2009 in jazz

Events

January

• 9 – The 5th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway.

  February

• 4 – The 12th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

  March

• 6 – The 5th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• 18
• * The 36th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway.
• * Kjetil Møster was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2009.
• 19 – Solveig Slettahjell performs the commissioned work Tarpan Seasons for Vossajazz 2009.

  April

• 22 – The 15th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway.

  May

• 20 – The 37th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.
• 29 – The 38th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.

  June

• 29 – The 21st Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.
• 30 – The 29th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  July

• 1 – The 45th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway.
• 3
• * The 31st Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• * The 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.
• 10
• * The 34th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.
• * The 44th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.
• 13 – The 49th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway.
• 15 – The 26th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 18
• * The 44th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain.
• * The 62nd Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.

  August

• 7 – The 25th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.
• 8 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.
• 9 – The 24th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.
• 12 – The 23rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway.

  September

• 2 – The 5th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway.
• 19 – The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

  October

November

• 13 – The 18th London Jazz Festival started in England.

  December

Album released

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Deaths

• 17 – Whitey Mitchell, American jazz bassist and television writer/producer.
• 20 – David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist.
• 24 – Leonard Gaskin, American bassist.
• 29 – Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger, and songwriter.

• 7 – Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist.
• 9
• * Vic Lewis, British guitarist.
• * Orlando "Cachaito" López, Cuban bassist and composer.
• 12
• * Coleman Mellett, American jazz guitarist .
• * Gerry Niewood, American jazz saxophonist .
• * Mat Mathews, Dutch jazz accordionist.
• 14 – Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer.
• 15 – Joe Cuba, Puerto Rican jazz percussionist.
• 18 – Snooks Eaglin, American guitarist and singer.
• 19 – Harrison Ridley Jr., American jazz presenter.
• 20 – Fats Sadi, Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer.
• 25
• * Ian Carr, Scottish trumpeter, composer, writer, and educator.
• * Lyman Woodard, American organist.
• 27 – William L. Fowler, American jazz guitarist and educater.
• 28 – Arthur Jenkins, American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and percussionist.

• 11 – Lars Erstrand, Swedish vibraphonist.
• 18
• * Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist.
• * Moultrie Patten, American pianist and actor.
• 25 – Tito Alberti, Argentine drummer.

• 2 – Bud Shank, American alto saxophonist and flautist.
• 3 – Charlie Kennedy, American alto saxophonist.
• 7 – Gugge Hedrenius, Swedish pianist and bandleader.
• 8 – Herbie Lovelle, American drummer.
• 12 – Zeke Zarchy, American trumpeter.
• 16 – Viktor Paskov, Bulgarian writer, singer, musicologist, and screenwriter.
• 29 – Tom McGrath, Scottish playwright and pianist.

• 14 – Buddy Montgomery, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist.
• 15 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass guitarist.
• 21 – Uli Trepte, German upright bassist.

• 3
• * Koko Taylor, American singer.
• * Sam Butera, American tenor saxophonist.
• 7
• * Hugh Hopper, British bass guitarist.
• * Kenny Rankin, American singer and songwriter.
• 10 – Jack Nimitz, American baritone saxophonist.
• 11 – Jarmo Savolainen, Finnish pianist and composer.
• 16
• * Charlie Mariano, American saxophonist.
• * Tina Marsh, American jazz singer and composer .
• 22 – Eddie Preston, American jazz trumpeter.
• 23 – Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer, producer, and composer.

• 4 – Jim Chapin, American drummer.
• 22 – Sonny Dallas, American bassist and singer.
• 27 – George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and theorist.

• 11 – Kitty White, American singer.
• 12 – Rashied Ali, American drummer.
• 13 – Les Paul, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar, and multi-track recording.
• 24 – Joe Maneri, American composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
• 29 – Chris Connor, American jazz singer.
• 31 – Eddie Higgins, American pianist, composer, and orchestrator.

• 7 – Eddie Locke, American jazz drummer.
• 8 – Luther Thomas, American alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.
• 14 – Bobby Graham, English session drummer, composer, arranger, and record producer.
• 15 – Nunzio Rotondo, Italian trumpeter and bandleader.

• 8 – Abu Talib, African-American guitarist.
• 10 – Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican bandleader, trumpeter, broadcaster, and promoter.
• 13
• * Al Martino, American singer and actor.
• * Winston Mankunku Ngozi, South African tenor saxophonist.
• 14 – Jerry van Rooyen, Dutch trumpeter, conductor, and composer.
• 21 – Sirone, American bassist and composer.

• 6 – Kjell Bartholdsen, Norwegian saxophonist .
• 10 – Dick Katz, American pianist, arranger, and record producer.
• 16 – Jeff Clyne, British bassist.
• 20 – Billy James, American drummer.
• 21 – Gerhard Aspheim, Norwegian trombonist.
• 22 – Haydain Neale, Canadian singer-songwriter.
• 24 – Hale Smith, American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor.
• 26 – Pia Beck, Dutch pianist and singer.

• 8 – Su Cruickshank, Australian singer, actress, and writer.
• 16 – Terry Pollard, American pianist and vibraphonist.
• 20 – Pete King, British tenor saxophonist.
• 25 – Rusty Dedrick, American trumpeter and composer.

• Pocho Lapouble, Argentine drummer, composer and arranger.