This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1994. Events March 25 – The 21st Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27). May 20 – The 23rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 20 – 23). 26 – The 22nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 5). July 1 The 17th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1–10). The 4th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1–15). The 15th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1–16). The 28th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1–16). 8 – The 19th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 8–10). 16 – The 29th Pori Jazz started in Pori, Finland (July 16–24). 18 – The 35th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 18–23). August 12 – The 11th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12–14). September 16 – The 37th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16–18). Album releases Myra Melford: Even the Sounds Shine Toshiko Akiyoshi: Desert Lady Matthew Shipp: Critical Mass Pat Metheny: Zero Tolerance for Silence Henry Threadgill: Carry the Day Ken Vandermark: Solid Action Steve Coleman: Def Trance Beat Chick Corea: Expressions Misha Mengelberg: Mix Bobby Previte: Slay the Suitors Joshua Redman: MoodSwing Franklin Kiermyer: Solomon's Daughter Mark Helias: Loopin' the Cool Jessica Williams: Momentum Fred Anderson: Vintage Duets David S. Ware: Earthquation Eliane Elias: Solos and Duets Hugh Masekela: Hope Ray Anderson, Han Bennink and Christy Doran: Azurety John Surman Quartet: Stranger Than Fiction Wallace Roney: Mistérios Peter Erskine: Time Being Louis Sclavis and Dominique Pifarély: Acoustic Quartet Edward Vesala with Sound & Fury: Nordic Gallery Red Sun and SamulNori: Then Comes The White Tiger Krakatau: Matinale John Abercrombie Trio: Speak of the Devil Trevor Watts and the Moire Music Ensemble: A Wider Embrace Jan Garbarek with Anouar Brahem and Ustad Shaukat Hussain: Madar Don Cherry with Bobo Stenson and Lennart Åberg: Dona Nostra Vincent Herring: The Days of Wine and Roses Michel Camilo: One More Once Marilyn Crispell: Stellar Pulsations / Three Composers Karl Berger: Conversations Charlie Haden's Quartet West: Always Say Goodbye European Music Orchestra: Guest Deaths January 1 – James Clay, American tenor saxophonist and flutist (born 1935). 30 – Tiny Davis, American trumpeter and vocalist (born 1909). February 8 – Raymond Scott, American composer, band leader, pianist, and electronic