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1997 in jazz
1997 in jazz
	Fats Domino at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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See also	1996 in jazz – 1998 in jazz

Last updated October 29, 2021

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1997.

Events

March

21 – The 24th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 21 – 23).^[1]

May

16 – The 26th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19).^[2]
21 – The 25th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – 31).^[3]

June

26 – The 18th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 26 – July 6).^[4]

July

2 – The 7th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 2 – 13).^[5]
4 – The 31st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 19).^[6]
11
- The 22nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13).^[7]
- The 50th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 11 – 20).^[8]
12 – The 32nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 20).^[9]
15 – The 38th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).^[10]

August

8 – The 14th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 8 – 10).^[11]

September

19 – The 40th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[12]

October

7 – Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz, by jazz documentarist and filmmaker Julian Benedikt, an award-winning documentary film.^[13]

Album releases

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
7	Imaginary Day	Pat Metheny Group	Warner Bros.	Produced by Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays	^[14]

Deaths

January

8 – George Handy, American arranger, composer, and pianist (born 1920).
12 – Wally Rose, American pianist (born 1913).
16 – Beverly Peer, American upright bassist (born 1912).
25 – Seldon Powell, American tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1928).

February

10 – Lou Bennett, American organist (born 1926).
14 – Charles Moffett, American drummer (born 1929).
20 – Zachary Breaux, American guitarist (born 1960).
23 – Tony Williams, American drummer (born 1945).

March

11 – Hugh Lawson, American pianist (born 1935).

May

10 – Bernard Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1919).
12 – Louis Barbarin, American drummer (born 1902).
14 – Thelma Carpenter, American singer and actress (born 1922).
15 – Tommy Turrentine, American trumpeter (born 1928).
18 – Horst Lippmann, German drummer, concert promoter, writer, and television director (born 1927).
31 – Eddie Jones, American upright bassist (born 1929).

June

2 – Doc Cheatham, American trumpeter, singer and bandleader (born 1905).
4
- Anne Lenner, English singer (born 1912).
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American organist (born 1933).
12 – Chuck Andrus, American upright bassist (born 1928).
14 – Arthur Prysock, American singer (born 1924).
16 – Rolf Ericson, Swedish trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1922).
19 – Thurman Green, American trombonist (born 1940).

July

2 – Stan Barker, American pianist (born 1926).
29 – Chuck Wayne, American guitarist (born 1923).

August

2 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1938).
8
- Dardanelle Hadley, American singer, vibraphonist, pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1917).
- Duncan Swift, British pianist (born 1943).
12 – Dick Marx, American pianist and arranger (born 1924).
14 – Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist, and composer (born 1954).
24 – Tete Montoliu, American pianist (born 1933).

September

18 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (born 1920).
20 – Dick Shearer, American trombonist (born 1940).

October

29 – Big Nick Nicholas, American saxophonist and vocalist (born 1922).

November

2 – Carson Smith, American upright bassist (born 1931).
9 – Joe Roccisano, saxophonist and arranger (born 1939).
10 – Tommy Tedesco, American guitarist (born 1930).
11 – Shake Keane, American trumpeter and poet (born 1927).
12 – Carola Standertskjöld, Finnish singer (born 1941).

December

1 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (born 1908).
6 – George Chisholm, American trombonist (born 1915).
12 – Mouse Randolph, American trumpeter (born 1909).
21 – Johnny Coles, American trumpeter (born 1926).
30 – Ray Crawford, American guitarist (born 1924).

Unknown date

Johnny Mince, American clarinetist (born 1912).

Births

Unknown date

Barbra Lica, Canadian jazz singer and songwriter.

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References

↑ "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "Moers Festival 1997". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "Jazz Fest Wien 1997: July 2 – 13". Jazz Fest Wien . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ Viglione, Joe. "Legends: Live at Montreux 1997". AllMusic.com . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1997". North Sea Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "Nice Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists". Setlists.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
↑ "Pori Jazz Festival 1997 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
↑ "Moldejazz 1996" (in Norwegian). Dimu.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
↑ "Brecon Jazz Programme 1997". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
↑ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1999 Poster". Kerouac.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
↑ "Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
↑ Gillis, A. G. (1997-11-01). "Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day". All About Jazz . Retrieved 2016-02-29.

External links

History Of Jazz Timeline: 1997 at All About Jazz

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[1] "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz . Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[2] "Moers Festival 1997". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[3] "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[4] "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[5] "Jazz Fest Wien 1997: July 2 – 13". Jazz Fest Wien . Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[6] Viglione, Joe. "Legends: Live at Montreux 1997". AllMusic.com . Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[7] "North Sea Jazz Festival 1997". North Sea Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[8] "Nice Jazz Festival 1996 Setlists". Setlists.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-29.

[9] "Pori Jazz Festival 1997 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

[10] "Moldejazz 1996" (in Norwegian). Dimu.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.

[11] "Brecon Jazz Programme 1997". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[12] "Monterey Jazz Festival 1999 Poster". Kerouac.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

[13] "Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[14] Gillis, A. G. (1997-11-01). "Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day". All About Jazz . Retrieved 2016-02-29.

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1997 in jazz

Contents

Events

March

May

June

July

August

September

October

Album releases

October

Unknown date

Deaths

Births

See also

Related Research Articles

References

External links