This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1963. Events May 15 – The 5th Annual Grammy Awards were held in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. Ella Fitzgerald awarded Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female for Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson Stan Getz awarded Best Jazz Performance – Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental) for "Desafinado" Stan Kenton awarded Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental) for Adventures In Jazz Vince Guaraldi awarded Best Original Jazz Composition for the composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio July 4 – The 10th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 4 – 7). Album releases Chris Barber: "Chris Barber at the BBC" with Joe Harriott and Ottilie Patterson Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Caravan Buhaina's Delight Ugetsu Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue Betty Carter: 'Round Midnight Miles Davis: Seven Steps to Heaven Eric Dolphy: Iron Man (recorded, released 1968) Duke Ellington Money Jungle with Charles Mingus and Max Roach My People The Symphonic Ellington Bill Evans: Conversations with Myself Joe Harriott: Movement Joe Henderson: Page One Sheila Jordan: Portrait of Sheila Stan Kenton: Artistry in Bossa Nova Charles Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Hank Mobley: No Room for Squares Thelonious Monk: Criss Cross Thelonious Monk: Monk's Dream Prince Lasha Quintet Featuring Sonny Simmons: The Cry! Sun Ra: Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy (recorded, released 1967) Sonny Rollins: Our Man in Jazz Nina Simone: Nina Simone Sings Ellington Stanley Turrentine: Soul Shoutin' Kai Winding: Solo: Kai Winding Standards Deaths January 13 – Sonny Clark, American pianist (born 1931). 16 – Ike Quebec, American tenor saxophonist (born 1918). February 6 – Specs Wright, American drummer (born 1927). 14 – Castor McCord, American saxophonist (born 1907). 16 – Jimmy Reynolds, American pianist (born 1904). 20 – Addison Farmer, American bassist (born 1928). 23 – June Clark, American trumpeter and cornetist (born 1900). 28 – Bobby Jaspar, Belgian saxophonist, flautist, and composer (born 1926). March 10 – Irving Aaronson, American pianist and big band leader (born 1895). 17 – Lizzie Miles, Creole blues singer (born 1895). April 3 – Gene Sedric, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1907). 9 – Eddie Edwards, American trombonist (born 1891). 11 – Arvid Gram Paulsen, Norwegian saxophonist and trumpeter (born 1922). 12 – Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (born 1919). May 24 – Elmore James, American