2007 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2007.
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Decade | 2000s in jazz |
Music | 2007 in music |
Standards | List of jazz standards |
See also | 2006 in jazz – 2008 in jazz |
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Events
January
- 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 17–19).[1]
February
- 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival 2007 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 1–4).[2]
March
- 2 – The 3rd Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (January 2 – 4).[3]
- 30
- The 34th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 30 – April 1).[4]
- Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.[5]
- 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel går stilt for Vossajazz 2007.[6]
May
- 23 – The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2).[7]
- 25 – The 36th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 25 – 28).[8]
June
- 28 – The 27th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 - July 8).[9]
- 25 – The 19th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 25 – July 12).[10]
July
- 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 4 – 7).[11]
- 6
- The 29th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 6 – 15).
- The 41st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 6 – 21).[12]
- 13 – The 32nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 13 – 15).[13]
- 14 – The 42nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 14 – 22).
- 16
- The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 16 – 21).[14]
- Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.[15]
- 17 – The 24th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 17 – 21).[16]
- 18 – The 60th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 18 – 25).[17]
- 24 – The 42nd San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 24 – 29).[18]
August
- 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 8 – 12).[19]
- 9 – The 23rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 12).[20]
- 10 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 10 – 12).[21]
- 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 13 – 19).[22]
- 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (August 29 – September 1).[23]
September
- 21 – The 50th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).[24]
November
- 16 – The 16th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 16 – 25).[25]
Album released
January
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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29 | Norwegian Song | Dag Arnesen Trio | Resonant Music | [26] |
March
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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20 | Metheny/Mehldau Quartet | Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau | Nonesuch Records | [27] |
September
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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10 | This Meets That | John Scofield | Universal Records | [28] |
Deaths
- January
- 4 — Dick Wetmore, American violinist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1927).
- 12
- Alice Coltrane, American pianist, organist, harpist, singer, and composer (born 1937).[30]
- Jimmy Cheatham, American trombonist (born 1924).
- 13 – Michael Brecker, American saxophonist (leukemia), Brecker Brothers (born 1949).[31]
- 17 – Virtue Hampton Whitted, singer and bassist (born 1922).
- February
- 1 — Whitney Balliett, American journalist and jazz critic (born 1926).[32]
- 12 – Eldee Young, American upright bassist (born 1936).
- 24 – Leroy Jenkins, American violinist, violist, and composer (born 1932).
- 25 – Al Viola, American guitarist (born 1919).[33]
- 27 – Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer (born 1924).
- March
- 27 – Hitoshi Ueki, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist (born 1926).
- 28 – Tony Scott, American clarinetist and arranger (born 1921).
- April
- 1 — Danny Barcelona, American drummer (born 1929).
- 10 – Dakota Staton, American vocalist (born 1930).[34]
- 14 – Herman Riley, American saxophonist (born 1933).
- 20 – Andrew Hill, American pianist (born 1931).[35]
- 28 – Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist (born 1929).
- May
- 6
- Alvin Batiste, American clarinetist (born 1932).
- Nükhet Ruacan, Turkish singer and educator in musicology ( (born 1951).
- 9 – Carla White, American vocalist (born 1951).
- 15 – Al Arsenault, American organist (born 1938).
- 24 – Buddy Childers, American trumpeter, composer, and ensemble leader (born 1926).
- June
- 8 — Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (born 1912).[36]
- 18 – Bill Barder, American tubist (born 1920).
- July
- 4 — Johnny Frigo, American jazz violinist and bassist (born 1916).
- 5 — George Melly, British vocalist (born 1926).[37]
- 6 — Don Mumford, American drummer (born 1954).
- 23 – Jon Marks, American pianist (born 1947).
- 28 – Sal Mosca, American pianist (born 1927).
- 29 – Art Davis, American upright bassist (born 1934).[38]
- August
- 1 — Ronaldo Folegatti, Brazilian composer, guitarist, and record producer (born 1958).
- 5 — Paul Rutherford, English free improvising trombonist (born 1940).
- 10 – Mario Rivera, Dominican Republic saxophonist (born 1939).
- 11 – Herb Pomeroy, American trumpeter (born 1930).
- 16 – Max Roach, American drummer (born 1924).[39]
- 18 – Jon Lucien, Virgin Islands singer and musician (born 1942).
- 27 – Doug Riley, Canadian pianist and keyboardist (born 1945).
- September
- 1 — Juma Santos, percussionist and drummer (born 1948).
- 11 – Joe Zawinul, Austrian keyboardist and composer (skin cancer), Weather Report (born 1932).[40]
- 15
- Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor (born 1928).
- Gordon "Specs" Powell, American drummer and percussionist (born 1922).[41]
- 19 – Mike Osborne, English alto saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist (born 1941).
- October
- 3 — Lloyd Trotman, American upright bassist (born 1923).
- 5 — Jack Wilson, American pianist and composer (born 1936).
- 15 – Emil Mijares, Filipino vibist and pianist (born 1935).
- 17 – Teresa Brewer, American singer (born 1931).
- 21 – Donald Ayler, American trumpeter (born 1942).
- November
- 16 – Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (lung cancer) (born 1947).[42]
- 20 – Ernest "Doc" Paulin, American musician (born 1907).[43]
- 22 – Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist (born 1927).
- December
- 4 — Carlos Valdes, Cuban-American conga player (born 1926).
- 14 – Frank Morgan, American saxophonist (born 1933).
- 23 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist (born 1925).[44]
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- "Norges mest eksotiske festival?" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, 2, 3, 4 March 2007". Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- "Vossa Jazz 2007" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Vossajazz-prisen til Snorre Bjerck". Firdaposten. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Berit Opheim med bestillingsverk til Vossa Jazz" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Nattjazz 2007" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Moers Festival 2007". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 28th edition – June 28 to July 8, 2007". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Jazz Fest Wien 2007: June 25 – July 12". Jazz Fest Wien. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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- "North Sea Jazz Festival 2007". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- "Molde International Jazz Festival 2007" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Prisdryss på Moldejazz" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Stockholm Jazz Festival 2007". Festivalinfo.se. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- "Nice Jazz Festival 2007 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "San Sebastian's Jazz Festival poster 2007". Pinterest.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Sildajazz 2007" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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- Ginell, Richard S. "Monterey Jazz Festival: 50th Anniversary All-Stars". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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- Ratliff, Ben (2007-01-14). "Michael Brecker Dies at 57; Prolific Jazz Saxophonist". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- Ratliff, Ben (2007-01-14). "Whitney Balliett, Jazz Critic, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Al Viola, Guitarist Who Worked With Frank Sinatra for 25 Years, Dies at 87". The New York Times. 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- Fox, Margalit (2007-04-13). "Dakota Staton, 76, Jazz Singer With a Sharp, Bluesy Sound, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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- Schudel, Matt (2007-08-05). "Jazz Bassist Art Davis, 73; Later Became Psychologist". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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- McDonald, Ray (2007-09-12). "Keyboardist Joe Zawinul Dies". VOA News. Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- "Specs Powell, Swing Era Drummer, Dies at 85". The New York Times. 2007-09-21. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt; Ryste, Camilla (2007-11-16). "Grethe Kausland er død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- Berry, Jason (2007-12-04). "Doc Paulin's Long Goodbye". Gambit. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- Severo, Richard (2007-12-25). "Oscar Peterson, 82, Jazz's Piano Virtuoso, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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