2017 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2017.

Events

January

* The 16th All Ears festival started in Oslo.
* The 3rd annual Tucson Jazz Festival started in Tucson, Arizona.20 – The 36th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway.21 – Hot Club de Norvège headline at the annual Djangofestival at Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway.28 – Nils Petter Molvær is presented as winner of the 2016 Spellemannprisen Jazz award.

February

1 – The 6th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway.2 – The 19th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard .9 – The 12th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway.

March

3 – The 13th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia.31 – The 18th Cape Town International Jazz Festival started in Cape Town, South Africa.

April

7 – The 44th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway.30 – The International Jazz Day.

May

5 – The Balejazz started in Balestrand.9 – The 28th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway.10 – The 13th AnJazz, the Hamar Jazz Festival started at Hamar, Norway.11 – The 17th Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés started in Paris, France.18 – The 6th Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin.26 – The 45th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.

June

1 – Proceedings of the Echo Jazz Awards in Hamburg, Germany.22 – The 27th JazzBaltica started in Schloss Salzau close to Kiel, Germany.23 – The 7th Alfa Jazz Fest started in Lviv, Ukraine.28 – The 28th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.29

* The 37th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
* The 37th Jazz à Vienne started in Vienne, France.30
* The 5th Love Supreme Festival started in Glynde Place, East Sussex.
* The 51st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.

July

5 – The 53rd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway.6

* The 17th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway.
* The 21st Skånevik Bluesfestival started in Skånevik, Norway.7
* The 39th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark.
* The 44th Umbria Jazz Festival started in Perugia, Italy.
* The 42nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.11 – The 41st Jazz de Vitoria started in Gasteiz, Spain.15 – The 29th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark.17
* The 70th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.
* The 56th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway.26 – The 22nd Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway.28 – The 40th Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France.

August

4 – The 61st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.8 – The 18th Øyafestivalen started in Oslo, Norway.10

* The Nišville International Jazz Festival started in Niš, Serbia.
* The 31st Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway.
11 – The 33rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.12 – The 32nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.31 – The 12th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway.

September

1 – The 16th Tokyo Jazz Festival, started at North Door in Tokyo, Japan.14 – The 4th Everfest, Sonic Transmissions started at North Door in Austin, Texas.15 – The 60th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

October

6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.19 – The 34th DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway.25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival started in Umeå, Sweden.27 – The 38th Cork Jazz Festival started in Cork, Ireland.

November

2 – The 53rd Jazz Fest Berlin started in Berlin, Germany.10 – The 25th London Jazz Festival started in London, England.23 – The São Paulo Jazz Festival started in São Paulo, Brazil.

December

28 – The 25th Umbria Jazz Winter started in Orvieto, Italy.

Deaths

January

* Buddy Bregman, American arranger, producer, and composer.
* Rod Mason, British trumpeter.10 – Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist. 14 – John Boudreaux, American drummer.15
* Terry Cryer, British jazz and blues photographer.
* Thandi Klaasen, South African singer .16 – Charles "Bobo" Shaw, American drummer.20 – Chuck Stewart, American photographer.22 – Jaki Liebezeit, German drummer.28 – Guitar Gable, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter.31 – John Wetton, English singer, bassist, and songwriter .

February

5 – David Axelrod, American musician and producer.7 – Svend Asmussen, Danish violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking".12

* Al Jarreau, American singer.
* Barbara Carroll, American pianist and singer.18 – Clyde Stubblefield, American drummer best known for his work with James Brown .19 – Larry Coryell, American guitarist.20 – Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Danish bassist and composer.23 – Horace Parlan, American pianist.24 – Fumio Karashima, Japanese pianist.

March

3 – Misha Mengelberg, Dutch pianist and composer.8 – Dave Valentin, American flautist.13 – Tommy LiPuma, American music producer.16 – James Cotton, American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.18 – Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter.20

* Buck Hill, American saxophonist.
* Tony Terran, American trumpeter and session musician.21 – Roy Fisher, British poet and pianist.24 – Avo Uvezian, Armenian-American pianist, composer, and cigar manufacturer.26 – Jimmy Dotson, American singer, guitarist, and drummer.27
* Arthur Blythe, American alto saxophonist and composer.
* Clem Curtis, Trinidadian British singer in The Foundations.

April

* Bob Cunningham, American bassist.
* Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist.9
* Knut Borge, Norwegian journalist, entertainer, and jazz enthusiast.
* Stan Robinson, English tenor saxophonist.11
* J. Geils, American jazz and blues guitarist in The J. Geils Band.
* Toby Smith, British keyboardist and songwriter for Jamiroquai.15 – Allan Holdsworth, British jazz fusion guitarist in Gong, Soft Machine.27 – John Shifflett, American bassist.29 – Ian Cruickshank, English guitarist, educator, author and columnist.

May

1 – Bruce Hampton, American singer and guitarist, Hampton Grease Band.3 – Casey Jones, American drummer, singer, and record producer.7 – Dave Pell, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.12 – Bill Dowdy, American drummer in The Three Sounds.14 – Tom McClung, American pianist and composer.22 – Mickey Roker, American drummer.27 – Gregg Allman, American singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter, the Allman Brothers Band.31 – Bern Nix, American guitarist.

June

17 – Thara Memory, American trumpeter.18 – Chris Murrell, American singer.22 – Jimmy Nalls, American guitarist and singer, Sea Level.27 – Geri Allen, American pianist.28 – Phil Cohran, American trumpeter.

July

4 – John Blackwell American drummer, Prince.7 – Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian composer and pianist.12 – Ray Phiri, South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist.13 – Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer.19 – Graham Wood, Australian pianist.21 – Errol Dyers, South African guitarist.26 – Tom McIntosh, American trombonist and composer.30 – Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American musical entertainer and banjoist.31 – Chuck Loeb, American guitarist and composer.

August

4 – Bruno Canfora, Italian composer, conductor, and music arranger.7 – Janet Seidel, Australian singer and pianist.16 – Mike Hennessey, English music journalist and pianist.19 – Bea Wain, American Big Band-era singer.22 – John Abercrombie, American guitarist, composer and bandleader.26 – Wilson das Neves, Brazilian bossa nova singer and percussionist.29 – Larry Elgart, American jazz bandleader.30 – Skip Prokop, Canadian rock and jazz fusion drummer in Lighthouse, The Paupers.31 – Janne Carlsson, Swedish drummer and actor.

September

3 – Walter Becker, American guitarist in Steely Dan, songwriter, and record producer.5 – Leo Cuypers, Dutch pianist and composer.11 – Frank Capp, American drummer.17 – Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian rock and jazz percussionist in Chicago.22 – Mike Carr, English organist, pianist and vibraphonist.27 – CeDell Davis, American guitarist and singer.

October

6 – Lou Gare, English saxophonist.8 – Grady Tate, American drummer and singer.12 – Andy McGhee, American tenor saxophonist and educator.18 – Phil Miller, English guitarist.20 – Boris Lindqvist, Swedish singer and musician.22 – Atle Hammer, Norwegian trumpeter.24 – Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter of French Creole descent.27 – Dick Noel, American singer.29

* Frank Holder, Guyanese singer and percussionist.
* Muhal Richard Abrams, American clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist.30 – Theo Bophela, South African band leader, composer, pianist, arranger, and music educator.

November

7 – Wendell Eugene, American trombonist.18 – Ben Riley, American drummer known for playing with Thelonious Monk.19 – Della Reese, American singer.23

* John Coates Jr., American pianist.
* Jon Hendricks, American singer.27 – Robert Popwell, American bass guitarist, The Young Rascals and The Crusaders.29 – Robert Walker, American guitarist.

December

2 – Mundell Lowe, American guitarist.7 – Sunny Murray, American drummer.13 – Willie Pickens, American pianist.15 – John Critchinson, English pianist.16

* Keely Smith, American singer.
* Ralph Carney, American saxophonist and clarinetist, Tin Huey.17 – Kevin Mahogany, American vocalist.19 – Leo Welch, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.21
* Dominic Frontiere, American composer, arranger, and accordionist.
* Halvard Kausland, Norwegian guitarist.
* Roswell Rudd, American trombonist.28 – Melton Mustafa, American trumpeter and flugelhornist, Count Basie Orchestra.