1971 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1971'''.
Events ===May===* '''2''' – The 5th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (May 2 – June 24).===July===* '''2''' – The 18th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5).===September===* '''17''' – The 14th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).
Album releases *Art Ensemble of Chicago: ''Phase One''*Derek Bailey: ''Solo Guitar''*Gato Barbieri: ''Fenix''*Carla Bley: ''Escalator Over The Hill''*Willem Breuker: ''Instant Composers Pool 008''*Gary Burton: ''Live in Tokyo''*Alice Coltrane**''Universal Consciousness''**''Journey in Satchidananda''*Compost: ''Compost''*Chick Corea**''Circle 2: Gathering''**''Piano Improvisations''**''The Song of Singing''*Don Ellis: ''Tears of Joy''*Bill Evans**''The Bill Evans Album''**''From Left to Right''*Jan Garbarek: ''Sart''*Freddie Hubbard**''First Light''**''Sing Me a Song of Songmy''**''Straight Life''*Keith Jarrett**''Birth''**''Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett''**''The Mourning of a Star''*Mahavishnu Orchestra: ''The Inner Mounting Flame''*Joe McPhee: ''Trinity''*Oliver Nelson: ''Swiss Suite''*Jean-Luc Ponty: ''Open Strings''*Terje Rypdal: ''Terje Rypdal''*Pharoah Sanders: ''Black Unity''*Spontaneous Music Ensemble: ''So What Do You Think''*Keith Tippett: ''Septober Energy''*Stanley Turrentine: ''Salt Song''*Weather Report: ''Weather Report''*Tim Weisberg: ''Tim Weisberg''*Mike Westbrook: ''Metropolis''*Paul Winter**''Icarus''**''Road''*Joe Zawinul: ''Zawinul''
Deaths ; January* '''10''' – Ernie Caceres, American saxophonist (born 1911). * '''19''' – Harry Shields, American clarinetist (born 1899). ; February* '''1''' – Harry Roy, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1900). * '''5''' – Chas Remue, Belgian reedist (born 1903). * '''11''' – Harry Arnold, Swedish saxophonist and bandleader (born 1920). * '''22''' – Derek Humble, English alto saxophonist (born 1930). ; March* '''26''' – Harold McNair, Jamaican-born saxophonist and flute player (lung cancer) (born 1931). * '''28''' – Morey Feld, American drummer (born 1915). ; April* '''1''' – Baby Face Willette, American Hammond organist (born 1933). * '''12''' – Wynton Kelly, Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1931). * '''28''' – Sonny White, American pianist (born 1917). ; May* '''8''' – Gus Deloof, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1909). ; June* '''11''' – Bert Ambrose, English bandleader and violinist (born 1896). ; July* '''2''' – Bobby Donaldson, American drummer (born 1922). * '''6''' – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpeter (born 1901). * '''8''' – Charlie Shavers, American trumpeter (born 1920). ; August* '''13''' – King Curtis, American saxophonist (born 1934). * '''17''' – Tab Smith, American saxophonist (born 1909). * '''27''' – Lil Hardin Armstrong, American pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1898). * '''28''' – Lou McGarity, American trombonist, violinist, and vocalist (born 1917). ; November* '''1''' – Irene Daye, American singer (born 1918). * '''3''' – Gary McFarland, American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and vocalist (born 1933). ; Unknown date* Gregor or Krikor Kélékian, Armenian-French bandleader (born 1898).
Births Chris Potter at the North Sea Jazz Festival.Erland Dahlen at Sentralen, Oslo Jazzfestival. ; January* '''1'''** Chris Potter, American saxophonist. ** Kenya Hathaway, American singer. * '''4''' – Nigel Hitchcock, English saxophonist. * '''5''' – Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist. * '''20''' – Zoe Rahman, English pianist and composer. ; February* '''16''' – Øyvind Brandtsegg, Norwegian percussionist. * '''26''' – Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress. ; March* '''23''' – Leszek Możdżer, Polish pianist, music producer, and film music composer. ; April* '''2''' – Solveig Slettahjell, Norwegian singer. * '''10''' – Joey Defrancesco, American organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. * '''16''' – Max Beesley, English actor, singer, and pianist. * '''25''' – Trygve Seim, Norwegian saxophonist.Arun Luthra performing at the 2018 Tramonto Festival in Croatia* '''26''' – Christian Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and composer. ; May* '''6''' – Till Brönner, German trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger, and producer. * '''12''' – Kristin Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer and composer. * '''15''' – Erland Dahlen, Norwegian drummer and percussionist. * '''31''' – Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, arranger, and band leader.Ingebrigt Håker Flaten 2014.; June* '''4''' – Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer, guitarist, and director. * '''7'''** Håvard Fossum, Norwegian saxophonistand flautist. ** Jesse Green, American pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer. * '''9''' – Gerald Preinfalk, Austrian saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. * '''15''' – Nasheet Waits, American drummer. * '''29''' – Ingar Zach, Norwegian percussionist. ; JulyCarla Kihlstedt 2007. * '''17''' – Liberty Ellman, American guitarist. * '''29''' – Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer and songwriter. ; August* '''14''' – Walter Blanding, American saxophonist and clarinetist. * '''17''' – Ed Motta, Brazilian singer and keyboardist. ; September* '''15''' – Graham Wood, Australian jazz pianist (died 2017). * '''20''' – Sean J. Kennedy, American drummer. * '''23''' – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Norwegian bassist. ; October* '''19''' – Helén Eriksen, Norwegian saxophonist and singer. * '''20''' – Russell Gunn, American trumpeter. * '''24''' – Frode Berg, Norwegian bassist. * '''26''' – Vijay Iyer, American pianist and composer. ; November* '''1''' – Antonio Sánchez, Mexican-American drummer and composer. * '''4''' – Gregory Porter, American vocalist. * '''28''' – Robert Mitchell, British pianist, composer, and teacher. ; December* '''1''' – Mika Pohjola, Finnish pianist and composer. * '''11''' – Mattias Ståhl, Swedish vibraphonist, clarinetist, and composer. * '''18''' – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer. ; Unknown date* Carla Kihlstedt, American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. * Dominique Atkins, British singer, Grace. * Kasper Tranberg, Danish trumpeter and flugelhornist. * Marcus Johnson, American keyboardist. * Tom Norris, English musician, composer, ensemble leader, and songwriter. * Vellu Halkosalmi, Finnish trombonist and composer.
See also * 1970s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1971 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1971 at All About Jazz