1966 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1966'''.
Events ===January===* '''14''' – The Jazz Crusaders record ''Live at the Lighthouse '66'' at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California (January 14 – 16).===July===* '''1''' – The 13th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1 – 4).
Album releases *Alex Schlippenbach: ''Globe Unity''*Archie Shepp: ''Mama Too Tight''*Bill Evans: ''Bill Evans at Town Hall''*Bobby Hutcherson: ''Happenings''*Bobby Hutcherson: ''Stick-Up! ''*Cecil Taylor: ''Unit Structures''*Cecil Taylor: ''Conquistador! ''*Charles Lloyd: ''Dream Weaver''*Charles Tyler: ''Charles Tyler Ensemble''*Chick Corea: ''Tones For Joan's Bones''*Denny Zeitlin: ''Zeitgeist''*Dewey Redman: ''Look for the Black Star''*Don Cherry: ''Symphony For Improvisers''*Duke Ellington: ''The Far East Suite''*Guenter Hampel: ''Assemblage''*Hank Mobley: ''Straight No Filter''*Horace Silver: ''The Jody Grind''*Hugh Masekela: ''Grrr''*Hugh Masekela: ''The Americanization of Ooga Booga''*Hugh Masekela: ''The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela''*Jaki Byard: ''Sunshine of My Soul''*Joe Harriott: ''Indo-Jazz Suite''*Joe Harriott: ''Indo-Jazz Fusions''*John Coltrane: ''Ascension''*John Coltrane: ''Meditations''*Joseph Jarman: ''Song For''*Larry Young: ''Of Love And Peace''*Lee Morgan: ''Delightfulee''*Patty Waters: ''College Tour''*Roscoe Mitchell: ''Sound''*Sonny Simmons: ''Music from the Spheres''*Steve Lacy: ''Sortie''*Steve Lacy: ''The Forest And The Zoo''*Sun Ra: ''Strange Strings''*Sunny Murray: ''Sunny Murray Quintet''*Wayne Shorter: ''Adam's Apple''*Wayne Shorter: ''Speak No Evil''
Standards
Deaths ; February* '''10''' – Osie Johnson, American drummer, arranger, and singer (born 1923). * '''23''' – Billy Kyle, American pianist (born 1914). ; March* '''28''' – Kid Howard, American trumpeter (born 1908). ; May* '''11''' – Isaiah Morgan, American trumpeter (born 1897). * '''30''' – Thelma Terry, American bandleader and upright bassist (born 1901). ; June* '''17''' – Johnny St. Cyr, American banjoist and guitarist (born 1890). ; July* '''31''' – Bud Powell, American pianist (born 1924). ; August* '''2''' – Boyd Raeburn, American bandleader and bass saxophonist (heart attack) (born 1913). * '''17''' – Rolf Billberg, Swedish alto saxophonist (born 1930). ; September* '''2''' – Darnell Howard, American clarinetist and violinist (born 1895). * '''28''' – Lucky Millinder, African-American bandleader (born 1910). ; October* '''3''' – Dave Lambert, American lyricist and singer (born 1917). * '''7''' – Smiley Lewis, American singer and guitarist (born 1913). * '''10''' – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (born 1927). * '''15''' – Lee Blair, American banjoist and guitarist (born 1903). * '''29''' – Wellman Braud, American upright bassist (born 1891). ; November* '''8''' – Shorty Baker, American trumpeter (born 1914). ; December* '''17''' – Sylvia Telles, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer (born 1934). ; Unknown date* Nikele Moyake, South African tenor saxophonist, The Blue Notes (born 1933).
Births ; January* '''10''' – Kristin Sevaldsen, Norwegian saxophonist. * '''12''' – Ingrid Jensen, Canadian trumpeter. * '''28''' – Julian Argüelles, English saxophonist. ; February* '''2''' – Greg Gisbert, American trumpeter and flugelhornist. * '''6'''** Larry Grenadier, American upright bassist. ** Michael Mondesir, English bass guitarist and composer. * '''7''' – Henrik Andersen, Danish guitarist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocal percussionist. * '''21''' – Margareta Bengtson, Swedish soprano singer, The Real Group. ; March* '''5''' – Ann Farholt, Danish singer. * '''14''' – Raul Midón, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. * '''22''' – Jan Lundgren, Swedish pianist and composer. * '''25''' – Jeff Healey, Canadian singer and guitarist (died 2008). ; April* '''2''' – Michael Cain, American pianist and composer. * '''12'''** Nils-Olav Johansen, Norwegian guitarist. ** Rigmor Gustafsson, Swedish singer. * '''15''' – Warren Hill, Canadian alto saxaphonist. * '''16''' – Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian drummer. * '''22''' – Nina Shatskaya, Russian singer and actress. * '''25''' – Karen Mantler, American singer, composer, piano, organ, and chromatic harmonica player. ; May* '''11''' – Julian Joseph, British pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and broadcaster. * '''13''' – Julian Siegel, British saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and arranger. * '''20''' – Sheryl Bailey, American guitarist and educator* '''28''' – Theo Bleckmann, German vocalist and composer. ; June* '''8''' – John Rae, Scottish drummer, composer, and band leader. * '''19''' – Silje Nergaard, Norwegian singer. ; July* '''12''' – Luciana Souza, Brazilian singer and composer. ; August* '''5''' – Roberto Tola, Italian guitarist and composer. * '''6''' – Regina Carter, American violinist. * '''7''' – Torstein Ellingsen, Norwegian drummer. * '''11''' – Donny McCaslin, American saxophonist. * '''30''' – John Gunther, American saxophonist. ; September* '''4''' – Biréli Lagrène, French guitarist. * '''17''' – Makiko Hirabayashi, Japanese pianist. ; October* '''1''' – Siri Gellein, Norwegian singer. * '''6''' – Mark Whitfield, American guitarist. * '''12''' – Harry Allen, American tenor saxophonist. * '''15''' – Bill Charlap, American pianist. * '''18''' – Bill Stewart, American drummer. * '''27''' – Nathalie Loriers, Belgian pianist and composer. ; November* '''5''' – Øystein B. Blix, Norwegian trombonist. * '''12''' – Anthony Joseph, British-Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician, and academic. * '''25''' – Jacky Terrasson, American pianist. ; Unknown date* Carl Ludwig Hübsch, German tubist and composer. * Hilmar Jensson, Icelandic guitarist and composer. * Lars Møller, Danish saxophonist. * Nils Davidsen, Danish bassist. * Ricardo Garcia, Spanish guitarist and bandleader. * Tony Kofi, British saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. * Toshimaru Nakamura, Japanese guitarist and electronica artist. * Wessell Anderson, American alto and sopranino saxophonist.
See also * 1960s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1966 in music
References
Bibliography ********
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1966 at All About Jazz