2017 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2017.
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Decade2010s in jazz
Music2017 in music
StandardsList of jazz standards
See also2016 in jazz – 2018 in jazz
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| Decade | 2010s in jazz |
| Music | 2017 in music |
| Standards | List of jazz standards |
| See also | 2016 in jazz – 2018 in jazz |
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Events
January
- 12
- The 16th All Ears festival started in Oslo (January 12–15).[1]
- The 3rd annual Tucson Jazz Festival started in Tucson, Arizona (January 12 – 22).[2]
- 20 – The 36th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 20 – 21).[3]
- 21 – Hot Club de Norvège headline at the annual Djangofestival at Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway.[4]
- 28 – Nils Petter Molvær is presented as winner of the 2016 Spellemannprisen Jazz award.[5]
February
- 1 – The 6th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (February 1 – 4).[6]
- 2 – The 19th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 2–5).[7]
- 9 – The 12th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (February 9 – 11).[8]
March
- 3 – The 13th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 3 – 5).[9]
- 31 – The 18th Cape Town International Jazz Festival started in Cape Town, South Africa (March 31 – April 1).[10]
April
May
- 5 – The Balejazz started in Balestrand (May 5 – 7).[13]
- 9 – The 28th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 9 – 14).[14]
- 10 – The 13th AnJazz, the Hamar Jazz Festival started at Hamar, Norway (May 10 – 14).[15]
- 11 – The 17th Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés started in Paris, France (May 11 – 22).[16]
- 18 – The 6th Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (May 18–22).[17]
- 26 – The 45th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 4).[18]
June
- 1 – Proceedings of the Echo Jazz Awards in Hamburg, Germany.[19]
- 22 – The 27th JazzBaltica started in Schloss Salzau close to Kiel, Germany (June 22–25).[20]
- 23 – The 7th Alfa Jazz Fest started in Lviv, Ukraine (June 23–27).[21]
- 28 – The 28th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 28 – July 10).[22]
- 29
- The 37th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 29 - July 8).[23]
- The 37th Jazz à Vienne started in Vienne, France (June 29 - July 13).[24]
- 30
- The 5th Love Supreme Festival started in Glynde Place, East Sussex (June 30 – July 2).[25]
- The 51st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 15).[26]
July
- 5 – The 53rd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 5 – 8).[27]
- 6
- The 17th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway (July 6 – 8).[28]
- The 21st Skånevik Bluesfestival started in Skånevik, Norway (July 6 – 8).[29]
- 7
- The 39th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 7 – 16).[30]
- The 44th Umbria Jazz Festival started in Perugia, Italy (July 7 – 16).[31]
- The 42nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 7–9).[32]
- 8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 8 – 16).[33]
- 11 – The 41st Jazz de Vitoria started in Gasteiz, Spain (July 11 – 15).[34]
- 15 – The 29th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark (July 15 – 22).[35]
- 17
- 26 – The 22nd Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway (July 26 – 29).[38]
- 28 – The 40th Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 14).[39]
August
- 4 – The 61st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 4 – 6).[40]
- 8 – The 18th Øyafestivalen started in Oslo, Norway (August 8 – 12).[41]
- 10
- 11 – The 33rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).[44]
- 12 – The 32nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 12 – 19).[45]
- 31 – The 12th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (August 31 - September 2).[46]
September
- 1 – The 16th Tokyo Jazz Festival, started at North Door in Tokyo, Japan (September 1 – 3).[47]
- 14 – The 4th Everfest, Sonic Transmissions started at North Door in Austin, Texas (September 14 – 16).[48]
- 15 – The 60th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).[49]
October
- 6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 6 – 15).[50]
- 19 – The 34th DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (October 19 – 22).[51]
- 25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival started in Umeå, Sweden (October 25 – 29).[52]
- 27 – The 38th Cork Jazz Festival started in Cork, Ireland (October 27 – 30).[53]
November
- 2 – The 53rd Jazz Fest Berlin started in Berlin, Germany (November 2 – 5).[54]
- 10 – The 25th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 10 – 19).[55]
- 23 – The São Paulo Jazz Festival started in São Paulo, Brazil (November 23 – 26).[56]
December
- 28 – The 25th Umbria Jazz Winter started in Orvieto, Italy (December 28 – January 1).[57]
Albums released
| Month | Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | Pentagon Tapes | Dag Arnesen Trio | Losen | [58] | |
| 13 | Hà Nội Duo | Nguyên Lê featuring Paolo Fresu | ACT | Executive producer Siggi Loch | [59] | |
| Danse | Colin Vallon Trio | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [60] | ||
| Up and Coming | John Abercrombie Quartet (Marc Copland, Drew Gress, Joey Baron) | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [61] | |||
| The Invariant | Benedikt Jahnel Trio (Antonio Miguel, Owen Howard) | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [62] | |||
| Politur Passiarer | Scheen Jazzorkester & Audun Kleive | Losen | [63] | |||
| 20 | Chromola | 1982 (Nils Økland, Sigbjørn Apeland, Øyvind Skarbø) | Heilo | [64] | ||
| Vit | Christer Fredriksen | Losen | Produced by Christer Fredriksen | [65] | ||
| 27 | Elegy | Theo Bleckmann with Ben Monder, Shai Maestro, Chris Tordini, John Hollenbeck | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [66] | |
| Godspeed | Morten Schantz | Edition | Produced by Morten Schantz with Kristian Thomsen | [67] | ||
| Meet Me At The Movies | Viktoria Tolstoy | ACT | Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch | [68] | ||
| Piano Song | Matthew Shipp Trio | Thirsty Ear | Produced by Peter Gordon | [69] | ||
| Potsdamer Platz | Jan Lundgren | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [70] | ||
| Quiet Dreams | Hilde Hefte | Ponca Jazz | [71] | |||
| February | 3 | Daylight Ghosts | Craig Taborn | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [72] |
| Ut Og Se Noe Annet | Marthe Wang | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | Produced by Markus Lillehaug Johnsen. Nominated for the folk Spellemannprisen | [73][74][75] | ||
| My Foolish Heart | Ralph Towner | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [76] | ||
| 10 | La Diversité | Nicolas Kummert | Edition | [77] | ||
| Third Set | Oleta Adams | [78] | ||||
| 17 | Axis | Irabagon, Hegre & Drønen | Rune Grammofon | [79] | ||
| 24 | Drunk | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Produced by Flying Lotus, Mono/Poly, Sounwave, Thundercat | [80] | |
| Potsdamer Platz | Jan Lundgren | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [81] | ||
| The Roc | Daniel Herskedal | Edition | Produced by Daniel Herskedal | [82] | ||
| Sooner And Later | Julia Hülsmann Trio | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [83] | ||
| March | 3 | Rímur | Trio Mediaeval / Arve Henriksen | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [84] |
| 7 | Animals | Megalodon Collective | Jazzland | [85] | ||
| 17 | Asian Field Variations | Louis Sclavis, Dominique Pifarely, Vincent Courtois | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [86] | |
| Metrics | Stephan Meidell | Hubro | [87] | |||
| 24 | Dance of Time | Eliane Elias | Concord | Produced by Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Steve Rodby | [88] | |
| Preverbal | Matthew Stevens | Ropeadope | [89] | |||
| Vessel in Orbit | Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, and Matthew Shipp | AUM Fidelity | Produced by Whit Dickey | [90] | ||
| 31 | December Avenue | Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [91] | |
| Skinner Plays Skinner | David Arthur Skinner | Losen | Produced by David Arthur Skinner | [92] | ||
| April | 7 | Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band | Charlie Watts | Impulse! | [93] | |
| East West Time Line | Kevin Eubanks | Mack Avenue | Produced by Kevin Eubanks | [94] | ||
| Gratitude | Dayna Stephens | Contagious Music | Produced by Matt Pierson | [95] | ||
| Nattsongar | Erlend Apneseth / Ole Morten Vågan / Hans Hulbækmo | Hubro | Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth | [96] | ||
| Nuit Blanche | François Couturier, Tarkovsky Quartet | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [97] | ||
| Thunder of the Gods | Sun Ra and His Arkestra | Modern Harmonic | [98] | |||
| Silent Light | Dominic Miller | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [99] | ||
| 14 | Walk Against Wind | Linda May Han Oh | Biophilia | [100] | ||
| 21 | The Dreamer Is The Dream | Chris Potter, David Virelles, Joe Martin, and Marcus Gilmore | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [101] | |
| Find The Way | Aaron Parks, Ben Street, and Billy Hart | ECM | [102] | |||
| Guzuguzu | Helge Lien Trio | Ozella | Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen | [103][75] | ||
| Sabiduría | Eddie Palmieri | Ropeadope | [104] | |||
| Titok | Ferenc Snétberger, Anders Jormin, and Joey Baron | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [105] | ||
| 22 | Death to the Planet | The Comet Is Coming | The Leaf Label | Produced by Dan Leavers | [106] | |
| 28 | Flowers: Beautiful Life, Volume 2 | Jimmy Greene | Mack Avenue | Produced by Jimmy Greene, executive producer Gretchen Valade | [107] | |
| Nightfall | Quercus (June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren) | ECM | Produced by Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy | [108] | ||
| May | 5 | Cross My Palm With Silver | Avishai Cohen Quartet | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [109] |
| Fly Or Die | Jaimie Branch | International Anthem Recording Co. | [110] | |||
| Kingdom | Alexi Tuomarila, Mats Eilertsen, and Olavi Louhivuori | Edition | Produced by Alexi Tuomarila, executive producer Dave Stapleton | [111] | ||
| Towards Language | Arve Henriksen | Rune Grammofon | Produced by Jan Bang, co-produced by Arve Henriksen | [112] | ||
| Turn Up the Quiet | Diana Krall | Verve | Produced by Tommy LiPuma | [113] | ||
| 12 | La Saboteuse | Yazz Ahmed | Naim Audio | Produced by Noel Jangley and Yazz Ahmed | [114] | |
| 17 | She Moves On | Youn Sun Nah | ACT | Produced by Jamie Saft | [115] | |
| 19 | Music From Our Soul | Charnett Moffett | Motema | [116] | ||
| 26 | Dizzy | Jukka Perko Tritone | We Jazz Records | [117] | ||
| Loneliness Road | Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte, with Iggy Pop | RareNoise Records | Produced by Christian Castagno, Jamie Saft | [118] | ||
| Planetary Prince | Cameron Graves | Mack Avenue | Produced by Cameron Graves | [119] | ||
| Serenade for Horace | Louis Hayes | Blue Note | Produced by Dezron Douglas, Don Was | [120] | ||
| 26 | Small Town | Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [121] | |
| 31 | Ruler Rebel | Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah | Ropeadope | Produced by Chris Dunn | [122] | |
| June | 16 | Bells for the South Side | Roscoe Mitchell | ECM | [123] | |
| The Late Trane | Denys Baptiste | Edition | Produced by Jason Yarde | [124] | ||
| A Piece Of The Apple | Frode Kjekstad | Losen | Produced by Frode Kjekstad | [125] | ||
| 23 | Diaspora | Christian Scott | Ropeadope | [126] | ||
| Interactions | Kåre Kolve | Curling Legs | Commission for Vossajazz | [127] | ||
| 30 | Unbreakable | Nils Landgren Funk Unit featuring Ray Parker Jr. | ACT | Produced by Magnum Coltrane Price and Nils Landgren, executive producer Siggi Loch | [128] | |
| July | 7 | Saluting Sgt. Pepper | Django Bates | Edition | Produced by Django Bates and Tim Adnitt | [129] |
| 14 | Passin’ Thru | Charles Lloyd New Quartet | Blue Note | [130] | ||
| 28 | Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 | John Pizzarelli | Concord Jazz | Featuring Daniel Jobim | [131] | |
| August | 18 | Rathkes Gate 12:21:58 | Bendik Hofseth / Jacob Young / Paolo Vinaccia | Oslo Session Recordings | [132] | |
| Aqustico Vol 2 | Luca Aquino | Losen | Produced by RVB – AeA societa cooperativa | [133] | ||
| Utopian Tales | Stein Urheim | Hubro | Produced by Jørgen Træen and Stein Urheim | [134] | ||
| 25 | Far from Over | Vijay Iyer Sextet | ECM | [135] | ||
| Incidentals | Tim Berne's Snakeoil | Produced by David Torn | [136] | |||
| Tangents | Gary Peacock Trio including with Marc Copland and Joey Baron | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [137] | |||
| Brothers | Adam Baldych and Helge Lien Trio featuring Tore Brunborg | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist | [138] | ||
| Kind Of Spain | Wolfgang Haffner | Produced by Lars Danielsson with Wolfgang Haffner, executive producer & curator Siggi LochSiggi Loch with the artist | [139] | |||
| Stockholm Underground | Magnus Lindgren | Produced by Nils Landgren and Siggi Loch | [140] | |||
| September | 1 | 5 | Eple Trio | Shipwreckords | [141] | |
| Blank Out | Ellen Andrea Wang | Jazzland | Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen | [142][75] | ||
| Carla. The Fish | Espen Rud | Curling Legs | [143] | |||
| 4 | Some Place Called Where | Marilena Paradisi and Kirk Lightsey | Losen | Produced by Marilena Paradisi | [144] | |
| 8 | Clocks | Erland Dahlen | Hubro | Produced by Erland Dahlen | [145] | |
| Trip | Mike Stern | Heads Up | [146] | |||
| 15 | Åra | Erlend Apneseth Trio | Hubro | Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth Trio. Nominated for the open class Spellemannprisen | [75][147] | |
| Gnosis | David Virelles | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [148] | ||
| Provenance | Björn Meyer | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [149] | |||
| 22 | Bringin' It | Christian McBride Big Band | Mack Avenue | Produced by Christian McBride | [150] | |
| Old Songs | Olga Konkova and Jens Thoresen | Losen | Produced by Olga Konkova and Jens Thoresen | [151] | ||
| 25 | Vi Är Ledsna Men Du Får Inte Längre Vara Barn | Hegge | Particular Recordings | Recipient of the jazz Spellemannprisen | [152][153] | |
| 29 | Dreams and Daggers | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Mack Avenue | Produced by Al Pryor
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards[154] |
[155] | |
| Circle Of Chimes | Marius Neset | ACT | Produced by Marius Neset, co-produced by Anton Eger. Nominated for the jazz Spellemannprisen | [156][75] | ||
| Everybody Loves Angels | Bugge Wesseltoft | Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist | [157] | |||
| A Meeting of Spirits | Gary Husband | Edition | [158] | |||
| Pastor´n | Asmundsen & Co | Losen | Produced by Tine Asmundsen and Vidar Johansen. All compositions by Einar “Pastor´n” Iversen. | [159] | ||
| October | 6 | Bandes Originales | Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann, Robin Fincker | La Buissonne | Produced by 22D Music, RJAL for La Buissonne | [160] |
| Freedom Nation | Natalie Sandtorv | Øra Fonogram | Commission for Moldejazz | [161] | ||
| Setembro | Mário Laginha, Julian Argüelles, and Helge Andreas Norbakken | Edition | Executive producer Dave Stapleton | [162] | ||
| 13 | Blue Maqams | Anouar Brahem (Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Django Bates) | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [163] | |
| Flyge Fra | Frida Ånnevik | Grappa Music | Recipient of the folk Spellemannprisen | [153][164] | ||
| 20 | The Emancipation Procrastination | Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah | Ropeadope | [165] | ||
| 22 | Kornstad + KORK Live | Kornstad Ensemble & Norwegian Radio Orchestra | Grappa Music | Produced by Geoff Miles and Håkon Kornstad | [166] | |
| 27 | Autumn Wind | Scott DuBois | ACT | Produced by Scott DuBoi | [167] | |
| Good Stuff | Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius | Produced by Siggi Loch | [168] | |||
| Not Nearly Enough To Buy A House | Kjetil Mulelid Trio | Rune Grammofon | [169] | |||
| November | 3 | Mediterraneo: Jazz at Berlin Phil VIII | Stefano Bollani Trio | ACT | ACT98492 | [170] |
| Comment C'est | Michael Mantler | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [171] | ||
| Nahnou Houm | Jon Balke, Siwan | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [172] | |||
| The Study Of Touch | Django Bates' Belovèd | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [173] | |||
| Unloved | Maciej Obara Quartet (Dominik Wania, Ole Morten Vågan, Gard Nilssen) | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [174] | |||
| 10 | Jazzkammer | Helge Iberg | Odin | ODINCD9563 | [175] | |
| 17 | Music Without Borders | Annbjørg Lien | Heilo | HCD7324 | [176] | |
| Louder Than You | Molecules & Erlend Skomsvoll | Øra Fonogram | OF121 | [177] | ||
| Sundown | Kristoffer Kompen | Kompis Records | KRE111 | [178] | ||
| Worst Generation | Nakama | Nakama Records | NKM013CD | [179] | ||
| 24 | Plastic Sun (Remastered) | Svein Finnerud Trio | Odin | Originally released in 1970. ODINCD9558 | [180] | |
| Space In Between | Vigleik Storaas/Tor Yttredal | Inner Ear | INEA24 | [181] | ||
| Steamdome | Ola Kvernberg | Grappa | Nominated for the open class Spellemannprisen | [75][182] | ||
| You I Me | Kim Myhr | Hubro | HUBROLP3593 | [183] | ||
| December | 1 | Kroks Bok | Bjørn Krokfoss | Hot Club Records | HCRBOK556 | [184] |
| Orchestral Works | Hans Mathisen | Curling Legs | CLPCD161 | [185] | ||
| Meander | Jo David Meyer Lysne & Mats Eilertsen | Øra Fonogram | OF128 | [186] |
Deaths
January
- 8
- 10 – Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (born 1926).[189]
- 14 – John Boudreaux, American drummer (born 1936).[190]
- 15
- Terry Cryer, British jazz and blues photographer (born 1934).[191]
- Thandi Klaasen, South African singer (pancreatic cancer) (born 1931).[192]
- 16 – Charles "Bobo" Shaw, American drummer (born 1947).[193]
- 20 – Chuck Stewart, American photographer (born 1927).
- 22 – Jaki Liebezeit, German drummer (died 1939).[194]
- 28 – Guitar Gable, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (born 1937).
- 31 – John Wetton, English singer, bassist, and songwriter (cancer) (born 1949).[195]
February
- 5 – David Axelrod, American musician and producer (born 1931).[196]
- 7 – Svend Asmussen, Danish violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking" (born 1916).[197]
- 12
- Al Jarreau, American singer (born 1940).[198]
- Barbara Carroll, American pianist and singer (born 1925).[199]
- 18 – Clyde Stubblefield, American drummer best known for his work with James Brown (kidney failure) (born 1943).[200]
- 19 – Larry Coryell, American guitarist (born 1943).[201]
- 20 – Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Danish bassist and composer (born 1977).
- 23 – Horace Parlan, American pianist (born 1931).[202]
- 24 – Fumio Karashima, Japanese pianist (born 1948).
March
- 3 – Misha Mengelberg, Dutch pianist and composer (born 1935).
- 8 – Dave Valentin, American flautist (born 1952).
- 13 – Tommy LiPuma, American music producer (born 1936).
- 16 – James Cotton, American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter (born 1935).[203]
- 18 – Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1926).[204]
- 20
- 21 – Roy Fisher, British poet and pianist (born 1930).[207]
- 24 – Avo Uvezian, Armenian-American pianist, composer, and cigar manufacturer (born 1926).
- 26 – Jimmy Dotson, American singer, guitarist, and drummer (born 1933).
- 27
- Arthur Blythe, American alto saxophonist and composer (died 1940).[208]
- Clem Curtis, Trinidadian British singer in The Foundations (born 1940).[209]
April
- 1
- Bob Cunningham, American bassist (born 1934).
- Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (born 1933).[210]
- 9
- Knut Borge, Norwegian journalist, entertainer, and jazz enthusiast (born 1949).[211]
- Stan Robinson, English tenor saxophonist (born 1936).[212]
- 11
- J. Geils, American jazz and blues guitarist in The J. Geils Band (born 1946).[213]
- Toby Smith, British keyboardist and songwriter for Jamiroquai (born 1970).[214]
- 15 – Allan Holdsworth, British jazz fusion guitarist in Gong, Soft Machine (born 1946).[215]
- 27 – John Shifflett, American bassist (born 1953).[216]
- 29 – Ian Cruickshank, English guitarist, educator, author and columnist (born 1947).
May
- 1 – Bruce Hampton, American singer and guitarist, Hampton Grease Band (born 1947).
- 3 – Casey Jones, American drummer, singer, and record producer (born 1940).
- 7 – Dave Pell, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (born 1925).[217]
- 12 – Bill Dowdy, American drummer in The Three Sounds (born 1932).[218]
- 14 – Tom McClung, American pianist and composer (born 1957).
- 22 – Mickey Roker, American drummer (born 1932).[219]
- 27 – Gregg Allman, American singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter, the Allman Brothers Band (born 1947).
- 31 – Bern Nix, American guitarist (born 1947).[220]
June
- 17 – Thara Memory, American trumpeter (born 1948).[221]
- 18 – Chris Murrell, American singer (born 1956).
- 22 – Jimmy Nalls, American guitarist and singer, Sea Level (born 1951).
- 27 – Geri Allen, American pianist (born 1957).[222]
- 28 – Phil Cohran, American trumpeter (born 1927).[223]
July
- 4 – John Blackwell American drummer, Prince (born 1973).
- 7 – Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian composer and pianist (born 1928).[224]
- 12 – Ray Phiri, South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist (born 1947).[225]
- 13 – Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1940).[226]
- 19 – Graham Wood, Australian pianist (born 1971).[227]
- 21 – Errol Dyers, South African guitarist (born 1952).[228]
- 26 – Tom McIntosh, American trombonist and composer (born 1927).
- 30 – Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American musical entertainer and banjoist (born 1935).[229]
- 31 – Chuck Loeb, American guitarist and composer (born 1955).[230]
August
- 4 – Bruno Canfora, Italian composer, conductor, and music arranger (born 1924).
- 7 – Janet Seidel, Australian singer and pianist (born 1955).
- 16 – Mike Hennessey, English music journalist and pianist (born 1928).[231]
- 19 – Bea Wain, American Big Band-era singer (born 1917).[232]
- 22 – John Abercrombie, American guitarist, composer and bandleader (born 1944).[233]
- 26 – Wilson das Neves, Brazilian bossa nova singer and percussionist (born 1936).[234]
- 29 – Larry Elgart, American jazz bandleader (born 1922).[235]
- 30 – Skip Prokop, Canadian rock and jazz fusion drummer in Lighthouse, The Paupers (born 1943).[236]
- 31 – Janne Carlsson, Swedish drummer and actor (born 1937).
September
- 3 – Walter Becker, American guitarist in Steely Dan, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950).[237]
- 5 – Leo Cuypers, Dutch pianist and composer (born 1947).
- 11 – Frank Capp, American drummer (born 1931).
- 17 – Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian rock and jazz percussionist in Chicago (born 1940).[238]
- 22 – Mike Carr, English organist, pianist and vibraphonist (born 1937).
- 27 – CeDell Davis, American guitarist and singer (born 1926).
October
- 6 – Lou Gare, English saxophonist (born 1939).[239]
- 8 – Grady Tate, American drummer and singer (born 1932).[240]
- 12 – Andy McGhee, American tenor saxophonist and educator (born 1927).
- 18 – Phil Miller, English guitarist (born 1949).
- 20 – Boris Lindqvist, Swedish singer and musician (born 1940).
- 22 – Atle Hammer, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1932).[241]
- 24 – Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter of French Creole descent (born 1928).[242]
- 27 – Dick Noel, American singer (born 1927).
- 29
- Frank Holder, Guyanese singer and percussionist (born 1925).
- Muhal Richard Abrams, American clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist (born 1930).[243]
- 30 – Theo Bophela, South African band leader, composer, pianist, arranger, and music educator (born 1931).
November
- 7 – Wendell Eugene, American trombonist (born 1923).
- 18 – Ben Riley, American drummer known for playing with Thelonious Monk (born 1933).[244]
- 19 – Della Reese, American singer (born 1931).
- 23
- John Coates Jr., American pianist (born 1938).
- Jon Hendricks, American singer (born 1921).
- 27 – Robert Popwell, American bass guitarist, The Young Rascals and The Crusaders (born 1950).
- 29 – Robert Walker, American guitarist (born 1937).
December
- 2 – Mundell Lowe, American guitarist (born 1922).
- 7 – Sunny Murray, American drummer (born 1936).
- 13 – Willie Pickens, American pianist (born 1931).
- 15 – John Critchinson, English pianist (born 1934).
- 16
- Keely Smith, American singer (born 1928).
- Ralph Carney, American saxophonist and clarinetist, Tin Huey (born 1956).
- 17 – Kevin Mahogany, American vocalist (born 1958).
- 19 – Leo Welch, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1932).
- 21
- Dominic Frontiere, American composer, arranger, and accordionist (born 1931).
- Halvard Kausland, Norwegian guitarist (born 1945).[245]
- Roswell Rudd, American trombonist (born 1935).
- 28 – Melton Mustafa, American trumpeter and flugelhornist, Count Basie Orchestra (born 1947).
