1995 in jazz
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 Trumpeter and bandleader Doc Paulin at 1995 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. | |
| Decade | 1990s in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1995.
April
- 7 – The 22nd Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 7 – 9).[1]
May
June
- 2 – The 24th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 2 – 5).[3]
- 29 – The 16th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 29 – July 9).[4]
July
- 1 – The 5th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1 – 12).[5]
- 7 – The 29th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 7 – 22).[6]
- 14 – The 20th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).[7]
- 15 – The 30th Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 15 – 23).[8]
- 17 – The 36th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17 – 22).[9]
- The 48th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 7 – 16).[10]
- 21 – The 30th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 25).[11]
August
- 11 – The 12th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).[12]
September
- 15 – The 38th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).[13]
Unknown date
- The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz opens their first performance classes of jazz.[14]
Album releases
- Butch Morris: Testament
- Dave Douglas: In Our Lifetime
- Matthew Shipp: The Flow of X
- Charlie Hunter: Bing, Bing, Bing!
- Marvin Peterson: African Portraits
- Guy Klucevsek: Citrus My Love
- Marty Ehrlich: Just Before The Dawn
- Matthew Shipp: Symbol Systems
- Gerry Hemingway: Marmalade King
- Steve Turre: Rhythm Within
- Medeski Martin and Wood: Friday Afternoon in the Universe
- Reggie Workman: Cerebral Caverns
- Muhal Richard Abrams: One Line, Two Views
- Dave Douglas: Five
- Bill Frisell: Go West
- Pat Metheny Group: We Live Here
- Henry Threadgill: Makin' a Move
- Dave Holland: Dream of the Elders
- Paul Plimley: Everything in Stage
- John Scofield: Groove Elation
- Chick Corea Quartet: Time Warp
- Matthew Shipp: Before the World
- Don Byron: Music for Six Musicians
- Uri Caine: Toys
- Carol Sloane with Phil Woods: The Songs Carmen Sang
- Michael Franks: Abandoned Garden
- Roy Campbell:Communion
- Marilyn Crispell: Destiny
- David S. Ware: Cryptology
- Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty: The Rite of Strings
Deaths
- January
- 1 – Jess Stacy, American pianist (born 1904).
- February
- 6 – Art Taylor, American drummer (born 1929).
- March
- 5 – Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet, and wit, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (born 1943).
- 30 – Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (born 1913).
- 31 – Max Brüel, Danish pianist and saxophonist (born 1927).
- April
- 2 – Julius Hemphill, American composer and saxophonist (born 1938).
- May
- 7 – Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (born 1910).
- 9 – Marshall Royal, American clarinetist and alto saxophonist (born 1912).
- 10
- Jimmy Raney, American guitarist (born 1927).
- Karl Drewo, Austrian saxophonist (born 1929).
- 15 – Minoru Matsuya, Japanese pianist (born 1910).
- 23 – Mick Pyne, English pianist (born 1940).
- June
- 4 – Earle Warren, American alto saxophonist and singer (born 1914).
- 5 – Bucky Calabrese, American upright bassist (born 1927).
- 30 – Phyllis Hyman, American singer and actress (born 1949).
- July
- 13 – Aimé Barelli, French trumpeter, vocalist, and band leader (born 1917).
- 22 – Percy Humphrey, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1905).
- August
- 11 – Phil Harris, American comedian, actor, singer, and musician (born 1904).
- 20 – John Gilmore, American saxophonist (born 1931).
- September
- 12 – Larry Gales, American upright bassist (born 1936).
- October
- 19 – Don Cherry, American trumpeter (born 1936).
- November
- 19 – Don Goldie, American trumpeter (born 1930).
- December
- 30 – Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1914).
- Unknown date
- Jacques Denjean, French composer and arranger, Les Double Six (born 1929).
- Roger Chaput, French guitarist and visual artist, Quintette du Hot Club de France (born 1909).
Births
- April
- 21 – Alma Macbride, American pianist, composer, and film maker.
- May
- 9 – Andrea Motis, Spanish singer and trumpeter.
- Unknown date
- 9 – Selma French Bolstad, Norwegian singer, fiddler, and composer.
