This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1974. Events April 5 – The very first Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 5 – 7). May 22 – The 2nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5). 31 – The 3rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 31 – June 1). June 28 The 21st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 28 – July 7). The 8th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 28 – July 7). September 20 – The 17th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22). Unknown date The First International Boogie Woogie Festival at WDR Cologne, Germany, on Sept.14/15 1974, with Memphis Slim, Willie Mabon, Axel Zwingenberger, Bob Hall, Jo-Ann Kelly, Vince Weber among others, organized by Hans W. Ewert for Radio WDR Album releases Sam Rivers: Crystals Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues Steve Lacy: Saxophone Special Jeanne Lee: Conspiracy Leon Smith: Reflectativity Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller Randy Weston: Blues To Africa Marion Brown: Sweet Earth Flying Paul Rutherford: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie Marvin Peterson: Children of the Fire John Abercrombie: Timeless Roswell Rudd: Flexible Flyer McCoy Tyner: Atlantis Globe Unity Orchestra: Hamburg '74 Cecil McBee: Mutima Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse Ralph Towner: Solstice Terje Rypdal: Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away Roscoe Mitchell: Solo Saxophone Concerts Steve Kuhn: Ecstasy Joe McPhee: Pieces of Light Keith Jarrett: Death and the Flower Steve Kuhn: Trance Steve Lacy: Scraps David Liebman: Drum Ode Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue Tete Montoliu: Music for Perla Bill Watrous: Manhattan Wildlife Refuge Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions Mike Gibbs: Only Chrome Waterfall McCoy Tyner: Sama Layuca Oregon: Winter Light Billy Cobham: Total Eclipse Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid Miles Davis: Get Up With It Herbie Hancock: Thrust Gene Ammons: Brasswind Deaths January 10 – Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist (born 1918). 23 – Don Fagerquist, American trumpeter (born 1927). 26 Archie Semple, Scottish clarinetist (born 1928). Joe Benjamin, American upright bassist. (born 1919). 28 – Ed Allen, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist (born 1897). February 25 – Julian Dash, American tenor (born 1916). March 1 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (born 1935). 9 – Floyd Bean, American jazz pianist (born 1904). 22 – Sam Donahue, American tenor saxophonist, trumpeter and musical arranger (born 1918). 27 – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and composer. April