1973 in jazz

none 1973 Art Blakey 1973.jpg Art Blakey touring in 1973 as part of the "Giants of Jazz" bill in the Musikhalle, Hamburg post-1950 1972 1974 1973 jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1973. Events May 23 – The very first Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle Nattjazz Norwegian Nattjazz 2016-04-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle 2016-03-22 June 9 – The 2nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 9 – 11).http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 Moers International New Jazz Festival 1973 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 29 The 20th Newport Jazz Festival started in New York, New York for its second year there. (June 29 – July 8).http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/newport-jazz-festival-new-york/programs/program/ZZZ012165-A.html Newport Jazz Festival 1973 Poster WolfgangsVault.com 2016-04-30 2016-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160603085659/http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/newport-jazz-festival-new-york/programs/program/ZZZ012165-A.html dead The 7th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 29 – July 15).https://www.setlist.fm/festival/1973/montreux-jazz-festival-1973-43d6b313.html Montreux Jazz Festival 1973 Setlists Setlist.fm 2016-04-30 September 21 – The 16th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).http://collections.stanford.edu/mjf/search.action;jsessionid=753348FFEB8DFB66F1E1BF4233BFAD48?band=%22Monterey+Jazz+Festival+All-Star+Jazz+Band%22 The Monterey Jazz Festival 1974 Collections Collections.Stanford.edu 2016-04-30 2016-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009213346/http://collections.stanford.edu/mjf/search.action;jsessionid=753348FFEB8DFB66F1E1BF4233BFAD48?band=%22Monterey+Jazz+Festival+All-Star+Jazz+Band%22 dead Album releases 30em Art Ensemble of Chicago: Fanfare For The Warriors Gato Barbieri: Chapter One: Latin America Paul Bley Paul Bley & Scorpio Paul Bley/NHØP Dollar Brand African Portraits African Space Program Sangoma Marion Brown: Geechee Recollections Betty Carter: Album (Betty Carter album) Don Cherry: Relativity Suite Billy Cobham Spectrum Charles Earland: Charles III (album) Michael Franks: Michael Franks Hal Galper: Inner Journey Herbie Hancock Head Hunters Sextant Keith Jarrett: Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne Roland Kirk: Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle David Liebman: First Visit Frank Lowe: Black Beings Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of Fire Michael Mantler: No Answer Paul Motian: Conception Vessel Oregon: Distant Hills Joe Pass: Virtuoso (Joe Pass album) Oscar Peterson: The Trio Flora Purim: Butterfly Dreams Dewey Redman: The Ear of the Behearer Sam Rivers: Streams Roswell Rudd: Numatik Swing Band Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Mouthpiece John Surman: Morning Glory Cecil Taylor: Solo Cecil Taylor: Spring of Two Blue J's Ralph Towner: Diary McCoy Tyner: Enlightenment Mal Waldron: Up Popped the Devil Weather Report: Sweetnighter Eberhard Weber: The Colours of Chloë Frank Wright: Church Number Nine Deaths January 2 – Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and composer (born 1928). 3 – Wilbur de Paris, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1900). 23 – Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader(born 1886). February 3 – Andy Razaf, African-American poet, composer, and lyricist (born 1895). 19 – Leon Washington, American tenor saxophonist (leukemia) (born 1909). March 2 – Spanky DeBrest, American upright bassist (born 1937). April 18 – Willie "The Lion" Smith, American pianist (born 1897). May 14 – Elmer Snowden, American banjo and guitar player (born 1900). 24 – Sid Phillips, English clarinettist, bandleader, and arranger (born 1907). June 8 – Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1935). August 4 – Eddie Condon, American banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader (born 1905). 21 – Bill Harris, American trombonist (born 1916). September 20 – Ben Webster, American tenor saxophonist (born 1909). 26 – Bernard Etté, German violinist and conductor (born 1898). October 16 – Gene Krupa, American drummer, band leader, actor, and composer (born 1909). December 3 – Emile Christian, American trombonist (born 1895). Births January 4 Bartlomiej Oles, Polish drummer, composer, and record producer. Marcin Oles, Polish bassist, composer and record producer. 12 – Brian Culbertson, American keyboardist and trombonist. 31 – Petr Kroutil, Czech clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer, and arranger. February 3 – Timuçin Şahin, Turkish guitarist and composer. 11 – Ethan Iverson, American pianist, composer, and critic. 22 – Gustavo Assis-Brasil, Brazilian-American guitarist. March 23 – Stefon Harris, American vibraphonist. April 17 – Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, South African pianist (died 2001). 30 – Frédéric Yonnet, French harmonica player and producer. May 14 – Clare Teal, English singer. 23 – Nikki Yeoh, British pianist and composer. 24 – Hallgeir Pedersen, Norwegian guitarist and composer. June 3 – Ebru Aydın, Turkish singer and songwriter. 4 Gunhild Seim, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. Scott Hammond, English drummer, Jethro Tull. July 2 – Teodross Avery, American tenor saxophonist. 8 – Magne Thormodsæter, Norwegian upright bassist and composer. 21 – Susheela Raman, British-Indian singer and songwriter. August 9 – Meg Okura, American violinist, ehru player, and composer. 11 – Torbjørn Sletta Jacobsen, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. September 3 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese video game composer and saxophonist. 4 – Wetle Holte, Norwegian drummer and composer. 7 – Thomas T. Dahl, Norwegian guitarist and composer, Krøyt and Dingobats. 9 – John Blackwell American drummer, Prince (died 2017). 12 – Dorota Miśkiewicz, Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and violinist. 21 – Fredrik Wallumrød, Norwegian drummer and composer. 26 Nelson Williams, American trumpeter. Nicholas Payton, American trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist. October 3 Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Marius Reksjø, Norwegian upright bassist. November 3 – Eivind Austad, Norwegian pianist, composer, and music teacher. 8 – Chris Dave, American drummer and composer. December 18 – Christian Jaksjø, Norwegian trombone and euphonium player. 29 – Kalle Kalima, Finnish guitarist and composer. Unknown date Ben Castle, British clarinettist and saxophonist. Eivind Opsvik, Norwegian upright bassist and composer. Janne Mark, Danish vocalist and composer. Kate Dimbleby, English cabaret singer and songwriter. Maria Markesini, Greek singer and pianist. Özay Fecht, Turkish-German actress and singer. Titilayo Adedokun, Nigerian-American singer. See also Jazz 1970s in jazz List of years in jazz 1973 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1973 at All About Jazz October 2021 Jazz Category:Jazz by year