This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1990. Events April 6 – The 17th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8). May 23 – The 18th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 3). June 1 – The 19th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 1 – 4). July 7 – 24th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 7 – 22). 12 – The 15th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 12 – 15). August 17 – The 7th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 17 – 19). September 21 – The 33rd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23). Unknown date Eliane Elias and Randy Brecker was divorced. Album releases Ben Sidran: Cool Paradise Bill Frisell: Is That You? Bobby Previte: Empty Suits Butch Morris: Dust To Dust Charlie Haden: Dream Keeper Danny Gottlieb: Brooklyn Blues David Liebman: The Tree David Ware: Great Bliss Don Pullen: Random Thoughts Egberto Gismondi: Infancia Elements: Spirit River Eric Reed: Soldier's Hymn Eliane Elias: Eliane Elias Plays Jobim Franz Koglmann: The Use of Memory Geri Allen: The Nurturer Gerry Hemingway: Down To The Wire Gerry Hemingway: Special Detail Hank Roberts: Birds Of Prey ICP Orchestra: Bospaadje Konijnehol II Jazz Passengers: Implement Yourself John Pizzarelli: My Blue Heaven John Zorn: Naked City Keith Tippett: The Journey Kenny Wheeler: Music for Large & Small Ensembles Kenny Wheeler: Widow in the Window Marilyn Crispell: Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments Mark Helias: Attack the Future Marty Ehrlich: Emergency Peace Matthew Shipp: Circular Temple Michael Formanek: Wide Open Spaces Michael Franks: Blue Pacific Muhal Richard Abrams: Blu Blu Blu Music Revelation Ensemble: Elec Jazz Myra Melford: Jump Philip Catherine: I Remember You Phil Woods: All Bird's Children Ray Anderson: What Because Terence Blanchard: Terence Blanchard Tom Harrell: Form Yellowjackets: Green House Deaths January 3 – Peter van Steeden, Dutch-American composer (born 1904). 8 – Georgie Auld, Canadian tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1919). 9 – Buschi Niebergall, German free jazz musician (born 1938). February 2 – Mel Lewis, American drummer and bandleader (born 1929). 4 – Fritz Schulz-Reichel, German pianist (born 1912). 5 – King Perry, American saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, and bandleader (born 1914). 21 – John Madrid, American trumpeter (born 1948). 27 – Arthur Österwall, Swedish band leader, composer, vocalist, and upright bassist (born 1910). 28 – Russell