1974 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1974'''.
Events ===April===* '''5''' – The very first Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 5 – 7).===May===* '''22''' – The 2nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5). * '''31''' – The 3rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 31 – June 1).===June===* '''28'''** The 21st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 28 – July 7). ** The 8th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 28 – July 7).===September===* '''20''' – The 17th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).===Unknown date===* The First International Boogie Woogie Festival at WDR Cologne, Germany, on Sept.14/15 1974, with Memphis Slim, Willie Mabon, Axel Zwingenberger, Bob Hall, Jo-Ann Kelly, Vince Weber among others, organized by Hans W. Ewert for Radio WDR
Album releases *Sam Rivers: ''Crystals''*Cecil Taylor: ''Silent Tongues''*Steve Lacy: ''Saxophone Special''*Jeanne Lee: ''Conspiracy''*Leo Smith: ''Reflectativity''*Weather Report: ''Mysterious Traveller''*Randy Weston: ''Blues To Africa''*Marion Brown: ''Sweet Earth Flying''*Paul Rutherford: ''The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie''*Marvin Peterson: ''Children of the Fire''*John Abercrombie: ''Timeless''*Roswell Rudd: ''Flexible Flyer''*McCoy Tyner: ''Atlantis''*Globe Unity Orchestra: ''Hamburg '74''*Cecil McBee: ''Mutima''*Mahavishnu Orchestra: ''Apocalypse''*Ralph Towner: ''Solstice''*Terje Rypdal: ''Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away''*Roscoe Mitchell: ''Solo Saxophone Concerts''*Steve Kuhn: ''Ecstasy''*Joe McPhee: ''Pieces of Light''*Keith Jarrett: ''Death and the Flower''*Steve Kuhn: ''Trance''*Steve Lacy: ''Scraps''*David Liebman: ''Drum Ode''*Kenny Barron: ''Peruvian Blue''*Tete Montoliu: ''Music for Perla''*Bill Watrous: ''Manhattan Wildlife Refuge''*Lonnie Liston Smith: ''Expansions''*Mike Gibbs: ''Only Chrome Waterfall''*McCoy Tyner: ''Sama Layuca''*Oregon: ''Winter Light''*Billy Cobham: ''Total Eclipse'' *Hugh Masekela: ''I Am Not Afraid''*Miles Davis: ''Get Up With It''*Herbie Hancock: ''Thrust''*Gene Ammons: ''Brasswind''
Deaths ; January* '''10''' – Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist (born 1918). * '''23''' – Don Fagerquist, American trumpeter (born 1927). * '''26'''** Archie Semple, Scottish clarinetist (born 1928). ** Joe Benjamin, American upright bassist. (born 1919). * '''28''' – Ed Allen, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist (born 1897). ; February* '''25''' – Julian Dash, American tenor (born 1916). ; March* '''1''' – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (born 1935). * '''9''' – Floyd Bean, American jazz pianist (born 1904). * '''22''' – Sam Donahue, American tenor saxophonist, trumpeter and musical arranger (born 1918). * '''27''' – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and composer. ; April* '''11''' – Fud Candrix, Belgian saxophonist and violinist (born 1908). ; May* '''4''' – Geraldo, English bandleader and composer (born 1904). * '''15''' – Paul Gonsalves, American tenor saxophonist (born 1920). * '''24''' – Duke Ellington, American composer, pianist, and bandleader (born 1899). ;August* '''6''' – Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist (born 1925). * '''9''' – Bill Chase,  American trumpeter (born 1934). * '''13''' – Tina Brooks, American tenor saxophonist and composer (born 1932). * '''21''' – Marvin Ash, American pianist (born 1914). * '''25''' – Gus Viseur, Belgian-French button accordionist (born 1915). ;October* '''8''' – Harry Carney, American saxophonist (born 1910). * '''18''' – John Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1921). ; November* '''19''' – George Brunies, American trombonist (born 1902).
Births ; January* '''4'''** Hild Sofie Tafjord, Norwegian French hornist. ** Sjur Miljeteig, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and author. ; February* '''17''' – Bernt Moen, Norwegian pianist, keyboarder, and composer. * '''21''' – Benjamin Koppel, Danish saxophonist. * '''27''' – Alexi Tuomarila, Finnish pianist and composer. ; March* '''27''' – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and drummer. ; April* '''10''' – Beate S. Lech, Norwegian singer, composer, and lyricist. * '''18''' – Madeleine Peyroux, American singer-songwriter. * '''24''' – Niño Josele, Spanish guitarist and exponent of the New Flamenco style. * '''29''' – Børre Dalhaug, Norwegian drummer. * '''30''' – Aaron Goldberg, American pianist. ; May* '''29''' – Coleman Mellett, American jazz guitarist (died 2009). * '''30''' – Nick Etwell, British trumpeter, The Filthy Six. ; July* '''7''' – Kenneth Ekornes, Norwegian percussionist. * '''10''' – Kai Fagaschinski, German clarinetist and composer. * '''17''' – Laura Macdonald, Scottish alto and soprano saxophonist, composer and teacher. * '''22''' – Kåre Nymark, Norwegian trumpeter and composer. * '''29''' – Viktoria Tolstoy, Swedish singer. * '''31''' – Dafnis Prieto, Cuban-American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator. ; August* '''13''' – Magnus Lindgren, Swedish saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist. ; September* '''10''' – Lasse Marhaug, Norwegian electronic musician. * '''24''' – Miriam Aïda, Swedish singer. * '''30''' – Varre Vartiainen, Finnish guitarist. ; October * '''25''' – Victor Kunonga, Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. ; November* '''4''' – Simon Spillett, English tenor saxophonist. * '''15''' – Reuben Rogers, American bassist. * '''23''' – Frode Kjekstad, Norwegian guitarist. * '''26''' – Line Horntveth, Norwegian tubist, flautist, percussionist, and singer, Jaga Jazzist. ; December* '''6''' – Stefan Pasborg, Danish drummer, composer, and bandleader. * '''14''' – Nate Smith, American drummer, songwriter, and producer. * '''17''' – Anders Aarum, Norwegian pianist and composer. * '''18''' – Miles Okazaki, American guitarist and composer. * '''21''' – Knut Aalefjær, Norwegian drummer. * '''24'''** Sophie Alour, French saxophonist. ** Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer. * '''26''' – Chihiro Yamanaka, Japanese pianist and composer. ; Unknown date* Biel Ballester, Spanish guitarist. * Jonathan Bratoeff, French guitarist. * Martin Tingvall, Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader.
See also * 1970s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1974 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1974 at All About Jazz