1988 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1988'''.
Events ===March===* '''25''' – The 15th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).===April===* '''6''' – Jazz guitarist Larry Carlton is shot in a random gun shooting outside his Los Angeles studios.===May===* '''20''' – The 17th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23). * '''25''' – The 16th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).===June===* '''30''' – The 22nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 16).===July===* '''1''' – The 9th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1 – 10). * '''8''' – The 13th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).===August===* '''19''' – The 5th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 19 – 21).===September===* '''16''' – The 31st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).
Album releases *Bill Frisell: ''Before We Were Born''*Henry Threadgill: ''Rag, Bush and All''*Turtle Island String Quartet: ''Turtle Island String Quartet''*Lyle Mays: ''Street Dreams''*Dave Holland: ''Triplicate''*Jackie McLean: ''Dynasty''*John Carter: ''Fields''*Leni Stern: ''Secrets''*Microscopic Septet: ''Beauty Based on Science''*Music Revelation Ensemble: ''Music Revelation Ensemble''*Willem Breuker: ''Psalm 122''*Steve Turre: ''Fire and Ice'' *Trilok Gurtu: ''Usfret''*Bobby Previte: ''Claude's Late Morning''*Bill Frisell: ''Lookout for Hope''*Misha Mengelberg: ''Impromptus''*Marcus Roberts: ''Truth is Spoken Here''*David Ware: ''Passage to Music''*David Liebman: ''Trio + One''*Freddie Hubbard: ''Stardust''*Gary Thomas: ''Code Violations''*Hilton Ruiz: ''El Camino''*Phil Woods: ''Evolution''*Ralph Moore: ''Rejuvenate'' *Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown: ''Sonic Explorations''
Deaths ; January* '''8''' – Ray Bauduc, American drummer (born 1906). ; February* '''24''' – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (born 1909). ;March* '''1''' – Tommy Potter, American upright-bassist (born 1918). * '''8''' – Ken Colyer, English trumpeter and cornetist (born 1928). * '''20''' – Gil Evans, Canadian pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1912). ; April* '''3''' – Kai Ewans, Danish reedist (born 1906). * '''15''' – Eliza Doolittle, British singer-songwriter. * '''19''' – Ed Burke, American violinist and trombonist (born 1909). ;May* '''13''' – Chet Baker, American trumpeter and singer (born 1929). * '''28''' – Sy Oliver, American trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger and bandleader (born 1910). ;July* '''2''' – Eddie Vinson, American alto saxophonist and blues shouter (born 1917). ; August* '''15''' – Bill Beason, American drummer (born 1908). * '''27''' – Irene Higginbotham, African American songwriter and concert pianist (born 1918). ; September* '''5''' – Lawrence Brown, American trombonist (born 1907). * '''27''' – J. C. Heard, American drummer (born 1917). ; October* '''8''' – Edward Inge, American arranger and reedist (born 1906). ; November* '''30'''** Charlie Rouse, American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1924). ** Pannonica de Koenigswarter, British-born jazz patron and writer (born 1913). ; December* '''8'''** Gene Quill, American alto saxophonist (born 1927). ** Thore Swanerud, Swedish pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, conductor, and composer (born 1919). ; Unknown date* Barney Josephson, founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village (born 1902).
Births ; January* '''28''' – Casimir Liberski, Belgian pianist and keyboarder. ;  February* '''5''' – Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson, Norwegian upright bassist. * '''26''' – Christian Meaas Svendsen, Norwegian upright bassist. ; April* '''1''' – Sam Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean saxophonist and guitarist (died 2010). * '''22''' – Nitcho Reinhardt, French guitarist. ; May* '''29''' – Kelly Sweet, American singer and songwriter. ; May* '''2''' – Guilherme Rodrigues, Portuguese composer, improviser, and sound artist. * '''7''' – David Aleksander Sjølie, Norwegian guitarist. * '''17''' – Brittany Anjou, American pianist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. ; July* '''31''' – Andreas Wildhagen, Norwegian drummer. ; August* '''17''' – Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer, percussionist, and electronica artist. * '''28''' – Kjetil Jerve, Norwegian pianist and composer. ; September* '''1''' – Martina Bárta, Czech singer and French hornist. ; October* '''19''' – Pasquale Grasso, Italian guitarist. ; November* '''25''' – Victoria Hart, California-born English singer. * '''27''' – Sandra Nankoma, Ugandan singer, songwriter and actress. ; December* '''3''' – Melissa Aldana, Chilean tenor saxophonist. * '''23''' – Thomai Apergi, Greek singer and guitarist. ; Unknown date* Jan Martin Gismervik, Norwegian drummer, Monkey Plot. * Simon Gore, Welch guitarist, keyboarder, composer, and audio/visual artist.
See also * 1980s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1988 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1988 at All About Jazz