1971 In Jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1971.

Events

May

* 2 – The 5th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (May 2 – June 24).

July

* 2 – The 18th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5).

September

* 17 – The 14th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).

Album releases

*Art Ensemble of Chicago: '' Phase One''
* Derek Bailey: ''Solo Guitar''
*Gato Barbieri: '' Fenix''
* Carla Bley: '' Escalator Over The Hill''
*Willem Breuker: ''Instant Composers Pool 008''
*Gary Burton: '' Live in Tokyo''
*Alice Coltrane
**''Universal Consciousness''
**''Journey in Satchidananda''
* Compost: '' Compost''
* Chick Corea
**'' Circle 2: Gathering''
**'' Piano Improvisations''
**'' The Song of Singing''
*Don Ellis: '' Tears of Joy''
* Bill Evans
**'' The Bill Evans Album''
**'' From Left to Right''
*Jan Garbarek: ''Sart''
* Freddie Hubbard
**'' First Light''
**''Sing Me a Song of Songmy''
**'' Straight Life''
* Keith Jarrett
**''Birth''
**'' Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett''
**''The Mourning of a Star''
*Mahavishnu Orchestra: ''The Inner Mounting Flame''
*Joe McPhee: ''Trinity''
*Oliver Nelson: ''Swiss Suite''
*Jean-Luc Ponty: ''Open Strings''
*Terje Rypdal: ''Terje Rypdal''
* Pharoah Sanders: ''Black Unity''
*Spontaneous Music Ensemble: '' So What Do You Think''
*Keith Tippett: ''Septober Energy''
*Stanley Turrentine: ''Salt Song''
*Weather Report: ''Weather Report''
*Tim Weisberg: ''Tim Weisberg''
* Mike Westbrook: ''Metropolis''
* Paul Winter
**'' Icarus''
**''Road''
* Joe Zawinul: '' Zawinul''

Deaths

; January
* 10 – Ernie Caceres, American saxophonist (born 1911).
* 19 – Harry Shields, American clarinetist (born 1899).

; February
* 1 – Harry Roy, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1900).
* 5 – Chas Remue, Belgian reedist (born 1903).
* 11 – Harry Arnold, Swedish saxophonist and bandleader (born 1920).
* 22 – Derek Humble, English alto saxophonist (born 1930).

; March
* 26 – Harold McNair, Jamaican-born saxophonist and flute player (lung cancer) (born 1931).
* 28 – Morey Feld, American drummer (born 1915).

; April
* 1 – Baby Face Willette, American Hammond organist (born 1933).
* 12 – Wynton Kelly, Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1931).
* 28 – Sonny White, American pianist (born 1917).

; May
* 8 – Gus Deloof, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1909).

; June
* 11 – Bert Ambrose, English bandleader and violinist (born 1896).

; July
* 2 – Bobby Donaldson, American drummer (born 1922).
* 6 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpeter (born 1901).
* 8 – Charlie Shavers, American trumpeter (born 1920).

; August
* 13 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (born 1934).
* 17 – Tab Smith, American saxophonist (born 1909).
* 27 – Lil Hardin Armstrong, American pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1898).
* 28 – Lou McGarity, American trombonist, violinist, and vocalist (born 1917).

; November
* 1 – Irene Daye, American singer (born 1918).
* 3 – Gary McFarland, American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and vocalist (born 1933).

; Unknown date
* Gregor or Krikor Kélékian, Armenian-French bandleader (born 1898).

Births

; January
* 1
** Chris Potter, American saxophonist.
** Kenya Hathaway, American singer.
* 4 – Nigel Hitchcock, English saxophonist.
* 5 – Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist.
* 20 – Zoe Rahman, English pianist and composer.

; February
* 16 – Øyvind Brandtsegg, Norwegian percussionist.
* 26 – Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress.

; March
* 23 – Leszek Możdżer, Polish pianist, music producer, and film music composer.

; April
* 2 – Solveig Slettahjell, Norwegian singer.
* 10 – Joey Defrancesco, American organist, trumpeter, and vocalist.
* 16 – Max Beesley, English actor, singer, and pianist.
* 25 – Trygve Seim, Norwegian saxophonist.
* 26 – Christian Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and composer.

; May
* 6 – Till Brönner, German trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger, and producer.
* 12 – Kristin Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer and composer.
* 15 – Erland Dahlen, Norwegian drummer and percussionist.
* 31 – Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, arranger, and band leader.

; June
* 4 – Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer, guitarist, and director.
* 7
** Håvard Fossum, Norwegian saxophonistand flautist.
** Jesse Green, American pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer.
* 9 – Gerald Preinfalk, Austrian saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.
* 15 – Nasheet Waits, American drummer.
* 29 – Ingar Zach, Norwegian percussionist.

; July

* 17 – Liberty Ellman, English guitarist.
* 29 – Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer and songwriter.

; August
* 14 – Walter Blanding, American saxophonist and clarinetist.
* 17 – Ed Motta, Brazilian singer and keyboardist.

; September
* 15 – Graham Wood, Australian jazz pianist (died 2017).
* 20 – Sean J. Kennedy, American drummer.
* 23 – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Norwegian bassist.

; October
* 19 – Helén Eriksen, Norwegian saxophonist and singer.
* 20 – Russell Gunn, American trumpeter.
* 24 – Frode Berg, Norwegian bassist.
* 26 – Vijay Iyer, American pianist and composer.

; November
* 1 – Antonio Sánchez, Mexican-American drummer and composer.
* 4 – Gregory Porter, American vocalist.
* 28 – Robert Mitchell, British pianist, composer, and teacher.

; December
* 1 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish pianist and composer.
* 11 – Mattias Ståhl, Swedish vibraphonist, clarinetist, and composer.
* 18 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer.

; Unknown date
* Carla Kihlstedt, American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist.
* Dominique Atkins, British singer, Grace.
* Kasper Tranberg, Danish trumpeter and flugelhornist.
* Marcus Johnson, American keyboardist.
* Tom Norris, English musician, composer, ensemble leader, and songwriter.
* Vellu Halkosalmi, Finnish trombonist and composer.

See also

* 1970s in jazz
* List of years in jazz
* 1971 in music

References

External links

History Of Jazz Timeline: 1971
at All About Jazz

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