2011 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2011.
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| Decade | 2010s in jazz |
| Music | 2011 in music |
| Standards | List of jazz standards |
| See also | 2010 in jazz – 2012 in jazz |
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Events
January
- 20 – The 6th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 20 – 23).[2]
- 26 – The first Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 26 – 29).[3]
February
- 3 – The 13th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 3 – 7).[4]
March
- 4 – The 7th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 4 – 6).[5]
April
- 15 – The 38th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 15 – 17).[6]
- 16
- Mari Kvien Brunvoll was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2011.[7]
- Mathias Eick performed the commissioned work Voss at Vossajazz[8]
- 27 – The 17th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 27 – May 1).[9]
- 30 – The International Jazz Day.[10]
May
- Sons of Kemet is formed by members Shabaka Hutchings, Seb Rochford, Tom Skinner, Theon Cross, and Eddie Hick[11]
- 25 – The 39th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).[12]
June
- 10 – The 40th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 10 – 11).[13]
- 15 – The 23rd Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 15 – July 17).[14]
- 17 – The 28th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (June 17 – 19).[15]
- 25 – The 31st Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 25 – July 4).[16]
July
- 1
- The 33rd Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1 – 10).[17]
- The 45th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1 – 16).[18]
- 6 – The 47th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 9).[19]
- 8
- The 36th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).[20]
- The 64th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 8 – 12).[21]
- 9 – The 46th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 9 – 17).[22]
- 18 – The 51st Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 18 – 23).[23]
- 21 – The 46th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 25).[24]
August
- 5 – The 55th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 5 – 7).[25]
- 10 – The 25th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10–14).[26]
- 12
- Marius Neset is awarded the Sildajazzprisen 2011.[27]
- The 27th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12 – 14).[28]
- 15 – The 26th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 20).[29]
September
- 1 – The 7th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 1 – 3).[30]
- 16 – The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).[31]
November
- 11 – 20th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 11 – 20).[32]
December
- 18 – Eldbjørg Raknes was awarded the Norwegian jazz award Buddyprisen 2011.[33]
Album released
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Méditerranées | Renaud Garcia-Fons | Enja Records | [34] | |
| 12 | Come Sunday | Charlie Haden and Hank Jones | EmArcy Records | Produced by Jean-Philippe Allard, Ruth Cameron, Charlie Haden | [35] |
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Field Day Rituals | Splashgirl | Hubro Music | Produced by Randall Dunn | [36] |
| 11 | Elastics | Ole Mathisen, Per Mathisen and Paolo Vinaccia | Losen Records | [37] | |
| 18 | Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene | Susanna Wallumrød, lyrics by Gunvor Hofmo | Grappa Music | [38] |
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | A Moment's Peace | John Scofield | EmArcy Records | [39] |
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | What's It All About | Pat Metheny | Nonesuch Records | [40] |
Deaths
- January
- 1 – Charles Fambrough, American bassist, composer, and record producer (born 1950).
- 27 – Charlie Callas, American drummer, comedian, and actor (born 1924).
- 29 – Milton Babbitt, American composer, music theorist, and teacher (born 1916).[41]
- February
- 3 – Tony Levin, English jazz drummer (born 1940).
- 8 – Eugenio Toussaint, Mexican composer, arranger, and musician (born 1954).
- 14 – George Shearing, British jazz pianist (born 1919).[42]
- 24 – Jens Winther, Danish jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (born 1960).
- March
- 4 – Tom Vaughn, American pianist (born 1936).
- 11 – Billy Bang, American violinist and composer (born 1947).
- 12 – Joe Morello, American drummer (born 1928).[43]
- 15 – Melvin Sparks, American guitarist (born 1946).
- April
- 26 – Phoebe Snow, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (born 1950).[44]
- May
- 8 – Cornell Dupree, American guitarist (born 1942).
- 10 – Norma Zimmer, American singer (born 1923).
- 11 – Snooky Young, American trumpeter (born 1919).
- 12 – Ted Nash, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (born 1922).
- 15 – Bob Flanigan, American tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen (born 1926).[45]
- 28 – Alys Robi, French-Canadian singer (born 1923).
- June
- 2 – Ray Bryant, American pianist and composer (born 1931).
- 3 – Jack Kevorkian, American flautist, composer, pathologist, and euthanasia proponent (born 1928).
- 10 – György Szabados, Hungarian jazz pianist (born 1939).
- 20 – Ottilie Patterson, Northern Irish singer (born 1932).
- July
- 2 – Paul Weeden, American-born Norwegian jazz guitarist (born 1923)[46]
- 17 – Joe Lee Wilson, American singer (born 1935).
- 23 – Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter (born 1983).[47]
- 24 – Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist (heart attack) (born 1970).[48]
- 26 – Frank Foster, American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer (born 1928).[49]
- August
- 7 – Jiří Traxler, Czech-Canadian pianist, composer, lyricist, and arranger (born 1912).
- September
- 7 – Eddie Marshall, American drummer (born 1938).[50]
- 9 – Graham Collier, English bassist, bandleader, and composer (born 1937).
- 12 – Dinah Kaye, Scottish singer (born 1924).
- 19 – Johnny Răducanu, Romanian pianist (born 1931).[51]
- October
- 1 – Butch Ballard, American drummer (born 1918).
- 8 – Roger Williams, American pianist (born 1924).[52]
- 10 – Lucy Ann Polk, American singer (born 1927).
- 19 – Lars Sjösten, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1941).
- 28 – Beryl Davis, English singer (born 1924).
- 29 – Walter Norris, American pianist and composer (born 1931).
- November
- 1
- André Hodeir, French violinist, composer, arranger, and musicologist (born 1921).
- Christiane Legrand, French soprano, The Swingle Singers (born 1930).
- 2 – Papa Bue, Danish trombonist and bandleader (born 1930).
- 6 – Gordon Beck, English pianist and composer (born 1935).
- 11 – Michael Garrick, English pianist and composerr (born 1933).
- 19 – Russell Garcia, American composer and music arranger (born 1916).[53]
- 22 – Paul Motian, American drummer (born 1931).[54]
- 24 – Ross McManus, Irish-English trumpeter (born 1927).
- December
- 2 – Bill Tapia, American guitarist (born 1908).[55]
- 15 – Bob Brookmeyer, American valve trombonist, pianist, and composer (born 1929).
- 17 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (born 1941).[56]
- 18 – Ralph MacDonald, Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, and steelpan virtuoso (born 1941).
- 26 – Sam Rivers, American saxophonist, bass clarinetist, flautist, harmonica player and pianist, and composer (born 1923).
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