1991 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1991.
Events
March
22 – The 18th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway.May
17 – The 20th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.22 – The 19th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.July
2 – 25th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland.11 – The 16th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague.August
16 – The 8th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.September
20 – The 34th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.Unknown date
- Carla Bley divorced Michael Mantler.
- Carla Bley was married to Steve Swallow.
Album releases
- Steve Lacy: Remains
- Wayne Horvitz: Bring Your Camera
- John Butcher: Thirteen Friendly Numbers
- Guy Klucevsek: Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse
- Michael Formanek: Extended Animation
- Randy Weston: Spirits Of Our Ancestors
- Bill Frisell: Where in the World?
- Don Byron: Tuskegee Experiments
- Marilyn Crispell: Images
- Chick Corea Elektric Band: Beyond the Mask
- Bobby Previte: Weather Clear, Track Fast
- Music Revelation Ensemble: After Dark
- Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages
- Steve Coleman: Black Science
- Joe Lovano: From the Soul
- David Sanborn: Another Hand
- Don Pullen: Kele Mou Bana
- Terje Rypdal: Q.E.D.
- Jackie McLean: Rites of Passage
- Joanne Brackeen: Is It Really True
- John Scofield: Meant to Be
- John Patitucci: Heart of the Bass
- Julius Hemphill: Fat Man and the Hard Blues
- London Jazz Composers' Orchestra: Theoria
- Wynton Marsalis: Blue Interlude
- Marty Ehrlich: Side by Side
- Tim Berne: Can't Put My Finger On It
- Joanne Brackeen: Where Legends Dwell
- Joey Baron: Tongue in Groove
- Max Roach: To the Max
- Robert Dick: Venturi Shadows
- Freddie Hubbard: Temptation
- Fred Hersh: Forward Motion
- Steve Swallow: Swallow
- Marcus Roberts: As Serenity Approaches
- Steve Turre: Right There
- Trilok Gurtu: Living Magic
- Branford Marsalis: The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
- Christy Doran: What a Band
- Yellowjackets: Politics
- David S. Ware: Great Bliss, Vol. 1
- David S. Ware: Great Bliss, Vol. 2
- Eliane Elias: ''A Long Story''
Deaths
; January4- * Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger.
- * Leo Wright, American alto saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.10 – Bob Wallis, British trumpeter.14 – Miles Copeland Jr., American musician.
; March3 – Sal Nistico, American tenor saxophonist.15 – Bud Freeman, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.20 – Billy Butler, American guitarist.25 – Rusty Bryant, American tenor and alto saxophonist.31 – John Carter, American clarinetist, saxophonist, and flautist.
; April1
- * Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist.
- * Jon Eardley, American trumpeter.16 – Ove Lind, Swedish clarinetist.19 – Barry Rogers, American trombonist.
; June6 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist.23 – Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist.29 – Richard Holmes, American organist.
; July24 – Tullio Mobiglia, Italian saxophonist and bandleader.31 – Charlie Beal, American pianist.
; August4 – Jeri Southern, American pianist and singer.10 – Buster Smith, American alto saxophonist.
; September4 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.28 – Miles Davis American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
; October1 – Stu Williamson, American trumpeter and valve trombonist.
; November9 – Lance Hayward, Bermudan-American pianist.
; December8 – Buck Clayton, American trumpeter.12 – Ronnie Ross, British baritone saxophonist.18 – King Kolax, American trumpeter and bandleader.22 – Beaver Harris, American drummer.31 – Pat Patrick, American baritone saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and guitar bassist.
Births
; February4 – Kjetil Mulelid, Norwegian pianist and composer.; March27 – Braxton Cook, American alto saxophonist and composer.
; April10 – Andreas Skår Winther, Norwegian drummer.23 – Jean Rondeau, French harpsichordist.26 – Will Heard, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
; May10 – Jimmy Macbride, American drummer and composer.
; June11 – Aaron M. Johnson, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.
; July26 – Nathan Hartono, Indonesian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.
; September21 – Ai Kuwabara, Japanese pianist.25 – Per Kamfjord, Norwegian drummer.
; October20 – Henrik Lødøen, Norwegian drummer.
; Unknown date
- Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist.
- Magnus Bakken, Norwegian saxophonist.
- Olli Soikkeli, Finnish guitarist.