1975 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1975'''.
Events ===March===* '''21''' – The 2nd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 21 – 23).===May===* '''16''' – The 4th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19). * '''21''' – The 3rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – June 4).===June===* '''27''' – The 22nd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 27 – July 6).===July===* '''3''' – The 9th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 20).===September===* '''19''' – The 18th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).
Album releases *Keith Jarrett: ''The Köln Concert''*Revolutionary Ensemble: ''The People's Republic''*Miles Davis: ''Agharta''*Evan Parker: ''Saxophone Solos''*Leroy Jenkins: ''For Players Only''*Air: ''Air Song''*Oliver Lake: ''Heavy Spirits''*Kenny Wheeler: ''Gnu High''*Om: ''Kirikuki''*Terje Rypdal: ''Odyssey''*Steve Lacy: ''Dreams''*Anthony Braxton: ''Five Pieces 1975''*Don Pullen: ''Solo Piano Album''*Dexter Gordon: ''Bouncin' with Dex''*Michael Mantler: ''Michael Mantler – Carla Bley''*Sonny Sharrock: ''Paradise''*Dudu Pukwana: ''Diamond Express''*George Finola: ''No Words, Just George''*Kenny Barron: ''Lucifer''*Frank Lowe: ''The Flam''*John Surman: ''S.O.S. ''*Don Pullen: ''Healing Force''*Julius Hemphill: ''Coon Bid'ness''*Gateway Trio: ''Gateway''*Collin Walcott: ''Cloud Dance''*Don Moye: ''Sun Percussion''*Martial Solal: ''Nothing But Piano''*Eberhard Weber: ''Yellow Fields''*Don Pullen: ''Five to Go''*Charles Tolliver: ''Impact''*Lol Coxhill: ''Welfare State''*David Liebman: ''Forgotten Fantasies''*Joe McPhee: ''The Willisau Concert''*Yōsuke Yamashita: ''Chiasma''*Michael Mantler: ''The Hapless Child''*Dollar Brand: ''Soweto''*Don Pullen: ''Capricorn Rising''*Stanley Clarke: ''Journey to Love''*Enrico Rava: ''The Pilgrim and the Stars''*The Manhattan Transfer: ''The Manhattan Transfer''
Deaths Earl Washington, jazz pianist "THE GHOST"; January* '''3''' – René Thomas, Belgian guitarist (born 1927). ; February* '''5''' – Åke Persson, Swedish trombonist (born 1932). ; March* '''4''' – Cornel Chiriac, Romanian radio producer, record producer, and drummer (born 1941). * '''15''' – Sandy Brown, Scottish clarinetist and band leader (born 1929). * '''16''' – T-Bone Walker, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (born 1910). * '''27''' – Pete Clarke, British saxophonist and clarinetist (died 1975). ; April* '''12''' – Josephine Baker, French singer, entertainer, activist, and Resistance agent (born 1906). ; May* '''11''' – Benny Harris, American trumpeter and composer (born 1919). * '''13''' – Tubby Hall, American drummer (born 1895). ; June* '''18''' – Earl Washington, American pianist (born 1921). ; July* '''14''' – Zutty Singleton, American drummer (born 1898). * '''16''' – Pippo Starnazza, Italian singer and actor (born 1909). * '''21''' – Theodore Carpenter, American trumpet player, singer, and band leader (born 1898). ; August* '''8''' – Cannonball Adderley, American alto saxophonist (born 1928). ; October* '''28''' – Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (born 1932). ; November* '''14''' – Artemi Ayvazyan, Soviet-Armenian composer, conductor, and founder of the Armenian State Jazz Orchestra (born 1902). ; December* '''11''' – Lee Wiley, American singer (born 1908). * '''14''' – Mongezi Feza, South African trumpeter and flautist (born 1945). * '''17'''** Fess Williams, American clarinetist and alto saxophonist (born 1894). ** Stan Wrightsman, American pianist (born 1910). ; Unknown date* Trevor Koehler, American saxophonist (born 1935).
Births Mats Eilertsen at the 2017 Jazz på Jølst.Helge Lien at Victoria, Oslo Jazzfestival 2017.Gisle Torvik at the 2014 Vossajazz.Matana Roberts 2007.; January* '''17''' – Squarepusher or Tom Jenkinson, English electronic musician and composer. * '''18''' – Géraldine Laurent, French alto saxophonist. * '''21''' – Jason Moran, American pianist and composer. ; February* '''7''' – Kellylee Evans, Canadian singer. ; March* '''4''' – Mats Eilertsen, Norwegian upright bassist and composer, Food and Dingobats. * '''9''' – Øyvind Storesund, Norwegian upright bassist, Cloroform and Kaizers Orchestra. * '''10''' – Håvard Wiik, Norwegian pianist and composer, Atomic. * '''14''' – Gianluca Petrella, Italian trombonist. * '''17''' – Jairzinho Oliveira, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and composer. * '''18''' – Sondre Meisfjord, Norwegian bassist, cellist, and composer, Come Shine. * '''22''' – Steinar Raknes, Norwegian upright bassist, Urban Connection and The Core. * '''25''' – David Braid, Canadian pianist and composer. * '''27''' – Katja Toivola, Finnish trombonist. * '''28''' – Orrin Evans, American pianist. ; April* '''12''' – Lars Andreas Haug, Norwegian tubist. * '''13''' – Jan Harbeck, Danish saxophonist and composer. * '''23'''** Helge Lien, Norwegian pianist, composer, and band leader. ** Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. * '''27'''** Fabrizio Sotti, Italian guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. ** Jozef Dumoulin, Belgian keyboarder and composer. ; May* '''1''' – Aslak Hartberg, Norwegian rapper and bassist. * '''7''' – Gunhild Carling, Swedish trombonist and multi-instrumentalist. * '''15''' – Frode Haltli, Norwegian accordionist. ; June* '''2''' – Gisle Torvik, Norwegian guitarist, composer, and band leader. * '''16''' – Jannike Kruse, Norwegian singer, artist and actor. ; July* '''11''' – Chris Gall, German pianist and composer. * '''22''' – Erik Johannessen, Norwegian trombonist and composer, Jaga Jazzist and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. * '''23''' – Céline Bonacina, French saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. ; August* '''1''' – Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Norwegian drummer and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. * '''22''' – Taylor Ho Bynum, American cornetist, flugelhornist, trumpeter, composer, educator, and writer. * '''24''' – Michael Magalon, Belgian bassist, guitarist, and composer. ; October* '''2''' – Kåre Opheim, Norwegian drumMer, Real Ones. * '''12''' – Espen Aalberg, Norwegian drummer. * '''26''' – Ole Marius Sandberg, Norwegian bassist. ; November* '''26''' – Arne Jansen, German guitarist, composer, and band leader. * '''27''' – Frode Nymo, Norwegian jazz musician (alto Saxophonist), Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Urban Connection. ; December* '''5''' – Søren Bebe, Danish pianist and composer. ; Unknown date* Jacob Anderskov, Danish pianist, composer and bandleader. * Lionel Friedli, Swiss percussionist. * Marcin Wasilewski, Polish pianist and composer. * Matana Roberts, American sound experimentalist, visual artist, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, and composer. * Niki King, Scottish singer. * Paul Harrison, English pianist, keyboarder, organist, and composer.
See also * 1970s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1975 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1975 at All About Jazz