2013 in jazz

Events

January

• 23 – The 2nd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway.
• 24 – The 8th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway.
• 31 – The 15th Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard .

  February

March

• 1 – The 9th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• 22 – The 40th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway.
• 23
• * Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz.
• * Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work Flipp for Vossajazz 2013.

  April

• 24 – The 19th SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy, Norway.
• 26 – The 2nd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin.
• 30 – The International Jazz Day.

  May

• 17 – The 42nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.
• 23 – The 41st Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway

  June

• 17 – The 25th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.
• 28 – The 33rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  July

• 3 – The 49th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway.
• 5 – The 47th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.
• 8 – The 66th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.
• 12
• * The 38th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.
• * The 35th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• * The 48th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.
• 15 – The 53rd Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Jason Moran as artist in residence.

  August

• 3 – The 57th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.
• 7 – The 27th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway.
• 9 – The 29th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.
• 12 – The 28th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.
• 13 – Erlend Skomsvoll was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2013 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.

  September

• 6 – The 9th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway.
• 19 – The 56th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

  October

• 14 – The 30th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 24 – Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson and Mauricio Zottarelli live at USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway.

  November

• 15 – The 22nd London Jazz Festival started in London, England.

  December

Album released

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Deaths

• 10 – Claude Nobs, Swiss founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
• 28 – Brian Brown, Australian musician and educator.
• 29 – Butch Morris, American cornetist, composer, and conductor.

• 1 – Rudolf Dašek, Czech guitarist.
• 4
• * Donald Byrd, American trumpeter.
• * Pat Halcox, English trumpeter.
• 23 – Sonny Russo, American trombonist.
• 25 – Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, American composer, trumpeter, and valve trombonist.
• 28 – Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist.

• 5 – Melvin Rhyne, American organist.
• 6 – Alvin Lee, English singer and guitarist.
• 7 – Kenny Ball, English trumpeter, bandleader, and vocalist.
• 15 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinettist and bandleader.
• 22 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger.
• 29 – Enzo Jannacci, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian.
• 30 – Phil Ramone, South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer.

• 2 – Linda Vogt, Australian flautist.
• 5 – Terry Devon, British singer.
• 6 – Don Shirley, American-Jamaican pianist and composer.
• 11 – Don Blackman, American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter.
• 17 – Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass guitarist, Dance with a Stranger.
• 18 – Tom Parker, British pianist.

• 24 – Ed Shaughnessy, American drummer.

• 4 – Ben Tucker, American upright-bassist .
• 8 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist, composer, and educator.
• 11 – Johnny Smith, American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist.
• 13 – Sam Most, American jazz flautist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist.
• 26 – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and trumpeter.
• 29 – Paul Smith, American jazz pianist.

• 1 – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bass guitarist in the band Lava .
• 2 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist, composer, and arranger.
• 18 – Carline Ray, American singer, pianist, and guitarist, International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
• 25 – Steve Berrios, American drummer and percussionist.
• 28 – Rita Reys, Duch singer.

• 5 – George Duke, American keyboardist and composer.
• 15 – Jane Harvey, American singer.
• 18 – Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, and saxophonist.
• 19
• * Cedar Walton, American pianist.
• * Donna Hightower, American singer.
• 20
• * Marian McPartland, English-American pianist.
• * Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African vocalist and composer.

• 16 – Jimmy Ponder, American guitarist.
• 17 – Bernie McGann, Australian alto saxophonist.
• 18 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon and oboe player, composer, and political activist.
• 23
• * Gia Maione, American singer.
• * Paul Kuhn, German pianist, singer, and band leader.

• 5 – Butch Warren, American upright bassist.
• 13 – Tommy Whittle, British saxophonist.
• 15
• * Donald Bailey, American drummer.
• * Gloria Lynne, American singer.
• 19 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer.
• 30 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flautist.

• 9 – Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, American tenor saxophonist.
• 25 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer.

• 6 – Stan Tracey, British pianist and composer.
• 10 – Jim Hall, American guitarist.
• 19 – Herb Geller, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
• 21 – Trigger Alpert, American bassist.
• 23 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist and composer.
• 25 – Kaj Backlund, Finnish trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
• 28 – Dwayne Burno, American upright bassist.
• 29 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist.
• 31 – Al Porcino, American trumpeter.