1960 in jazz

Events

October

• 16 – The Cannonball Adderley Quintet records Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse|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

• Art Blakey
• *The [Big Beat (Art Blakey album)|The Big Beat]
• *A [Night in Tunisia (1960 album)|A Night in Tunisia]
• Tina Brooks: True Blue
• Betty Carter: The Modern Sound
• June Christy
• *The [Cool School (album)|The Cool School]
• *Off-Beat
• Ornette Coleman: Change of the Century
• John Coltrane: Giant Steps
• Eric Dolphy: Outward Bound
• Gil Evans: Out of the Cool
• Jimmy Giuffre: Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra/Mobiles
• Joe Harriott: Southern Horizons
• the Jazztet
• *Big City Sounds
• *Meet the Jazztet
• Sam Jones: The Soul Society
• Duke Jordan: Flight to Jordan
• Stan Kenton: Road Show
• Herbie Mann: Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion
• Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
• Hank Mobley: Soul Station
• Modern Jazz Quartet
• *Pyramid (Modern [Jazz Quartet album)|Pyramid]
• *European Concert
• Wes Montgomery
• *The Incredible Jazz Guitar
• *Movin' Along
• Oliver Nelson: Taking [Care of Business (Oliver Nelson album)|Taking Care of Business]
• David Newman & James Clay: The Sound of the [Wide Open Spaces!!!!]
• Art Pepper: Gettin' Together
• Max Roach: We Insist!
• Charlie Rouse: Takin' Care of Business
• George Russell
• *George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot
• *Jazz in the Space Age
• *Stratusphunk
• Gunther Schuller : Jazz Abstractions
• Horace Silver: Horace-Scope
• Jimmy Smith: Back at the Chicken Shack
• Cecil Taylor: The World of Cecil Taylor
• Clark Terry: Color Changes
• Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
• Lennie Tristano: The New Tristano
• Fats Waller: Handful of Keys
• Randy Weston: Uhuru Afrika
• Phil Woods: Rights of Swing
• John Wright: ''South Side Soul''

Deaths

• 11 – Zilas Görling, Swedish saxophonist.
• 13 – Beverly Kenney, American singer.

• 12 – Isidore Barbarin, American cornet and alto horn player.

• 3 – Lee Collins, American trumpeter.
• 5 – Bill Johnson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger.
• 30 – Arv Garrison, American guitarist.

• Jimmy Bertrand, American drummer.

• 8 – Oscar Pettiford, American upright bassist, cellist, and composer.
• 24 – Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian-born composer.

• 10 – June Cole, American bassist, tubist, and singer.

• 24 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

• Lawrence Duhé, clarinetist, and bandleader.

Births

• 1 – Liu Yuan, Chinese saxophonist.
• 3 – Marla Glen, American singer.
• 8
• * Dave Weckl, American drummer.
• * Lee Tomboulian, American pianist.
• 16
• * Richard Elliot, Scottish-American saxophonist.
• * Wilhelm Schröter, Brazilian composer and pianist.
• 20 – Jeff "Tain" Watts, American drummer.
• 26 – María Rivas, Venezuelan singer.
• 29 – David Piltch, Canadian bassist and session musician.

• 3 – Craig Bailey, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.
• 11 – Russ Freeman, American guitarist.
• 29 – Khaled, Algerian singer, multti-instrumentalist, and songwriter.

• 2 – 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.

• 1 – 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
• * Paul Taylor, American saxophonist.
• * Rodney Kendrick, American pianist, bandleader, composer, and producer.

• 3 – 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.

• 4 – Fred Thelonious Baker, English guitarist and bass guitarist.
• 8
• * Povl Erik Carstensen, Danish comedian, actor, and upright bassist.
• * Terje Gewelt, Norwegian upright bassist.
• 14 – Gary Husband, English drummer, pianist, and bandleader.
• 19 – Carmen Bradford, American singer, Count Basie Orchestra.
• 20 – Jeremy Monteiro, Singaporean pianist, singer, and composer.
• 22 – Arturo O'Farrill, Mexican pianist and composer.
• 23 – Donald Harrison, American saxophonist.
• 26 – Zachary Breaux, American guitarist.

• 8 – 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.

• 3 – 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
• * Peter Apfelbaum, American pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer.
• * Tom Kennedy, American bassist.
• 26
• * Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
• * Jim Beard, American keyboardist.
• 27 – Eldad Tarmu, American vibraphonist and composer.

• 4 – 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.

• 2 – 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 player
• 16 – Leila Pinheiro, singer and pianist.
• 25 – Michel Massot, Belgian tubist and trombonist.
• 29 – Jens Winther, Danish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.

• 4 – 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.

• 1 – 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.

• Lekan Babalola, Nigerian singer and percussionist.
• Mark Ledford, American trumpet player, vocalist and guitarist.
• Muriel Anderson, American composer, guitarist, and harp-guitarist.
• Paul Taylor (saxophonist), American saxophonist.
• Pharez Whitted, American trumpeter.
• Tino di Geraldo, French-Spanish percussionist, tabla player, drummer, and producer.
• Umberto Petrin, Italian pianist, composer, and poet.