1996 in jazz

1996 in jazz
Original Brass Band, New Orleans Jazz Fest, 1996
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1996 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1995 in jazz–1997 in jazz

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Events

Al Jarreau at the 1996Moldejazzin Norway. (Photo by Stig Ove Voll)

March

• 29– The 23rdVossajazzstarted inVoss, Norway(March 29 – 31).

May

• 22– The 24thNattjazzstarted inBergen, Norway(May 22 – June 2).
• 24– The 25thMoers Festivalstarted inMoers, Germany(May 24 – 27).

June

• 27– The 17thMontreal International Jazz Festivalstarted inCanada(June 27 – July 7).
• 28– The 6thJazz Fest Wienstarted inWien, Austria(June 28 – July 13).

July

• 5– The 30thMontreux Jazz Festivalstarted inSwitzerland(July 5 – 20).
• 12
  • The 21stNorth Sea Jazz Festivalstarted inThe Hague, Netherlands(July 12 – 14).
  • The 31stPori Jazz Festivalstarted inFinland(July 12 – 21).
• 15– The 37thMoldejazzstarted inMolde, Norway(July 15 – 20).
• 18– The 49thNice Jazz Festivalstarted inFrance(July 18 – 20).
• 21– The 31stSan Sebastian Jazz Festivalstarted inSan Sebastian, Spain(July 22 – 27).

August

• 9– The 13thBrecon Jazz Festivalstarted inBrecon, Wales(August 9 – 11).

September

• 19– The 39thMonterey Jazz Festivalstarted inMonterey, California(September 19 – 21).

Album releases

Month	Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
January	1	Moving In	Chris Potter	Concord
	8	Notes of Life	Hugh Masekela	Columbia
October	15	Shack-man	Medeski Martin & Wood	Rykodisc
August
September	20	Freedom in the Groove	Joshua Redman	Warner Bros.
	30	Wisdom of Uncertainty	David S. Ware	AUM Fidelity

• Matthew Shipp:By the Law of Music
• Guillermo Gregorio:Approximately
• Ivo Perelman:Seeds, Visions and Counterpoint
• Michael Formanek:Nature of the Beast
• David S. Ware:Wisdom of Uncertainty
• Maria Schneider:Coming About
• Zeena Parkins:Mouth=Maul=Betrayer
• Kenny Wheeler:Siren's Song
• Gerry Hemingway:Perfect World
• Ivo Perelman:Sound Hierarchy
• Bob Neill:Triptycal
• Branford Marsalis:The Dark Keys
• Henry Threadgill:Where's Your Cup?
• Evan Parker:Toward the Margins
• Pat MethenyGroup:Quartet
• John Scofield:Quiet
• Fred Anderson:Birdhouse
• David S. Ware:Oblations and Blessings
• David S. Ware:DAO
• David S. Ware:Godspelized
• William Parker:Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy
• Eliane Elias:The Three Americas
• Charlie Haden:Now Is the Hour

Deaths

January

• 2–Viatcheslav Nazarov,American trombonist, pianist and vocalist (born1952).
• 5–Gus Bivona,American reedist (born1915).
• 11–Ike Isaacs,Burmese-English guitarist (born1919).
• 13–Morty Corb,American upright bassist (born1917).
• 20–Gerry Mulligan,American saxophonist, and clarinetist (born1927).
• 28–Pauline Braddy,African-American drummer,International Sweethearts of Rhythm(born1922).
• 29–Ray Leatherwood,American upright bassist (born1914).

February

• 7–Tiny Winters,English bassist and vocalist (born1909).
• 8–Mercer Ellington,American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born1919).
• 12–Alan Dawson,American drummer (born1929).

March

• 5–Herb Hall,American clarinetist and saxophonist (born1907).
• 27–Howard Wyeth,American drummer and pianist

May

• 1–Billy Byers,American trombonist and arranger (born1927).
• 25–Barney Wilen,American saxophonist and composer (born1937).
• 27–Pud Brown,American reedist (born1917).
• 28–Jimmy Rowles,American pianist, vocalist, and composer (born1918).

June

• 1–Don Grolnick,American pianist and composer (born1947).
• 6–Norma Teagarden,American pianist (born1911).
• 10–Frankie Sakai,Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (born1929).
• 15–Ella Fitzgerald,American vocalist (born1917).
• 16–Gil Cuppini,Italian drummer and bandleader (born1924).

July

• 3–Pim Jacobs,American trumpeter (born1934).
• 17–Amancio D'Silva,Indian guitarist and composer (born1936).

August

• 6–Bobby Enriquez,Filipino pianist (born1943).
• 24–Carlos Vidal Bolado,American conga drum musician (born1914).
• 25–Fred Adison,French vocalist, drummer, and bandleader (born1908).
• 31–Milt Larkin,American trumpeter and bandleader (born1910).

September

• 20–Paul Weston,American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (born1912).

October

• 11–Johnny Costa,American pianist (born1922).

November

• 2–Eva Cassidy,American vocalist and guitarist (born1963).
• 4–Ray Linn,American trumpeter (born1920).
• 5–Eddie Harris,American saxophonist (born1934).
• 7
  • Carmell Jones,American trumpet player (born1936).
  • Kid Sheik,American trumpeter (born1908).
• 12–Alan Littlejohn,American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and bandleader (born1928).
• 13–Bill Doggett,American pianist and organist (born1916).
• 23–Art Porter Jr.,American saxophonist (born1961).

December

• 19–Bobby Cole,American singer and pianist (born1932).
• 23–Ronnie Scott,English tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (born1927).
• 26–Oscar Valdambrini,Italian jazz trumpeter (born1924).

Births

February

• 2–Dionne Bromfield,English singer and songwriter.
• 4–Connie Han,American pianist and composer.

September

• 8–Alexander Bone,English saxophonist, pianist, producer, and composer.

See also

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1996 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1996atAll About Jazz