This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1970. Events June 17 – The 4th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 17 – 22). July 10 Lee Morgan records Live at the Lighthouse (July 10 – 12), at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California. The 17th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 10 – 12). September 18 – The 13th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20). Album releases Bill Evans: Montreux II Bill Evans: Bill Evans Alone Paul Bley: Improvisie Marion Brown: Afternoon of a Georgia Faun Alice Coltrane: Ptah, the El Daoud McCoy Tyner: Extensions Art Ensemble of Chicago: Les Stances a Sophie Sonny Sharrock: Monkey-Pockie-Boo Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life Jan Garbarek: Afric Pepperbird Evan Parker: The Topography of the Lungs Spontaneous Music Ensemble: So What Do You Think Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda Pharoah Sanders: Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) Stanley Turrentine: Sugar Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra: My Brother the Wind Woody Shaw: Blackstone Legacy Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay McCoy Tyner: Asante Miles Davis: Bitches' Brew Leon Thomas: Album Hubert Laws: Afro-Classic John McLaughlin: My Goal's Beyond ICP Orchestra: Groupcomposing Gunter Hampel: People Symphony Keith Tippett: Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening Misha Mengelberg: Instant Composers Pool 005 Gunter Hampel: Ballet-Symphony Chris McGregor: And the Brotherhood of Breath Joe McPhee: Nation Time Hugh Masekela: Reconstruction Deaths January 16 – Lem Davis, American alto saxophonist (born 1914). 17 – Billy Stewart, American singer, drummer, and pianist (born 1937). March 2 – Emile Barnes, American clarinetist (born 1892). 21 – Jack Sels, Belgian saxophonist and composer (born 1922). April 10 – Ralph Escudero, Puerto Rican bassist and tubist (born 1898). 20 – Perry Bradford, African-American composer, songwriter, and vaudeville performer (born 1893). May 10 – Frankie Lee Sims, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1917). 11 – Johnny Hodges, American alto saxophonist (born 1906). 24 – Cliff Jackson, American pianist (born 1902). June 16 – Lonnie Johnson, American singer and guitarist (born 1899). July 26 – Fernando Arbello, Puerto Rican trombonist (born 1907). 31 – Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (born 1930). August 4 – Scoops Carry, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1915). 5 – Otto Hardwick, American saxophonist (born 1904). September 18 – Maxwell Davis, American saxophonist, arranger, and record producer (born 1916). October 11 – Phil Spitalny, American bandleader (born 1890).