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

September

20 – The 17th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

Unknown date

Album releases

Deaths

; January10 – Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist.23 – Don Fagerquist, American trumpeter.26
; February25 – Julian Dash, American tenor.
; 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
; February17 – Bernt Moen, Norwegian pianist, keyboarder, and composer.21 – Benjamin Koppel, Danish saxophonist.27 – Alexi Tuomarila, Finnish pianist and composer.
; 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
; Unknown date