1992 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''jazz in the year 1992'''.
Events ===April===* '''10''' – The 19th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 10 – 12).===May===* '''20''' – The 20th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31).===June===* '''5''' – The 21st Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5 – 8).===July===* '''2''' – 26th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 18). * '''10''' – The 17th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 10 – 12).===August===* '''13''' – The 9th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 13 – 15).===September===* '''18''' – The 35th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).
Album releases *Jane Ira Bloom: ''Art and Aviation''*Maria Schneider: ''Evanescence''*Geri Allen: ''Maroons''*Wynton Marsalis: ''Citi Movement''*Joe Lovano: ''Universal Language''*Terence Blanchard: ''The Malcolm X Jazz Suite''*Sergey Kuryokhin: ''Some Combination of Fingers and Passion''*Medeski Martin & Wood: ''Notes From the Underground''*Courtney Pine: ''To The Eyes Of Creation''*Hank Roberts: ''Little Motor People''*Zeena Parkins: ''Ursa's Door''*Steve Turre: ''Sanctified Shells''*Pat Metheny: ''Secret Story''*Charles Gayle: ''Repent''*Michael Formanek: ''Loose Cannon''*Franz Koglmann: ''L'Heure Bleue''*Bill Frisell: ''Have a Little Faith''*Michael Mantler: ''Folly Seeing All This''*Bill Frisell: ''This Land''*Kenny Wheeler: ''Kayak''*Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin: ''Play''*Aydin Esen: ''Anadolu''*Christy Doran: ''Corporate Art''*Hal Russell: ''Hal's Bells''*Joachim Kuhn: ''Dynamics''*John Scofield: ''What We Do''*Mulgrew Miller: ''Hand In Hand''*Paul Plimley: ''When Silence Pulls''*Ray Anderson: ''Every One of Us''*Uri Caine: ''Sphere Music''*Sonny Simmons: ''Ancient Ritual''*John Pizzarelli: ''All of Me''*Roy Campbell: ''New Kingdom''*David S. Ware: ''Flight of I''*Matthew Shipp: ''Circular Temple''*Eliane Elias: ''Fantasia''*Hugh Masekela: ''Beatin' Aroun de Bush''*Yellowjackets: ''Live Wires''
Deaths ; January* '''17''' – Charlie Ventura, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born 1916). ; February* '''8''' – Denny Wright, English guitarist (born 1924). ; March* '''4''' – Mary Osborne, American guitarist (born 1921). * '''6''' – Hugh Gibb, English drummer and bandleader (born 1916). ; April* '''14''' – Sammy Price, American pianist and bandleader (born 1908). * '''20''' – Leon Abramson or Lee Abrams, American drummer (born 1925). ; June* '''10''' – Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese songwriter and pianist (born 1931). ; August* '''1''' – Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, American trumpeter (born 1920). * '''11''' – Hayes Pillars, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born 1906). ; October* '''3''' – John Carisi, American trumpeter and composer (born 1922). * '''7''' – Ed Blackwell, American drummer (born 1929). ; November * '''8''' – Red Mitchell, American upright bassist (born 1927). * '''14''' – George Adams, American saxophonist (born 1940). * '''24''' – June Tyson, American singer (born 1926). ; December* '''11''' – Andy Kirk, American saxophonist and tubist (born 1898).
Births ; January* '''17''' – Kristian B. Jacobsen, Norwegian bassist and composer. ; March* '''5''' – Oddrun Lilja Jonsdottir, Icelandic/Norwegian guitarist, singer, and composer. * '''6''' – Lukas Zabulionis, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. * '''15''' – Elisabeth Lid Trøen, Norwegian saxophonist. * '''17''' – Alf Hulbækmo, Norwegian pianist. ; April* '''6''' – Mathias Stubø, Norwegian electronica artist. ; October* '''1''' – Gismo Graf, German guitarist and composer. ; December* '''10''' – Vincent Ingala, American saxophonist. ; Unknown date* Axel Skalstad, Norwegian drummer. * Siril Malmedal Hauge, Norwegian singer, composer and band leader.
See also * 1990s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1992 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1992 at All About Jazz