarrett (1966, 1972, 1973, 1986),
• Roland Kirk (1967),
• Ben Webster (1967/69),
• Freddie Hubbard (1967/84/92),
• Phil Woods (1968/69/72/79/98),
• Don Cherry (1968/79/82/84/87),
• Joe Henderson (1968/84),
• Clark Terry (1971/73/99),
• Herbie Hancock (1971/88/97/98, 2002/10),
• Weather Report/Joe Zawinul (1971/89/99),
• Chick Corea (1972, 2000/07)
• Ralph Towner (1973/75/77/78),
• Eubie Blake (1973),
• Gary Burton (1974, 2002/07/10),
• Wallace Davenport (1975/77/78),
• McCoy Tyner (1975/96/2006),
• Max Roach (1977/83),
• Carla Bley (1978/93/99),
• Bill Evans trio incl. Marc Johnson & Joe LaBarbera (1980),^[4]
• Lester Bowie (1982/89 - 92/95),
• Art Blakey (1983/90),
• Jaco Pastorius (1983),
• Stéphane Grappelli (1984),
• Miles Davis (1984/85),
• John Scofield (1984 - 87, 89 - 90, 92/95/97/99, 2006, 2012),
• Modern Jazz Quartet (1985),
• Oscar Peterson/The Manhattan Transfer (1987),
• Ornette Coleman (1987, 2008),
• Dizzy Gillespie (1989),
• Terri Lyne Carrington (1990, 2011)
• Al Jarreau (1996),
• Marcus Miller (1996/97, 2013/19)
• Milt Jackson (1998),
• Dee Dee Bridgewater (1999, 2015)
• Pat Metheny (2001/16/17),
• Dianne Reeves (2003/11),
• Branford Marsalis (2004, 2016),
• Joshua Redman (2006/09/15/16/19),
• Bobby McFerrin (2010),
• Sonny Rollins (2010),
• John McLaughlin (2011),
• Joe Lovano (2012)
• Ron Carter (2016)
• David Sanborn (2018)

Notes and References

1. http://www.moldejazz.no/2004/index.php?page_id=32 Jazz i Molde I og II
2. http://www.moldejazz.no/hoved/historie/list_historie.php3 Jazzarkiv for Moldejazz
3. http://www.moldejazz.no/hoved/historie/list_musikere.php3 musikerliste
4. http://www.billevanswebpages.com/molde.html August 1980 interview