2001 in jazz

Events

January

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

  February

March

April

• 6
• * The 28th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway.
• * Stein Inge Brækhus was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003.
• 3 – Eldbjørg Raknes performs the commissioned work So much depends upon a red wheel barrow for Vossajazz 2003.

  May

• 23 – The 29th Nattjazz 2001 started in Bergen, Norway.

  June

• 1 – The 30th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.
• 19 – The 13th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.
• 26 – The 18th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 29 – The 22nd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  July

• 6 – The 35th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.
• 13 – The 26th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.
• 14 – The 36th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.
• 16 – The 41st Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway.
• 21 – The 54th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.
• 24 – The 36th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain.

  August

• 6 – The 16th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.
• 8 – The 15th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway.
• 10
• * The 47th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.
• * The 19th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.

  September

• 21 – The 44th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

  October

• 11 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway.

  November

• 8 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway.
• 9 – The 10th London Jazz Festival started in London, England.

  December

Album released

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Unknown date

• Michael Brecker: '

• Robbie Williams: Swing When You're Winning
• World Saxophone Quartet: '

  Deaths

• 4 – Les Brown, American bandleader.
• 13 – Stan Freeman, American composer, lyricist, musical arranger, conductor, and pianist.
• 17 – Norris Turney, American flautist and saxophonist.
• 23
• * Jack McDuff, American organist and organ trio bandleader.
• * Lou Levy, American pianist.

• 4 – J. J. Johnson, American trombonist, composer, and arranger.
• 10 – Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinetist.
• 13
• * George T. Simon, American writer and drummer.
• * Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, South African pianist.

• 7 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader.
• 18 – Rupert Nurse, Trinidadian-British pianist, upright bassist, and saxophonist.
• 19 – Herbie Jones, American trumpeter and arranger.
• 20 – Jay Cameron, American baritone saxophonist and reedist.
• 28 – Moe Koffman, Canadian saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger.
• 29 – John Lewis, American pianist, composer and arranger.

• 5 – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish singer and actress.
• 9 – Ken Rattenbury, English trumpeter, pianist, composer, and author.
• 18 – Billy Mitchell, American tenor saxophonist.
• 24 – Al Hibbler, American baritone singer, Duke Ellington Orchestra.

• 3 – Billy Higgins, American drummer.
• 19 – Susannah McCorkle, American singer.
• 22 – Lorez Alexandria, American singer.
• 27 – Glauco Masetti, Italian jazz reedist.

• 13 – Makanda Ken McIntyre, American musician and composer.
• 19 – Lindsay L. Cooper, Scottish upright bass, electric bass and cello player.
• 30
• * Chet Atkins, American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.
• * Joe Henderson, American tenor saxophonist.

• 27 – Harold Land, American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist.

• 6 – Larry Adler, American harmonica player.
• 9 – Ray Arvizu, American saxophonist.
• 17 – Flip Phillips, American tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.
• 23 – Eric Allandale, Dominican-English trombonist, songwriter, and bandleader.
• 27 – Cal Collins, American guitarist.

• 1 – Sil Austin, American saxophonist.
• 2 – Jay Migliori, American saxophonist.

• 2 – Manny Albam, American baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator.
• 4 – John Collins, American guitarist.
• 11 – Billy Maxted, American pianist.
• 16 – Etta Jones, American singer.
• 29 – Spike Robinson, American tenor saxophonist.
• 31 – Bill Le Sage, British pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader.

• 13
• * Babik Reinhardt, French jazz guitarist.
• * Panama Francis, American drummer.
• 16 – Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist and composer.
• 21 – Ralph Burns, American pianist, composer, and arranger.

• 14 – Conte Candoli, American trumpeter.
• 22 – Gene Taylor, American upright bassist.
• 30 – Ralph Sutton, American pianist.

• David Batey, English pianist
• Oliver Todd, American band leader, organist, pianist, and trumpeter.

Births

• 30 – Emily Bear, American composer and pianist.