1967 in jazz


This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1967.

Events

June

12 – The 2nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.30 – The 14th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.

Unknown date

Album releases

Deaths

; January9 – Rob Swope, American trombonist.
; February11
; March7 – Willie Smith, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer.8 – Herman Chittison, American pianist.23 – Pete Johnson, American pianist.
; April12 – Buster Bailey, American clarinetist and saxophonist.17 – Red Allen, American trumpeter and vocalist.
; May19 – Elmo Hope, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.23 – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist.31 – Billy Strayhorn, American composer and pianist.
; August24 – Amanda Randolph, American actress, singer, and musician.
; July17 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer.
; September7 – Rex Stewart, American cornetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra.23 – Boots Mussulli, Italian-American jazz saxophonist.25 – Stuff Smith, American violinist.
; October19 – Billy Banks, American singer.
; November8 – Keg Johnson, American trombonist.10 – Ida Cox, African-American singer and vaudeville performer.16 – Jimmy Archey, American trombonist.
; December29 – Paul Whiteman, American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist.
; Unknown date

Births

; January25 – D. D. Jackson, Canadian pianist and composer.29 – Marc Cary, American pianist.
; February3 – Børge Petersen-Øverleir, Norwegian guitarist.7 – Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Greek concert pianist, conductor, and composer.12 – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian drummer.18 – Jeanfrançois Prins, Belgian guitarist and record producer.22 – Audun Erlien, Norwegian bassist.26 – Audun Skorgen, Norwegian bassist.
; March13 – Håkon Storm-Mathisen, Norwegian guitarist.31 – Ivar Kolve, Norwegian vibraphonist and percussionist.
; April5 – Alex Harding, American saxophonist.14 – Steve Davis, American trombonist.15 – Gerald Gradwohl, Austrian guitarist, Tangerine Dream.16 – Junko Onishi, Japanese pianist.27 – Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer and educator.
; May18 – Svein Folkvord, Norwegian bassist.23 – Charlie Hunter, American guitarist.29 – Mark Nightingale, English trombonist.31 – Anne Wolf, Belgian pianist.
; June1 – Hilaria Kramer, Swiss trumpet, singer, and composer.7 – Lars Gulliksson, Swedish saxophonist and composer.10 – Charnett Moffett, American bassist and composer.
; August3 – Jim Black, American drummer.11 – Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist.14 – Rami Eskelinen, Finnish drummer, Trio Töykeät
; September6 – Claire Martin, English singer.11 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer and pianist.14 – Majken Christiansen, Danish-Norwegian singer.21 – Duncan Hopkins, English-born composer and bassist.26 – Steffen Schorn, German saxophonist and composer.
; October3 – Carsten Dahl, Danish pianist.
; November2 – Kurt Elling, American singer, composer, lyricist, and vocalese performer.3
; December
; Unknown date