1974 in jazz

none 1974 Billy Cobham at Soundcheck, Kongsberg Jazz Festival 1974.jpg Billy Cobham during his Crosswinds tour at Kongeberg Jazzfestival in July 1974 post-1950 1973 1975 1974 jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1974. Events April 5 – The very first Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 5 – 7).http://vossajazz.no Vossajazz Vossajazz 2016-04-30 May 22 – The 2nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5).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 31 – The 3rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 31 – June 1).http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 Moers International New Jazz Festival 1974 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 June 28 The 21st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 28 – July 7).http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/newport-jazz-festival-new-york/posters/poster/ZZZ038038.html Newport Jazz Festival 1974 Poster WolfgangsVault.com 2016-04-30 The 8th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 28 – July 7).http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1974/montreux-jazz-festival-1974-23d68427.html Montreux Jazz Festival 1974 Setlists Setlist.fm 2016-04-30 September 20 – The 17th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).https://collections.stanford.edu/mjf/search.action?instrument=%22Piano%22&band_facet=Monterey%20Jazz%20Festival%20Quartet&page=1 The Monterey Jazz Festival 1974 Collections Collections.Stanford.edu 2016-04-30 2015-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925092438/http://collections.stanford.edu/mjf/search.action?instrument=%22Piano%22&band_facet=Monterey%20Jazz%20Festival%20Quartet&page=1 dead Unknown date The First International Boogie Woogie Festival at WDR Cologne, Germany, on Sept.14/15 1974, with Memphis Slim, Willie Mabon, Axel Zwingenberger, Bob Hall, Jo-Ann Kelly, Vince Weber among others, organized by Hans W. Ewert for Radio WDR Album releases 30em Sam Rivers: Crystals Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues Steve Lacy: Saxophone Special Jeanne Lee: Conspiracy Leo Smith: Reflectativity Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller Randy Weston: Blues To Africa Marion Brown: Sweet Earth Flying Paul Rutherford: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie Marvin Peterson: Children of the Fire John Abercrombie: Timeless Roswell Rudd: Flexible Flyer McCoy Tyner: Atlantis Globe Unity Orchestra: Hamburg '74 Cecil McBee: Mutima Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse Ralph Towner: Solstice Terje Rypdal: Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away Roscoe Mitchell: Solo Saxophone Concerts Steve Kuhn: Ecstasy Joe McPhee: Pieces of Light Keith Jarrett: Death and the Flower Steve Kuhn: Trance Steve Lacy: Scraps David Liebman: Drum Ode Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue Tete Montoliu: Music for Perla Bill Watrous: Manhattan Wildlife Refuge Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions Mike Gibbs: Only Chrome Waterfall McCoy Tyner: Sama Layuca Oregon: Winter Light Billy Cobham: Total Eclipse Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid Miles Davis: Get Up With It Herbie Hancock: Thrust Gene Ammons: Brasswind Deaths January 10 – Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist (born 1918). 23 – Don Fagerquist, American trumpeter (born 1927). 26 Archie Semple, Scottish clarinetist (born 1928). Joe Benjamin, American upright bassist. (born 1919). 28 – Ed Allen, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist (born 1897). February 25 – Julian Dash, American tenor (born 1916). March 1 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (born 1935). 9 – Floyd Bean, American jazz pianist (born 1904). 22 – Sam Donahue, American tenor saxophonist, trumpeter and musical arranger (born 1918). April 11 – Fud Candrix, Belgian saxophonist and violinist (born 1908). May 4 – Geraldo, English bandleader and composer (born 1904). 15 – Paul Gonsalves, American tenor saxophonist (born 1920). 24 – Duke Ellington, American composer, pianist, and bandleader (born 1899). August 6 – Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist (born 1925). 9 – Bill Chase, American trumpeter (born 1934). 13 – Tina Brooks, American tenor saxophonist and composer (born 1932). 21 – Marvin Ash, American pianist (born 1914). 25 – Gus Viseur, Belgian-French button accordionist (born 1915). October 8 – Harry Carney, American saxophonist (born 1910). 18 – John Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1921). November 19 – George Brunies, American trombonist (born 1902). Births January 4 Hild Sofie Tafjord, Norwegian French hornist. Sjur Miljeteig, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and author. February 17 – Bernt Moen, Norwegian pianist, keyboarder, and composer. 21 – Benjamin Koppel, Danish saxophonist. 27 – Alexi Tuomarila, Finnish pianist and composer. March 27 – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and drummer. April 10 – Beate S. Lech, Norwegian singer, composer, and lyricist. 18 – Madeleine Peyroux, American singer-songwriter. 24 – Niño Josele, Spanish guitarist and exponent of the New Flamenco style. 29 – Børre Dalhaug, Norwegian drummer. 30 – Aaron Goldberg, American pianist. May 29 – Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (died 2009). 30 – Nick Etwell, British trumpeter, The Filthy Six. July 7 – Kenneth Ekornes, Norwegian percussionist. 10 – Kai Fagaschinski, German clarinetist and composer. 17 – Laura Macdonald, Scottish alto and soprano saxophonist, composer and teacher. 22 – Kåre Nymark, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. 29 – Viktoria Tolstoy, Swedish singer. 31 – Dafnis Prieto, Cuban-American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator. August 13 – Magnus Lindgren, Swedish saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist. September 10 – Lasse Marhaug, Norwegian electronic musician. 24 – Miriam Aïda, Swedish singer. 30 – Varre Vartiainen, Finnish guitarist. October 25 – Victor Kunonga, Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. November 4 – Simon Spillett, English tenor saxophonist. 15 – Reuben Rogers, American bassist. 23 – Frode Kjekstad, Norwegian guitarist. 26 – Line Horntveth, Norwegian tubist, flautist, percussionist, and singer, Jaga Jazzist. December 6 – Stefan Pasborg, Danish drummer, composer, and bandleader. 14 – Nate Smith, American drummer, songwriter, and producer. 17 – Anders Aarum, Norwegian pianist and composer. 18 – Miles Okazaki, American guitarist and composer. 21 – Knut Aalefjær, Norwegian drummer. 24 Sophie Alour, French saxophonist. Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer. 26 – Chihiro Yamanaka, Japanese pianist and composer. Unknown date Biel Ballester, Spanish guitarist. Jonathan Bratoeff, French guitarist. Martin Tingvall, Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader. See also Jazz 1970s in jazz List of years in jazz 1974 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1974 at All About Jazz October 2021 Jazz Category:Jazz by year