1996 in jazz

1996 in jazz
Original Brass Band, New Orleans Jazz Fest, 1996
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1996 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1995 in jazz – 1997 in jazz

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1996.

Events

Al Jarreau at the 1996 Moldejazz in Norway. (Photo by Stig Ove Voll)

March

• 29 – The 23rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31). ^[1]

May

• 22 – The 24th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2). ^[2]
• 24 – The 25th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 24 – 27). ^[3]

June

• 27 – The 17th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 27 – July 7). ^[4]
• 28 – The 6th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (June 28 – July 13). ^[5]

July

• 5 – The 30th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 5 – 20). ^[6]
• 12
  • The 21st North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14). ^[7]
  • The 31st Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 21). ^[8]
• 15 – The 37th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20). ^[9]
• 18 – The 49th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 18 – 20). ^[10]
• 21 – The 31st San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 22 – 27). ^[11]

August

• 9 – The 13th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11). ^[12]

September

• 19 – The 39th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21). ^[13]

Album releases

Month	Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
January	1	Moving In	Chris Potter	Concord		[14]
	8	Notes of Life	Hugh Masekela	Columbia		[15]
October	15	Shack-man	Medeski Martin & Wood	Rykodisc		[16] [17]
August
September	20	Freedom in the Groove	Joshua Redman	Warner Bros.		[18]
	30	Wisdom of Uncertainty	David S. Ware	AUM Fidelity		[19] [20]

• Matthew Shipp: By the Law of Music
• Guillermo Gregorio: Approximately
• Ivo Perelman: Seeds, Visions and Counterpoint
• Michael Formanek: Nature of the Beast
• David S. Ware: Wisdom of Uncertainty
• Maria Schneider: Coming About
• Zeena Parkins: Mouth=Maul=Betrayer
• Kenny Wheeler: Siren's Song
• Gerry Hemingway: Perfect World
• Ivo Perelman: Sound Hierarchy
• Bob Neill: Triptycal
• Branford Marsalis: The Dark Keys
• Henry Threadgill: Where's Your Cup?
• Evan Parker: Toward the Margins
• Pat Metheny Group: Quartet
• John Scofield: Quiet
• Fred Anderson: Birdhouse
• David S. Ware: Oblations and Blessings
• David S. Ware: DAO
• David S. Ware: Godspelized
• William Parker: Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy
• Eliane Elias: The Three Americas
• Charlie Haden: Now Is the Hour

Deaths

January

• 2 – Viatcheslav Nazarov, American trombonist, pianist and vocalist (born 1952).
• 5 – Gus Bivona, American reedist (born 1915).
• 11 – Ike Isaacs, Burmese-English guitarist (born 1919).
• 13 – Morty Corb, American upright bassist (born 1917).
• 20 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1927).
• 28 – Pauline Braddy, African-American drummer, International Sweethearts of Rhythm (born 1922).
• 29 – Ray Leatherwood, American upright bassist (born 1914).

February

• 7 – Tiny Winters, English bassist and vocalist (born 1909).
• 8 – Mercer Ellington, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1919).
• 12 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (born 1929).

March

• 5 – Herb Hall, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1907).
• 27 – Howard Wyeth, American drummer and pianist

May

• 1 – Billy Byers, American trombonist and arranger (born 1927).
• 25 – Barney Wilen, American saxophonist and composer (born 1937).
• 27 – Pud Brown, American reedist (born 1917).
• 28 – Jimmy Rowles, American pianist, vocalist, and composer (born 1918).

June

• 1 – Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (born 1947).
• 6 – Norma Teagarden, American pianist (born 1911).
• 10 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (born 1929).
• 15 – Ella Fitzgerald, American vocalist (born 1917).
• 16 – Gil Cuppini, Italian drummer and bandleader (born 1924).

July

• 3 – Pim Jacobs, American trumpeter (born 1934).
• 17 – Amancio D'Silva, Indian guitarist and composer (born 1936).

August

• 6 – Bobby Enriquez, Filipino pianist (born 1943). ^[21]
• 24 – Carlos Vidal Bolado, American conga drum musician (born 1914).
• 25 – Fred Adison, French vocalist, drummer, and bandleader (born 1908).
• 31 – Milt Larkin, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1910).

September

• 20 – Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (born 1912).

October

• 11 – Johnny Costa, American pianist (born 1922).

November

• 2 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist (born 1963).
• 4 – Ray Linn, American trumpeter (born 1920).
• 5 – Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (born 1934).
• 7
  • Carmell Jones, American trumpet player (born 1936).
  • Kid Sheik, American trumpeter (born 1908).
• 12 – Alan Littlejohn, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and bandleader (born 1928).
• 13 – Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (born 1916).
• 23 – Art Porter Jr., American saxophonist (born 1961).

December

• 19 – Bobby Cole, American singer and pianist (born 1932).
• 23 – Ronnie Scott, English tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (born 1927).
• 26 – Oscar Valdambrini, Italian jazz trumpeter (born 1924).

Births

February

• 2 – Dionne Bromfield, English singer and songwriter.
• 4 – Connie Han, American pianist and composer.

September

• 8 – Alexander Bone, English saxophonist, pianist, producer, and composer.

See also

• 1990s portal
• Jazz portal

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1996 in music

References

1. "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
2. "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
3. "Moers Festival 1996". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
4. "Montreal International Jazz Festival 1996". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
5. "Jazz Fest Wien 1996: June 28 – July 13". Jazz Fest Wien . Retrieved 2016-04-28.
6. "Montreux Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
7. "North Sea Jazz Festival 1996". North Sea Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
8. "Pori Jazz Festival year 1996". Pori Jazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
9. "Moldejazz 1996" (in Norwegian). Dimu.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
10. "Nice Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists". Setlists.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
11. "San Sebastian's Jazz Festival poster 2000". Pinterest.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
12. "Brecon Jazz Programme 1996". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.^{[ dead link ]}
13. "Monterey Jazz Festival 1996 Poster". Kerouac.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
14. AllMusic: Chris Potter - Moving In Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, accessdate: June 10, 2023
15. Mojapelo, Max (2008). Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music. African Minds. p. 271. ISBN   978-1-920299-28-6 . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
16. "Catching New Grooves After a Great Escape". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1996.
17. Budnick, Dean (November 19, 2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879307455 – via Google Books.
18. Ratliff, Ben (2008). The Jazz Ear: Conversations over Music. Macmillan. p. 127. ISBN   9781429956208 . Retrieved 29 April 2019.
19. AUM Fidelity discography, accessed March 5, 2014
20. David S. Ware discography, accessed March 5, 2014
21. "Bobby Enriquez". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2018-01-23.

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1996 at All About Jazz