1983 in jazz
| 1983 in jazz | |
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| Decade | 1980s in jazz | 
| Music | 1983 in music | 
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards | 
| See also | 1982 in jazz – 1984 in jazz | 
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1983.
Events
March
- 25 – The 10th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).[1]
 
May
- 18 – 11th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 18 – June 1).[2]
 - 20 – 12th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23).[3]
 
June
- 1 – The 4th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (July 1 – 10).[4]
 
July
-  8
- The 8th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).[5]
 - The 17th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 8 – 24).[6]
 
 
September
- 16 – The 26th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).[7]
 
Unknown date
- Eliane Elias married Randy Brecker, brother of Michael Brecker.[8]
 
Album releases
- Ornette Coleman and Prime Time: Opening the Caravan of Dreams
 - Borbetomagus: Barbed Wire Maggot
 - Anthony Davis: Hemispheres
 - Terje Rypdal: Eos
 - Don Pullen: Evidence of Things Unseen
 - James Newton: Luella
 - Marilyn Crispell: Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky
 - Ganelin Trio: Semplice
 - Microscopic Septet: Take the Z Train
 - Muhal Richard Abrams: Rejoicing with Light
 - Tim Berne: Mutant Variations
 - Terence Blanchard & Donald Harrison: New York Second Line
 - Steps Ahead: Steps Ahead
 - Dollar Brand: Ekaya
 - Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Show Stopper
 - Pat Metheny: Rejoicing
 - Paul Motian: The Story of Maryam
 - Joachim Kuhn: I'm Not Dreaming
 - Kenny Wheeler: Double, Double You
 - Lakshminarayana Subramaniam: Spanish Wave
 - Roger Neumann: Introducing Rather Large Band
 - Dave Holland: Jumpin' In
 - Henry Threadgill: Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket
 - George Russell: So What
 - Derek Bailey: Epiphany
 - Bobby Shew: Breakfast Wine
 - Bob Wasserman: Solo
 - Joe McPhee: Visitation
 - Bobby Watson: Jewel
 - Branford Marsalis: Scenes In The City
 - Wynton Marsalis: Think of One
 - Ronald Shannon Jackson: Barbeque Dog
 - Shadowfax: Shadowdance
 - Michael Franks: Passionfruit
 - John Pizzarelli: I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)
 
Deaths
- Roy Milton (July 31, 1907 – September 18, 1983)
 - Kai Winding (May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983)
 - Gigi Gryce (November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983)
 - Earl Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983)
 - Paul Quinichette (17 May 1916 – 25 May 1983)
 - Willie Bobo (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983)
 - Ken Kersey (April 3, 1916 – April 1, 1983)
 - Harry James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983)
 - Dolo Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983)
 
Births
- June
 
- 24 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer
 
See also
References
- ↑ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "Moers Festival 1983". Moers Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1983". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1983". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1983 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
 - ↑ "Elias, Eliane". Jazz.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
 
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