List of years in jazz

This page indexes the individual year in jazz pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point.

2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - Pre-1920s

2010s

• 2017 in jazz
• 2016 in jazz, deaths of Bill Henderson, Dennis Davis, Don Francks, Gato Barbieri, Harald Devold, Keith Emerson, Naná Vasconcelos, and Paul Bley.
• 2015 in jazz, Eirik Hegdal awarded Jazz Spellemannprisen; deaths of Clark Terry, Erik Amundsen, Jørgen Ingmann, Nora Brockstedt, Ornette Coleman, and Svein Christiansen.
• 2014 in jazz, Marius Neset and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra awarded Jazz Spellemannprisen; Sigbjørn Apeland awarded Vossajazzprisen; deaths of Kenny Wheeler, and Olav Dale.
• 2013 in jazz, Karin Krog and John Surman awarded Jazz Spellemannprisen; Tore Brunborg awarded Vossajazzprisen; deaths of Bengt Hallberg, Chico Hamilton, Donald Byrd, George Duke, Mulgrew Miller, Rolf Graf, and Yngve Moe.
• 2012 in jazz, Sidsel Endresen and Stian Westerhus awarded Jazz Spellemannprisen; Tore Brunborg awarded Buddyprisen; deaths of Rune Gustafsson, Totti Bergh, Frank Marocco, Frode Thingnæs, and Totti Bergh.
• 2011 in jazz, Ola Kvernberg awarded Jazz Spellemannprisen; Mari Kvien Brunvoll awarded Vossajazzprisen; deaths of Bill Tapia, George Shearing, and Harald Johnsen.
• 2010 in jazz, Elephant9 awarded Jazz Spellemannprisen; deaths of Dick Johnson, James Moody, John Dankworth, and Kristian Bergheim.

2000s

• 2009 in jazz, deaths of Blossom Dearie, Eddie Bo, Gerhard Aspheim, Gerry Niewood, Harrison Ridley Jr., Joe Cuba, Kjell Bartholdsen, Les Paul, Louie Bellson, Fats Sadi, Mat Mathews, Vic Lewis, and Whitey Mitchell.
• 2008 in jazz, deaths of Bheki Mseleku, Eivind Solberg, and Esbjörn Svensson.
• 2007 in jazz, deaths of Joe Zawinul, Michael Brecker, and Oscar Peterson.
• 2006 in jazz, deaths of Anita O'Day, Bill Miller, Ed Summerlin, Elton Dean, Jackie McLean, John Hicks, Hilton Ruiz, Kenneth Sivertsen, Malachi Thompson, Narvin Kimball, Romano Mussolini, and Rufus Harley.
• 2005 in jazz, deaths of Mikkel Flagstad, Monica Zetterlund, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
• 2004 in jazz, deaths of Artie Shaw, Bjørnar Andresen, Jackie Paris, Sigurd Køhn, and Tony Mottola.
• 2003 in jazz, deaths of Benny Carter, Buddy Arnold, Herbie Mann, Mongo Santamaría, and Teddy Edwards.
• 2002 in jazz, deaths of Roland Hanna, Ellis Larkins, Mal Waldron, Peggy Lee, Shirley Scott, Ray Brown, and Truck Parham.
• 2001 in jazz, death of Moses Taiwa Molelekwa.
• 2000 in jazz, deaths of Dick Morrissey, Jonah Jones, Nat Adderley, Ole Jacob Hansen, Stanley Turrentine, Svein Finnerud, and Walter Benton.

1990s

• 1999 in jazz, deaths of Art Farmer, Charles Earland, Charlie Byrd, Clifford Jarvis, Edward Vesala, Ernie Wilkins, Freddy Randall, Grover Washington, Jr., Horace Tapscott, Jaki Byard, Jimmy Roberts, Joe Williams, John Roache, Kenny Baker, LaMont Johnson, Lauderic Caton, Leon Thomas, Lester Bowie, Manfredo Fest, Milt Jackson, Sal Salvador, Sweets Edison, Teddy McRae, Terry Rosen, Tony Crombie, Trudy Desmond, and Walt Levinsky
• 1998 in jazz, deaths of Betty Carter, Egil "Bop" Johansen, and Robert Normann.
• 1997 in jazz, death of Stéphane Grappelli.
• 1996 in jazz, deaths of Alan Dawson, Alan Littlejohn, Amancio D'Silva, Art Porter, Jr., Barney Wilen, Bill Doggett, Billy Byers, Bobby Cole, Bobby Enriquez, Carlos Vidal Bolado, Carmell Jones, Don Grolnick, Ella Fitzgerald Eva Cassidy, Frankie Sakai, Gerry Mulligan, Gus Bivona, Herb Hall, Howard Wyeth, Ike Isaacs, Jimmy Rowles, Johnny Costa, Kid Sheik, Mercer Ellington, Milt Larkin, Morty Corb, Norma Teagarden, Pim Jacobs, Pud Brown, Ray Leatherwood, Ray Linn, Ronnie Scott, Tiny Winters, and Viatcheslav Nazarov
• 1995 in jazz, deaths of Art Taylor, Don Cherry, Jess Stacy, Jimmy Raney, John Gilmore, Earle Warren, and Percy Humphrey
• 1994 in jazz, deaths of Cab Calloway, Eric Gale, Lionel Grigson, Connie Kay, Carmen McRae, Joe Pass, Rowland Greenberg, and Sonny Sharrock
• 1993 in jazz, deaths of Frank Zappa, Art Porter, Sr., Billy Eckstine, Bob Cooper, Bob Crosby, Bruce Turner, Carter Jefferson, Charles Greenlee, Clifford Jordan, Dick Cathcart, Dizzy Gillespie, Dupree Bolton, Eddie Calhoun, Elek Bacsik, Fraser MacPherson, Gene Porter, Kenny Drew, Steve Jordan, Sun Ra, Teddy Powell, and Thomas A. Dorsey.
• 1992 in jazz, deaths of Red Mitchell, June Tyson, Andy Kirk, Charlie Ventura, andEd Blackwell; birth of Mathias Stubø.
• 1991 in jazz, deaths of Bjarne Nerem, Buck Clayton, Bud Freeman, Charlie Barnet, King Kolax, Laurdine "Pat" Patrick, Miles Davis, and Slim Gaillard; birth of Bendik Baksaas.
• 1990 in jazz, deaths of Dexter Gordon, and Sarah Vaughan.

1980s

• 1989 in jazz, deaths of Kenny Hagood, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Roy Eldridge, and Woody Shaw; births of Christian Skår Winther, Jakob Terjesønn Rypdal, and Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard.
• 1988 in jazz, deaths of Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Eddie Vinson, J. C. Heard, Sy Oliver, and Tommy Potter; births of David Aleksander Sjølie, and Christian Meaas Svendsen.
• 1987 in jazz, deaths of Buddy Rich, Freddie Green, Howard McGhee, Jaco Pastorius, Maxine Sullivan, Pete Carpenter, Victor Feldman, and Woody Herman; births of Eldar Djangirov, Harald Lassen, and Julian Lage.
• 1986 in jazz, deaths of Benny Goodman, Curley Russell, Eddie Davis, Hank Mobley, Jimmy Lyons, Svein Øvergaard, Teddy Wilson, Thad Jones, and Thorgeir Stubø; births of Ayumi Tanaka, Ellen Andrea Wang, Emilie Stoesen Christensen, Jakop Janssønn Hauan, Jon Audun Baar, Jon Batiste, and Tal Wilkenfeld.
• 1985 in jazz, deaths of Big Joe Turner, Blind John Davis, Calvin Jackson, Cedric Wallace, Charlie Holmes, Charlie Munro, Chris Woods, Cie Frazier, Cootie Williams, David "Buck" Wheat, Dick Vance, Dicky Wells, Ed Lewis, Frank Traynor, George Duvivier, Georgie Stoll, Jo Jones, Joe Darensbourg, Johnny Desmond, Johnny Guarnieri, Kenny Clarke, Leon Prima, Little Brother Montgomery, Lonnie Hillyer, Max Miller, Nelson Boyd, Nick Ceroli, Philly Joe Jones, Richard Williams, Sam Wooding, Shizuko Kasagi, Skeeter Best, and Zoot Sims; birth of Marius Neset.
• 1984 in jazz, death of Count Basie, Red Garland, and Vic Dickenson; births of Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Andrea Rydin Berge, Esperanza Spalding, and Mari Kvien Brunvoll.
• 1983 in jazz, death of Roy Milton, Kai Winding, Gigi Gryce, Earl Hines, Paul Quinichette, Willie Bobo, Ken Kersey, Harry James and Dolo Coker.
• 1982 in jazz, deaths of Thelonious Monk, Radka Toneff, Sonny Stitt, Gábor Szabó, Art Pepper, Cal Tjader, Al Haig and Sonny Greer; births of Carlos Redman and Even Helte Hermansen.
• 1981 in jazz, death of Sonny Red, Mary Lou Williams, Bob Bates, Cat Anderson, Helen Humes, Russell Procope, Bill Coleman, Samuel Jones, Tommy Turk, and Frank Weir
• 1980 in jazz, death of Bill Evans, Amos White, Babs Gonzales, Barney Bigard, Bobby Jones, Charles Fowlkes, Chauncey Morehouse, Chino Pozo, Dick Stabile, Don Albert, Don Banks, Duke Pearson, Ed Garland, Harlan Lattimore, Herman Autrey, Jan Werich, Jane Froman, Jimmy Bryant, Jimmy Crawford, Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Forrest, Monk Hazel, Norman Keenan, Oscar Alemán, Paul Howard, Peck Kelley, Poley McClintock, Ronnie Boykins, Shorty Sherock, Sonny Burke, Stu Martin, and Vinicius de Moraes; birth of David Arthur Skinner.

1970s

• 1979 in jazz, deaths of Charles Mingus, Grant Green, Blue Mitchell, Stan Kenton, and Wilbur Ware; births of Kenneth Kapstad, Mathias Eick, and Tora Augestad.
• 1978 in jazz, deaths of Ray Noble, Larry Young, Joe Venuti, Teddy Hill, and Joe Marsala; births of China Moses, Janek Gwizdala, Matt Dusk, Michael Wollny, Mike Moreno, and Soweto Kinch.
• 1977 in jazz, deaths of Sonny Criss, Paul Desmond, Erroll Garner, Bennie Green, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk; births of Dan Cray, Elliot Mason, Jane Monheit, Jason Marsalis, Quincy Davis, Rhian Benson, and Shahin Novrasli.
• 1976 in jazz, deaths of Jimmy Garrison, Ray Nance, and Vince Guaraldi; births of Alex Pangman, Ben Wendel, Ferenc Nemeth, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Gretchen Parlato, Pekka Kuusisto, and Yasuyuki "Yaz" Takagi.
• 1975 in jazz, deaths of Cannonball Adderley, Theodore Carpenter, Mongezi Feza, Oliver Nelson, and Zutty Singleton; births of David Braid, Géraldine Laurent, Helge Lien, Kellylee Evans, and Orrin Evans.
• 1974 in jazz, deaths of Duke Ellington, Bobby Timmons, Gene Ammons, Tina Brooks, Paul Gonsalves, and Harry Carney.
• 1973 in jazz, deaths of Ben Webster, Eddie Condon, Spanky DeBrest, Joe Harriott, Bill Harris, Tubby Hayes, Gene Krupa, Kid Ory, and Willie "The Lion" Smith; births of Frédéric Yonnet, Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, and Nikki Yeoh.
• 1972 in jazz, deaths of Hayes Alvis, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, and Jimmy Rushing; births of Gerard Presencer, and Eugene Ball.
• 1971 in jazz, deaths of Louis Armstrong, Wynton Kelly, and Charlie Shavers; births of Chris Potter, Gregory Porter, Nigel Hitchcock, Sean J. Kennedy, Stian Carstensen, and Zoe Rahman.
• 1970 in jazz, deaths of Johnny Hodges, Albert Ayler, Barney Rapp, Billy Stewart, Booker Ervin, Cliff Jackson, Don Stovall, Elmer Schoebel, Emile Barnes, Fernando Arbello, Jack Sels, Lem Davis, Lonnie Johnson, Otto Hardwick, Phil Spitalny, Ralph Escudero, and Scoops Carry; births of Harald Johnsen, and Live Maria Roggen.

1960s

• 1969 in jazz, deaths of Albert Stinson, Alcide Pavageau, Bobby Henderson, Booker Pittman, Cedric Haywood, Coleman Hawkins, Ernie Farrow, Jiří Šlitr, Johnny Bayersdorffer, Krzysztof Komeda, Leo Mathisen, Manuel Manetta, Nate Kazebier, Paul Barbarin, Paul Chambers, Pee Wee Russell, Pops Foster, Russ Morgan, Slick Jones, Ted Heath, Tony Fruscella, Tony Pastor, Tony Sbarbaro, Wilbur Harden, William McKinney, and Wynonie Harris; births of Adrian Fry, Alon Yavnai, Assif Tsahar, Aziza Mustafazadeh, Carl Craig, Carolyn Breuer, Catherine Delaunay, Chris Minh Doky, Cuong Vu, Daniel Tinte, Denys Baptiste, Edward Simon, Erlend Skomsvoll, Gulleiv Wee, James Carter, Jason Rebello, Joshua Redman, Kate Michaels, Kim Ofstad, Lelo Nika, Lucian Ban, Marcin Jahr, Mat Maneri, Mathilde Grooss Viddal, Michael Lington, Na Yoon-sun, Olga Konkova, Ori Kaplan, Øyvind Brække, Per Mathisen, Rebecca Martin, Scott Amendola, Stefano di Battista, Svein Olav Herstad, Thomas Fryland, Thomas Winther Andersen, and Travis Shook.
• 1968 in jazz, deaths of Jan Johansson, Luckey Roberts, and Wes Montgomery; births of Arve Henriksen, David Sánchez, Eric Alexander, Finn Guttormsen, Frank Kvinge, Frode Barth, Jørn Øien, Kyle Eastwood, Lalah Hathaway, Per Oddvar Johansen, and Rune Brøndbo.
• 1967 in jazz, deaths of Billy Strayhorn, David Gald, John Coltrane, Paul Whiteman, Stuff Smith, Rex Stewart, Red Allen, Edmond Hall, and Willie Smith; births of Audun Erlien, Audun Skorgen, Håkon Storm-Mathisen, Hans Mathisen, Ivar Kolve, Petter Wettre, Sascha Ley, Stein Inge Brækhus, and Svein Folkvord.
• 1966 in jazz, deaths of Bud Powell, Dave Lambert, and Billy Kyle; births of Jarle Vespestad, Karen Mantler, Kristin Sevaldsen, Nils-Olav Johansen, Øystein B. Blix, Regina Carter, Silje Nergaard, Siri Gellein, and Torstein Ellingsen.
• 1965 in jazz, deaths of Nat King Cole, Tadd Dameron, Claude Thornhill, and Earl Bostic; births of Curtis Stigers, Delfeayo Marsalis, Geir Lysne, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Helge Sunde, Hildegunn Øiseth, Liv Stoveland, Njål Ølnes, Odd André Elveland, Ole Mathisen, Philip Harper, Ron Affif, and Sylvain Luc.
• 1964 in jazz, deaths of Eric Dolphy, Cecil Scott, and Jack Teagarden; births of Arve Furset, Brent Fischer, Bugge Wesseltoft, Courtney Pine, Esbjörn Svensson, Helge Lilletvedt, Johannes Eick, Kåre Kolve, Reidar Skår, Robert Hurst, Terje Isungset, Trond Sverre Hansen, and Werner Neumann.
• 1963 in jazz, deaths of Addison Farmer, Arvid Gram Paulsen, Bob Scobey, Bobby Jaspar, Castor McCord, Curtis Counce, Dinah Washington, Gene Sedric, Glen Gray, Herbie Nichols, Ike Quebec, Irving Aaronson, Jimmy Reynolds, Joe Gordon, John Adriano Acea, Lizzie Miles, Lodewijk Parisius, Sam Allen, Skinnay Ennis, Sonny Clark, and Specs Wright; births of Baard Slagsvold, Benny Green, Bill Lowrey, Cyrus Chestnut, Dave Douglas, Don Braden, Eric Person, Eric Vloeimans, Gilad Atzmon, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Holly Cole, Jacqui Dankworth, Jens Johansson, Tine Asmundsen, Marc Antoine, Marcus Roberts, Nelson Faria, Niels Lan Doky, Nikki Iles, Ole Amund Gjersvik, Russ Lorenson, Stephanie Biddle, Steve Argüelles, Tierney Sutton, Tine Asmundsen, and Vigleik Storaas.
• 1962 in jazz, deaths of Doug Watkins, Eddie South, Jean Goldkette, Roger Wolfe Kahn, and Roy Palmer; births of Angelo Debarre, Bendik Hofseth, Billy Kilson, Brian Kellock, Chris Botti, Craig Handy, Dennis Mackrel, Eddie Benitez, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Ian Shaw, James Morrison, Joanna Connor, Michel Petrucciani, Mike Jones, Mike Walker, Olaf Kamfjord, Paul Tobey, Ralph Peterson, Jr., Renee Rosnes, Snorre Bjerck, Terence Blanchard, Tor Haugerud, and Winard Harper.
• 1961 in jazz, deaths of Scott LaFaro, Nick LaRocca, Wilber Sweatman, Booker Little; births of Arturo O'Farrill, Audun Kleive, Cris Barber, David Kikoski, Eivind Aarset, Everette Harp, Franck Amsallem, Harald Dahlstrøm, Ivan Božičević, Karl Seglem, Kenneth Sivertsen, Knut Reiersrud, Mornington Lockett, Paul Hanmer, and Rachelle Ferrell.
• 1960 in jazz, death of Oscar Pettiford, Arv Garrison, Beverly Kenney, Bill Johnson, Isidore Barbarin, Jimmy Bertrand, June Cole, Lawrence Duhé, Lee Collins, and Mátyás Seiber; births of Angélique Kidjo, Branford Marsalis, Brian Bromberg, Brian Kelly, Chad Wackerman, Chano Domínguez, Chris Standring, Dave Weckl, Django Bates, Eliane Elias, Erik Truffaz, John Pizzarelli, Ken Schaphorst, Kenny Garrett, Koji Kondo, Lee Tomboulian, Leila Pinheiro, Liu Yuan, Lloyd Swanton, Lonnie Plaxico, Maria Pia De Vito, María Rivas, Maria Schneider, Nils Petter Molvær, Povl Erik Carstensen, Rolf Graf, Stig Hvalryg, Terje Gewelt, Tore Brunborg, Valarie Pettiford, Wallace Roney, Wilhelm Schröter, and Zachary Breaux.

1950s

• 1959 in jazz, deaths of Alphonse Trent, Avery Parrish, Baby Dodds, Billie Holiday, Boyce Brown, Boris Vian, Charlie Johnson, Ed Cuffee, Hal McIntyre, Ivie Anderson, Lawrence Marrero, Lester Young, Minor Hall, Omer Simeon, Shadow Wilson, Sidney Bechet, and Sidney Desvigne; births of Akira Jimbo, Alan Barnes, Anjani, Antoine Hervé, Antonio Ciacca, Bill Ware, Billy Drummond, Brian Setzer, Cindy Blackman, Corinne Drewery, Dale Barlow, Del Rey, Dennis Chambers, Frank Lacy, François Bourassa, Frode Fjellheim, Graham Clark (violinist), Gregg Bissonette, Joe Locke, John Patitucci, Kåre Thomsen, Ken Peplowski, Kevyn Lettau, Kris Defoort, Marcus Miller, Michael Philip Mossman, Nguyên Lê, Ole Hamre, Omar Hakim, Otomo Yoshihide, Ottmar Liebert, Paul Goldberg, Per Hillestad, Sigurd Køhn, Stanley Jordan, Sue Terry, Sweet Baby J'ai, and Zim Ngqawana.
• 1958 in jazz, deaths of Carl Perkins, Danny Alvin, Doc Cook, Fulton McGrath, George E. Lee, Herbie Fields, Joe Morris, Lorraine Geller, Martha Boswell, Shifty Henry, Sterling Bose, Ted Donnelly, Tiny Bradshaw, Tom Brown, and W. C. Handy; births of Ana Caram, Andrew Lamb, Anita Baker, Anne-Marie Giørtz, Bajone, Bill Evans, Bjørn Klakegg, Bruce Barth, Bruno Marini, Béla Fleck, Chieli Minucci, David Finck, David Hazeltine, Don Byron, Gabriel Fliflet, George Koller, George Schuller, Greg Boyer, Howard Alden, Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, Jakko Jakszyk, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Jeanie Bryson, Jerry Zigmont, Joe DeRenzo, Kenny Drew, Jr., Kenny Washington, Lannie Battistini, Leon Lee Dorsey, Leroy Jones, Lewis Nash, Mary Ann Redmond, Michael Formanek, Michael Weiss, Nancy Zeltsman, Roberto Gatto, Rodney Franklin, Ronan Guilfoyle, Stevie Vallance, Tom Schuman, Ulf Wakenius, and Wolfgang Mitterer.
• 1957 in jazz, deaths of Abe Lyman, Carroll Dickerson, Curtis Mosby, Dean Benedetti, Erik Tuxen, Ernie Henry, Fud Livingston, George Girard, He Dasha, Jack Gardner, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Shulman, Louis Mitchell, Richard McPartland, Serge Chaloff, Sonny Parker, Walter Page, and Wooden Joe Nicholas; births of Anca Parghel, Andy Sheppard, Anouar Brahem, Arthur Rhames, Bert Joris, Bobby Sanabria, Bogdan Holownia, Carleen Anderson, Chris Poland, Éric Le Lann, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Gerald Albright, Geri Allen, Hanna Banaszak, Harri Stojka, Herlin Riley, Jason Kao Hwang, Jerry Weldon, Jimmy Earl, Jose Valdes, Kevin Eubanks, Lynn Seaton, Lynne Arriale, Mamdouh Bahri, Manfred Hausleitner, Manu Katché, Martin Litton, Mike Smith, Mino Cinelu, Morten Halle, Myra Melford, Nestor Torres, Paul Hardcastle, Rick Lazaroff, Roger Ingram, Tatsu Aoki, Thomas Chapin, Tom McClung, Tom Rainey, William Edward Childs, Wolter Wierbos, and Yngve Moe.
• 1956 in jazz, deaths of Achille Baquet, Adrian Rollini, Alex Hyde, Art Tatum, Clifford Brown, Don Kirkpatrick, Frankie Trumbauer, Fred Rich, Harry Parry, Joe Appleton, Richie Powell, Tommy Dorsey, Una Mae Carlisle, and Valaida Snow; births of Aaron Scott, Alex Cline, Anna Lyman, Bill Cunliffe, Bob Belden, Brian Lynch, Bruce Forman, Curtis Lundy, Danny Weis, Denardo Coleman, Denise Jannah, Dianne Reeves, Doug Raney, Eivin One Pedersen, Franklin Kiermyer, Gary Smulyan, Geir Holmsen, Geir Langslet, Hein van de Geyn, Hilde Hefte, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Jane Bunnett, John Jorgenson, Karl Denson, Kermit Driscoll, Lee Pui Ming, Liz Story, Lorraine Desmarais, Lucien Barbarin, Maria João, Marit Sandvik, Mary Coughlan, Mathias Claus, Michael Hashim, Mikhail Alperin, Mitchel Forman, Ned Rothenberg, Nels Cline, Nicola Stilo, Nils Landgren, Quanti Bomani, Randy Johnston, Raoul Björkenheim, Rob Waring, Steve Coleman, Steve Dobrogosz, Svein Dag Hauge, T Lavitz, Uri Caine, Wayne Krantz, and Zeena Parkins.
• 1955 in jazz, deaths of Bessie Brown, Bob Gordon, Charlie Parker, Dave Peyton, Dick Twardzik, Eddie Pollack, Henry Busse, James P. Johnson, John Spikes, Junior Raglin, Reuben Reeves, Wardell Gray; births of Adam Nussbaum, Alain Caron, Annemarie Roelofs, Annie Whitehead, Avery Sharpe, Bheki Mseleku, Bill Laswell, Brian Hughes, Cassandra Wilson, Chalmers Alford, Chris Burnett, Chris Cain, Chuck Loeb, David Murray, Dean Brown, Enver Izmaylov, Enzo Avitabile, Enzo Pietropaoli, Eric Watson, Erica Lindsay, Fred Hersch, Gary Crosby, Geoff Stradling, Hamid Drake, Helge Schneider, Hiram Bullock, Hugh Marsh, Jan Kåre Hystad, Jane Ira Bloom, Jane Siberry, Jean Derome, Jeff Golub, Jeff Hirshfield, Johnny Alegre, Jon Balke, Kenny Klein, Kitty Margolis, Laura Fygi Marilyn Mazur, Mark Feldman, Mars Williams, Marty Ehrlich, Mihály Dresch, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Mulgrew Miller, Nat Reeves, Nathan East, Ole Henrik Giørtz, Pål Thowsen, Patricia Barber, Rick Braun, Robin Eubanks, Rune Klakegg, Santi Debriano, Scott Fields, Shelly Berg, Vitold Rek, Vladislav Sendecki, and Wayne Horvitz.
• 1954 in jazz, deaths of Alfred Burt, Austin Wylie, Brad Gowans, Dink Johnson, Garland Wilson, Hot Lips Page, Lee Morse, Mike Mosiello, Papa Celestin, Rudy Williams, and William Frank Newton; births of Al Di Meola, Barb Jungr, Basia, Bodil Niska, Brian Rolland, Bruce Hornsby, Bruno Råberg, Catherine Whitney, Craig Chaquico, Earl Klugh, Edvard Askeland, Frank Jakobsen, Günter Müller, Haakon Graf, Hank Roberts, Hannes Bauer, Henry Johnson, Jay Hoggard, Jeff Clayton, Jesper Lundgaard, Joe Fonda, John Bernard Riley, John Russell, John Wolf Brennan, Kåre Garnes, Knut Værnes, Marc Ribot, Michael Moore (saxophonist and clarinetist), Michael White, Michel Benita, Nnenna Freelon, Noel Pointer, Ondrej Havelka, Orhan Demir, Øystein Norvoll, Paleka, Pam Bricker, Pat Metheny, Patrice Rushen, Per Kolstad, Pete Allen, Peter Erskine, Peter White, Rick Vandivier, Ricky Ford, Scott Earl Holman, Scott Henderson, Stephanie Nakasian, Steve Holt, Steve LaSpina, Steve Nelson, Steve Rochinski, Steve Rodby, Svein Olav Blindheim, Tchavolo Schmitt, Tina Marsh, Tom Browne, Torbjørn Sunde, Vince Jones, and Yuri Lemeshev.
• 1953 in jazz, deaths of Django Reinhardt, Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith, Larry Shields, Peter DeRose, and Tiny Kahn; births of Alex Coke, Andrew Bisset, Bob Mintzer, Bruce Kapler, Chaka Khan, Charles Foster Johnson, Darol Anger, David Benoit, David Torn, Dennis Taylor, Erik Balke, Erling Aksdal, Gary Valente, Grant Geissman, Greg Carmichael, Hilario Durán, Ignacio Berroa, James Chance, James Chirillo, James Newton, Jeff Berlin, Jeff Hamilton, Jimmy Bruno, Joanie Bartels, John Doheny, John Zorn, Jon Eberson, Jon Faddis, Joseph Bowie, Jørgen Emborg, Kahil El'Zabar, Kei Akagi, Ken Navarro, Keni Burke, Louis Sclavis, Lyle Mays, Marc Johnson, Michael Di Pasqua, Michael Gregory, Michele Rosewoman, Mike Miller, Mike Stern, Odd Riisnæs, Paul Wertico, Robert Irving III, Sigurd Ulveseth, Suzanne Davis, T. K. Blue, Taborah Johnson, Tom Olstad, Vidar Johansen, Vic Juris, and Yoshiaki Miyanoue.
• 1952 in jazz, deaths of Cassino Simpson, Fletcher Henderson, Herb Morand, John Kirby, Mal Hallett, Mel Stitzel, Midge Williams, and Zinky Cohn; births of Alan Pasqua, Ali Ryerson, Arlen Roth, Bruce Katz, Carl Haakon Waadeland, Chris Brubeck, Dave DeFries, Dave Valentin, Finn Sletten, George Lewis, Gino Vannelli, Gordon Johnson (musician), Harry Tavitian, Henry Kaiser, Joe Lovano, John Purcell, Ken Filiano, Ketil Bjørnstad, Lauren Newton, Lee Ritenour, Leni Stern, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Manolo Badrena, Mari Natsuki, Mark Dresser, Mathias Rüegg, Michael Marcus, Michael Wolff, Ole Thomsen, Paolo Damiani, Per Jørgensen, Phil Markowitz, Radka Toneff, Randy Crawford, Ray Anderson, Reynold Philipsek, Ric Sanders, Richard Tabnik, Roy Campbell, Jr., Royce Campbell, Sidsel Endresen, Sue Keller, Uwe Kropinski, Viatcheslav Nazarov, Vince Giordano, and William Parker.
• 1951 in jazz, deaths of Charlie Creath, Cyril Blake, Doc West, Mildred Bailey, R.Q. Dickerson, Ray Wetzel, Shirley Clay, Sid Catlett, Valentin Parnakh, and Vic Berton; birth of Alphonso Johnson, Anthony Davis (composer), Ashwin Batish, Barry Finnerty, Bill Frisell, Bill MacCormick, Billy Newton-Davis, Bob Berg, Brynjulf Blix, Herb Robertson, Jaco Pastorius, Jimmy Haslip, John Scofield, Jon Rose, Judi Silvano, Karen Young, Mark Egan, Mark Isham, Rebecca Parris, Richard Bennett, Richard Niles, Robben Ford, Roland Batik, Stanley Clarke, Steve Grossman, Steve Slagle, Steven Springer, Sue Evans, Todd Cochran, Tom Kubis, and Trilok Gurtu.
• 1950 in jazz, deaths of Al Jolson, Al Killian, Alvin Burroughs, Chelsea Quealey, Fats Navarro, Leo Watson, and Ray Perry; births of Anthony Lacen, Art Baron, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Bobbi Humphrey, Bobby McFerrin, Charles Fambrough, Chuck Greenberg, Cyro Baptista, Dag Arnesen, Dee Bell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Earl Gardner, Edwin Birdsong, Fapy Lafertin, Gil Goldstein, Guttorm Guttormsen, Idris Ackamoor, Jean-Jacques Milteau, John D'earth, John Pål Inderberg, Linda Lewis, Luther Thomas, Marvin Goldstein, Mont Campbell, Natalie Cole, Pip Pyle, Richard Galliano, Robert Bell, Ronnie Foster, Ronnie Laws, Safy Boutella, Steve Houben, Stjepko Gut, Sveinung Hovensjø, and Vincent Chancey.

1940s

• 1949 in jazz, death of Albert Ammons, Bud Scott, Bunk Johnson, Buster Wilson, Danny Polo, George Baquet, Herbie Haymer, Irving Fazola, Kid Rena, Louis Nelson Delisle, Paul Mares, Seymour Simons, and Snoozer Quinn; births of Arturo Sandoval, Bill Connors, Bill Reichenbach Jr., Carlos Azevedo, Chico Freeman, Chris Laurence, Christy Doran, David Moss, David S. Ware, David Toop, Djavan, Duck Baker, Jerry Goodman, John Altman, Justo Almario, Kazutoki Umezu, Konstanty Wilenski, Larry Stabbins, Lenny White, Marilyn Scott, Michael Brecker, Peter Guidi, Philip Kruse, Pops Mohamed, Rainer Brüninghaus, Randy Sandke, Ray Brown, Jr., Raúl di Blasio, T. S. Monk, Thomas Clausen, Tristan Honsinger, and Viktor Paskov.
• 1948 in jazz, death of Chano Pozo, Dave Tough, Jan Savitt, Kaiser Marshall, Mutt Carey, Red McKenzie, Sidney Arodin, and Stan Hasselgård; births of Aki Takase, Al Arsenault, Alphonse Mouzon, Avery Brooks, Barbara Hendricks, Bill Heid, Bill Pierce, Bill Summers, Bob Moses, Bruce Fowler, Carl Morten Iversen, Carli Muñoz, Chi Coltrane, Chris Bennett, Don Grolnick, Dorothée Berryman, Doug Carn, Emil Viklický, Espen Rud, Frode Gjerstad, Gary Brunotte, Geoff Simkins, Guy Van Duser, Harvie Swartz, Henning Gravrok, Jackie Orszaczky, Jim Ferguson, Jiunie Booth, Joe Bonner, Joe LaBarbera, Karen Borca, Kazimierz Jonkisz, Konrad Kaspersen, Larry Carlton, Lorraine Feather, Mads Vinding, Maggie Nicols, Marc Copland, Marvin Peterson, Michael Cochrane, Mike Richmond, Paquito D'Rivera, Paulinho da Costa, Per Husby, Phil Bowler, Raphe Malik, Ray Reach, Roger Frampton, Rose Nabinger, Ryoko Moriyama, Steve Turre, Tania Maria, Theo Jörgensmann, Thurman Barker, Tom Scott (musician), and Toshinori Kondo.
• 1947 in jazz, deaths of Fate Marable, Freddie Webster, Jimmie Lunceford, and Sonny Berman; births of Abdul Wadud, Andy LaVerne, Art Lande, Baikida Carroll, Barry Guy, Bent Persson, Bill Stevenson, Billy Bang, Bob Magnusson, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Chris Biscoe, Chuck Findley, Darius Brubeck, Egberto Gismonti, Harold Danko, Harvey Mason, Jan Garbarek, Jasper van 't Hof, Julie Driscoll, Junko Akimoto,Keith Tippett, Marc Jordan, Marek Blizinski, Marilyn Crispell, Marty Cook, Miroslav Vitouš, Norman Harris, Paco de Lucía, Paul Lytton, Paul McCandless, Percy Jones, Radu Goldis, Reggie Houston, Richie Beirach, Ryo Kawasaki, Steve Khan, Terje Rypdal, and Terje Venaas.
• 1946 in jazz, deaths of Fred Beckett, James Tim Brymn, Joseph Petit, Manuel Perez, Putney Dandridge, and Tricky Sam Nanton; births of Ahmed Abdullah, Al Green, Al Lowe, Allan Holdsworth, Atilla Engin, B. J. Cole, Benjamín Brea, Bennie Wallace, Billy Hancock, Bjørn Kruse, Bo Stief, Bob McHugh, Daryl Hall, Daryl Runswick, Dave Holland, Dave Liebman, Digby Fairweather, George Duke, Ivar Antonsen, John Sheridan, Ken Hyder, Khan Jamal, Kimiko Itoh, Knut Kristiansen, Melvin Sparks, Michael S. Smith, Mike Clark, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Palle Danielsson, Patty Waters, Per Henrik Wallin, Peter Langston, Pierre Dørge, Ray Drummond, Raymond Harry Brown, René McLean, Roger Turner, Roland Prince, Stafford James, Su Cruickshank, Ted Greene, Terry Bradds, Tom Grant, Tom Harrell, Toquinho, Trent Kynaston, Vinny Golia, and Zbigniew Seifert.
• 1945 in jazz, deaths of Bobby Stark, Jack Jenney, Nat Jaffe, Pha Terrell, Richard M. Jones, and Teddy Weatherford; births of Akira Sakata, Anthony Braxton, Arild Andersen, Bill Stapleton, Bjørnar Andresen, Bob Maize, Bob Rockwell, Bob Stewart, Brian Godding, Cameron Brown, Carol Kidd, Colin Hodgkinson, Daniel Carter, Danny Gatton, David Grisman, Demetrio Stratos, Dominic Duval, Doug Riley, Ed Soph, Edward Vesala, Ernie Watts, Halvard Kausland, John LaBarbera, John Stubblefield, Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez Jr, Johnny Dyani, Keith Jarrett, Keith Nichols, Kimiko Kasai, Knut Riisnæs, Michael Moore, Mick Goodrick, Murray Wall, Peter Ecklund, Randy Brecker, Steve Berrios, Steve Gadd, Svein Finnerud, Sylvia Vrethammar, Terje Bjørklund, Terry Callier, Tom Coppola, Tony Williams, Vaughn Wiester, and Victor Assis Brasil.
• 1944 in jazz, deaths of Rod Cless, Glenn Miller, Jimmie Noone, Yank Porter, Clarence Profit, O'Neill Spencer, Tommy Stevenson, Miklós Vig, Bob Zurke; births of John Abercrombie, Alex Acuña, Monty Alexander, Kenneth Ascher, Bobby Battle, Oscar Brashear, Willem Breuker, Harvey Brooks, Martha Brooks, Mark Charig, John Clark, Dave Cliff, Billy Cobham, Arthur Doyle, Martin Drew, Richard Dunbar, Lars Edegran, Sherman Ferguson, Al Foster, Michael Franks, David Friedman, David Goloschekin, Eddie Gómez, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Jon Hiseman, Roger Humphries, Per Husby, Carlos Inzillo, Karl Jenkins, Peter Kowald, Joachim Kühn, Pat LaBarbera, Didier Levallet, Ralph MacDonald, Pat Martino, Butch Miles, George Mraz, Bobby Naughton, Erling Wicklund, Evan Parker, Rufus Reid, Steve Reid, Babik Reinhardt, Diana Ross, Saheb Sarbib, Woody Shaw, Don Sickler, Lew Soloff, Bobo Stenson, John Surman, Warren Tartaglia, Kiri Te Kanawa, Barbara Thompson, Gianluigi Trovesi, Henry Threadgill, Steve Tyrell, Naná Vasconcelos, Phil Wachsmann, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, and Jack Wilkins.
• 1943 in jazz, deaths of Armand J. Piron, Ben Bernie, Corky Cornelius, Fats Waller, Leon Roppolo, Min Leibrook, Tamara Drasin, Tiny Parham, Vaughn De Leath, and Zue Robertson; births of Alan Lawrence Turnbull, Barry Altschul, Ben Sidran, Billy Harper, Bobby Enriquez, Butch Thompson, Calvin Keys, Didier Malherbe, Duncan Swift, Edu Lobo, Felix Slováček, Frank Lowe, Fred Tompkins, Gary Burton, Gavin Bryars, George Benson, Georgie Fame, Gerry Niewood, Grover Washington, Jr., Howie Smith, Jack Bruce, Jerry Rusch, Jiggs Whigham, Jon Christensen, Kenny Barron, Larry Coryell, Laurie Allan, Leny Andrade, Marcos Valle, Michal Urbaniak, Peter Boothman, Peter Lipa, Pino Presti, Richard Anthony Hewson, Sven-Åke Johansson, Ted Milton,Thorgeir Stubø, Urszula Dudziak, Valery Ponomarev, Volker Kriegel, Webster Lewis, Weldon Irvine, and Winston Mankunku Ngozi.
• 1942 in jazz, deaths of Bunny Berigan, Charlie Christian, Jaroslav Ježek, Jimmy Blanton, Leo Adde, and Willie Cornish; births of Amina Claudine Myers, Buster Williams, Ditlef Eckhoff, Jiří Stivín, Joe Chambers, John McLaughlin, John Taylor, Oliver Lake, and Torgrim Sollid.
• 1941 in jazz, deaths of Casper Reardon, Dick Wilson, Frank Melrose, Jelly Roll Morton, Ken Snakehips Johnson, and Steve Lewis; births of Airto Moreira, Aldo Romano, Bobby Hutcherson, Charles Earland, Chick Corea, Chucho Valdés, Don Grusin, Don Pullen, Don Weller, Jesper Thilo, Jim Cullum, Jr., Jim Pepper, Jim Richardson, Jim Riggs, John Hicks, Jonas Gwangwa, Knut Kiesewetter, LaMont Johnson, Lester Bowie, Mike Osborne, Palle Mikkelborg, Peter Brötzmann, Phil Upchurch, Phillip Wilson, Putter Smith, Robertinho Silva, Rogier van Otterloo, Ron McClure, Ronnie Cuber, Stanley Cowell, Sérgio Mendes, Teppo Hauta-aho, Terry Rosen, Tom Coster, Trevor Tomkins, Uli Trepte, Wadada Leo Smith, and Wayne Dockery.
• 1940 in jazz, births of Al Jarreau, Alex Riel, Arthur Blythe, Astrud Gilberto, Billy Hart, Carlos Ward, Chuck Mangione, Chuck Rainey, Dave Burrell, Dave MacRae, Eberhard Weber, Eddie Henderson, Egil Kapstad, Frank Zappa, Frode Thingnæs, Gary Bartz, Hamiet Bluiett, Herbie Hancock, Janet Lawson, John DeFrancesco, Ole Jacob Hansen, and Ronald Shannon Jackson.

1930s

• 1939 in jazz, deaths of Ma Rainey, Charlie Irvis, Chick Webb, Herschel Evans, John Robichaux, Louis Douglas, and Tommy Ladnier; births of Hubert Laws, and Joe McPhee.
• 1938 in jazz, deaths of Dick McDonough, Garnet Clark, and Joe "King" Oliver; births of Eje Thelin, Hal Galper, Kjell Bartholdsen, Lee Morgan, Marzette Watts, and Steve Kuhn; birth of Eric Gale.
• 1937 in jazz, deaths of Alex Hill (musician), George Gershwin, Johnny Dunn, and Ward Pinkett; birth of Karin Krog, Monica Zetterlund, and Ron Carter.
• 1936 in jazz, deaths of Charlie Green, Mike Bernard, Mitja Nikisch, and Sam Morgan.
• 1935 in jazz, deaths of Bennie Moten, Cecil Irwin, Edwin Swayze, and Honoré Dutrey; births of George Coleman, Tore Jensen, and Totti Bergh.
• 1934 in jazz, deaths of Alcide Nunez, Eddie Anthony, Gene Rodemich, Jack Carey, and Russ Columbo; births of Dave Grusin, and Egil "Bop" Johansen.
• 1933 in jazz, deaths of Eddie Lang, Freddie Keppard, and William Krell; births of Asmund Bjørken, Eivind Solberg, and Rune Gustafsson.
• 1932 in jazz, deaths of Frank Teschemacher, James "Bubber" Miley, Virginia Liston; births of Atle Hammer, Bengt Hallberg, Donald Byrd, Joe Zawinul, and Whitey Mitchell.
• 1931 in jazz, deaths of Bix Beiderbecke, Buddie Petit, Buddy Bolden, Jimmy Blythe, and Jimmy Harrison; births of Alfred Brendel, Alvin Lucier, Bill Graham, Caterina Valente, D. J. Fontana, Della Reese, Ed Cassidy, Jan Johansson, João Gilberto, Kenny Burrell, Lonnie Donegan, Papa Dee Allen, Paul Motian, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Plas Johnson, Phyllis McGuire, Roland Alphonso, Sam Cooke, Tab Hunter, Teresa Brewer, and Walt Groller.
• 1930 in jazz, births of Clifford Brown, Eddie Bo, Hank Garland, Kenny Wheeler, Mikkel Flagstad, and Ornette Coleman.

1920s

• 1929 in jazz, birth of Betty Carter, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, and Joe Temperley.
• 1928 in jazz, births of Cannonball Adderley, Kenny Drew, and Art Farmer.
• 1927 in jazz, births of Jimmy Raney, John Dankworth, and Red Mitchell.
• 1926 in jazz, births of John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.
• 1925 in jazz, births of Oscar Peterson, Zoot Sims, and Charlie Byrd.
• 1924 in jazz, births of Alice Babs, Armando Peraza, Arne Domnérus, Bud Powell, Charlie Callas, Chet Atkins, Dick Buckley, Dick Katz, Dinah Washington, Jackie Paris, Jiří Šlitr, Joe Albany, Joya Sherrill, Kenny Dorham, Lammar Wright, Jr., Louie Bellson, Lucky Thompson, Major Holley, Max Roach, Orlando DiGirolamo, Paul Desmond, Putte Wickman, Ray Wetzel, Rita Reys, Ruth Olay, Sammy Nestico, Sarah Vaughan, Shorty Rogers, Sonny Stitt, and Stewart "Dirk" Fischer.
• 1923 in jazz, births of Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Fats Navarro, and Nora Brockstedt.
• 1922 in jazz, births of Charles Mingus, and Oscar Pettiford.
• 1921 in jazz, births of Arturo O'Farrill, Astor Piazzolla, Bernie Leighton, Bill DeArango, Chico Hamilton, Erroll Garner, Freddy Randall, Gene Roland, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Giuffre, Jimmy Henderson, Joe Loco, John Anderson, Marty Napoleon, Monk Montgomery, Norman O'Connor, Pat Friday, Roy Kral, Tal Farlow, Tony Scott, and Vinnie Burke.
• 1920 in jazz, births of Charlie Parker, Clark Terry, Dave Brubeck, and Rowland Greenberg.

Pre-1920s

• 1919 in jazz, deaths of James Reese Europe, and Henry Ragas; births of Nat King Cole, Art Blakey, Anita O'Day, and George Shearing.
• 1918 in jazz, births of Bobby Byrne, and Tony Mottola.
• 1917 in jazz, births of Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie.
• 1916 in jazz, births of Charlie Christian, Svend Asmussen, and Robert Normann.
• 1915 in jazz, births of Billie Holiday, and Les Paul.

Prior to 1915 in jazz

• 1914, birth of Kenny Clarke.
• 1913, birth of Charlie Barnet.
• 1912, births of Gil Evans, and Svein Øvergaard.
• 1911, birth of Lionel Ferbos, and Roy Eldridge.
• 1910, births of Django Reinhardt, and Artie Shaw.
• 1909, births of Lester Young, Benny Goodman, Ben Webster, and Gene Krupa.
• 1908, births of Bill Tapia, and Stéphane Grappelli.
• 1907, birth of Benny Carter.
• 1906, birth of Johnny Hodges.
• 1905, birth of Tommy Dorsey.
• 1904, births of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Coleman Hawkins, and Jimmy Dorsey.
• 1903, births of Bix Beiderbecke, and Jimmy Rushing.
• 1902, births of Eddie Lang, and Lloyd Scott
• 1901, births of Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Rushing, and Jimmy Blythe.
• 1900, birth of Jimmy Harrison.
• 1899, births of Duke Ellington, and Red McKenzie.
• 1897, births of Fletcher Henderson, and Sidney Bechet.
• 1891, births of Henry Ragas.
• 1890, births of Jelly Roll Morton.
• 1887, birth of Luckey Roberts.
• 1881, birth of James Reese Europe.
• 1877, birth of Buddy Bolden.