1960 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1960'''.
Events ===October===* '''16''' – The Cannonball Adderley Quintet records ''At the Lighthouse'' at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.===June===* '''30''' – The 7th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 4).
Album releases *Art Blakey **''The Big Beat''**''A Night in Tunisia''*Tina Brooks: ''True Blue''*Betty Carter: ''The Modern Sound''*June Christy**''The Cool School''**''Off-Beat''*Ornette Coleman: ''Change of the Century''*John Coltrane: ''Giant Steps''*Eric Dolphy: ''Outward Bound''*Gil Evans: ''Out of the Cool'' *Jimmy Giuffre: ''Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra/Mobiles'' *Joe Harriott: ''Southern Horizons'' *the Jazztet**''Big City Sounds''**''Meet the Jazztet''*Sam Jones: ''The Soul Society'' *Duke Jordan: ''Flight to Jordan'' *Stan Kenton: ''Road Show''*Herbie Mann: ''Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion''*Charles Mingus: ''Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus''*Hank Mobley: ''Soul Station'' *Modern Jazz Quartet**''Pyramid'' **''European Concert'' *Wes Montgomery**''The Incredible Jazz Guitar''**''Movin' Along''*Oliver Nelson: ''Taking Care of Business'' *David Newman & James Clay: ''The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces''*Art Pepper: ''Gettin' Together''*Max Roach: ''We Insist! ''*Charlie Rouse: ''Takin' Care of Business''*George Russell**''George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot''**''Jazz in the Space Age'' **''Stratusphunk'' *Gunther Schuller John Lewis: ''Jazz Abstractions''*Horace Silver: ''Horace-Scope''*Jimmy Smith: ''Back at the Chicken Shack''*Cecil Taylor: ''The World of Cecil Taylor'' *Clark Terry: ''Color Changes'' *Mel Tormé: ''Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley''*Lennie Tristano: ''The New Tristano'' *Fats Waller: ''Handful of Keys'' (released posthumously)*Randy Weston: ''Uhuru Afrika'' *Phil Woods: ''Rights of Swing''*John Wright: ''South Side Soul''
Deaths ; April* '''11''' – Zilas Görling, Swedish saxophonist (born 1911). * '''13''' – Beverly Kenney, American singer (born 1932). ; June* '''12''' – Isidore Barbarin, American cornet and alto horn player (born 1871). ; July* '''3''' – Lee Collins, American trumpeter (born 1901). * '''5''' – Bill Johnson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (born 1912). * '''30''' – Arv Garrison, American guitarist (born 1922). ; August* Jimmy Bertrand, American drummer (born 1900). ; September* '''8''' – Oscar Pettiford, American upright bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1922). * '''24''' – Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian-born composer (born 1905). ; October* '''10''' – June Cole, American bassist, tubist, and singer (born 1903). ; November* '''24''' – Edgar Meyer, American bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. ; Unknown date* Lawrence Duhé, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1887).
Births Dave Weckl in 2007.Daniele Sepe in 2013.; January* '''1''' – Liu Yuan, Chinese saxophonist. * '''3''' – Marla Glen, American singer. * '''8'''** Dave Weckl, American drummer. ** Lee Tomboulian, American pianist. * '''16'''** Richard Elliot, Scottish-American saxophonist. ** Wilhelm Schröter, Brazilian composer and pianist. * '''20''' – Jeff "Tain" Watts, American drummer. * '''26''' – María Rivas, Venezuelan singer. * '''29''' – David Piltch, Canadian bassist and session musician. ; February* '''3''' – Craig Bailey, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist. * '''11''' – Russ Freeman, American guitarist. * '''29''' – Khaled, Algerian singer, multti-instrumentalist, and songwriter. ; March* '''2''' – Lennart Ginman, Danish bassist, composer, and music producer. * '''19''' – Eliane Elias, Brazilian pianist and vocalist. * '''21''' – Dominic Miller, Argentinian guitarist and composer, Sting. * '''25''' – Chad Wackerman, American drummer. * '''26''' – Nelson Rangell, American saxophonist and composer. * '''27''' – Victor Bailey, American bassist. * '''29''' – Chano Domínguez, Spanish pianist. ; April* '''1''' – Banjo Mosele, Botswanan guitarist, singer and composer. * '''3''' – Erik Truffaz, French trumpeter. * '''6''' – John Pizzarelli, American guitarist, vocalist,  and songwriter. * '''17''' – Daniele Sepe, Italian saxophonist and flautist. * '''20''' – John Altenburgh, American pianist, composer and arranger. * '''24''' – Friðrik Karlsson, Icelandic guitarist and songwriter. * '''25''' – Mário Laginha, Portuguese piano player and composer. * '''28''' – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bassist (died 2013). * '''30'''** Paul Taylor, American saxophonist. ** Rodney Kendrick, American pianist, bandleader, composer, and producer. ; May* '''3''' – Alan Thomson, Scottish bassist and vocalist. * '''12''' – Lena Willemark, Swedish singer. * '''14''' – Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer. * '''20''' – Tore Brunborg, Norwegian saxophonist. * '''24''' – Ken Schaphorst, American composer, performer and educator. * '''25''' – Wallace Roney, American trumpeter. ; June* '''4''' – Fred Thelonious Baker, English guitarist and bass guitarist. * '''8'''** Povl Erik Carstensen, Danish comedian, actor, and upright bassist. ** Terje Gewelt, Norwegian upright bassist. * '''14''' – Gary Husband, English drummer, pianist, and bandleader. * '''19''' – Carmen Bradford, American singer, Count Basie Orchestra. * '''20''' – Jeremy Monteiro, Singaporean pianist, singer, and composer. * '''22''' – Arturo O'Farrill, Mexican pianist and composer. * '''23''' – Donald Harrison, American saxophonist. * '''26''' – Zachary Breaux, American guitarist (died 1997). ; July* '''8''' – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer. * '''14''' – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter and activist. * '''15''' – Stig Hvalryg, Norwegian upright bassist. * '''20''' – Ole Jacob Hystad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. * '''27''' – Jean Toussaint, American tenor and soprano saxophonist. ; August* '''3''' – Greg Osby, American saxophonist. * '''12''' – Andy Quin, British composer and pianist. * '''14''' – Lloyd Swanton, Australian upright bassist, bass guitarist, and composer. * '''17''' – Maria Pia De Vito, Italian singer, composer and arranger. * '''21'''** Peter Apfelbaum, American pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer. ** Tom Kennedy, American bassist. * '''26'''** Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. ** Jim Beard, American keyboardist. * '''27''' – Eldad Tarmu, American vibraphonist and composer. ; September* '''4''' – Lonnie Plaxico, African-American upright bassist. * '''8''' – Steve Waterman, British trumpeter, composer, and educator. * '''16''' – Graham Haynes, American cornetist, trumpeter and composer. * '''18''' – Nils Petter Molvær, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and producer, Masqualero. * '''21''' – Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist and conductor (died 2014). ; October* '''2''' – Django Bates, British composer, pianist, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. * '''9''' – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist and flautist. * '''10''' – John Beasley, American pianist. * '''13''' – Orphy Robinson, British vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist. * '''15''' – Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player* '''16''' – Leila Pinheiro, singer and pianist. * '''25''' – Michel Massot, Belgian tubist and trombonist. * '''29''' – Jens Winther, Danish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (died 2011). ; November* '''4''' – Adrián Iaies, Argentine pianist and composer. * '''5''' – Daryl Hayott, American drummer, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist, and trumpeter. * '''15''' – Sergio Cammariere, Italian singer-songwriter. * '''23''' – Jean-Paul Bourelly, American guitarist. * '''27''' – Maria Schneider, American arranger, composer, and big-band leader. ; December* '''1''' – Chris Standring, British guitarist. * '''5''' – Brian Bromberg, American bassist and producer. * '''7''' – Matthew Shipp, American pianist, composer, and bandleader. * '''12''' – Sebi Tramontana,  Italian trombonist. * '''16''' – Mike Fahn, American trombonist. * '''19''' – Laurent de Wilde, French pianist, composer, and writer. * '''28''' – Ted Nash, American saxophonist and composer. ; Unknown date* Lekan Babalola, Nigerian singer and percussionist. * Mark Ledford, American trumpet player, vocalist and guitarist (died 2004). * Muriel Anderson, American composer, guitarist, and harp-guitarist. * Paul Taylor (saxophonist), American saxophonist. * Pharez Whitted, American trumpeter. * Tino di Geraldo, French-Spanish percussionist, tabla player, drummer, and producer. * Umberto Petrin, Italian pianist, composer, and poet.
See also * 1960s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1960 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1960 at All About Jazz