1997 in jazz

none 1997 FatsDomino1997.jpg Fats Domino at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival post-1950 1996 1998 1997 jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1997. Events March 21 – The 24th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (March 21 – 23).https://vossajazz.no/historie Vossajazz – Historie 30 December 2014 Norwegian Vossajazz 2016-04-27 May 16 – The 26th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19).http://www.moers-festival.de/archiv.html Moers Festival 1997 Moers Festival 2016-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308060230/http://www.moers-festival.de/archiv.html 2016-03-08 dead 21 – The 25th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – 31).http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle Nattjazz Norwegian Nattjazz 2016-04-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle 2016-03-22 June 26 – The 18th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 26 – July 6).http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1997/Default.aspx Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montreal International Jazz Festival 2016-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601202453/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1997/Default.aspx 2016-06-01 dead July 2 – The 7th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 2 – 13).http://www.viennajazz.org/en/history-1997 Jazz Fest Wien 1997: July 2 – 13 Jazz Fest Wien 2016-04-27 4 – The 31st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 19).http://www.allmusic.com/album/legends-live-at-montreux-1997-mw0001015458 Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 Joe Viglione AllMusic.com 2016-04-27 11 The 22nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13).http://www.northseajazz.com/en/program/1997 North Sea Jazz Festival 1997 North Sea Jazz Festival 2016-04-27 The 50th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 11 – 20).http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1996/nice-jazz-festival-1996-33d69001.html Nice Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists Setlists.fm 2016-02-29 12 – The 32nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 20).http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1997/pori-jazz-festival-1997-1bd63174.html Pori Jazz Festival 1997 Setlists Setlist.fm 2016-04-28 15 – The 38th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).http://mm.dimu.no/image/01T17CEqEB?dimension=800x800 Moldejazz 1996 Norwegian Dimu.no 2016-02-29 August 8 – The 14th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 8 – 10).http://www.friendsofbreconjazz.com/past-programmes/1997 Brecon Jazz Programme 1997 FriendsOfBreconJazz.com 2016-04-27March 2025 medicmedic September 19 – The 40th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).http://www.kerouac.com/shop/monterey-jazz-festival-1997-poster Monterey Jazz Festival 1999 Poster Kerouac.com 2016-04-28 October 7 – Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz, by jazz documentarist and filmmaker Julian Benedikt, an award-winning documentary film.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127466 Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz (1997) IMDb.com 10 May 2012 Album releases October DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.7 Imaginary Day Pat Metheny Group Warner Bros. Produced by Pat Metheny, Lyle Mayshttp://www.allaboutjazz.com/imaginary-day-pat-metheny-warner-bros-review-by-a-g-gillis.php Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day A. G. Gillis All About Jazz 1997-11-01 2016-02-29 Unknown date 30em 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 Carol Sloane and Clark Terry: The Songs Ella & Louis Sang 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 Jazz 1990s in jazz List of years in jazz 1997 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1997 at All About Jazz October 2021 Jazz Category:Jazz by year