1997 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1997'''.
Events ===March===* '''21''' – The 24th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 21 – 23).===May===* '''16''' – The 26th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19). * '''21''' – The 25th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – 31).===June===* '''26''' – The 18th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 26 – July 6).===July===* '''2''' – The 7th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 2 – 13). * '''4''' – The 31st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 19). * '''11'''** The 22nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13). ** The 50th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 11 – 20). * '''12''' – The 32nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 20). * '''15''' – The 38th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).===August===* '''8''' – The 14th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 8 – 10).===September===* '''19''' – The 40th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).===October===* '''7''' – ''Blue Note – A Story of Modern Jazz'', by jazz documentarist and filmmaker Julian Benedikt, an award-winning documentary film.
Album releases ===October===DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.7 ''Imaginary Day'' Pat Metheny Group Warner Bros. Produced by Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays===Unknown date===*Guillermo Gregorio: ''Ellipsis''*Matthew Shipp: ''Strata''*Steve Coleman: ''Genesis''*Marcus Roberts: ''Blues for the New Millennium''*ICP Orchestra: ''Jubilee Varia''*Vandermark 5: ''Single Piece Flow''*David Liebman: ''Time Immemorial''*Wynton Marsalis: ''Blood on the Fields''*Franz Koglmann: ''O Moon My Pin Up''*Courtney Pine: ''Underground''*Leo Smith: ''Golden Hearts Remembrance''*Keith Tippett: ''Colours Fulfilled''*Joe Lovano: ''Trio Fascination''*David Liebman: ''The Elements - Water''*Fred Anderson: ''Fred Anderson / DKV Trio''
Deaths ; January* '''8''' – George Handy, American arranger, composer, and pianist (born 1920). * '''12''' – Wally Rose, American pianist (born 1913). * '''16''' – Beverly Peer, American upright bassist (born 1912). * '''25''' – Seldon Powell, American tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1928). ; February* '''10''' – Lou Bennett, American organist (born 1926). * '''14''' – Charles Moffett, American drummer (born 1929). * '''20''' – Zachary Breaux, American guitarist (born 1960). * '''23''' – Tony Williams, American drummer (born 1945). ; March* '''11''' – Hugh Lawson, American pianist (born 1935). ; May* '''10''' – Bernard Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1919). * '''12''' – Louis Barbarin, American drummer (born 1902). * '''14''' – Thelma Carpenter, American singer and actress (born 1922). * '''15''' – Tommy Turrentine, American trumpeter (born 1928). * '''18''' – Horst Lippmann, German drummer, concert promoter, writer, and television director (born 1927). * '''31''' – Eddie Jones, American upright bassist (born 1929). ; June* '''2''' – Doc Cheatham, American trumpeter, singer and bandleader (born 1905). * '''4'''** Anne Lenner, English singer (born 1912). ** Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American organist (born 1933). * '''12''' – Chuck Andrus, American upright bassist (born 1928). * '''14''' – Arthur Prysock, American singer (born 1924). * '''16''' – Rolf Ericson, Swedish trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1922). * '''19''' – Thurman Green, American trombonist (born 1940). ; July* '''2''' – Stan Barker, American pianist (born 1926). * '''29''' – Chuck Wayne, American guitarist (born 1923). ; August* '''2''' – Fela Kuti, Nigerian saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1938). * '''8'''** Dardanelle Hadley, American singer, vibraphonist, pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1917). ** Duncan Swift, British pianist (born 1943). * '''12''' – Dick Marx, American pianist and arranger (born 1924). * '''14''' – Eric Von Essen, American bassist, pianist, and composer (born 1954). * '''24''' – Tete Montoliu, American pianist (born 1933). ; September* '''18''' – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (born 1920). * '''20''' – Dick Shearer, American trombonist (born 1940). ; October* '''29''' – Big Nick Nicholas, American saxophonist and vocalist (born 1922). ; November* '''2''' – Carson Smith, American upright bassist (born 1931). * '''9''' – Joe Roccisano, saxophonist and arranger (born 1939). * '''10''' – Tommy Tedesco, American guitarist (born 1930). * '''11''' – Shake Keane, American trumpeter and poet (born 1927). * '''12''' – Carola Standertskjöld, Finnish singer (born 1941). ; December* '''1''' – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (born 1908). * '''6''' – George Chisholm, American trombonist (born 1915). * '''12''' – Mouse Randolph, American trumpeter (born 1909). * '''21''' – Johnny Coles, American trumpeter (born 1926). * '''30''' – Ray Crawford, American guitarist (born 1924). ; Unknown date* Johnny Mince, American clarinetist (born 1912).
Births ; Unknown date* Barbra Lica, Canadian jazz singer and songwriter.
See also * 1990s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1997 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1997 at All About Jazz