This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2001.
| 2001 in jazz | |
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| Decade | 2000s in jazz |
| Music | 2001 in music |
| Standards | List of jazz standards |
| See also | 2000 in jazz – 2002 in jazz |
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Events edit
January edit
- 25 – The 4th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 25 – 28).[1]
February edit
March edit
April edit
- 6
- The 28th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8).[2]
- Stein Inge Brækhus was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003.[3]
- 3 – Eldbjørg Raknes performs the commissioned work So much depends upon a red wheel barrow for Vossajazz 2003.[4]
May edit
- 23 – The 29th Nattjazz 2001 started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2).[5]
June edit
- 1 – The 30th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 1 – 4).[6]
- 19 – The 13th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 19 – July 8).[7]
- 26 – The 18th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (June 26 – July 22).[8]
- 29 – The 22nd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 29 - July 10).[9]
July edit
- 6 – The 35th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 6 – 22).[10]
- 13 – The 26th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 13 – 15).[11]
- 14 – The 36th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 14 – 22).[12]
- 16 – The 41st Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 16 – 21).[13]
- 21 – The 54th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 21 – 28).[14]
- 24 – The 36th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 24 – 29).[15]
August edit
- 6 – The 16th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 6–12).[16]
- 8 – The 15th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 8 – 12).[17]
- 10
- The 47th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 10 – 12).[18]
- The 19th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 10 – 12).[19]
September edit
- 21 – The 44th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).[20]
October edit
- 11 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (Oktober 11 - 14).[21]
November edit
- 8 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (November 8 – 11).[22]
- 9 – The 10th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 9 – 18).[23]
December edit
Albums released edit
January edit
February edit
March edit
April edit
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Nocturne | Charlie Haden | Verve Records | Executive producer Daniel Richard | [24] |
May edit
June edit
July edit
August edit
September edit
October edit
November edit
December edit
Unknown date edit
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B
C
G
- Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: Swingin' For The Fences (Silverline)
H
- Herbie Hancock: Future 2 Future (Transparent, Columbia)
- Gordon Haskell: Look Out (Flying Sparks)
K
- Olga Konkova Trio: Some Things From Home (Candid)
- Diana Krall: The Look of Love (Verve)
M
- James Morrison: Scream Machine (Morrison Records)
S
T
- The Idea of North: The Sum of Us (Magnetic Records)
W
- Robbie Williams: Swing When You're Winning (Capitol ) More Easy Listening Style
- World Saxophone Quartet: 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (Justin Time)
Deaths edit
- January
- 4 – Les Brown, American bandleader (born 1912).
- 13 – Stan Freeman, American composer, lyricist, musical arranger, conductor, and pianist (born 1920).
- 17 – Norris Turney, American flautist and saxophonist (born 1921).
- 23
- Jack McDuff, American organist and organ trio bandleader (born 1926).
- Lou Levy, American pianist (born 1928).
- February
- 4 – J. J. Johnson, American trombonist, composer, and arranger (born 1924).
- 10 – Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1913).
- 13
- George T. Simon, American writer and drummer (born 1912).
- Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, South African pianist (born 1973).[25]
- March
- 7 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903).
- 18 – Rupert Nurse, Trinidadian-British pianist, upright bassist, and saxophonist (born 1910).
- 19 – Herbie Jones, American trumpeter and arranger (born 1926).
- 20 – Jay Cameron, American baritone saxophonist and reedist (born 1928).
- 28 – Moe Koffman, Canadian saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger (born 1928).
- 29 – John Lewis, American pianist, composer and arranger (born 1920).[26]
- April
- 5 – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish singer and actress (born 1931).
- 9 – Ken Rattenbury, English trumpeter, pianist, composer, and author (born 1920).
- 18 – Billy Mitchell, American tenor saxophonist (born 1926).
- 24 – Al Hibbler, American baritone singer, Duke Ellington Orchestra (born 1915).
- May
- 3 – Billy Higgins, American drummer (born 1936).
- 19 – Susannah McCorkle, American singer (born 1946).
- 22 – Lorez Alexandria, American singer (born 1929).
- 27 – Glauco Masetti, Italian jazz reedist (born 1922).
- June
- 13 – Makanda Ken McIntyre, American musician and composer (born 1931).
- 19 – Lindsay L. Cooper, Scottish upright bass, electric bass and cello player (born 1940).
- 30
- Chet Atkins, American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (born 1924).
- Joe Henderson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1937).
- July
- 27 – Harold Land, American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist (born 1928).
- August
- 6 – Larry Adler, American harmonica player (born 1914).
- 17 – Flip Phillips, American tenor saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1915).
- 23 – Eric Allandale, Dominican-English trombonist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1936).
- 27 – Cal Collins, American guitarist (born 1933).
- September
- 1 – Sil Austin, American saxophonist (born 1929).
- 2 – Jay Migliori, American saxophonist (born 1930).
- October
- 2 – Manny Albam, American baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator (born 1922).
- 4 – John Collins, American guitarist (born 1913).
- 11 – Billy Maxted, American pianist (born 1917).
- 16 – Etta Jones, American singer (born 1928).[27]
- 29 – Spike Robinson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1930).
- 31 – Bill Le Sage, British pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (born 1927).
- November
- 13
- Babik Reinhardt, French jazz guitarist (born 1944).[28]
- Panama Francis, American drummer (born 1918).
- 16 – Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist and composer (born 1930).
- 21 – Ralph Burns, American pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1922).
- December
- 14 – Conte Candoli, American trumpeter (born 1927).
- 22 – Gene Taylor, American upright bassist (born 1929).
- 30 – Ralph Sutton, American pianist (born 1922).
- Unknown date
- David Batey, English pianist (born 1939)[29]
- Oliver Todd, American band leader, organist, pianist, and trumpeter (born 1916).
Births edit
- August
- 30 – Emily Bear, American composer and pianist.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Polarjazz 78'N, 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Vossa Jazz 2001" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ Hammerø, Tor (2002-03-22). "Eldbjørg Raknes: So Much Depends Upon A Red Wheel Barrow". NettPuls.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Nattjazz 2001" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Moers Festival 2001". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ "Jazz Fest Wien 2001: June 19 – July 8". Jazz Fest Wien. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 2001". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Montreal International Jazz Festival 2001". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 2001 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 2001". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ "Pori Jazz Festival year 2001". Pori Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Metheny satser norsk" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2001-03-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Nice Jazz Festival 2001 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "San Sebastian's Jazz Festival poster 2001". JazzTimes. May 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Oslo Jazzfestival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Sildajazz 2001" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 2001 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Brecon Jazz Programme 2001". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 2001 Poster". Kerouac.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "DölaJazz - Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Trondheim Jazzfestival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ Fordham, John (2001-11-02). "Live and kicking". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ Adler, David R. "Charlie Haden - Nocturne". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Moses Molelekwa". The Guardian. 2001-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ Keepnews, Peter (2001-03-31). "John Lewis, 80, Pianist, Composer and Creator of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (2001-10-19). "Etta Jones, Jazz Standards Vocalist, Dies at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Babik Reinhardt". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "David Batey". Biography. Rediff.com. Retrieved 2017-11-04.