1970 In Jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1970.

Events

June

* 17 – The 4th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 17 – 22).

July

* 10
** Lee Morgan records '' Live at the Lighthouse'' (July 10 – 12), at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.
** The 17th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 10 – 12).

September

* 18 – The 13th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).

Album releases

*Bill Evans: ''Montreux II''
*Bill Evans: '' Bill Evans Alone''
*Paul Bley: ''Improvisie: ''Afternoon of a Georgia Faun''
*Alice Coltrane: ''Ptah, the El Daoud''
*McCoy Tyner: ''Extensions''
*Art Ensemble of Chicago: ''Les Stances a Sophie''
*Sonny Sharrock: ''Monkey-Pockie-Boo: '' Straight Life''
*Jan Garbarek: ''Afric Pepperbird''
*Evan Parker: '' The Topography of the Lungs''
*Spontaneous Music Ensemble: ''So What Do You Think''
*Alice Coltrane: ''Journey in Satchidananda''
*Pharoah Sanders: ''Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)''
*Stanley Turrentine: ''Sugar''
* Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra: ''My Brother the Wind''
*Woody Shaw: ''Blackstone Legacy''
*Freddie Hubbard: ''Red Clay''
*McCoy Tyner: '' Asante''
*Miles Davis: '' Bitches' Brew''
*Leon Thomas: ''Album''
*Hubert Laws: '' Afro-Classic''
*John McLaughlin: ''My Goal's Beyond''
*ICP Orchestra: ''Groupcomposing''
*Gunter Hampel: ''People Symphony''
*Keith Tippett: ''Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening''
*Misha Mengelberg: ''Instant Composers Pool 005''
*Gunter Hampel: ''Ballet-Symphony''
*Chris McGregor: ''And the Brotherhood of Breath''
*Joe McPhee: ''Nation Time''
*Hugh Masekela: ''Reconstruction''

Deaths

; January
* 16 – Lem Davis, American alto saxophonist (born 1914).
* 17 – Billy Stewart, American singer, drummer, and pianist (born 1937).

; March
* 2 – Emile Barnes, American clarinetist (born 1892).
* 21 – Jack Sels, Belgian saxophonist and composer (born 1922).

; April
* 10 – Ralph Escudero, Puerto Rican bassist and tubist (born 1898).
* 20 – Perry Bradford, African-American composer, songwriter, and vaudeville performer (born 1893).

; May
* 10 – Frankie Lee Sims, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1917).
* 11 – Johnny Hodges, American alto saxophonist (born 1906).
* 24 – Cliff Jackson, American pianist (born 1902).

; June
* 16 – Lonnie Johnson, American singer and guitarist (born 1899).

; July
* 26 – Fernando Arbello, Puerto Rican trombonist (born 1907).
* 31 – Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (born 1930).

; August
* 4 – Scoops Carry, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1915).
* 5 – Otto Hardwick, American saxophonist (born 1904).

; September
* 18 – Maxwell Davis, American saxophonist, arranger, and record producer (born 1916).

; October
* 11 – Phil Spitalny, American bandleader (born 1890).
* 12 – Barney Rapp, American drummer and orchestra leader (born 1900).

; November
* 20 – Don Stovall, American alto saxophonist (born 1913).
* 25 – Albert Ayler, American saxophonist and singer (born 1936).

; December
* 14 – Elmer Schoebel, American pianist and composer (born 1896).

Births

; January
* 1 – Karen Souza, Argentin singer.
* 4 – Michel Bisceglia, Belgian pianist.
* 5 – Jesper Bodilsen, Danish upright bassist.
* 19 – Iiro Rantala, Finnish pianist, Trio Töykeät.
* 24 – Adam Pierończyk, Polish saxophonist and composer.

; February
* 9 – Eldbjørg Raknes, Norwegian singer.
* 13 – Adam Cruz, American drummer.
* 20
** Craig Taborn, American pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer.
** Éric Legnini, Belgian pianist and bandleader.
* 27 – Lina Nyberg, Swedish singer and composer.

; March
* 11 – Justin Hayford, American singer and pianist.
* 19 – Harald Johnsen, Norwegian upright bassist (died 2011).
* 22 – Live Maria Roggen, Norwegian singer and composer, Come Shine.

; April
* 1 – Tone Lise Moberg, Norwegian singer.
* 15 – Michael Schiefel, German singer.
* 20 – Avishai Cohen, Israeli bassist, composer, singer and arranger.
* 25 – Kjersti Stubø, Norwegian singer.

; May
* 1 – Sacha Perry, American pianist and composer.
* 4
** Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian pianist.
** Jeremy Davenport, American trumpeter and singer.
* 6 – Juliet Kelly, British singer and songwriter.
* 22 – Jimmy Bennington, American drummer.

; June
* 2 – Matt Garrison, American bassist.
* 10 – Dwayne Burno, American upright bassist (died 2013).
* 12 – Dave Maric, British composer and musician.
* 13 – Ron Westray, American trombonist, composer and educator.
* 16 – Gregory Hutchinson, American drummer.
* 21 – Eric Reed, American pianist and composer.
* 22 – Goran Kajfeš, Swedish trumpeter.
* 24 – Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist and film composer (died 2012).

; July
* 6
** Médéric Collignon, French vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player.
** Roger Cicero, German singer (died 2016).
* 13 – Glenn Corneille, Dutch pianist (died 2005).
* 14 – Jacob Young, Norwegian guitarist.
* 15 – Frank McComb, American soul singer and pianist.
* 16 – Yinka Davies, Nigerian vocalist, dancer, and lyricist.
* 17 – Alvester Garnett, American drummer.
* 25 – Brian Blade, American drummer, composer and singer-songwriter.
* 30 – Susanne Abbuehl, Swiss-Dutch singer.

; August
* 1 – Kishon Khan, Bangladeshi-British pianist, composer, arranger, and music producer.
* 21
** Marlon Jordan, American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.
** Simone Eriksrud, Norwegian singer and composer.
* 22 – Erik van der Luijt, Dutch pianist, composer, and band leader.
* 23 – Brad Mehldau, American pianist, composer, and band leader.
* 24 – Chris Tarry, Canadian bass guitarist.

, September
* 3 – Haydain Neale, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2009).
* 24 – Ingrid Laubrock, German soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophonist.
* 28 – Neil Yates, British trumpeter.

; October
* 5 – Tord Gustavsen (October 5), Norwegian pianist and composer.
* 8 – Maria Kannegaard, Danish-born Norwegian pianist.
* 16 – Heine Totland, Norwegian singer.
* 19 – Jacob Karlzon, Swedish pianist and composer.
* 20 – Håvard Lund, Norwegian clarinetist and saxophonist.
* 22 – Manuel Mota, Portuguese guitarist.
* 23 – Tobias Sjögren, Swedish guitarist and composer.
* 24 – Jesse Harris, American singer-songwriter.
* 28 – Kurt Rosenwinkel (October 28), American guitarist and keyboardist.
* 29 – Toby Smith, British keyboardist and songwriter for Jamiroquai (died 2017).

; November
* 15 – Susie Ibarra, American composer and percussionist.
* 20 – Geoffrey Keezer, American pianist.
* 22 – Chris Fryar, American drummer.

; December
* 14 – Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer.
* 18 – Norman Brown, American guitarist.
* 24 – Marco Minnemann, German drummer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.

; Unknown date
* Andreas Paolo Perger, Austrian guitarist, improviser, and composer.
* Anna Mjöll, Icelandic singer and songwriter.
* Dominic Green, British writer and guitarist.
* Kate McGarry, American singer.
* Keith Anderson, American saxophonist.
* Lullaby Baxter, Canadian singer.
* Matt Lavelle, American trumpet, flugelhorn and bass clarinet player.
* Peter Martin, American pianist.
* Tom Brantley, American trombonist.

See also

* 1970s in jazz
* List of years in jazz
* 1970 in music

References

External links

History Of Jazz Timeline: 1970
at All About Jazz

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