2016 in jazz

2016 in jazz
Angelo Debarre Quartet performs at Cosmopolite venue in Oslo, Norway during the Django festival 2016.
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2016.

Events

Tord Gustavsen with Simin Tander 2016 at Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway.

Tomasz Stanko 2016 at Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway.

Allan Harris 2016 at Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway.

Knut Reiersrud Band 2016 at Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway.

January

• 21
  • The 35th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 21–22).^[1]
  • The 10th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 21–24).^[2]
• 27 – The 5th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 27–30).^[3]
• 30 – Eirik Hegdal was awarded the 2015 Jazz Spellemannprisen for the album Team Hegdal - Vol. 3 (Particular Recordings).^[4]

February

• 4 – The 18th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 4–7).^[5]
• 5 – Knut Kristiansen and Bergen Big Band's release concert for the album Kuria Suite at Verftet in Bergen.^[6]
• 16 – Andreas Loven's release concert for the album District Six (Losen Records) at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo.^[7]

March

• 3
  • Vinterjazzfestivalen started in Fredrikstad, Norway (March 3–6).^[8]
  • Frode Alnæs' release concert for the album Kanestrøm (Øra Fonogram) at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo.^[9]
• 4 – The 12th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 4 – 6).^[10]
• 18 – The 43rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 18–20).^[11]
• 19
  • Øyvind Skarbø was awarded the 2016 Vossajazzprisen.^[12]
  • Nils Økland performed Glødetrådar, the commissioned work for Vossajazz 2016.^[13]

April

• 22 – The 47th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival started in USA (April 22 – May 1).^[14]
• 28 – The 22nd SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 28 – May 1).^[15]
• 30 – The International Jazz Day.^[16]
  • At the White House President Obama invited to a concert featuring Aretha Franklin, Diana Krall, Sting, Esperanza Spalding, and Herbie Hancock, among others.

May

• 3
  • The 27th MaiJazz starts in Stavanger, Norway (May 3 – 8).^[17][18]
  • The 38th Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (May 3 – 12).^[19]
• 4 – The 12th AnJazz starts in Hamar, Norway (May 4 – 7).^[20]
• 5 – Karin Krog / John Surman Group play at Herr Nilsen in Oslo, Norway.^[21]
• 7 – Olga Konkova / Per Mathisen & Friends play at Herr Nilsen in Oslo, Norway.^[21]
• 13 – The 45th Moers Festival starts in Moers, Germany (May 13 – 16)^[22]
• 21 – Petter Wettre Next Generation 2.0 play at Herr Nilsen in Oslo, Norway.^[21]
• 26 – The 44th Nattjazz starts in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 4)^[23]
• 28 – Lage Lund Trio play at Herr Nilsen in Oslo, Norway.^[21]

June

• 9 – Knut Reiersrud Band play at the venue Herr Nilsen in Oslo, Norway.^[21]
• 23 – The 26th JazzBaltica starts in Schloss Salzau close to Kiel, Germany (June 23–26).^[24]
• 28 – The 28th Jazz Fest Wien starts in Vienna, Austria (June 28 - July 11).^[25]
• 29 – The 36th Montreal International Jazz Festival starts in Montreal, Canada (June 29 - July 9).^[26]

July

• 1 – The 50th Montreux Jazz Festival starts in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1 – 16).^[27]
• 3 – The 38th Copenhagen Jazz Festival starts in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 3 – 12).^[28]
• 6 – The 52nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival starts at Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 9).^[29]
• 7
  • The 16th Stavernfestivalen starts in Stavern, Norway (July 7–9).^[30]
  • The 69th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 7 – 18).^[31]
• 8 – The 41st North Sea Jazz Festival starts in the The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 11).^[32]
• 9
  • The 28th Aarhus Jazz Festival starts in Aarhus, Denmark (July 9 – 16).^[33]
  • The 51st Pori Jazz Festival starts in Pori, Finland (July 9 – 17).^[34]
• 18 – The 56th Moldejazz starts in Molde, Norway (July 18 – 23).^[35]
• 22 – The 21st Canal Street starts in Arendal, Norway (July 27–30).^[36]
• 29 – The 60th Newport Jazz Festival starts in Newport, Rhode Island (July 29–31).^[37]

August

• 4 – The 22nd Hemnesjazz starts in Hemnesberget, Norway (August 4 – 7).^[38]
• 9 – The 18th Øyafestivalen starts in Oslo, Norway (August 9 – 13).^[39]
• 10
  • The 5th Kids in Jazz festival starts in Oslo, Norway as part of the Oslo Jazzfestival (August 10 – 14).^[40]
  • The 30th Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 16).^[41]
• 12 – The 32nd Brecon Jazz Festival starts in Brecon, Wales (August 12 – 14).^[42]
• 14 – The 31st Oslo Jazzfestival starts in Oslo, Norway (August 14–20).^[43]

September

• 4 – The 11th Punktfestivalen starts in Kristiansand, Norway (September 4 – 6).^[44]
• 16 – The 59th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).^[45]

October

• 7 – The 33rd Stockholm Jazz Festival starts in Stockholm, Sweden (October 7 – 16).^[46]

November

• 11 – The 25th London Jazz Festival starts in London, England (November 11 – 20).^[47]

December

• 29 – The 11th RIBBEjazz starts in Lillestrøm, Norway.^[48]

Albums released

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
15	Amorphae	Ben Monder, Pete Rende, Andrew Cyrille, Paul Motian	ECM Records		[49]
19	Quiver	Ralph Alessi, Gary Versace, Drew Gress, Nasheet Waits	ECM Records		[50]
29	What Was Said	Tord Gustavsen, Simin Tander, Jarle Vespestad	ECM Records	Produced by Manfred Eicher	[51]
	Momento	Ayumi Tanaka Trio	AMP Records		[52]

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
5	Kuria Suite	Knut Kristiansen and Bergen Big Band	Grappa Music		[53]
11	District Six	Andreas Loven	Losen Records		[54]
12	Warp	Jon Balke	ECM Records	Produced by Jon Balke and Manfred Eicher	[55]
14	Story Of I	Myrna	Tomtom & Braza		[56]
26	Eastern Smiles	Hanna Paulsberg Concept	ODIN Records		[57]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	Kanestrøm	Frode Alnæs	Øra Fonogram		[58]
11	Ferenc Snétberger In Concert	Ferenc Snétberger	ECM Records	Produced by Manfred Eicher	[59]
	Culturen	Skadedyr	Hubro Records	International release in May 2016	[60]
25	Let’s Dance	Per Oddvar Johansen	Edition Records		[61]
30	The Dance Upon My Grave	COKKO (Marte Eberson, Natalie Sandtorv, Ole Mofjell)	Playdate Records		[62]

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
15	Thick as Thieves	Mongrel - Thomas Litleskare, Ayumi Tanaka, Stian Andersen, Tore Flatjord	Losen Records		[63]
22	Kem Som Kan Å Leve	Building Instrument - Mari Kvien Brunvoll, Åsmund Weltzien, Øyvind Hegg-Lunde	Hubro Records	Produced by Building Instrument, Jørgen Træen	[64]

Deaths

January

• 3 - Paul Bley (83), Canadian jazz pianist.^[65]

February

• 19 – Harald Devold (51), Norwegian saxophonist (cancer).^[66]

March

• 9 – Naná Vasconcelos (71), Brazilian percussionist.^[67]
• 10 – Keith Emerson (71), English pianist and keyboardist (suicide).^[68]

April

• 2 – Gato Barbieri (83), Argentine saxophonist.^[69]
• 3
  • Bill Henderson (90), American singer and actor.^[70]
  • Don Francks (84), Canadian singer and actor.^[71]
• 6 – Dennis Davis (64), American drummer (cancer).^[72]

See also

• List of 2016 albums
• List of years in jazz
• 2010s in jazz
• 2016 in music

References

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2. "Ice Music Festival 21 - 24 Jan 2016". IceMusicFestival.no. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
3. "Datoene for BJO 2016 er klare!". Bodø Jazz Open. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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