2014 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2014.
Events
January
- A percussion focused jazz funk band called Ghost-Note is founded by two members of Snarky Puppy: Robert "Sput" Searight and Nate Werth 16 – The 9th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway.22 – The 3rd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway.
February
5 – The 16th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard .28 – The 10th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia.April
11 – The 41st Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway.12- * Sigbjørn Apeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2014.
- * Mats Eilertsen performed the commissioned work Rubicon for Vossajazz 2014.23 – The 20th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway.25 – The 3rd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin.30 – The International Jazz Day.
May
22 – The 42nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, NorwayJune
26- * The 34th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- * The 26th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.
July
2 – The 50th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway.4- * The 36th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- * The 48th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.5 – Mathias Eick was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2014 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.8 – The 67th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.10 – The 14th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway.11 – The 39th North Sea Jazz Festival started in Rotterdam, Netherlands.12
- * The 26th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark.
- * The 49th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.14 – The 54th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Sidsel Endresen as artist in residence.15 – Monkey Plot was awarded the JazzIntro 2014 at Moldejazz.22 – The 19th Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway.
August
3 – The 58th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.- 6 – The 28th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway.
- 7 – The 30th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.
- 11 – The 29th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.12 – Odd André Elveland was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2014 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.
September
4 – The 10th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway.19 – The 57th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.October
10 – The 31st Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.November
14 – The 23rd London Jazz Festival started in London, England.Album released
August
Unknown date
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Deaths
January
1 – Sam Ulano, American drummer.9- * Amiri Baraka, African-American writer and music critic.
- * Roy Campbell Jr., American trumpeter.13 – Ronny Jordan, British guitarist.15 – Aage Teigen, Norwegian trombonist.18 – Billie Rogers, American trumpeter and singer.23 – Riz Ortolani, Italian film composer.25 – Arthur Doyle, American saxophonist, flutist, zanzithophonist, and vocalist.27 – Pete Seeger, American guitarist.
February
11 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress.24 – Franny Beecher, American guitarist.25 – Paco de Lucía, Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer.March
13 – Al Harewood, American drummer.April
1 – King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader.5- * Alan Davie, Scottish tenor saxophonist and painter.
- * Wayne Henderson, American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer.12 – Fred Ho, American baritone saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.14 – Armando Peraza, Cuban percussionist, Santana.23 – Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, flautist, and oboist.24 – Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia.
May
4 – Earl Gill, Irish trumpeter and bandleader.8 – Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian musician and singer.9- * Frank Strazzeri, American pianist.
- * Joe Wilder, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.25
- * Edmund Percey, English architect and pianist.
- * Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor.
June
5 – Aaron Sachs, American saxophonist and clarinetist.12 – Jimmy Scott, American vocalist.18 – Horace Silver, American pianist.29 – Paul Horn, American jazz flautist and saxophonist.July
5 – Kathy Stobart, English saxophonist.7 – Frankie Dunlop, American jazz drummer.11 – Charlie Haden, American upright-bassist.19 – Lionel Ferbos, American trumpeter.29- * Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor.
- * Idris Muhammad, American drummer.
August
3 – Kenny Drew Jr., American pianist.15 – John Blake Jr., American violinist.22 – John Ore, American bassist.24 – Fred Sturm, American composer, arranger, and teacher.27 – Roy Crimmins, English trombonist, composer, and arranger.28 – Alan Lawrence Turnbull, Australian drummer.September
8 – Gerald Wilson, American trumpeter.12 – Joe Sample, American pianist.15 – Jackie Cain, American singer.18 – Kenny Wheeler, Canadian composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player.28 – Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer.30 – Sheila Tracy, British broadcaster, writer, trombonist, and singer.October
10 – Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader.11- * Brian Lemon, British pianist.
- * Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist and conductor.16 – Tim Hauser, American singer.24 – Vic Ash, English saxophonist and clarinetist.25 – Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist, composer and orchestra leader.31 – Renato Sellani, Italian pianist and composer.