This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1976. Events April 9 – The 3rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 9 – 11). May 19 – The 4th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 19 – June 2). June 4 – The 5th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 4 – 7). 25 The 23rd Newport Jazz Festival started in New York, New York (June 25 – July 5). The 10th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 25 – July 11). July 16 – The very first North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18). September 17 – The 19th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19). Album releases Keith Jarrett: The Survivors' Suite George Lewis: Solo Trombone Record Air: Air Raid David Murray: Flowers for Albert Derek Bailey: Company 1 Jan Garbarek: Dis Irene Schweizer: Wilde Senoritas Toshiko Akiyoshi: Road Time Albert Mangelsdorff: Tromboneliness Leo Smith: Song of Humanity Tony Coe: Zeitgeist Ornette Coleman: Dancing in Your Head Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius Martial Solal: Movability George Finola: New Orleans After Hours Hamiet Bluiett: Endangered Species Art Lande: Rubisa Patrol Return to Forever: Romantic Warrior George Adams: Suite For Swingers Jean-Luc Ponty: Imaginary Voyage David Friesen: Star Dance Dexter Gordon: Biting the Apple Joachim Kuhn: Springfever Eberhard Weber: The Following Morning Lew Tabackin: Dual Nature Chico Freeman: Morning Prayer Weather Report: Black Market Charles Tyler: Saga of the Outlaws Al Di Meola: Land of The Midnight Sun Woody Shaw: Little Red's Fantasy Stanley Clarke: School Days Yosuke Yamashita: Banslikana Ran Blake: Wende Guenter Christmann: Solomusiken Fuer Posaune und Kontrabasse Egberto Gismondi: Dança Das Cabeças Michael Franks: The Art of Tea Hugh Masekela: Colonial Man Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker Ryo Fukui: Scenery Deaths January 14 – Juan d'Arienzo, Argentine tango violinist, band leader, and composer (born 1900). 24 – Gösta Theselius, Swedish arranger, composer, film scorer, pianist, and saxophonist (born 1922). 28 – Ray Nance, American trumpeter, violinist and singer (born 1913). February 5 – Rudy Pompilli, American tenor saxophonist, Bill Haley and His Comets (born 1924). 6 – Vince Guaraldi, American pianist (born 1928). 12 – Skip Martin, American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and music arranger (born 1916). March 14 – Junior Collins, American French horn player (born 1927). 18 – Jim McCartney, English trumpeter and pianist (born 1902). 19 – Paul Kossoff, English guitarist