1960 in jazz


This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1960.

Events

October

16 – The Cannonball Adderley Quintet records At the Lighthouse at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.

June

30 – The 7th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.

Album releases

Deaths

; April11 – Zilas Görling, Swedish saxophonist.13 – Beverly Kenney, American singer.
; June12 – Isidore Barbarin, American cornet and alto horn player.
; July3 – Lee Collins, American trumpeter.5 – Bill Johnson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger.30 – Arv Garrison, American guitarist.
; August
; September8 – Oscar Pettiford, American upright bassist, cellist, and composer.24 – Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian-born composer.
; October10 – June Cole, American bassist, tubist, and singer.
; November24 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
; Unknown date

Births

; January1 – Liu Yuan, Chinese saxophonist.3 – Marla Glen, American singer.8
; February3 – Craig Bailey, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.11 – Russ Freeman, American guitarist.29 – Khaled, Algerian singer, multti-instrumentalist, and songwriter.
; March2 – Lennart Ginman, Danish bassist, composer, and music producer.19 – Eliane Elias, Brazilian pianist and vocalist.21 – Dominic Miller, Argentinian guitarist and composer, Sting.25 – Chad Wackerman, American drummer.26 – Nelson Rangell, American saxophonist and composer.27 – Victor Bailey, American bassist.29 – Chano Domínguez, Spanish pianist.
; April1 – Banjo Mosele, Botswanan guitarist, singer and composer.3 – Erik Truffaz, French trumpeter.6 – John Pizzarelli, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.17 – Daniele Sepe, Italian saxophonist and flautist.20 – John Altenburgh, American pianist, composer and arranger.24 – Friðrik Karlsson, Icelandic guitarist and songwriter.25 – Mário Laginha, Portuguese piano player and composer.28 – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bassist.30
; May3 – Alan Thomson, Scottish bassist and vocalist.12 – Lena Willemark, Swedish singer.14 – Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer.20 – Tore Brunborg, Norwegian saxophonist.24 – Ken Schaphorst, American composer, performer and educator.25 – Wallace Roney, American trumpeter.
; June4 – Fred Thelonious Baker, English guitarist and bass guitarist.8
; July8 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer.14 – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter and activist.15 – Stig Hvalryg, Norwegian upright bassist.20 – Ole Jacob Hystad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.27 – Jean Toussaint, American tenor and soprano saxophonist.
; August3 – Greg Osby, American saxophonist.12 – Andy Quin, British composer and pianist.14 – Lloyd Swanton, Australian upright bassist, bass guitarist, and composer.17 – Maria Pia De Vito, Italian singer, composer and arranger.21
; September4 – Lonnie Plaxico, African-American upright bassist.8 – Steve Waterman, British trumpeter, composer, and educator.16 – Graham Haynes, American cornetist, trumpeter and composer.18 – Nils Petter Molvær, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and producer, Masqualero.21 – Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist and conductor.
; October2 – Django Bates, British composer, pianist, multi-instrumentalist and band leader.9 – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist and flautist.10 – John Beasley, American pianist.13 – Orphy Robinson, British vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist.15 – Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player16 – Leila Pinheiro, singer and pianist.25 – Michel Massot, Belgian tubist and trombonist.29 – Jens Winther, Danish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.
; November4 – Adrián Iaies, Argentine pianist and composer.5 – Daryl Hayott, American drummer, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist, and trumpeter.15 – Sergio Cammariere, Italian singer-songwriter.23 – Jean-Paul Bourelly, American guitarist.27 – Maria Schneider, American arranger, composer, and big-band leader.
; December1 – Chris Standring, British guitarist.5 – Brian Bromberg, American bassist and producer.7 – Matthew Shipp, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.12 – Sebi Tramontana, Italian trombonist.16 – Mike Fahn, American trombonist.19 – Laurent de Wilde, French pianist, composer, and writer.28 – Ted Nash, American saxophonist and composer.
; Unknown date