2007 in jazz

• 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 17–19).^[1]

• 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival 2007 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 1–4).^[2]

• 2 – The 3rd Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (January 2 – 4).^[3]
• 30
  • The 34th Vossajazz started at Vossavangen, Norway (March 30 – April 1).^[4]
  • Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.^[5]
• 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel går stilt for Vossajazz 2007.^[6]

• 23 – The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2).^[7]
• 25 – The 36th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 25 – 28).^[8]

• 28 – The 27th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 - July 8).^[9]
• 25 – The 19th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 25 – July 12).^[10]

• 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 4 – 7).^[11]
• 6
  • The 29th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 6 – 15).^{[citation needed]}
  • The 41st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 6 – 21).^[12]
• 13 – The 32nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 13 – 15).^[13]
• 14 – The 42nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 14 – 22).^{[citation needed]}
• 16
  • The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 16 – 21).^[14]
  • Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.^[15]
• 17 – The 24th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 17 – 21).^[16]
• 18 – The 60th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 18 – 25).^[17]
• 24 – The 42nd San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 24 – 29).^[18]

• 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 8 – 12).^[19]
• 9 – The 23rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 12).^[20]
• 10 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 10 – 12).^[21]
• 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 13 – 19).^[22]
• 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (August 29 – September 1).^[23]

• 21 – The 50th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).^[24]

• 16 – The 16th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 16 – 25).^[25]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
29	Norwegian Song	Dag Arnesen Trio	Resonant Music		[26]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
20	Metheny/Mehldau Quartet	Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau	Nonesuch Records		[27]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
10	4 Brothers 7	Frank Tiberi	Jazzed Media		[28]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
10	This Meets That	John Scofield	Universal Records		[29]

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A

• Sonic Codex by Eivind Aarset (Jazzland Recordings).^[30]

January

• 4 — Dick Wetmore, American violinist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1927).
• 12
  • Alice Coltrane, American pianist, organist, harpist, singer, and composer (born 1937).^[31]
  • Jimmy Cheatham, American trombonist (born 1924).
• 13 – Michael Brecker, American saxophonist (leukemia), Brecker Brothers (born 1949).^[32]
• 17 – Virtue Hampton Whitted, singer and bassist (born 1922).

February

• 1 — Whitney Balliett, American journalist and jazz critic (born 1926).^[33]
• 12 – Eldee Young, American upright bassist (born 1936).
• 24 – Leroy Jenkins, American violinist, violist, and composer (born 1932).
• 25 – Al Viola, American guitarist (born 1919).^[34]
• 27 – Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer (born 1924).

March

• 27 – Hitoshi Ueki, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist (born 1926).
• 28 – Tony Scott, American clarinetist and arranger (born 1921).

April

• 1 — Danny Barcelona, American drummer (born 1929).
• 10 – Dakota Staton, American vocalist (born 1930).^[35]
• 14 – Herman Riley, American saxophonist (born 1933).
• 20 – Andrew Hill, American pianist (born 1931).^[36]
• 28 – Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist (born 1929).

May

• 6
  • Alvin Batiste, American clarinetist (born 1932).
  • Nükhet Ruacan, Turkish singer and educator in musicology ( (born 1951).
• 9 – Carla White, American vocalist (born 1951).
• 15 – Al Arsenault, American organist (born 1938).
• 24 – Buddy Childers, American trumpeter, composer, and ensemble leader (born 1926).

June

• 8 — Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (born 1912).^[37]
• 18 – Bill Barder, American tubist (born 1920).

July

• 4 — Johnny Frigo, American jazz violinist and bassist (born 1916).
• 5 — George Melly, British vocalist (born 1926).^[38]
• 6 — Don Mumford, American drummer (born 1954).
• 23 – Jon Marks, American pianist (born 1947).
• 28 – Sal Mosca, American pianist (born 1927).
• 29 – Art Davis, American upright bassist (born 1934).^[39]

August

• 1 — Ronaldo Folegatti, Brazilian composer, guitarist, and record producer (born 1958).
• 5 — Paul Rutherford, English free improvising trombonist (born 1940).
• 10 – Mario Rivera, Dominican Republic saxophonist (born 1939).
• 11 – Herb Pomeroy, American trumpeter (born 1930).
• 16 – Max Roach, American drummer (born 1924).^[40]
• 18 – Jon Lucien, Virgin Islands singer and musician (born 1942).
• 27 – Doug Riley, Canadian pianist and keyboardist (born 1945).

September

• 1 — Juma Santos, percussionist and drummer (born 1948).
• 11 – Joe Zawinul, Austrian keyboardist and composer (skin cancer), Weather Report (born 1932).^[41]
• 15
  • Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor (born 1928).
  • Gordon "Specs" Powell, American drummer and percussionist (born 1922).^[42]
• 19 – Mike Osborne, English alto saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist (born 1941).

October

• 3 — Lloyd Trotman, American upright bassist (born 1923).
• 5 — Jack Wilson, American pianist and composer (born 1936).
• 15 – Emil Mijares, Filipino vibist and pianist (born 1935).
• 17 – Teresa Brewer, American singer (born 1931).
• 21 – Donald Ayler, American trumpeter (born 1942).

November

• 16 – Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (lung cancer) (born 1947).^[43]
• 20 – Ernest "Doc" Paulin, American musician (born 1907).^[44]
• 22 – Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist (born 1927).

December

• 4 — Carlos Valdes, Cuban-American conga player (born 1926).
• 14 – Frank Morgan, American saxophonist (born 1933).
• 23 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist (born 1925).^[45]