1978 in jazz
| 1978 in jazz | |
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 Pharoah Sanders, Reggie Workman, and unidentified drummer, c. 1978 | |
| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1978 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1977 in jazz – 1979 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1978.
Events
Lester Bowie at moers festival 1978.
March
- 17 – The 5th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 17 – 19).[1]
May
- 12 – The 7th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 12 – 15).[2]
- 24 – The 6th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 7).[3]
July
- 1 – The 25th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1 – 3).[4]
- 7 – The 12th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 7 – 23).[5]
- 14 – The 3rd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).[6]
- 28 – The very first Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 17).[7]
September
- 15 – The 21st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).[8]
Album releases
- Peter Sprague: Dance of the Universe
- Leo Smith: Mass on the World
- Roscoe Mitchell: LRG-Maze-S II Examples
- Leroy Jenkins: The Legend of Ai Glatson
- Rova Saxophone Quartet: Cinema Rovate
- Gerry Hemingway: Kwambe
- Sam Rivers: Waves
- George Lewis: The Imaginary Suite
- Don Pullen: Warriors
- Guenter Hampel: Oasis
- Cecil Taylor: 3 Phasis
- John Oswald: Improvised
- Andrew Cyrille: Metamusicians' Stomp
- Ralph Towner: Batik
- Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys
- Carla Bley: Musique Mecanique
- Air: Open Air Suit
- Marvin Peterson: The Light
- Anthony Davis: Of Blues and Dream
- David Liebman: Pendulum
- Pat Metheny: Pat Metheny Group
- Ernie Krivda: The Alchemist
- Evan Parker: Monoceros
- Anthony Braxton: For Four Orchestras
- Ganelin Trio: Concerto Grosso
- Cecil Taylor: Cecil Taylor Unit
- James Ulmer: Tales from Captain Black
- Oliver Lake: Life Dance of Is
- Lester Bowie: African Children
- World Saxophone Quartet: Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet
- Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
- Paul Winter: Common Ground
- Kenny Barron: Innocence
- Fred Anderson: Another Place
- Guenter Hampel: Freedom Of The Universe
- Dewey Redman: Soundsigns
- Misha Mengelberg: Pech Onderweg
- Max Roach & Anthony Braxton: Birth and Rebirth
- Chico Freeman: The Outside Within
- Egberto Gismondi: Solo
- Michael Franks: Burchfield Nines
- Sun Ra: Lanquidity
Deaths
- March
- 4 — Joe Marsala (71), Italian-American clarinetist and songwriter
- 30 — Larry Young (37), American organist and occasional pianist
- April
- 3 — Ray Noble (74), English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor
- May
- 19 — Teddy Hill (68), American big band leader and multi-instrumentalist
- August
- 14 — Joe Venuti (74), Italian-American jazz violinist
Births
- January
- 9 — China Moses, American singer
- 10 — Soweto Kinch, British saxophonist
- May
- 25 — Michael Wollny, German pianist
- October
- 8 — Mike Moreno, guitarist and composer
- November
- 19
- Matt Dusk, Canadian vocalist
- Janek Gwizdala, English bassist
See also
References
- ↑ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Moers International New Jazz Festival : 12-15 May 1978". OneFinalNote.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Newport Jazz Festival 1978 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1978 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1978". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Jazz in Marciac - Depuis 1978" (PDF). Jazz in Marciac. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1978 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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