2006 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2006.

Events

13 – The very first Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway.26 – The 9th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

* The 33rd Vossajazz started at Vossavangen, Norway.
* Yngve Moe was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2006.8 – Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser for Vossajazz 2006.

2 – The 35th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.29

9 – The 20th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway.12

; January2 — Michael S. Smith, American drummer and percussionist.5 — John Guerin, American percussionist.6 — Lou Rawls, American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer.12 – Takehiro Honda, Japanese pianist.22 – Sherman Ferguson, American drummer.
; February3 — Romano Mussolini, Italian pianist.7 — Jack Montrose, American tenor saxophonist.8

* Elton Dean, English saxophonist.
* Richard Dunbar, American player of the French horn.14 – Putte Wickman, Swedish clarinetist.17 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist.28 – Irv Kluger, American jazz drummer.

; March7 — Ken Sykora, English guitarist and radio presenter.8 — Raphe Malik, American trumpeter.17 – Narvin Kimball, American musician.28 – Don Alias, American percussionist.30 – Jackie McLean, American alto saxophonist.
; April 18 – John Burch, English pianist, composer, and bandleader.
; May1 — Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish conductor and composer.7 — Joan C. Edwards, American singer.10 – John Hicks, American pianist.19 – Charles Turner, American trumpeter.20 – Tommy Watt, Scottish jazz bandleader.
; June 6 — Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican-American pianist.14 – Roland Alexander, American saxophonist.16 – Vlasta Průchová, Czech singer.30 – Ross Tompkins, American pianist.
; July5 – Don Lusher, English trombonist.11 – Bill Miller, American pianist.16 – Malachi Thompson, American trumpeter.17 – John G. Blowers Jr., American drummer.31 – Rufus Harley, American bagpiper.
; August8 — Duke Jordan, American pianist.9 — Miguel "Angá" Díaz, Cuban percussionist.23 – Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpeter and bandleader.28

; September2 — Dewey Redman, American saxophonist and bandleader.3 — Ian Hamer, British trumpeter.23

* Etta Baker, American guitarist and singer.
* Aladár Pege, Hungarian upright bassist.25 – Steve Marcus, American saxophonist.

; October6 — Claude Luter, French clarinetist and soprano saxophonist.10 – Ed Summerlin, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator.25 – Walt Harper, American pianist.
; November1 — Charles W. LaRue, American trombonist.7 — Sonny Cohn, American trumpeter.17 – Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress.19 – Art Murphy, American pianist and composer.23 – Anita O'Day, Canadian pianist.24 – Walter Booker, American upright bassist.25 – Bobby Byrne, American bandleader, trombonist, and music executive.27 – Don Butterfield, American tubist.
; December4 – Dave Black, American drummer.7 — Jay McShann, American pianist and bandleader.8 — Martha Tilton, American singer.12

* Kenny Davern, American clarinetist.
* Oscar Klein, Austrian trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.14 – Sivuca, Brazilian accordionist and guitarist.18 – Pupo De Luca, Italian actor and musician.20 – Mick Mulligan, English trumpeter and bandleader.23 – Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and pianist.24 – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian composer and guitarist.27 – Jean-Pierre Gebler, Belgian saxophonist.

; Unknown date

; January10 – Angelina Jordan, Norwegian singer.