1994 in jazz
Introduction 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 instrument inventor (born 1908). ; March* '''9''' – Maurice Purtill or Moe Purtill, American drummer, Glenn Miller Orchestra (born 1916). * '''13''' – Danny Barker, American guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and author (born 1909). * '''19''' – Rafig Babayev, Azerbaijani musician and composer (born 1937). * '''24''' – Tommy Benford, American drummer (born 1905). ;April* '''2''' – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1920). * '''6''' – Dick Cary, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1916). * '''16''' – Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (born 1913). * '''22''' – Jack Bentley, English trombonist, journalist, and scriptwriter (born 1913). ; May* '''23''' – Joe Pass, American guitarist of Sicilian descent (born 1929). * '''25''' – Eric Gale, American guitarist (born 1938). * '''26'''** Gil Fuller, American composer and arranger (born 1920). ** Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (born 1940). * '''27''' – Red Rodney, American trumpeter (born 1927). * '''29''' – Oliver Jackson, American drummer (born 1933). * '''30''' – Jean Omer, Belgian reedist and bandleader (born 1912). ;June* '''7''' – Willie Humphrey, American clarinetist (born 1900). * '''14'''** Henry Mancini, American composer, conductor, and arranger (born 1924). ** Lionel Grigson, British pianist, cornettist, trumpeter, and composer (born 1942). * '''21''' – Dennis Berry, English saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer (born 1921). ; July* '''11''' – Lex Humphries, American drummer (born 1936). ; August* '''6''' – Jacques Pelzer, Belgian alto saxophonist and flautist (born 1924). * '''12''' – Gene Cherico, American upright bassist (born 1935). * '''18''' – Charles Redland, Swedish saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1911). ; September* '''5''' – Billy Usselton, American jazz reed player (born 1926). * '''6''' – Max Kaminsky, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1908). * '''13''' – John Stevens, English drummer, Spontaneous Music Ensemble (born 1940). * '''16''' – Bernie Leighton, American pianist (born 1921). * '''20''' – Jimmy Hamilton, American clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and composer (born 1917). * '''22'''** Bob Lively, American saxophonist (born 1923). ** Leonard Feather, British pianist, composer, and producer (born 1914). * '''29''' – David van Kriedt, American composer, saxophonist, and music teacher (born 1922). ; October* '''3''' – Scoville Browne, American reedist (born 1909). * '''4''' – Danny Gatton, American guitarist (born 1945). * '''5''' – Nini Rosso, Italian jazz trumpeter and composer (born 1926). * '''8''' – John Neely, American tenor saxophonist and arranger (born 1930). * '''21'''** Lanny Steele, American pianist and composer (born 1933). ** Thore Ehrling, Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (born 1912). ; November* '''4''' – Jack Sharpe, English saxophonist and bandleader (born 1930). * '''7''' – Shorty Rogers, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1924). * '''10''' – Carmen McRae, American singer, composer, pianist, and actress (born 1922). * '''18''' – Cab Calloway, American singer and bandleader (born 1907). * '''28''' – Al Levitt, American drummer (born 1932). * '''30''' – Connie Kay, American drummer (born 1927). ; December* '''8''' – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and singer (born 1927). * '''14''' – Mary Ann McCall, American singer (born 1919). * '''19'''** Bill Douglass, American drummer (born 1923). ** Noel Pointer, American jazz violinist and record producer (born 1954).Nikki Yanofsky
Births ; February* '''8''' – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer. ; March* '''23''' – Gentle Bones, Singaporean singer and composer. ; April* '''9''' – Jo David Meyer Lysne, Norwegian guitarist and composer. ; May* '''3''' – Signe Førre, Norwegian singer, upright bassist, and composer. ; Unknown date* Amalie Holt Kleive, Norwegian singer and composer. * Billie Black, British singer. * Veronica Swift, American singer.
See also * 1990s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1994 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1994 at All About Jazz