1971 in jazz

none 1971 post-1950 1970 1972 1971 jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1971. Events May 2 – The 5th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (May 2 – June 24).http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1971/montreux-jazz-festival-1971-43d68ff7.html Montreux Jazz Festival 1971 Setlists Setlist.fm 2016-04-30 July 2 – The 18th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5).February 2026 September 17 – The 14th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).http://www.earlnewmanprints.com/1970s_Monterey_Jazz_Festival_Posters.html The Monterey Jazz Festival 1971 Poster EarlNewmanPrints.com 2016-04-30 Album releases 30em Art Ensemble of Chicago: Phase One Derek Bailey: Solo Guitar Gato Barbieri: Fenix Carla Bley: Escalator Over The Hill Willem Breuker: Instant Composers Pool 008 Gary Burton: Live in Tokyo Alice Coltrane Universal Consciousness Journey in Satchidananda Compost: Compost Chick Corea Circle 2: Gathering Piano Improvisations The Song of Singing Don Ellis: Tears of Joy Bill Evans The Bill Evans Album From Left to Right Jan Garbarek: Sart Freddie Hubbard First Light Sing Me a Song of Songmy Straight Life Keith Jarrett Birth Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett The Mourning of a Star Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame Joe McPhee: Trinity Oliver Nelson: Swiss Suite Jean-Luc Ponty: Open Strings Terje Rypdal: Terje Rypdal Pharoah Sanders: Black Unity Spontaneous Music Ensemble: So What Do You Think Keith Tippett: Septober Energy Stanley Turrentine: Salt Song Weather Report: Weather Report Tim Weisberg: Tim Weisberg Mike Westbrook: Metropolis Paul Winter Icarus Road Joe Zawinul: Zawinul Deaths January 10 – Ernie Caceres, American saxophonist (born 1911). 19 – Harry Shields, American clarinetist (born 1899). February 1 – Harry Roy, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1900). 5 – Chas Remue, Belgian reedist (born 1903). 11 – Harry Arnold, Swedish saxophonist and bandleader (born 1920). 22 – Derek Humble, English alto saxophonist (born 1930). March 26 – Harold McNair, Jamaican-born saxophonist and flute player (lung cancer) (born 1931). 28 – Morey Feld, American drummer (born 1915). April 1 – Baby Face Willette, American Hammond organist (born 1933). 12 – Wynton Kelly, Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1931). 28 – Sonny White, American pianist (born 1917). May 8 – Gus Deloof, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1909). June 11 – Bert Ambrose, English bandleader and violinist (born 1896). July 2 – Bobby Donaldson, American drummer (born 1922). 6 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpeter (born 1901). 8 – Charlie Shavers, American trumpeter (born 1920). August 13 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (born 1934). 17 – Tab Smith, American saxophonist (born 1909). 27 – Lil Hardin Armstrong, American pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1898). 28 – Lou McGarity, American trombonist, violinist, and vocalist (born 1917). November 1 – Irene Daye, American singer (born 1918). 3 – Gary McFarland, American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and vocalist (born 1933). Unknown date Gregor or Krikor Kélékian, Armenian-French bandleader (born 1898). Births thumb|Chris Potter at the North Sea Jazz Festival. thumb|Erland Dahlen at Sentralen, Oslo Jazzfestival. January 1 Chris Potter, American saxophonist. Kenya Hathaway, American singer. 4 – Nigel Hitchcock, English saxophonist. 5 – Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist. 20 – Zoe Rahman, English pianist and composer. February 16 – Øyvind Brandtsegg, Norwegian percussionist. 26 – Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress. March 23 – Leszek Możdżer, Polish pianist, music producer, and film music composer. April 2 – Solveig Slettahjell, Norwegian singer. 10 – Joey Defrancesco, American organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. 16 – Max Beesley, English actor, singer, and pianist. 25 – Trygve Seim, Norwegian saxophonist.thumb|Arun Luthra performing at the 2018 Tramonto Festival in Croatia 26 – Christian Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and composer. May 6 – Till Brönner, German trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger, and producer. 12 – Kristin Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer and composer. 15 – Erland Dahlen, Norwegian drummer and percussionist. 31 – Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, arranger, and band leader. thumb|Ingebrigt Håker Flaten 2014. June 4 – Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer, guitarist, and director. 7 Håvard Fossum, Norwegian saxophonistand flautist. Jesse Green, American pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer. 9 – Gerald Preinfalk, Austrian saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. 15 – Nasheet Waits, American drummer. 29 – Ingar Zach, Norwegian percussionist. July thumb|Carla Kihlstedt 2007. 17 – Liberty Ellman, American guitarist. 29 – Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer and songwriter. August 14 – Walter Blanding, American saxophonist and clarinetist. 17 – Ed Motta, Brazilian singer and keyboardist. September 15 – Graham Wood, Australian jazz pianist (died 2017). 20 – Sean J. Kennedy, American drummer. 23 – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Norwegian bassist. October 19 – Helén Eriksen, Norwegian saxophonist and singer. 20 – Russell Gunn, American trumpeter. 24 – Frode Berg, Norwegian bassist. 26 – Vijay Iyer, American pianist and composer. November 1 – Antonio Sánchez, Mexican-American drummer and composer. 4 – Gregory Porter, American vocalist. 28 – Robert Mitchell, British pianist, composer, and teacher. December 1 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish pianist and composer. 11 – Mattias Ståhl, Swedish vibraphonist, clarinetist, and composer. 18 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer. Unknown date Carla Kihlstedt, American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. Dominique Atkins, British singer, Grace. Kasper Tranberg, Danish trumpeter and flugelhornist. Marcus Johnson, American keyboardist. Tom Norris, English musician, composer, ensemble leader, and songwriter. Vellu Halkosalmi, Finnish trombonist and composer. See also Jazz 1970s in jazz List of years in jazz 1971 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1971 at All About Jazz October 2021 Jazz Category:Jazz by year