1985 in jazz

1985 in jazz
Ornette Coleman's Prime Time at the Caravan of Dream in 1985
Decade	1980s in jazz
Music	1985 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1984 in jazz–1986 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events ofJazzin the year 1985.

Events

March

• 29– The 12thVossajazzstarted inVoss, Norway(March 29 – 31).

May

• 24– 14thMoers Festivalstarted inMoers, Germany(May 24 – 27).
• 22– 13thNattjazzstarted inBergen, Norway(May 22 – June 5).

June

• 28– The 6thMontreal International Jazz Festivalstarted inMontreal, Quebec,Canada (June 28 – July 7).

July

• 4– The 19thMontreux Jazz Festivalstarted inMontreux, Switzerland(July 4 – 20).
• 12– The 10thNorth Sea Jazz Festivalstarted inThe Hague, Netherlands(July 12 – 14).

August

• 16– The 2ndBrecon Jazz Festivalstarted inBrecon, Wales(April 16 – 18).

September

• 20– The 28thMonterey Jazz Festivalstarted inMonterey, California(September 20 – 22).

Album releases

• Ornette Colemanand Prime Time:Opening the Caravan of Dreams
• Abdullah Ibrahim:Water From an Ancient Well
• Butch Morris:Current Trends In Racism
• Bobby Previte:Bump The Renaissance
• George Russell:The African Game
• Rova Saxophone Quartet:The Crowd
• Lyle Mays:Lyle Mays
• David Liebman:The Loneliness Of A Long-Distance Runner
• James Newton:Water Mystery
• Hank Robertson:Transparency
• David Torn:Best Laid Plans
• Borbetomagus:Borbeto Jam
• Mark Nauseef:Wun Wun
• Kip Hanrahan:Vertical Currency
• Patrick O'Hearn:Ancient Dreams
• Don Pullen:The Sixth Sense
• John Carter:Castles of Ghana
• Gerry Hemingway:Outerbridge Crossing
• Leni Stern:Clairvoyant
• Marc Johnson:Bass Desires
• Terje Rypdal:Chaser
• Tom Harrell:Moon Alley
• Wynton Marsalis:Black Codes (From the Underground)
• Wynton Marsalis:J Mood
• Paul Winter:Canyon
• Tony Williams:Civilization
• Michael Mantler:Alien
• Herbie Hancock:Village Life
• The Manhattan Transfer:Vocalese
• Michael Franks:Skin Dive
• Ben Sidran:On the Cool Side
• John Hicks Trio:Inc. 1
• Hugh Masekela:Waiting for the Rain

Deaths

January

• 7–Johnny Guarnieri,American pianist (born1917).
• 10–Cie Frazier,American drummer (born1904).
• 11–Kenny Clare,English drummer (born1929).
• 18–Georgie Stoll,American musical director, conductor, composer, and violinist (born1905).
• 26–Kenny Clarke,American drummer and bandleader (born1914).

February

• 22–Frank Traynor,Australian trombonist and entrepreneur (born1927).
• 27–Ray Ellington,English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born1916).

March

• 13–Annette Hanshaw,American singer (born1901).
• 23–Zoot Sims,American saxophonist (born1925).
• 30–Shizuko Kasagi,Japanese singer (born1914).

April

• 21–Irving Mills,American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (born 1894).

May

• 2–Larry Clinton,American trumpeter, bandleader, and songwriter (born1909).
• 24–Joe Darensbourg,American clarinetist and saxophonist (born1906).
• 27–Skeeter Best,American guitarist (born1914).

June

• 15–David "Buck" Wheat,American bassist, songwriter and recording artist (born1922).

July

• 1
  • Dick Vance,American trumpeter (born1915).
  • Lonnie Hillyer,American trumpeter (born1940).
• 4–Chris Woods,American alto saxophonist (born1925).
• 11–George Duvivier,American upright bassist (born1920).

August

• 1–Sam Wooding,American pianist, arranger, and bandleader (born 1895).
• 11–Nick Ceroli,American drummer (born1939).
• 19–Cedric Wallace,American upright bassist (born1909).
• 30–Philly Joe Jones,American drummer (born1923).

September

• 3–Jo Jones,American drummer (born1911).
• 6
  • Johnny Desmond,American singer (born1919).
  • Little Brother Montgomery,American pianist and singer (born1906).
• 15–Cootie Williams,American trumpeter (born1911).
• 18–Ed Lewis,American trumpeter (born1909).
• 19–Charlie Holmes,American alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era (born1910).
• George Clarke,American tenor saxophonist (born1911).

October

• 12–Blind John Davis,African American, blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born1913).
• Nelson Boyd,American bassist (born1928).

November

• 4–Richard Williams,American trumpeter (born1931).
• 12–Dicky Wells,American trombonist (born1907).
• 13–Max Miller,American pianist and vibraphonist (born1911).
• 24–Big Joe Turner,American blues shouter (born1911).

Marius Nesetat Victoria during the 2015Oslo Jazzfestival.

December

• 9
  • Calvin Jackson,American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (born1919).
  • Charlie Munro,American reedist and flautist (born1917).
• 28–Benny Morton,American trombonist most associated with the swing genre (born1907).

Unknown date

• Leon Prima,American trumpeter (born1907).

Births

Eyolf Dale2017 at Victoria, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo.

David Sixat the 2014 Odessa Jazz Festival.

Alexa Ray Joel

January

• 2
  • André Roligheten,Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
  • Marius Neset,Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
• 11–Newton Faulkner,English singer-songwriter and musician.
• 29–Jon Rune Strøm,Norwegian upright bassist, and bass guitarist.

February

• 2–Melody Gardot,American singer, writer and musician.
• 8–Dario Chiazzolino,Italian guitarist and composer.
• 19–Kristoffer Lo,Norwegian tubist, flugabonist, guitarist, and composer.

March

• 5–Eyolf Dale,Norwegian pianist and composer.

May

• 3–Louis Cato,American drummer, bassist, guitarist, singer, and composer.

• 14–Tore Sandbakken,Norwegian drummer and composer.

June

• 12–Olivia Trummer,German pianist, vocalist, and composer.
• 20–Ellen Brekken,Norwegian upright bassist, guitar bassist, and tubist.

July

• 18–Theo Croker,American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader from Leesburg, Florida.
• 22–Camila Meza,Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• 25–Tom Harrison,British alto saxophonist and flautist.
• 31–Aaron Weinstein,American violinist and mandolinist.

August

• 14–David Six,Austrian pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
• 22–Kim Johannesen,Norwegian guitarist.
• 30–Rachael Price,American vocalist from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

September

• 10–Live Foyn Friis,Norwegian singer and composer.
• 22–Aaron Diehl,American pianist.

October

• 7–Alfredo Rodríguez,Cuban pianist and composer.
• 15–Øystein Skar,Norwegian pianist and composer.
• 29–Ximena Sariñana,Mexican singer-songwriter and actress

December

• 19–Ine Hoem,Norwegian singer.
• 29–Alexa Ray Joel,American singer, songwriter and pianist.

Unknown date

• Paul Carnegie-Jones,New Zealand pianist.
• Per Arne Ferner,Norwegian guitarist.

See also

• 1980s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1985 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1985atAll About Jazz