2007 in jazz

Events

January

• 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway.

  February

• 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival 2007 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

  March

• 2 – The 3rd Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• 30
• * The 34th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway.
• * Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.
• 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel går stilt for Vossajazz 2007.

  April

May

• 23 – The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.
• 25 – The 36th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.

  June

• 28 – The 27th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• 25 – The 19th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.

  July

• 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway.
• 6
• * The 29th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• * The 41st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.
• 13 – The 32nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.
• 14 – The 42nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.
• 16
• * The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway.
• * Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.
• 17 – The 24th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 18 – The 60th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.
• 24 – The 42nd San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain.

  August

• 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway.
• 9 – The 23rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.
• 10 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.
• 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.
• 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway.

  September

• 21 – The 50th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

  October

November

• 16 – The 16th London Jazz Festival started in London, England.

  December

Album released

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December

Unknown date

• Sonic Codex by Eivind Aarset.

  Deaths

• 4 — Dick Wetmore, American violinist and multi-instrumentalist.
• 12
• * Alice Coltrane, American pianist, organist, harpist, singer, and composer.
• * Jimmy Cheatham, American trombonist.
• 13 – Michael Brecker, American saxophonist, Brecker Brothers.
• 17 – Virtue Hampton Whitted, singer and bassist.

• 1 — Whitney Balliett, American journalist and jazz critic.
• 12 – Eldee Young, American upright bassist.
• 24 – Leroy Jenkins, American violinist, violist, and composer.
• 25 – Al Viola, American guitarist.
• 27 – Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer.

• 27 – Hitoshi Ueki, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist.
• 28 – Tony Scott, American clarinetist and arranger.

• 1 — Danny Barcelona, American drummer.
• 10 – Dakota Staton, American vocalist.
• 14 – Herman Riley, American saxophonist.
• 20 – Andrew Hill, American pianist.
• 28 – Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist.

• 6
• * Alvin Batiste, American clarinetist.
• * Nükhet Ruacan, Turkish singer and educator in musicology.
• 9 – Carla White, American vocalist.
• 15 – Al Arsenault, American organist.
• 24 – Buddy Childers, American trumpeter, composer, and ensemble leader.

• 8 — Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist.
• 18 – Bill Barder, American tubist.

• 4 — Johnny Frigo, American jazz violinist and bassist.
• 5 — George Melly, British vocalist.
• 6 — Don Mumford, American drummer.
• 23 – Jon Marks, American pianist.
• 28 – Sal Mosca, American pianist.
• 29 – Art Davis, American upright bassist.

• 1 — Ronaldo Folegatti, Brazilian composer, guitarist, and record producer.
• 5 — Paul Rutherford, English free improvising trombonist.
• 10 – Mario Rivera, Dominican Republic saxophonist.
• 11 – Herb Pomeroy, American trumpeter.
• 16 – Max Roach, American drummer.
• 18 – Jon Lucien, Virgin Islands singer and musician.
• 27 – Doug Riley, Canadian pianist and keyboardist.

• 1 — Juma Santos, percussionist and drummer.
• 11 – Joe Zawinul, Austrian keyboardist and composer, Weather Report.
• 15
• * Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor.
• * Gordon "Specs" Powell, American drummer and percussionist.
• 19 – Mike Osborne, English alto saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist.

• 3 — Lloyd Trotman, American upright bassist.
• 5 — Jack Wilson, American pianist and composer.
• 15 – Emil Mijares, Filipino vibist and pianist.
• 17 – Teresa Brewer, American singer.
• 21 – Donald Ayler, American trumpeter.

• 16 – Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer .
• 20 – Ernest "Doc" Paulin, American musician.
• 22 – Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist.

• 4 — Carlos Valdes, Cuban-American conga player.
• 14 – Frank Morgan, American saxophonist.
• 23 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist.