This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2003. Pat Metheny Trio

Events

January

* 30 – The 6th

Polarjazz Polarjazz or The Polar Jazz Festival (initiated 1998 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard) is the northernmost jazz festival in the world, and is arranged every year in February. Background The 19th Polarjazz festival took place between 3 and 7 February 2 ...

started in

Longyearbyen Longyearbyen (, locally �lɔ̀ŋjɑrˌbyːən "The Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000 and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard, Norway. It stretches along the foot of the left bank ...

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...

(January 30 – February 2).

February

March

April

* 11 ** The 30th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 11 – 13). **

Kåre Opheim Kåre Opheim (born 2 October 1975 in Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums), known from a series of albums and bands like Real Ones. Opheim is an important partner in the "UNGjaJazzja" at Vossajazz. He is part of the Mads Berven Trio wi ...

was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003. * 3 – Terje Rypdal performs the commissioned work ''

Vossabrygg ''Vossabrygg'' is an album by guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in 2003 and released on the ECM Records, ECM label.

'' for Vossajazz 2003.

May

* 21 – The 31st Nattjazz 2004 started in

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

(May 21 – 31).

June

* 6 – The 32nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 6 – 9). * 23 – The 15th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 23 – July 13). * 26 – The 24th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 26 - July 6).

July

* 4 – The 37th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 20). ** The 25th

Copenhagen Jazz Festival Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a jazz event every July in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Copenhagen Jazz Festival was established in 1979, but beginning in 1964 Tivoli Gardens presented a series of concerts under the name Copenhagen Jazz Festiva ...

started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 2 – 11). * 11 – The 28th

North Sea Jazz Festival The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual festival held each second weekend of July in the Netherlands at the Ahoy venue. It used to be in The Hague but since 2006 it has been held in Rotterdam. This is because the Statenhal where the festival w ...

started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13). * 12 – The 38th

Pori Jazz Festival Pori Jazz is a large international jazz festival, held annually during the month of July in the coastal city of Pori (a population of 82,809 in January 2010), Finland. It is one of the oldest and best known jazz festivals in Europe, having bee ...

started in Pori, Finland (July 12 – 20). * 14 – The 43rd Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 14 – 19). * 22 – The 56th Nice Jazz Festival started in

Nice, France Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

(July 22 – 29). * 24 – The 38th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 24 – 29). * 25 – The 20th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in

Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropoli ...

(July 25 – August 2).

August

* 6 – The 17th Sildajazz started in

Haugesund, Norway Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...

(August 6 – 10). * 8 – The 20th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 8 – 10). * 11 ** The 49th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (April 11 – 15). ** The 18th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 11–17). * 18 ** The Public Law 108 - 72 - Smithsonian Facilities Authorization Act, which includes language strongly endorsing Jazz and urging that "musicians, schools, colleges, libraries, concert halls, museums, radio and television stations, and other organizations should develop programs to explore, perpetuate, and honor Jazz as a national and world treasure", was signed by President George W. Bush.

September

* 19 – The 46th

Monterey Jazz Festival The Monterey Jazz Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Monterey, California, United States. It debuted on October 3, 1958, championed by Dave Brubeck and co-founded by jazz and popular music critic Ralph J. Gleason and jaz ...

started in

Monterey, California Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under bo ...

(September 19 – 21).

October

November

* 14 – The 12th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 14 – 23).

December

Album released

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# B * Michael Brecker: ''

Wide Angles ''Wide Angles'' is an album by saxophonist Michael Brecker that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2004. Track listing Personnel Musicians * Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, arranger * John Patitucci – bass * ...

'' F * Michael Franks: ''

Watching the Snow ''Watching the Snow'' is a jazz album by American singer Michael Franks. It was released in Japan by Columbia Records in 2003, in the U.S. by Sleepy Gypsy in 2004, and again in the U.S. by Koch Records. ''Watching the Snow'' was Michael Franks' ...

'' G * Kenny Garrett: ''Standard of Language'' * Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: '' XXL'' i * The Idea of North: ''Here & Now'' M * James Morrison: ''On The Edge'' (with

Simon Stockhausen Simon Stockhausen (born 5 June 1967) is a German composer. His parents are the artist Mary Bauermeister and the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen; the musician Markus Stockhausen is his half-brother. Life Born in Bergisch Gladbach, Stockhausen ...

) N * Mike Nock: ''Changing Seasons'' with

Brett Hirst Brett derives from a Middle English surname meaning " Briton" or "Breton", referring to the Celtic people of Britain and Brittany, France. Brette can be a feminine name. People with the surname * Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and wri ...

and Toby Hall R * The Rippingtons: '' Let It Ripp'' S * Wayne Shorter: '' Alegria'' W * Amy Winehouse: '' Frank''

Deaths

; January * 5 – Ramon Carranza, Venezuelan saxophonist and composer (born

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...

). * 11 – William Russo, American composer, conductor, and trombonist (born

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

). * 24 – Cy Touff, American bass trumpeter (born

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

). ; February * 1 – Mongo Santamaría, Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist (born

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

). * 4 –

Charlie Biddle Charles Reed Biddle, (July 28, 1926 – February 5, 2003) was an American-Canadian jazz bassist. He lived most of his life in Montreal, organizing and performing in jazz music events. Early life and education Biddle was born and grew up in ...

, Canadian upright bassist (born

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

). * 5 –

Werner Dies Werner Dies (January 15, 1928, Frankfurt - February 5, 2003) was a German jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, guitarist, composer, and arranger. Dies was an autodidact on guitar and saxophone, and studied clarinet and composition starting in 1947 ...

, German tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, guitarist, composer, and arranger (born

). * 9 – Ruby Braff, American trumpeter and cornetist (born

). ; March * 6 – Linton Garner, American pianist (born

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ...

). * 24 –

Artie Shapiro Arthur Shapiro (January 15, 1916 – March 24, 2003) was an American jazz bassist. Early life Shapiro was born in Denver, Colorado, on January 15, 1916. He began on trumpet at age 13 and picked up bass at 18. Later life and career In the late 19 ...

, American upright bassist (born

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...

). ; April * 7 – Jutta Hipp, German pianist and composer (born

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...

). * 13 – Allen Eager, American tenor and alto saxophonist (born

). * 20 – Teddy Edwards, American saxophonist (born

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

). * 21 – Nina Simone, American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist (born

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

). * 25 –

Ted Joans Theodore Joans (July 4, 1928 – April 25, 2003) was an American jazz poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter, who from the 1960s spent periods of time travelling in Europe and Africa. His work stands at the intersection of several avant-gard ...

, American poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter (born

). ; May * 5 –

Jerry Rusch Jerry Rusch, also credited as Jerry Rush (May 8, 1943 – May 5, 2003), was an American jazz trumpeter. Rusch studied at the University of Minnesota in 1962–64, then played in an Army Reserve band before moving to Los Angeles in 1966. There ...

, American trumpeter (born

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

). * 12 – Bross Townsend, American pianist (born

). ; June * 11 –

Rudolf Tomsits Rudolf Tomsits (12 May 1946 - 11 June 2003) was a Hungarian jazz musician who played the trumpet and the flugelhorn. Biography After a year in Sweden where he worked with Arne Domnerus, Jan Johansson und Egil Johansen, Tomsits became soloist ...

, Hungarian trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer (born

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

). * 13 –

Harold Ashby Harold Ashby (March 27, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States – June 13, 2003, in New York City) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He worked with Duke Ellington's band, replacing Jimmy Hamilton in 1968. In 1959, he recorded backing ...

, American tenor saxophonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra (born

). * 14 – Jimmy Knepper, American trombonist (born

). * 15 – Volker Kriegel, German guitarist,

United Jazz + Rock Ensemble United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * United (2003 film), ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * United (2011 film) ...

* 19 – Peanuts Hucko, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

). * 29 –

Norman O'Connor Norman James O'Connor, CSP (November 20, 1921 – June 29, 2003), also known as The Jazz Priest, was an American Paulist priest known for playing and promoting jazz music. Biography O'Connor became interested in jazz music at an early age ...

, American pianist (born

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

). ; July * 1 – Herbie Mann, American flautist (prostate cancer) (born

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

). * 10 – Alvin Alcorn, American trumpeter (born

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

). * 12 – Benny Carter, American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader (bronchitis) (born

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...

). * 23 – Gary King, American bassist (born

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

). * 28 –

Aaron Bell Aaron Bell may refer to: * Aaron Bell (musician) Samuel Aaron Bell (April 24, 1921 – July 28, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist. Career Bell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on April 24, 1921. He played piano as a child and learned to pl ...

, American upright bassist (born

). * 29 – Luther Henderson, American arranger, composer, orchestrator, and pianist (born

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

). ; August * 6 – Grover Mitchell, American trombonist, Count Basie Orchestra (born

). * 9 – Herbie Steward, American saxophonist, Four Brothers (born

). * 10 – Bill Perkins, American saxophonist and flutist (born

). * 26 – Wayne Andre, American trombonist (born

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

). ; September * 14 –

John Serry Sr. John Serry Sr. (born John Serrapica; January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Television networks and contributed to Voic ...

, American accordion virtuoso, composer, and arranger (born

). * 19 – Frank Lowe, American saxophonist and composer (born

). * 21 – Chris McGale, Canadian violinist (born

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

). * 30 – Eddie Gladden, American jazz drummer (born

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

). ; October * 1 – Chubby Jackson, American upright bassist and band leader (born

). * 9 **

Carl Fontana Carl Charles Fontana (July 18, 1928 – October 9, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. After working in the big bands of Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Kenton, he devoted most of his career to playing music in Las Vegas. Career Font ...

, American trombonist (born

). ** Don Lanphere, American tenor and soprano saxophonist (born

). * 20 – Maxine Daniels, English singer (born

). * 22 – Ron Collier, Canadian trombonist, composer, and arranger (born

). * 23 –

Eraldo Volonté Eraldo Volonté (February 5, 1918, Milan - October 23, 2003, Milan) was an Italian jazz saxophonist and bandleader. Volonté initially played as a violinist before picking up tenor sax in the mid-1930s. He worked as a sideman in a variety of groups ...

, Italian saxophonist and bandleader (born

). ; November * 3 – Aaron Bridgers, African-American pianist (born

). * 9 – Buddy Arnold, American saxophonist (born

). * 10 – Jed Williams, Welsh jazz journalist and the founder of the Brecon Jazz Festival (born

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

). ; December * 2 –

John Brimhall John Brimhall (November 22, 1928 - December 2, 2003) was an American musical arranger and author of books on music composition, theory, and performance. Career Brimhall is perhaps best known for his easy arrangements of classical and American po ...

, American musical arranger and author (born

). * 13 – Webster Young, American trumpeter and cornetist (born

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

). * 21 – Hans Koller, Austrian tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born

). * 23 – Don Lamond, American drummer (born

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

). ; Unknown date *

Jacques Butler Jacques Butler (sometimes Jack Butler) (April 29, 1909 – 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Butler was raised in Washington, DC, where he picked up trumpet in his late teens. He played with Cliff Jackson and Horace Henderson in ...

, American trumpeter and vocalist (born

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

Births

; June * 25 – Joey Alexander, Indonesian pianist.

References

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