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1988 in jazz
1988 in jazz
	Don Pullen, Half Moon Bay CA June 13, 1988
Decade	1980s in jazz
Music	1988 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1987 in jazz – 1989 in jazz

Last updated January 14, 2023

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1988.

Events

March

25 – The 15th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).^[1]

April

6 – Jazz guitarist Larry Carlton is shot in a random gun shooting outside his Los Angeles studios.^[2]

May

20 – The 17th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23).^[3]
25 – The 16th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).^[4]

June

30 – The 22nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 16).^[5]

July

1 – The 9th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1 – 10).^[6]
8 – The 13th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).^[7]

August

19 – The 5th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 19 – 21).^[8]

September

16 – The 31st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).^[9]

Album releases

Bill Frisell: Before We Were Born
Henry Threadgill: Rag, Bush and All
Turtle Island String Quartet: Turtle Island String Quartet
Lyle Mays: Street Dreams
Dave Holland: Triplicate
Jackie McLean: Dynasty
John Carter: Fields
Leni Stern: Secrets
Microscopic Septet: Beauty Based on Science
Music Revelation Ensemble: Music Revelation Ensemble
Willem Breuker: Psalm 122
Steve Turre: Fire and Ice
Trilok Gurtu: Usfret
Bobby Previte: Claude's Late Morning
Bill Frisell: Lookout for Hope
Misha Mengelberg: Impromptus
Marcus Roberts: Truth is Spoken Here
David Ware: Passage to Music
David Liebman: Trio + One
Freddie Hubbard: Stardust
Gary Thomas: Code Violations
Hilton Ruiz: El Camino
Phil Woods: Evolution
Ralph Moore: Rejuvenate
Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown: Sonic Explorations

Deaths

January

8 – Ray Bauduc, American drummer (born 1906).

February

24 – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (born 1909).

March

1 – Tommy Potter, American upright-bassist (born 1918).^[10]
8 – Ken Colyer, English trumpeter and cornetist (born 1928).
20 – Gil Evans, Canadian pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1912).^[11]

April

3 – Kai Ewans, Danish reedist (born 1906).
15 – Eliza Doolittle, British singer-songwriter.
19 – Ed Burke, American violinist and trombonist (born 1909).

May

13 – Chet Baker, American trumpeter and singer (born 1929).^[12]
28 – Sy Oliver, American trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger and bandleader (born 1910).^[13]

July

2 – Eddie Vinson, American alto saxophonist and blues shouter (born 1917).^[14]

August

15 – Bill Beason, American drummer (born 1908).
27 – Irene Higginbotham, African American songwriter and concert pianist (born 1918).^[15]

September

5 – Lawrence Brown, American trombonist (born 1907).
27 – J. C. Heard, American drummer (born 1917).^[16]

October

8 – Edward Inge, American arranger and reedist (born 1906).

November

30
- Charlie Rouse, American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1924).
- Pannonica de Koenigswarter, British-born jazz patron and writer (born 1913).

December

8
- Gene Quill, American alto saxophonist (born 1927).
- Thore Swanerud, Swedish pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, conductor, and composer (born 1919).

Unknown date

Barney Josephson, founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village (born 1902).

Births

January

28 – Casimir Liberski, Belgian pianist and keyboarder.

February

5 – Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson, Norwegian upright bassist.
26 – Christian Meaas Svendsen, Norwegian upright bassist.

April

1 – Sam Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean saxophonist and guitarist (died 2010).
22 – Nitcho Reinhardt, French guitarist.

May

29 – Kelly Sweet, American singer and songwriter.

May

2 – Guilherme Rodrigues, Portuguese composer, improviser, and sound artist.
7 – David Aleksander Sjølie, Norwegian guitarist.
17 – Brittany Anjou, American pianist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

July

31 – Andreas Wildhagen, Norwegian drummer.

August

17 – Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer, percussionist, and electronica artist.
28 – Kjetil Jerve, Norwegian pianist and composer.

September

1 – Martina Bárta, Czech singer and French hornist.

October

19 – Pasquale Grasso, Italian guitarist.

November

25 – Victoria Hart, California-born English singer.
27 – Sandra Nankoma, Ugandan singer, songwriter and actress.

December

3 – Melissa Aldana, Chilean tenor saxophonist.
23 – Thomai Apergi, Greek singer and guitarist.

Unknown date

Jan Martin Gismervik, Norwegian drummer, Monkey Plot.
Simon Gore, Welch guitarist, keyboarder, composer, and audio/visual artist.

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References

↑ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz . Retrieved 2016-04-29.
↑ Heim, Chris (1989-06-30). "Guitarist Larry Carlton Puts Tragic Shooting Behind Him". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2016-04-22.
↑ "Moers Festival 1988". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
↑ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
↑ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Timeline". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1988". North Sea Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "Brecon Jazz Festival 1988". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "The Monterey Jazz Festival Poster". Etsy.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "Tommy Potter". BBC . Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ Watrous, Peter (1988-03-22). "Gil Evans, a Key Jazz Composer And Orchestrator, Is Dead at 75". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ Pareles, Jon (1988-05-14). "Chet Baker, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 59 in a Fall". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "Eddie (Cleanhead) Vinson, 70, Alto Saxophonist and Blues Singer". The New York Times . 1988-07-04. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "Eddie (Cleanhead) Vinson, 70, Alto Saxophonist and Blues Singer". The New York Times . 1988-05-28. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
↑ "Irene Higginbotham". RadioSwissJazz.ch. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
↑ "J.C. Heard Dies at 71; Long a Jazz Drummer". The New York Times . 1988-09-30. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

External links

History Of Jazz Timeline: 1988 at All About Jazz

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[1] "Vossajazz". Vossajazz . Retrieved 2016-04-29.

[2] Heim, Chris (1989-06-30). "Guitarist Larry Carlton Puts Tragic Shooting Behind Him". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2016-04-22.

[3] "Moers Festival 1988". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-22.

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

[5] "Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[6] "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Timeline". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[7] "North Sea Jazz Festival 1988". North Sea Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[8] "Brecon Jazz Festival 1988". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[9] "The Monterey Jazz Festival Poster". Etsy.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[10] "Tommy Potter". BBC . Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[11] Watrous, Peter (1988-03-22). "Gil Evans, a Key Jazz Composer And Orchestrator, Is Dead at 75". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[12] Pareles, Jon (1988-05-14). "Chet Baker, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 59 in a Fall". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[13] "Eddie (Cleanhead) Vinson, 70, Alto Saxophonist and Blues Singer". The New York Times . 1988-07-04. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[14] "Eddie (Cleanhead) Vinson, 70, Alto Saxophonist and Blues Singer". The New York Times . 1988-05-28. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

[15] "Irene Higginbotham". RadioSwissJazz.ch. Retrieved 2017-11-05.

[16] "J.C. Heard Dies at 71; Long a Jazz Drummer". The New York Times . 1988-09-30. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

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