1983 in jazz
| 1983 in jazz | |
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 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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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1983.
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, 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
- Ornette Coleman and Prime Time: Opening the Caravan of Dreams
- Borbetomagus: Barbed Wire Maggot
- 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 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
- Roy Milton (July 31, 1907 – September 18, 1983)
- Kai Winding (May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983)
- Gigi Gryce (November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983)
- Earl Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983)
- Paul Quinichette (17 May 1916 – 25 May 1983)
- Willie Bobo (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983)
- Ken Kersey (April 3, 1916 – April 1, 1983)
- Harry James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983)
- Dolo Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983)
Births
- June
- 24 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer
See also
References
- ↑ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Moers Festival 1983". Moers Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1983". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1983". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1983 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Elias, Eliane". Jazz.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
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