1978 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1978'''.
Events Lester Bowie at moers festival 1978.===March===* '''17''' – The 5th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 17–19).===May===* '''12''' – The 7th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 12–15). * '''24''' – The 6th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 7).===July===* '''1''' – The 25th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1–3). * '''7''' – The 12th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 7–23). * '''14''' – The 3rd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14–16). * '''28''' – The very first Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 17).===September===* '''15''' – The 21st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).
Album releases *Chick Corea: ''The Mad Hatter''*Chick Corea: ''Secret Agent''*Chick Corea: ''Friends''*Air: ''Open Air Suit''*Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela: ''Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela''*Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela: ''Main Event Live''*Fred Anderson: ''Another Place''*Art Ensemble of Chicago: ''Nice Guys''*Kenny Barron: ''Innocence''*Carla Bley: ''Musique Mecanique''*Arthur Blythe: ''Bush Baby''*Arthur Blythe: ''Lenox Avenue Breakdown''*Lester Bowie: ''African Children''*Anthony Braxton: ''For Four Orchestras''*Andrew Cyrille: ''Metamusicians' Stomp''*Anthony Davis: ''Of Blues and Dream''*Al Di Meola: ''Casino''*Joe Farrell: ''Night Dancing''*Michael Franks: ''Burchfield Nines''*Chico Freeman: ''The Outside Within''*Ganelin Trio: ''Concerto Grosso''*Egberto Gismonti: ''Solo'' *Guenter Hampel: ''Freedom Of The Universe''*Guenter Hampel: ''Oasis''*Gerry Hemingway: ''Kwambe''*Ernie Krivda: ''The Alchemist''*Leroy Jenkins: ''The Legend of Ai Glatson''*Quincy Jones: ''Sounds...and Stuff Like That''*John Klemmer: ''Arabesque''*Oliver Lake: ''Life Dance of Is''*George Lewis: ''The Imaginary Suite''*David Liebman: ''Pendulum''*Chuck Mangione: ''Feels So Good''*John McLaughlin: ''Electric Guitarist''*Misha Mengelberg: ''Pech Onderweg''*Pat Metheny: ''Pat Metheny Group''*Roscoe Mitchell: ''L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples''*John Oswald: ''Improvised''*Evan Parker: ''Monoceros''*Marvin Peterson: ''The Light''*Jean-Luc Ponty: ''Cosmic Messenger''*Don Pullen: ''Warriors''*Dewey Redman: ''Soundsigns''*Sam Rivers: ''Waves''*Max Roach & Anthony Braxton: ''Birth and Rebirth''*Rova Saxophone Quartet: ''Cinema Rovate''*Leo Smith: ''The Mass on the World''*Peter Sprague: ''Dance of the Universe''*Spyro Gyra: '' Spyro Gyra''*Sun Ra: ''Lanquidity''*Cecil Taylor: ''3 Phasis''*Cecil Taylor: ''Cecil Taylor Unit''*Ralph Towner: ''Batik''*James Blood Ulmer: ''Tales of Captain Black''*Weather Report: ''Mr. Gone''*Paul Winter: ''Common Ground''*World Saxophone Quartet: ''Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet''
Deaths ; January* '''23''' – Terry Kath, American guitarist and vocalist (unintentional self-inflicted gunshot), Chicago (born 1946). * '''31''' – Gregory Herbert, American saxophonist and flautist, Blood, Sweat & Tears (born 1947). ; February* '''26'''** Frances Wayne, American vocalist (born 1924). ** Alix Combelle, French tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1912). ; March* '''4''' – Joe Marsala, Italian-American clarinetist and songwriter (born 1907). * '''21''' – Louis Cottrell Jr., American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1911). * '''25''' – Richard Plunket Greene, English musician and author, Bright Young Things (born 1901). * '''30''' – Larry Young, American organist and occasional pianist (born 1940). ; April* '''3''' – Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (born 1903). ; May* '''19''' – Teddy Hill, American big band leader and multi-instrumentalist (born 1909). * '''28'''** Marlowe Morris, American jazz pianist and organist (born 1915). ** Money Johnson, American jazz trumpeter (born 1918). ; June* Bud Brisbois, American trumpeter (born 1937). ; July* '''4''' – Arne Hülphers, Swedish pianist and bandleader (born 1904). * '''14''' – Lennie Hastings, English drummer (born 1927). * '''20''' – Teddy Bunn, American guitarist, Spirits of Rhythm (born 1909). ; August* '''14''' – Joe Venuti, Italian-American jazz violinist (born 1903). * '''15''' – Irene Kral, American jazz singer (born 1932). * '''24''' – Louis Prima, Italian-American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter (born 1910). ; September* '''9''' – Kaoru Abe, Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist (born 1949). * '''30''' – Beryl Booker, American pianist (born 1922). ; November* '''16''' – Jimmy Nottingham, American jazz trumpeter (born 1925). * '''18''' – Lennie Tristano, American pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1919). * '''26''' – Frank Rosolino, American trombonist (born 1926). ; December* '''17''' – Don Ellis, American big-bandleader, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and film composer (born 1934). * '''29''' – Happy Caldwell, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1903). ; Unknown date* Bill Jennings, American guitarist and composer (born 1919).
Births ; January* '''3''' – Susana Santos Silva, Portuguese trumpeter, flugelhornist, and flautist. * '''9''' – China Moses, American singer. * '''10'''** Kekko Fornarelli, Italian pianist and composer. ** Soweto Kinch, British saxophonist. ; February* '''9''' – Clarice Assad, Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and singer. * '''12''' – Masayuki Hiizumi, Japanese keyboardist and producer. * '''14''' – Cem Tuncer, Turkish guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer. ; March* '''5''' – Søren Kjærgaard, Danish pianist, composer, and bandleader. * '''18''' – Videlina Mircheva, Bulgarian singer and songwriter. * '''24''' – Andrew McCormack, British pianist. ; April* '''6''' – Robert Glasper, American pianist and record producer. * '''11''' – Jakob Bro, Danish guitarist. * '''15''' – Susanne Alt, Dutch saxophonist and composer. ; May* '''7''' – Antal Pusztai, Hungarian guitarist. * '''10''' – Nils Janson, Swedish composer and trumpeter. * '''25''' – Michael Wollny, German pianist. * '''29''' – Sean Jones, American trumpeter and composer. ; June* '''10''' – Jukka Eskola, Finnish trumpeter and flugelhornist. ; August* '''6''' – Andreas Öberg, Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and music producer. * '''12''' – Chris Jennings, Canadian upright bassist, composer, arranger, and educator. * '''27''' – Susy Kane, English actress, comedy writer and musician. * '''31'''** Morten Qvenild, Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader and producer, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. ** Tineke Postma, Dutch saxophonist. ; June* '''17''' – Esben Selvig, Norwegian rapper and singer. ; September* '''2''' – Jonas Kullhammar, Swedish composer and saxophonist. * '''16'''** Ane Carmen Roggen, Norwegian singer, conductor, and arranger, Pitsj. ** Ida Roggen, Norwegian singer, Pitsj. * '''23''' – Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, Finnish guitarist, pianist, composer, bandleader and producer. * '''29''' – Luca Gianquitto, Italian guitarist and composer. ; October* '''5''' – Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian Hammond organist, pianist, and composer. * '''8''' – Mike Moreno, American guitarist and composer. * '''12''' – Børge-Are Halvorsen, Norwegian saxophonist and flautist. * '''16''' – Eva Kruse, German upright bassist and composer. ; November* '''1''' – Rozina Pátkai, Hungarian singer, songwriter, and visual artist. * '''3''' – Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Norwegian jazz drummer. * '''5''' – Marita Røstad, Norwegian singer-songwriter. * '''9''' – Even Ormestad, Norwegian bass guitarist and music producer, Jaga Jazzist. * '''19'''** Matt Dusk, Canadian vocalist. ** Janek Gwizdala, English bassist. ; December* '''28''' – Terrace Martin, American saxophonist and producer. * '''30'''** Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Danish-Norwegian guitarist. ** Julie Dahle Aagård, Norwegian vocalist, composer, and band leader. ; Unknown date* Marc Demuth, Luxembourgian upright bassist, bass guitarist, and composer. * Mikkel Ploug, Danish guitarist and composer. * Niels Klein, German saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. * Robi Botos, Hungarian-Canadian pianist and composer.
See also * 1970s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1978 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1978 at All About Jazz