2009 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2009.
Decade2000s in jazz
Music2009 in music
StandardsList of jazz standards
See also2008 in jazz – 2010 in jazz
| 2009 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 Ulf Wakenius with Youn Sun Nah, 2009. | |
| Decade | 2000s in jazz |
| Music | 2009 in music |
| Standards | List of jazz standards |
| See also | 2008 in jazz – 2010 in jazz |
Events
January
- 9 – The 5th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 9 – 11).[1]
February
- 4 – The 12th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 4–8).[2]
March
- 6 – The 5th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 6–8).[3]
- 18
- The 36th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18–20).[4]
- Kjetil Møster was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2009.[5]
- 19 – Solveig Slettahjell performs the commissioned work Tarpan Seasons for Vossajazz 2009.[6]
April
- 22 – The 15th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 22–26).[7]
May
- 20 – The 37th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26–30).[8]
- 29 – The 38th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 29 – June 1).[9]
June
- 29 – The 21st Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 29 – July 9).[10]
- 30 – The 29th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 30 - July 12).[11]
July
- 1 – The 45th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 1 – 4).[12]
- 3
- The 31st Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 3 – 12).[13]
- The 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 18).[14]
- 10
- The 34th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 10 – 12).[15]
- The 44th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 10 – 19).[16]
- 13 – The 49th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 13 – 18).[17]
- 15 – The 26th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 15 – 18).[18]
- 18
- The 44th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 18 – 20).[19]
- The 62nd Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 18 – 25).[20]
August
- 7 – The 25th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 7 – 9).[21]
- 8 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 8 – 10).[22]
- 9 – The 24th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 9 – 15).[23]
- 12 – The 23rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway (August 12 – 16).[24]
September
- 2 – The 5th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 2 – 5).[25]
- 19 – The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).[26]
October
November
- 13 – The 18th London Jazz Festival started in England (November 13 – 22).[27]
December
Album released
January
February
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Piety Street | John Scofield | Universal Classics | [28] | |
| 24 | Sounding Point | Julian Lage | EmArcy Records | [29] |
April
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | La Línea del Sur | Renaud Garcia-Fons | Enja Records | [30] | |
| 16 | Remembrance | Ketil Bjørnstad | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher |
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Quartet Live | Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez |
Concord Music Group | Produced by Gary Burton, Pat Metheny | [31] |
June
July
August
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jungle City | Acuña • Hoff • Mathisen | Alessa Records | [32] |
October
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Restored, Returned | Tord Gustavsen Ensemble | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher |
November
December
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Coming Through Slaughter: The Bolden Legend | Dave Lisik | SkyDeck Music | Produced by Dave Lisik |
Deaths
- January
- 17 – Whitey Mitchell, American jazz bassist and television writer/producer (born 1932).
- 20 – David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist (born 1933).
- 24 – Leonard Gaskin, American bassist (born 1920).
- 29 – Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger, and songwriter (born 1934).
- February
- 7 – Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist (born 1924).
- 9
- Vic Lewis, British guitarist (born 1919).
- Orlando "Cachaito" López, Cuban bassist and composer (born 1933).
- 12
- Coleman Mellett, American jazz guitarist (plane crash) (born 1974).
- Gerry Niewood, American jazz saxophonist (plane crash) (born 1943).
- Mat Mathews, Dutch jazz accordionist (born 1924).
- 14 – Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer (born 1924).
- 15 – Joe Cuba, Puerto Rican jazz percussionist (born 1931).
- 18 – Snooks Eaglin, American guitarist and singer (born 1936).
- 19 – Harrison Ridley Jr., American jazz presenter (born 1938).
- 20 – Fats Sadi, Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer (born 1927).
- 25
- Ian Carr, Scottish trumpeter, composer, writer, and educator (born 1933).
- Lyman Woodard, American organist (born 1942).
- 27 – William L. Fowler, American jazz guitarist and educator (born 1917).
- 28 – Arthur Jenkins, American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and percussionist (born 1936).
- March
- 11 – Lars Erstrand, Swedish vibraphonist (born 1936).
- 18
- Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (born 1930).
- Moultrie Patten, American pianist and actor (born 1919).
- 25 – Tito Alberti, Argentine drummer (born 1923).
- April
- 2 – Bud Shank, American alto saxophonist and flautist (born 1926).
- 3 – Charlie Kennedy, American alto saxophonist (born 1927).
- 7 – Gugge Hedrenius, Swedish pianist and bandleader (born 1938).
- 8 – Herbie Lovelle, American drummer (born 1924).
- 12 – Zeke Zarchy, American trumpeter (born 1915).
- 16 – Viktor Paskov, Bulgarian writer, singer, musicologist, and screenwriter (born 1949).
- 29 – Tom McGrath, Scottish playwright and pianist (born 1940).
- May
- 14 – Buddy Montgomery, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist (born 1930).
- 15 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass guitarist (born 1964).
- 21 – Uli Trepte, German upright bassist (born 1941).
- June
- 3
- Koko Taylor, American singer (born 1928).[33]
- Sam Butera, American tenor saxophonist (born 1927).
- 7
- Hugh Hopper, British bass guitarist (born 1945).
- Kenny Rankin, American singer and songwriter (born 1940).[34]
- 10 – Jack Nimitz, American baritone saxophonist (born 1930).
- 11 – Jarmo Savolainen, Finnish pianist and composer (born 1961).
- 16
- Charlie Mariano, American saxophonist (born 1923).
- Tina Marsh, American jazz singer and composer (cancer) (born 1954).
- 22 – Eddie Preston, American jazz trumpeter (born 1925).
- 23 – Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer, producer, and composer (born 1931).
- July
- 4 – Jim Chapin, American drummer (born 1919).
- 22 – Sonny Dallas, American bassist and singer (born 1931).
- 27 – George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and theorist (born 1923).
- August
- 11 – Kitty White, American singer (born 1923).
- 12 – Rashied Ali, American drummer (born 1933).
- 13 – Les Paul, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar, and multi-track recording (born 1915).
- 24 – Joe Maneri, American composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1927).
- 29 – Chris Connor, American jazz singer (born 1927).
- 31 – Eddie Higgins, American pianist, composer, and orchestrator (born 1932).
- September
- 7 – Eddie Locke, American jazz drummer (born 1930).
- 8 – Luther Thomas, American alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1950).
- 14 – Bobby Graham, English session drummer, composer, arranger, and record producer (born 1940).
- 15 – Nunzio Rotondo, Italian trumpeter and bandleader (born 1924).
- October
- 8 – Abu Talib, African-American guitarist (born 1939).
- 10 – Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican bandleader, trumpeter, broadcaster, and promoter (born 1926).
- 13
- Al Martino, American singer and actor (born 1927).
- Winston Mankunku Ngozi, South African tenor saxophonist (born 1943).
- 14 – Jerry van Rooyen, Dutch trumpeter, conductor, and composer (born 1928).
- 21 – Sirone, American bassist and composer (born 1940).
- November
- 6 – Kjell Bartholdsen, Norwegian saxophonist (stroke) (born 1938).
- 10 – Dick Katz, American pianist, arranger, and record producer (born 1924).
- 16 – Jeff Clyne, British bassist (born 1937).
- 20 – Billy James, American drummer (born 1936).
- 21 – Gerhard Aspheim, Norwegian trombonist (born 1930).[35]
- 22 – Haydain Neale, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1970).
- 24 – Hale Smith, American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor (born 1925).
- 26 – Pia Beck, Dutch pianist and singer (born 1925).
- December
- 8 – Su Cruickshank, Australian singer, actress, and writer (born 1946).
- 16 – Terry Pollard, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1931).
- 20 – Pete King, British tenor saxophonist(born 1929).
- 25 – Rusty Dedrick, American trumpeter and composer (born 1918).
- Unknown date
- Pocho Lapouble, Argentine drummer, composer and arranger (born 1942).
