1982 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1982.
Events Radka Toneff in Bergen, Norway 1982.===April===* '''2''' – The 9th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4).===May===* '''26''' – 10th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 9). * '''28''' – 11th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 28 – 31).===June===* '''2''' – The 3rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July  2 – 11).===July===* '''9''' – The 16th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 9 – 31). * '''16''' – The 7th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).===September===* '''17''' – The 25th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).
Album releases *Anthony Davis: ''Variations In Dream-time''*Henry Threadgill: ''When Was That? ''*Air: ''80° Below '82''*Billy Bang: ''Outline No. 12''*Dave Holland: ''Life Cycle''*David Murray: ''Murray's Steps''*Jane Ira Bloom: ''Mighty Lights''*Lol Coxhill: ''Instant Replay''*Dewey Redman: ''The Struggle Continues''*Steve Lacy: ''Flame''*Elements: ''Elements''*Errol Parker: ''Tentet''*James Ulmer: ''Black Rock''*Joe McPhee: ''Oleo''*John Carter: ''Dauwhe''*Sonny Simmons: ''Backwoods Suite''*Steps Ahead: ''Paradox''*Tony Coe: ''Tournee Du Chat''*Ronald Shannon Jackson: ''Mandance''*Warren Vaché: ''Midtown Jazz''*Paul Winter: ''Missa Gaia/Earth Mass''*Cecil McBee: ''Flying Out''*Shadowfax: ''Shadowfax''*Jack DeJohnette: ''Inflation Blues''*Stanley Jordan: ''Touch Sensitive''*Kevin Eubanks: ''Guitarist'' *Michael Franks: ''Objects of Desire''*Hugh Masekela: ''Home''*Claus Ogerman and Michael Brecker: ''Cityscape''
Deaths ; January* '''9''' – Vido Musso, Italian-American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1913). ; February* '''7''' – Joseph Reinhardt, French guitarist and composer (born 1912). * '''17''' – Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (born 1917). * '''26''' – Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist (born 1936). ; March* '''9''' – Leonid Utyosov, Soviet singer and comic actor (born 1895). * '''23''' – Sonny Greer, American drummer and vocalist (born 1895). ; May* '''5''' – Cal Tjader, American vibraphonist, drummer, and percussionist (born 1925). ; June* '''11''' – Al Rinker, American singer and composer (born 1907). * '''15''' – Art Pepper, American alto saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1925). * '''25''' – Alex Welsh, Scottish singer, cornetist, and trumpeter (born 1929). ; July* '''9''' – Wingy Manone, American trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (born 1900). * '''22''' – Sonny Stitt, American saxophonist (born 1924). ; October* '''21''' – Radka Toneff, Norwegian singer (born 1952). ; November* '''11''' – Gösta Törner, Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader (born 1912). * '''16''' – Al Haig, American pianist (born 1922). ; December* '''17''' – Big Joe Williams, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1903).Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen in 2012.
Births Malene Mortensen at the 2016 Copenhagen Jazz Festival.Veronika Harcsa 2016.Jessy J 2009.; January* '''1''' – Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød, Norwegian drummer, Splashgirl. ; February* '''4''' – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Norwegian guitarist, singer, and composer. * '''5''' – Marco Di Meco, Italian flautist, composer, music producer, and writer. * '''13''' – Even Helte Hermansen, Norwegian guitarist, Bushman's Revenge and Red Kite. ; March* '''8''' – Isak Strand, Norwegian drummer, electronica artist, and sound engineer, Me At Sea. * '''9''' – Erica von Kleist, American flautist, saxophonist, and composer. ; April* '''2''' – Daniel Herskedal, Norwegian tubist. * '''3''' – Irene Kepl, Austrian violinist and composer. * '''9''' – Øyvind Skarbø, Norwegian drummer and composer. * '''13''' – Nellie McKay, British comedian, singer, songwriter, actor, and composer. * '''30''' – Tyler Gilmore, American composer and orchestra conductor. ; May* '''1''' – Ambrose Akinmusire, American trumpeter and composer. * '''23'''** Malene Mortensen, Danish singer. ** Martin Musaubach, Argentine band-leading pianist, composer, arranger and producer. ; July* '''7''' – Ferit Odman, Turkish drummer and composer. * '''28''' – Mariam Wallentin, Swedish singer, musician, composer, and voice actor. ; August; September* '''11''' – Michel Reis, Luxembourgian jazz pianist and composer. ; October* '''4''' – Kassa Overall, American drummer, producer, rapper and bandleader. * '''4''' – YolanDa Brown, British saxophonist and composer. * '''5''' – Ronald Bruner Jr., American drummer, composer and producer. * '''8''' – Veronika Harcsa, Hungarian singer and songwriter. * '''11''' – Jonathan Fritzén, Swedish pianist and multi-instrumentalist. * '''12''' – Émile Parisien, French soprano saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and composer. ; November* '''9''' – Jamie Lenman, British guitarist, musician, songwriter, singer, and illustrator. ; December* '''3''' – Eric Darius, American saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. * '''4''' – Adam Blackstone, American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and bassist. * '''6''' – Ulysses Owens, American drummer and percussionist. * '''17''' – Stephan Meidell, Norwegian guitarist and composer. * '''20''' – Jessy J or Jessica Arellano, American saxophonist, flautist, singer, and pianist. * '''30''' – Nir Felder,  American jazz and session guitarist, composer, and music producer. ; Unknown date* Daniel Zamir, Israeli saxophonist and singer.
See also * 1980s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1982 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1982 at All About Jazz