1973 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1973'''.
Events ===May===* '''23''' – The very first Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).===June===* '''9''' – The 2nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 9 – 11). * '''29'''** The 20th Newport Jazz Festival started in New York, New York for its second year there. (June 29 – July 8). ** The 7th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 29 – July 15).===September===* '''21''' – The 16th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).
Album releases *Art Ensemble of Chicago: ''Fanfare For The Warriors''*Gato Barbieri: ''Chapter One: Latin America''*Paul Bley**''Paul Bley & Scorpio''**''Paul Bley/NHØP''*Dollar Brand**''African Portraits'' **''African Space Program''**''Sangoma''*Marion Brown: ''Geechee Recollections''*Betty Carter: ''Album (Betty Carter album)''*Don Cherry: ''Relativity Suite''*Billy Cobham ''Spectrum''*Charles Earland: ''Charles III (album)''*Michael Franks: ''Michael Franks''*Hal Galper: ''Inner Journey''*Herbie Hancock**''Head Hunters''**''Sextant''*Keith Jarrett: ''Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne''*Roland Kirk: ''Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle''*David Liebman: ''First Visit''*Frank Lowe: ''Black Beings''*Mahavishnu Orchestra''Birds of Fire''*Michael Mantler: ''No Answer''*Paul Motian: ''Conception Vessel''*Oregon: ''Distant Hills''*Joe Pass: ''Virtuoso (Joe Pass album)''*Oscar Peterson: ''The Trio''*Flora Purim: ''Butterfly Dreams''*Dewey Redman: ''The Ear of the Behearer''*Sam Rivers: ''Streams''*Roswell Rudd: ''Numatik Swing Band''*Spontaneous Music Ensemble: ''Mouthpiece''*John Surman: ''Morning Glory''*Cecil Taylor: ''Solo''*Cecil Taylor: ''Spring of Two Blue J's''*Ralph Towner: ''Diary''*McCoy Tyner: ''Enlightenment''*Mal Waldron: ''Up Popped the Devil''*Weather Report: ''Sweetnighter''*Eberhard Weber: ''The Colours of Chloë''*Frank Wright: ''Church Number Nine''
Deaths ; January* '''2''' – Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and composer (born 1928). * '''3''' – Wilbur de Paris, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1900). * '''23''' – Kid Ory,  American trombonist and bandleader(born 1886). ; February* '''3''' – Andy Razaf, African-American poet, composer, and lyricist (born 1895). * '''19''' – Leon Washington, American tenor saxophonist (leukemia) (born 1909). ; March* '''2''' – Spanky DeBrest, American upright bassist (born 1937). ; April* '''18''' – Willie "The Lion" Smith, American pianist (born 1897). ; May* '''14''' – Elmer Snowden, American banjo and guitar player (born 1900). * '''24''' – Sid Phillips, English clarinettist, bandleader, and arranger (born 1907). ; June* '''8''' – Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1935). ;August* '''4''' – Eddie Condon, American banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader (born 1905). ; September* '''20''' – Ben Webster, American tenor saxophonist (born 1909). * '''26''' – Bernard Etté, German violinist and conductor (born 1898). ; October* '''16''' – Gene Krupa, American drummer, band leader, actor, and composer (born 1909). * '''21''' – Bill Harris, American trombonist (born 1916). ; December* '''3''' – Emile Christian, American trombonist (born 1895).
Births ; January* '''4'''** Bartlomiej Oles, Polish drummer, composer, and record producer. ** Marcin Oles, Polish bassist, composer and record producer. * '''12''' – Brian Culbertson, American keyboardist and trombonist. * '''31''' – Petr Kroutil, Czech clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer, and arranger. ; February* '''3''' – Timuçin Şahin, Turkish guitarist and composer. * '''11''' – Ethan Iverson, American pianist, composer, and critic. * '''22''' – Gustavo Assis-Brasil, Brazilian-American guitarist. ; March* '''23''' – Stefon Harris, American vibraphonist. ; April* '''17''' – Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, South African pianist (died 2001). * '''30''' – Frédéric Yonnet, French harmonica player and producer. ; May* '''14''' – Clare Teal, English singer. * '''23''' – Nikki Yeoh, British pianist and composer. * '''24''' – Hallgeir Pedersen, Norwegian guitarist and composer. ; June* '''3''' – Ebru Aydın, Turkish singer and songwriter. * '''4'''** Gunhild Seim, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. ** Scott Hammond, English drummer, Jethro Tull. ; July* '''2''' – Teodross Avery, American tenor saxophonist. * '''8''' – Magne Thormodsæter, Norwegian upright bassist and composer. * '''21''' – Susheela Raman, British-Indian singer and songwriter. ; August* '''9''' – Meg Okura, American violinist, ehru player, and composer. * '''11''' – Torbjørn Sletta Jacobsen, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. ; September* '''3''' – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese video game composer and saxophonist. * '''4''' – Wetle Holte, Norwegian drummer and composer. * '''7''' – Thomas T. Dahl, Norwegian guitarist and composer, Krøyt and Dingobats. * '''9''' – John Blackwell American drummer, Prince (died 2017). * '''12''' – Dorota Miśkiewicz, Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and violinist. * '''21''' – Fredrik Wallumrød, Norwegian drummer and composer. * '''26'''** Nelson Williams, American trumpeter. ** Nicholas Payton, American trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist. ; October* '''3'''** Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and arranger. ** Marius Reksjø, Norwegian upright bassist. ; November* '''3''' – Eivind Austad, Norwegian pianist, composer, and music teacher. ; December* '''18''' – Christian Jaksjø, Norwegian trombone and euphonium player. * '''29''' – Kalle Kalima, Finnish guitarist and composer. ; Unknown date* Ben Castle, British clarinettist and saxophonist. * Eivind Opsvik, Norwegian upright bassist and composer. * Janne Mark, Danish vocalist and composer. * Kate Dimbleby, English cabaret singer and songwriter. * Maria Markesini, Greek singer and pianist. * Özay Fecht, Turkish-German actress and singer. * Titilayo Adedokun, Nigerian-American singer.
See also * 1970s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1973 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1973 at All About Jazz