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1981 in jazz

Max Roach American Jazz Drummer with saxohonist Odeon Pope at Keystone Korner San Francisco Tuesday, February 22nd, 1981

Decade| 1980s in jazz
Music| 1981 in music
Standards| List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also| 1980 in jazz - 1982 in jazz

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## Events

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### April

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* 10 – The 8th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 10 – 12).[1]

### May

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* 20 – 9th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – June 3).[2]

### June

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* 2 – The 2nd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 2 – 10).[3]
* 5 – 10th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5 – 8).[4]

### July

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* 3 – The 15th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 19).[5]
* 10 – The 6th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 10 – 12).[6]

### September

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* 18 – The 24th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).[7]

## Album releases

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* Stanley Clarke and George Duke: The Clarke/Duke Project
* Al Jarreau: Breakin' Away
* Lee Ritenour: Rit
* Ronald Shannon Jackson: Street Priest
* Jan Garbarek: Paths, Prints
* Anthony Davis: Episteme
* Joe McPhee: Topology
* Paul Motian: Psalm
* Rova Saxophone Quartet: As Was
* Marilyn Crispell: Spirit Music
* Muhal Richard Abrams: Blues Forever
* Henry Kaiser: Aloha
* Sergey Kuryokhin: The Ways of Freedom
* David Moss: Terrain
* David Murray: Home
* Frank Lowe: Skizoke
* Willem Breuker: In Holland
* Ronald Shannon Jackson: Nasty
* Billy Bang: Rainbow Gladiator
* Don Moye: Black Paladins
* Frederic Hand: Heart's Song
* Jaco Pastorius: Word of Mouth
* Joanne Brackeen: Special Identity
* Hal Russell: NRG Ensemble
* Marvin Peterson: The Angels of Atlanta
* Oscar Peterson: Nigerian Marketplace
* Saheb Sarbib: Aisha
* Steve Douglas: Rainbow Suite
* Steve Khan: Eyewitness
* Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Marsalis
* Keith Tippett: Mujician
* Larry Carlton: Strikes Twice
* Pharoah Sanders: Rejoice

## Deaths

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January

* 9 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (born 1909).
* 21 – Russell Procope, American clarinettist and alto saxophonist (born 1908).

February

* 23 – Shep Fields, American bandleader, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist (born 1910).
* 28 – Jean Robert, Belgian saxophonist (born 1908).

March

* 5 – Red Saunders, American drummer and bandleader (born 1912).
* 20 – Sonny Red, American alto saxophonist (born 1932).

April

* 3 – Polo Barnes, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1901).
* 29 – Cat Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1916).

May

* 12 – Frank Weir, British orchestra leader and saxophonist (born 1911).
* 25 – Georg Malmstén, Finnish singer, musician, composer, orchestra conductor, and actor (born 1902).
* 28 – Mary Lou Williams, African-American pianist and composer (born 1910).

July

* 21 – Snub Mosley, American trombonist (born 1905).

August

* 3 – Seymour Österwall, Swedish tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1908).
* 4 – Tommy Turk, American trombonist (born 1927).
* 24 – Bill Coleman, American trumpeter (born 1904).

September

* 9
* Fernand Coppieters, Belgian pianist and organist (born 1905).
* Helen Humes, American singer (born 1913).
* 13 – Bob Bates, American upright bassist (born 1923).

December

* 15 – Samuel Jones, American upright bassist, cellist and composer (born 1924).
* 17 – Roy McCloud, American cornetist (born 1909).
* 27 – Hoagy Carmichael, American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader (born 1899).

## Births

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January

* 18 – Martin Taxt, Norwegian tubist.

February

* 18 – Kamasi Washington, American saxophonist, composer, producer, and bandleader.
* 20 – Chris Thile, American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality.
* 24 – Gwilym Simcock, British pianist and composer.

March

* 10
* Elina Duni, Albanian singer and composer.
* Lars Horntveth, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, band leader, and composer.
* 13 – Ivo Neame, British pianist, saxophonist, and composer, Phronesis.

April

* 3 – Erik Nylander, Swedish drummer, improviser, and composer, Magic Pocket.
* 27 – Hilde Marie Kjersem, Norwegian singer and songwriter.

May

* 3 – Alexander Hawkins, British pianist, bandleader, and composer.
* 19 – Dan Forshaw, English saxophonist and educator.
* 20 – Carmen Souza, Portuguese singer and songwriter of Cape Verdean heritage.

June

* 3 – Sam Amidon, American singer and songwriter.
* 16 – Ola Kvernberg, Norwegian violinist and composer.

July

* 13
* Olavi Louhivuori, Finnish drummer and composer.
* Sigurd Hole, Norwegian upright bassist, Eple Trio.
* 21 – Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter, and actress.

August

* 8 – Maria Ylipää, Finnish singer and actress.
* 14 – Thomas Morgan, American upright bassist and cellist.
* 16 – Øystein Moen, Norwegian pianist and keyboarder.
* 26 – Gwyneth Herbert, British singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

September

* 3 – Jørgen Munkeby, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and singer.

October

* 18 – Sarah Buechi, Swiss singer.
* 20 – Kaori Kobayashi, Japanese saxophonist and flautist.
* 24 – Fredrik Mikkelsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
* 26 – Erlend Slettevoll, Norwegian pianist, Grand General.

December

* 17 – Kim Myhr, Norwegian guitarist and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
* 18 – Maciej Obara, Polish saxophonist.

Unknown date

* Anders Thorén, Swedish drummer.
* Andy Davies, Welsh trumpeter.
* Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, Norwegian drummer.

## See also

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* 1980s portal
* Jazz portal

* 1980s in jazz
* List of years in jazz
* 1981 in music

## References

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1. ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
2. ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
3. ^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1981". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
4. ^ "Moers Festival 1982". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
5. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1981 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
6. ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1981". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
7. ^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1981 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

## External links

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* History Of Jazz Timeline: 1981 at All About Jazz

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