2013 in jazz

2013 in jazz
Scott DuBois at Unterfahrt 2013.
Decade	2010s in jazz
Music	2013 in music
Standards	List of jazz standards
See also	2012 in jazz – 2014 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2013.

Events

January

• 23 – The 2nd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 23 – 27).^[1]
• 24 – The 8th
  Geilo, Norway (January 24 – 27).^[2]
• 31 – The 15th Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 7).^[3]

February

March

• 1 – The 9th
  Jakarta, Indonesia (March 1 – 3).^[4]
• 22 – The 40th
  Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).^[5]
• 23
  • Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz.^[6]
  • Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work Flipp for Vossajazz 2013.^[7]

April

• 24 – The 19th SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy, Norway (April 24 – 28).^[8]
• 26 – The 2nd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (April 26 – May 1).^[9]
• 30 – The International Jazz Day.^[10]

May

• 17 – The 42nd
  Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20).^[11]
• 23 – The 41st
  Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 1)^[12]

• 17 – The 25th
  Vienna, Austria (June 17 – July 10).^[13]
• 28 – The 33rd
  Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 – July 7).^[14]

• 3 – The 49th
  Kongsberg, Norway (July 3 – 6).^[15]
• 5 – The 47th
  Montreux, Switzerland (July 5 – July 20).^[16]
• 8 – The 66th
  Nice, France (July 8 – 12).^[17]
• 12
  • The 38th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).^[18]
  • The 35th
    Copenhagen, Denmark (July 12 – 14).^[19]
  • The 48th
    Pori, Finland (July 12 – 21).^[20]
• 15 – The 53rd
  Molde, Norway with Jason Moran as artist in residence (July 15 – 20).^[21]

• 3 – The 57th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 3 – 5).^[22]
• 7 – The 27th
  Haugesund, Norway (August 7 – 11).^[23]
• 9 – The 29th
  Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11).^[24]
• 12 – The 28th
  Oslo, Norway (August 12 – 17).^[25]
• 13 – Erlend Skomsvoll was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2013 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.^[26]

September

• 6 – The 9th
  Kristiansand, Norway (September 6 – 8).^[27]
• 19 – The 56th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[28]

October

• 14 – The 30th
  Stockholm, Sweden (October 14 – 20).^[29]
• 24 –
  Bergen, Norway.^[30]

• 15 – The 22nd
  London, England (November 15 – 24).^[31]

• Sons of Kemet wins Best Jazz Act in the 2013 MOBO Awards.^[32]

Albums

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

• 10 – Claude Nobs, Swiss founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936).^[52]
• 28 – Brian Brown, Australian musician and educator (born 1933).
• 29 – Butch Morris, American cornetist, composer, and conductor (born 1947).

February

• 1 – Rudolf Dašek, Czech guitarist (born 1933).
• 4
  • Donald Byrd, American trumpeter (born 1932).^[53]
  • Pat Halcox, English trumpeter (born 1930).
• 23 – Sonny Russo, American trombonist (born 1929).
• 25 – Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, American composer, trumpeter, and valve trombonist (born 1924).
• 28 – Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist (born 1917).^[54]

March

• 5 – Melvin Rhyne, American organist (born 1936).
• 6 – Alvin Lee, English singer and guitarist (born 1944).^[55]
• 7 – Kenny Ball, English trumpeter, bandleader, and vocalist (born 1930).
• 15 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1935).
• 22 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (born 1918).
• 29 – Enzo Jannacci, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian (born 1935).
• 30 – Phil Ramone, South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer (born 1934).^[56]

April

• 2 – Linda Vogt, Australian flautist (born 1922).
• 5 – Terry Devon, British singer (born 1922).
• 6 – Don Shirley, American-Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1927).
• 11 – Don Blackman, American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1953).
• 17 –
  Tenerife, Spain), Dance with a Stranger (born 1957).^[57]
• 18 –
  Tom Parker, British pianist (born 1944
  ).

• 24 – Ed Shaughnessy, American drummer (born 1929).^[58]

June

• 4 – Ben Tucker, American upright-bassist (murder) (born 1930).^[59]
• 8 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist, composer, and educator (born 1955).^[60]
• 11 – Johnny Smith, American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist (born 1922).
• 13 – Sam Most, American jazz flautist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1930).
• 26 – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and trumpeter (born 1939).
• 29 – Paul Smith, American jazz pianist (born 1922).

July

• 1 – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bass guitarist in the band Lava (cancer) (born 1960).^[61]
• 2 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1932).
• 18 – Carline Ray, American singer, pianist, and guitarist, International Sweethearts of Rhythm (born 1925).
• 25 – Steve Berrios, American drummer and percussionist (born 1945).
• 28 – Rita Reys, Duch singer (died 1924).

August

• 5 – George Duke, American keyboardist and composer (born 1946).^[62]
• 15 – Jane Harvey, American singer (born 1925).^[63]
• 18 – Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, and saxophonist (died 1936).
• 19
  • Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 1934).
  • Donna Hightower, American singer (born 1926).^[64]
• 20
  • Marian McPartland, English-American pianist (born 1918).^[65]
  • Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African vocalist and composer (born 1936).

September

• 7 - Lee Tanner, American Jazz photographer, 82 ^[66][67]
• 16 – Jimmy Ponder, American guitarist (born 1946).^[68]
• 17 – Bernie McGann, Australian alto saxophonist (born 1937).
• 18 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon and oboe player, composer, and political activist (born 1951).
• 23
  • Gia Maione, American singer (born 1941).
  • Paul Kuhn, German pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1928).

October

• 5 – Butch Warren, American upright bassist (born 1939).
• 13 – Tommy Whittle, British saxophonist (born 1926).
• 15
  • Donald Bailey, American drummer (born 1933).
  • Gloria Lynne, American singer (born 1929).
• 19 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer (born 1940).^[69]
• 30 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flautist (born 1922).

November

• 9 – Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, American tenor saxophonist (born 1936).
• 25 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer (born 1921).^[70]

December

• 6 – Stan Tracey, British pianist and composer (born 1926).^[71]
• 10 – Jim Hall, American guitarist (born 1930).^[72]
• 19 – Herb Geller, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1928).
• 21 – Trigger Alpert, American bassist (born 1916).
• 23 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist and composer (born 1920).^[73]
• 25 – Kaj Backlund, Finnish trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (born 1945).
• 28 – Dwayne Burno, American upright bassist (born 1970).
• 29 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist (born 1929).
• 31 – Al Porcino, American trumpeter (born 1925).

See also

• List of 2013 albums
• List of years in jazz
• 2010s in jazz
• 2013 in music

References