1970 in jazz
| 1970 in jazz | |
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| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1970 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1969 in jazz – 1971 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1970.
Events
June
- 17 – The 4th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 17 – 22).[1]
July
- 10
- Lee Morgan records Live at the Lighthouse (July 10 – 12), at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.[2]
- The 17th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 10 – 12).[3]
September
- 18 – The 13th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).[4]
Album releases
- Bill Evans: Montreux II
- Bill Evans: Bill Evans Alone
- Paul Bley: Improvisie
- Marion Brown: Afternoon of a Georgia Faun
- Alice Coltrane: Ptah, the El Daoud
- McCoy Tyner: Extensions
- Art Ensemble of Chicago: Les Stances a Sophie
- Sonny Sharrock: Monkey-Pockie-Boo
- Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life
- Pharoah Sanders: Summon Bukmun Umyun
- Jan Garbarek: Afric Pepperbird
- Evan Parker: The Topography of the Lungs
- Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble: So What Do You Think
- Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda
- Stanley Turrentine: Sugar
- Woody Shaw: Blackstone Legacy
- Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay
- McCoy Tyner: Asante
- Miles Davis: Bitches' Brew
- Leon Thomas: Album
- Hubert Laws: Afro-Classic
- John McLaughlin: My Goal's Beyond
- ICP Orchestra: Groupcomposing
- Gunter Hampel: People Symphony
- Keith Tippett: Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening
- Misha Mengelberg: Instant Composers Pool 005
- Gunter Hampel: Ballet-Symphony
- Chris McGregor: And the Brotherhood of Breath
- Joe McPhee: Nation Time
- Hugh Masekela: Reconstruction
Deaths
- Albert Ayler, saxophonist (July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970)
- Barney Rapp, orchestra leader (March 25, 1900 – October 12, 1970)
- Billy Stewart, singer (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970)
- Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone player (October 31, 1930 – July 31, 1970)
- Cliff Jackson, pianist (July 19, 1902 - May 24, 1970)
- Don Stovall, alto saxophonist (December 12, 1913 – November 20, 1970)
- Elmer Schoebel, pianist, composer and arranger (September 8, 1896 - December 14, 1970)
- Emile Barnes, clarinetist (18 February 1892 – 2 March 1970)
- Fernando Arbello, Puerto Rican trombonist (May 30, 1907 – July 26, 1970)
- Jack Sels, Belgian saxophonist, composer and arranger
- Johnny Hodges, alto saxophonist (July 25, 1906 – May 11, 1970)
- Lem Davis, alto saxophonist (22 June 1914 – 16 January 1970)
- Lonnie Johnson, singer/guitarist and songwriter (February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970)
- Otto Hardwick, saxophone player (May 31, 1904 – August 5, 1970)
- Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890 – October 11, 1970)
- Ralph Escudero, Puerto Rican bassist and tubist (July 16, 1898 – April 10, 1970)
- Scoops Carry, alto saxophonist and clarinetist (January 23, 1915 – August 4, 1970)
Births
- Adam Cruz, drummer
- Adam Pieronczyk (January 24), Polish saxophonist and composer
- Alvester Garnett (July 17), drummer
- Anna Maria Jopek (December 14), Polish singer
- Avishai Cohen (April 20), Israeli bassist, composer, singer and arranger
- Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist and film composer
- Brad Mehldau (August 23), pianist
- Brian Blade (July 25), drummer, composer and singer-songwriter
- Chris Fryar (November 22), drummer
- Chris Tarry (August 24), Canadian electric bass player
- Eric Reed (June 21), pianist and composer
- Erik van der Luijt (August 22), Dutch pianist, arranger, composer, producer and band leader
- Frank McComb, soul singer and pianist
- Geoffrey Keezer (November 20), pianist
- Glenn Corneille, Dutch pianist
- Harald Johnsen (March 19), Norwegian bassist
- Haydain Neale, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Jeremy Davenport, trumpeter and singer
- Jesse Harris, singer-songwriter
- Jimmy Bennington (May 22), drummer
- Justin Hayford (March 11, 1970), singer and pianist
- Keith Anderson, saxophonist
- Kenya Hathaway (January 1), singer
- Kjersti Stubø (April 25), Norwegian singer
- Kurt Rosenwinkel (October 28), guitarist and keyboardist
- Lullaby Baxter, Canadian singer
- Marco Minnemann (December 24),
- Marlon Jordan (August 21), jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
- Matt Garrison (June 2), bassist
- Matt Lavelle, trumpet, flugelhorn and bass clarinet player
- Michael Schiefel, singer
- Médéric Collignon (July 6), French vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player
- Neil Yates,
- Norman Brown (December 18), guitarist
- Peter Martin, pianist
- Roger Cicero (July 6),
- Ron Westray (June 13), trombonist, composer and educator
- Susanne Abbuehl, Swiss singer
- Susie Ibarra, composer and percussionist
- Toby Smith (October 29), keyboardist and songwriter
- Tom Brantley, trombonist
- Tord Gustavsen (October 5), Norwegian pianist and composer
See also
References
- ↑ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1970 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Lee Morgan - Live at the Lighthouse [Blue Note]". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Newport Jazz Festival 1970 Poster". WolfgangsVault.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "The Monterey Jazz Festival 1970 Collections". Collections.Stanford.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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