1974 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1974.
Events
April
5 – The very first Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway.May
22 – The 2nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.31 – The 3rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.June
28- * The 21st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.
- * The 8th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.
September
20 – The 17th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.Unknown date
- The First International Boogie Woogie Festival at WDR Cologne, Germany, on Sept.14/15 1974, with Memphis Slim, Willie Mabon, Axel Zwingenberger, Bob Hall, Jo-Ann Kelly, Vince Weber among others, organized by Hans W. Ewert for Radio WDR
Album releases
- Sam Rivers: Crystals
- Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues
- Steve Lacy: Saxophone Special
- Jeanne Lee: Conspiracy
- Leo Smith: Reflectativity
- Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller
- Randy Weston: Blues To Africa
- Marion Brown: Sweet Earth Flying
- Paul Rutherford: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie
- Marvin Peterson: Children of the Fire
- John Abercrombie: Timeless
- Roswell Rudd: Flexible Flyer
- McCoy Tyner: Atlantis
- Globe Unity Orchestra: Hamburg '74
- Cecil McBee: Mutima
- Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse
- Ralph Towner: Solstice
- Terje Rypdal: Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
- Roscoe Mitchell: Solo Saxophone Concerts
- Steve Kuhn: Ecstasy
- Joe McPhee: Pieces of Light
- Keith Jarrett: Death and the Flower
- Steve Kuhn: Trance
- Steve Lacy: Scraps
- David Liebman: Drum Ode
- Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue
- Tete Montoliu: Music for Perla
- Bill Watrous: Manhattan Wildlife Refuge
- Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions
- Mike Gibbs: Only Chrome Waterfall
- McCoy Tyner: Sama Layuca
- Oregon: Winter Light
- Billy Cobham: Total Eclipse
- Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid
- Miles Davis: Get Up With It
- Herbie Hancock: Thrust
- Gene Ammons: ''Brasswind''
Deaths
; January10 – Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist.23 – Don Fagerquist, American trumpeter.26- * Archie Semple, Scottish clarinetist.
- * Joe Benjamin, American upright bassist..28 – Ed Allen, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist.
; March1 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer.9 – Floyd Bean, American jazz pianist.22 – Sam Donahue, American tenor saxophonist, trumpeter and musical arranger.
; April11 – Fud Candrix, Belgian saxophonist and violinist.
; May4 – Geraldo, English bandleader and composer.15 – Paul Gonsalves, American tenor saxophonist.24 – Duke Ellington, American composer, pianist, and bandleader.
;August6 – Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist.9 – Bill Chase, American trumpeter.13 – Tina Brooks, American tenor saxophonist and composer.21 – Marvin Ash, American pianist.25 – Gus Viseur, Belgian-French button accordionist.
;October8 – Harry Carney, American saxophonist.18 – John Anderson, American trumpeter.
; November19 – George Brunies, American trombonist.
Births
; January4- * Hild Sofie Tafjord, Norwegian French hornist.
- * Sjur Miljeteig, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and author.
; March27 – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and drummer.
; April10 – Beate S. Lech, Norwegian singer, composer, and lyricist.18 – Madeleine Peyroux, American singer-songwriter.24 – Niño Josele, Spanish guitarist and exponent of the New Flamenco style.29 – Børre Dalhaug, Norwegian drummer.30 – Aaron Goldberg, American pianist.
; May29 – Coleman Mellett, American guitarist.30 – Nick Etwell, British trumpeter, The Filthy Six.
; July7 – Kenneth Ekornes, Norwegian percussionist.10 – Kai Fagaschinski, German clarinetist and composer.17 – Laura Macdonald, Scottish alto and soprano saxophonist, composer and teacher.22 – Kåre Nymark, Norwegian trumpeter and composer.29 – Viktoria Tolstoy, Swedish singer.31 – Dafnis Prieto, Cuban-American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator.
; August13 – Magnus Lindgren, Swedish saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.
; September10 – Lasse Marhaug, Norwegian electronic musician.24 – Miriam Aïda, Swedish singer.30 – Varre Vartiainen, Finnish guitarist.
; October 25 – Victor Kunonga, Zimbabwean singer and songwriter.
; November4 – Simon Spillett, English tenor saxophonist.15 – Reuben Rogers, American bassist.23 – Frode Kjekstad, Norwegian guitarist.26 – Line Horntveth, Norwegian tubist, flautist, percussionist, and singer, Jaga Jazzist.
; December6 – Stefan Pasborg, Danish drummer, composer, and bandleader.14 – Nate Smith, American drummer, songwriter, and producer.17 – Anders Aarum, Norwegian pianist and composer.18 – Miles Okazaki, American guitarist and composer.21 – Knut Aalefjær, Norwegian drummer.24
- * Sophie Alour, French saxophonist.
- * Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer.26 – Chihiro Yamanaka, Japanese pianist and composer.
- Biel Ballester, Spanish guitarist.
- Jonathan Bratoeff, French guitarist.
- Martin Tingvall, Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader.