1983 in jazz

This page is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1983.

1983 in jazz
Dee Bell performing at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall
Decade	1980s in jazz
Music	1983 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1982 in jazz – 1984 in jazz

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Events

March

• 25 – The 10th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).^[1]

May

• 18 – 11th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 18 – June 1).^[2]
• 20 – 12th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23).^[3]

June

• 1 – The 4th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1 – 10).^[4]

July

• 8
  • The 8th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).^[5]
  • The 17th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 8 – 24).^[6]

September

• 16 – The 26th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).^[7]

Unknown date

• Eliane Elias married Randy Brecker, brother of Michael Brecker.^[8]

Album releases

• Borbetomagus: Barbed Wire Maggots
• Anthony Davis: Hemispheres
• Terje Rypdal: Eos
• Don Pullen: Evidence of Things Unseen
• James Newton: Luella
• Marilyn Crispell: Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky
• Ganelin Trio: Semplice
• Microscopic Septet: Take the Z Train
• Muhal Richard Abrams: Rejoicing with the Light
• Tim Berne: Mutant Variations
• Terence Blanchard & Donald Harrison: New York Second Line
• Steps Ahead: Steps Ahead
• Dollar Brand: Ekaya
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Show Stopper
• Pat Metheny: Rejoicing
• Paul Motian: The Story of Maryam
• Joachim Kuhn: I'm Not Dreaming
• Kenny Wheeler: Double, Double You
• Lakshminarayana Subramaniam: Spanish Wave
• Roger Neumann: Introducing Rather Large Band
• Dave Holland: Jumpin' In
• Henry Threadgill: Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket
• George Russell: So What
• Derek Bailey: Epiphany
• Bobby Shew: Breakfast Wine
• Bob Wasserman: Solo
• Joe McPhee: Visitation
• Bobby Watson: Jewel
• Branford Marsalis: Scenes In The City
• Wynton Marsalis: Think of One
• Ronald Shannon Jackson: Barbeque Dog
• Shadowfax: Shadowdance
• Michael Franks: Passionfruit
• John Pizzarelli: I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)

Deaths

January

• 13
  • Barry Galbraith, American guitarist (born 1919).
  • John Ouwerx, Belgian pianist and composer (born 1903).
• 28 – Sweet Emma Barrett, American pianist and singer (born 1897).

February

• 2 – Moses Allen, American upright bassist (born 1907).
• 12 – Eubie Blake, American composer, lyricist, and pianist (born 1887).

March

• 14 – Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, and composer (born 1925).
• 16 – Ernie Royal, American trumpeter (born 1921).

April

• 1 – Ken Kersey, Canadian pianist (born 1916).
• 7 – Cag Cagnolatti, American trumpeter (born 1911).
• 13 – Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (born 1927).
• 22 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903).
• 27 – Kippie Moeketsi, South-African alto saxophonist (born 1925).

May

• 6 – Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (born 1922).
• 25 – Paul Quinichette, American tenor saxophonist (born 1916).

June

• 19 – Al Lucas, Canadian upright bassist (born 1912).

July

• 1 – Sandy Mosse, American tenor saxophonist (born 1929).
• 5 – Harry James, American trumpeter and band leader (born 1916).
• 8 – Lammar Wright Jr., American trumpeter (born 1924).
• 12 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist and flautist, Traffic (born 1944).
• 15 – Sadik Hakim, American pianist and composer (born 1919).
• 18 – Bob Cornford, British jazz pianist and composer (born 1940).

August

• 9 – Don Ewell, American stride pianist (born 1916).

September

• 1 – Arthur Herzog Jr., American songwriter and composer (born 1900).
• 15
  • Willie Bobo, Puerto Rican-American percussionist (born 1934).
  • Johnny Hartman, African-American singer (born 1923).
• 18 – Roy Milton, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1907).

October

• Wilbert Baranco, American pianist and bandleader (born 1909).

November

• 8 – James Booker, American keyboarder (born 1939).
• 12 – Preston Jackson, American trombonist (born 1902).
• 22 – Kamil Běhounek, Bohemian-Czech accordionist (born 1916).
• 25 – Waymon Reed, American trumpeter (born 1940).

December

• 13 – Marshall Brown, American trombonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1920).
• 16 – Harry Miller, South African upright bassist (born 1941).

Unknown date

• Pat Smythe, Scottish pianist (born 1923).

Births

January

• 20 – Eivind Lønning, Norwegian trumpeter.

February

• 3 – Gilad Hekselman, Israeli guitarist and composer.
• 22 – Lars Winther, Danish pianist, composer, producer, and arranger.

March

• 10 – Lőrinc Barabás, Hungarian trumpeter and composer.
• 31 – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, American trumpeter and composer.

April

• 20 – Ryan Blotnick, American guitarist.

May

• 8 – Nikoletta Szőke, Hungarian singer.
• 26 – Rune Nergaard, Norwegian upright bassist, Bushman's Revenge.

June

• 17 – Jaimie Branch, American trumpeter and electronica artist (died 2022)
• 24 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer, Puma.
• 30 – Espen Berg, Norwegian pianist, arranger, and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.

July

• 5 – Sofia Jernberg, Ethiopian-Swedish experimental singer and composer.
• 8 – Jamie Brooks, English pianist, keyboarder, composer, and arranger.
• 13 – Harold López-Nussa, Cuban pianist.
• 22 – Andreas Ulvo, Norwegian pianist, organist, keyboarder, and composer, Eple Trio.

August

• 17 – Luques Curtis, American bassist.

September

• 14 – Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter (died 2011).
• 19 – Petter Eldh, Swedish upright bassist and composer.
• 25 – Hayden Powell, English trumpeter and composer.
• 26 – Magnus Hjorth, Swedish pianist and composer.

October

• 7 – Aaron Parks, American pianist and composer.
• 14 – Andreas Stensland Løwe, Norwegian pianist, Splashgirl.
• 19 – Makaya McCraven, American drummer.

November

• 10
  • Bez Idakula, Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and composer.
  • David Virelles, Cuban pianist and composer.^[9]
  • Svein Magnus Furu, Norwegian saxophonist composer, and music journalist.
• 23 – Thomas Pridgen, American drummer, The Mars Volta.

Unknown date

• Emanuele Maniscalco, Italian pianist, drummer, and composer.
• Guro Skumsnes Moe, Norwegian upright bassist and singer.
• Lauren Kinsella, Irish singer and composer.
• Tom Hasslan, Norwegian guitarist.

See also

• 1980s portal
• Jazz portal

• 1980s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1983 in music