1987 in jazz


This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1987.

Events

April

10 – The 14th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway.

May

20 – The 15th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.

June

5 – The 16th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.26 – The 8th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

July

2 – The 21st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.10 – The 12th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.

August

21 – The 4th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.

September

15 – The 30th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

Album releases

Deaths

; January14 – Alton Purnell, American pianist.16 – Robert De Kers, Belgian trumpeter and bandleader.
; February2
;March1 – Freddie Green, American guitarist.6 – Eddie Durham, American guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger.
;April2 – Buddy Rich, American drummer and bandleader.7 – Maxine Sullivan, American singer.
;May4 — Wilbur Little, African-American bassist.12 – Victor Feldman, English pianist and percussionist.
;July17 – Howard McGhee, American trumpeter.
;September21 – Jaco Pastorius, American bass guitarist.
;October15 – Pete Carpenter, American trombonist.29 – Woody Herman, American clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader.
; December10 – Slam Stewart, American upright bassist.18 – Warne Marsh, American tenor saxophonist.

Births

; January28 – Eldar Djangirov, American pianist.
; February5 – Shai Maestro, Israeli pianist.6 – Kaja Draksler, Slovenian pianist and composer.15 – Trygve Waldemar Fiske, Norwegian upright bassist.27 – Cory Henry, American organist, pianist, and music producer.
; March13 – Harald Lassen, Norwegian saxophonist and pianist.19 – Thana Alexa, Croatian-American vocalist and composer.
; April11 – Joss Stone, English singer, songwriter and actress.15 – Marquis Hill, American trumpeter, composer and bandleader.26 – Kim-Erik Pedersen, Norwegian saxophonist.30 – August Rosenbaum, Danish pianist, composer, and arranger
; May10 – Typh Barrow, Belgian singer, songwriter, composer and pianist.
; July17 – Tigran Hamasyan, Armenian pianist and composer.26 – Evelina Sašenko, Lithuanian singer of Polish-Ukrainian descent.
; September11 – Bjørn Marius Hegge, Norwegian upright bassist and composer, Hegge.18 – Luísa Sobral, Portuguese singer and songwriter.
; October12 – Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite, Norwegian upright bassist.25 – André Drage, Norwegian drummer and composer.
; November12 – Jamison Ross, American drummer and vocalist.13 – Hanna Paulsberg, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and composer.
;December12 – Marte Eberson, Norwegian pianist, keyboardist and composer.25 – Julian Lage, American guitarist and composer.
; Unknown date