1972 in jazz

none 1972 65654 Down Town jazzklubb.jpg Rune Gustafsson, Red Mitchell and Egil "Bop" Johansen, 1972. post-1950 1971 1973 1972 jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1972. Events April 21 Grant Green records Live at the Lighthouse at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.album r139803 Grant Green – Live at the Lighthouse Steve Huey 2016-04-30 June 10 – The very first Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 10 – 11).http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 Moers International New Jazz Festival 1972 Moers Festival 2016-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024317/http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 2016-03-14 dead 16 – The 6th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 16 – August 20).http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1972/montreux-jazz-festival-1972-5bd6b31c.html Montreux Jazz Festival 1972 Setlists Setlist.fm 2016-04-30 29 – The 19th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 29 – July 8).February 2026 September 15 – The 15th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).http://www.earlnewmanprints.com/1970s_Monterey_Jazz_Festival_Posters.html The Monterey Jazz Festival 1972 Poster EarlNewmanPrints.com 2016-04-30 Album releases 30em Neil Ardley: Symphony of Amaranths Gato Barbieri: Bolivia (album) Paul Bley: Open, to Love Anthony Braxton Donna Lee Saxophone Improvisations Town Hall 1972 Gary Burton: Alone at Last Ornette Coleman: Skies of America Chick Corea: Return To Forever Miles Davis: On The Corner Bill Evans: Living Time (with George Russell) Gunter Hampel Angel (Gunter Hampel album) Broadway Familie (album) Waltz For 11 Universes In A Corridor Herbie Hancock: Crossings (album) Julius Hemphill: Dogon AD Joe Henderson: Black Is The Color Keith Jarrett Expectations (Keith Jarrett album) Facing You Eric Kloss: One, Two, Free David Liebman: Open Sky (album) London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Ode (album) Albert Mangelsdorff: Trombirds Nucleus: Belladonna (album) Oregon: Music Of Another Present Era Annette Peacock: I'm the One Jean-Luc Ponty: Sonata Erotica John Surman: Westering Home McCoy Tyner Echoes of a Friend Sahara (album) Weather Report: I Sing the Body Electric Randy Weston: Blue Moses Stanley CowellIllusion Suite Stanley ClarkeChildren of Forever Gary BartzJuju Street Songs Airto MoreiraFree Charles EarlandCharles III Stanley TurrentineCherry Bucky PizzarelliGreen Guitar Blues Deaths January 27 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (born 1911). February 19 – Lee Morgan, American trumpeter, shot dead (born 1938). March 13 – Clancy Hayes, American vocalist, banjoist and guitarist (born 1908). 27 – Sharkey Bonano, American trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist (born 1904). April 3 – Ferde Grofé, American composer, arranger, and pianist (born 1892). May 5 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer, banjoist, guitarist, and harmonica player (born 1896). June 8 – Jimmy Rushing, American blues shouter, balladeer, singer, and pianist (born 1901). July 3 – Marty Flax, American saxophonist (born 1924). 10 – Lovie Austin, 84, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1887). August 5 – Mezz Mezzrow, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1899). 9 – André Ekyan, French reedist (born 1907). 20 – Mike Bryan, American guitarist (born 1916). 24 – Don Byas, American tenor saxophonist (born 1912). 31 Hideo Shiraki, Japanese drummer and bandleader (born 1933). Dalva de Oliveira, Brazilian singer (internal bleeding) (born 1917). October 13 – Phil Seamen, English drummer (born 1926). 25 – Cal Massey, American trumpeter and composer (born 1928). November 24 – Hall Overton, American composer and pianist (born 1920). December 3 – Bill Johnson, African-American upright bassist (born 1872). 5 – Kenny Dorham, American trumpeter, singer, and composer (born 1924). 25 – Dud Bascomb, American trumpeter (born 1916). 29 – Hayes Alvis, American upright bassist and tubist (born 1907). Births January 6 – Mina Agossi, French singer-songwriter. February 1 – Siri Gjære, Norwegian singer. 14 – Daniela Schaechter, Italian singer and pianist. March 7 – Katrine Madsen, Danish singer. 12 – Lisa Werlinder, Swedish actress and singer. 14 – Noriko Ueda, Japanese upright bassist, pianist, singer, composer, and arranger.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/noriko-ueda-mn0000119737 Noriko Ueda AllMusic.com 2018-03-29 21 – Jesse van Ruller, Dutch guitarist and composer. 25 – Mimi Jones, American bassist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, and label director.http://www.mimijonesmusic.com/bio Full bio - Mimi Jones MimiJonesMusic.com 2018-03-28 April 9 – Christos Rafalides, Greek vibraphonist, composer, and educator. 15 – Christer Fredriksen, Norwegian guitarist. 16 – Øyvind Nypan, Norwegian guitarist. May 31 – Christian McBride, American bassist. July 1 – Alex Machacek, Austrian guitarist. 4 – Ketil Gutvik, Norwegian guitarist. 29 – Roger Johansen, Norwegian drummer. August 13 – Oscar Peñas, Catalan-American guitarist and composer. 21 – Nino Katamadze, Georgian singer. September 12 – Gerard Presencer, English trumpeter. 27 – Lindha Kallerdahl, Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. October 2 – John Daversa, American trumpeter and composer. 11 – Federico Ughi, Italian drummer and composer. 12 – Eugene Ball, Australian composer and trumpeter. 22 – Doug Wamble, American guitarist and vocalist. November 5 – Neil Cowley, English pianist. December 2 – Pasquale Stafano, Italian pianist, composer, and arranger. 5 – Stefano Bollani, Italian composer, pianist, and singer. 7 – Thomas Strønen, Norwegian drummer. 28 – Terreon Gully, American drummer. Unknown date Anders Christensen, Danish upright bassist. Ari Poutiainen, Finnish violinist, violist, composer, and researcher. Jay Soto, American guitarist. Meriç Yurdatapan, Turkish singer. Morten Lund, Danish drummer. See also Jazz 1970s in jazz List of years in jazz 1972 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1972 at All About Jazz October 2021 Jazz Category:Jazz by year