1991 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1991.

1991 in jazz
New Orleans Jazz Fest 1991. Carlsberg Brass Band
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1991 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1990 in jazz – 1992 in jazz

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Events

March

• 22 – The 18th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).^[1]

May

• 17 – The 20th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20).^[2]
• 22 – The 19th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).^[3]

July

• 2 – 25th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 21).^[4]
• 11 – The 16th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 11 – 14).^[5]

August

• 16 – The 8th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).^[6]

September

• 20 – The 34th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).^[7]

Unknown date

• Carla Bley divorced Michael Mantler.^[8]
• Carla Bley was married to Steve Swallow.^[9]

Album releases

• Steve Lacy: Remains
• Wayne Horvitz: Bring Your Camera
• John Butcher: Thirteen Friendly Numbers
• Guy Klucevsek: Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse
• Michael Formanek: Extended Animation
• Randy Weston: Spirits Of Our Ancestors
• Bill Frisell: Where in the World?
• Don Byron: Tuskegee Experiments
• Marilyn Crispell: Images
• Chick Corea Elektric Band: Beyond the Mask
• Bobby Previte: Weather Clear, Track Fast
• Music Revelation Ensemble: After Dark
• Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages
• Steve Coleman: Black Science
• Joe Lovano: From the Soul
• David Sanborn: Another Hand
• Don Pullen: Kele Mou Bana
• Terje Rypdal: Q.E.D.
• Jackie McLean: Rites of Passage
• Joanne Brackeen: Is It Really True
• John Scofield: Meant to Be
• John Patitucci: Heart of the Bass
• Julius Hemphill: Fat Man and the Hard Blues
• London Jazz Composers' Orchestra: Theoria
• Wynton Marsalis: Blue Interlude
• Marty Ehrlich: Side by Side
• Tim Berne: Can't Put My Finger On It
• Joanne Brackeen: Where Legends Dwell
• Joey Baron: Tongue in Groove
• Max Roach: To the Max
• Robert Dick: Venturi Shadows
• Freddie Hubbard: Temptation
• Fred Hersh: Forward Motion
• Steve Swallow: Swallow
• Marcus Roberts: As Serenity Approaches
• Steve Turre: Right There
• Trilok Gurtu: Living Magic
• Branford Marsalis: The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
• Christy Doran: What a Band
• Yellowjackets: Politics
• David S. Ware: Great Bliss, Vol. 1
• David S. Ware: Great Bliss, Vol. 2
• Eliane Elias: A Long Story

Deaths

Bjarne Nerem

January

• 4
  • Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (born 19091).
  • Leo Wright, American alto saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (born 1933).
• 10 – Bob Wallis, British trumpeter (born 1934).
• 14 – Miles Copeland Jr., American musician (born 1916).

February

• 10 – Tío Tom, Afro-Cuban musician (born 1919).
• 26 – Slim Gaillard, American singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, vibraphonist, and tenor saxophonist (born 1916).

March

• 3 – Sal Nistico, American tenor saxophonist (born 1938).^[10]
• 15 – Bud Freeman, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (born 1906).
• 20 – Billy Butler, American guitarist (born 1924).
• 25 – Rusty Bryant, American tenor and alto saxophonist (born 1929).
• 31 – John Carter, American clarinetist, saxophonist, and flautist (born 1929).

April

• 1
  • Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1923).
  • Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (born 1928).
• 16 – Ove Lind, Swedish clarinetist (born 1926).
• 19 – Barry Rogers, American trombonist (born 1935).

May

• 3 – Harry Gibson, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1915).
• 8 – Kenny Trimble, American trombonist (born 1919).

June

• 6 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist (born 1927).
• 23 – Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist (born 1932).
• 29 – Richard Holmes, American organist (born 1931).

July

• 24 – Tullio Mobiglia, Italian saxophonist and bandleader (born 1911).
• 31 – Charlie Beal, American pianist (born 1908).

August

• 4 – Jeri Southern, American pianist and singer (born 1926).
• 10 – Buster Smith, American alto saxophonist (born 1904).^[11]

September

• 4 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913).
• 28 – Miles Davis American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (born 1926).^[12]

October

• 1 – Stu Williamson, American trumpeter and valve trombonist (born 1933).

November

• 9 – Lance Hayward, Bermudan-American pianist (born 1916).

December

• 8 – Buck Clayton, American trumpeter (born 1911).
• 12 – Ronnie Ross, British baritone saxophonist (born 1933).
• 18 – King Kolax, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1912).
• 22 – Beaver Harris, American drummer (born 1936).
• 31 – Pat Patrick, American baritone saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and guitar bassist (born 1929).

Births

February

• 4 – Kjetil Mulelid, Norwegian pianist and composer.

March

• 27 – Braxton Cook, American alto saxophonist and composer.

April

• 10 – Andreas Skår Winther, Norwegian drummer.
• 23 – Jean Rondeau, French harpsichordist.
• 26 – Will Heard, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

May

• 10 – Jimmy Macbride, American drummer and composer.

June

• 11 – Aaron M. Johnson, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.

July

• 26 – Nathan Hartono, Indonesian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.

September

• 21 – Ai Kuwabara, Japanese pianist.
• 25 – Per Kamfjord, Norwegian drummer.

October

• 20 – Henrik Lødøen, Norwegian drummer.

Unknown date

• Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist.
• Magnus Bakken, Norwegian saxophonist.
• Olli Soikkeli, Finnish guitarist.

See also

• 1990s portal
• Jazz portal

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1991 in music