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1981 in jazz

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1981 in jazz
Max Roach American Jazz Drummer with saxohonist Odeon Pope at Keystone Korner San Francisco Tuesday, February 22nd, 1981
Decade1980s in jazz
Music1981 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1980 in jazz1982 in jazz
List of years in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1981.

Events

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Deaths

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January
February
March
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May
July
August
September
December
  • 15Samuel Jones, American upright bassist, cellist and composer (born 1924).
  • 17 – Roy McCloud, American cornetist (born 1909).
  • 27Hoagy Carmichael, American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader (born 1899).

Births

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January
February
  • 18Kamasi Washington, American saxophonist, composer, producer, and bandleader.
  • 20Chris Thile, American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality.
  • 24Gwilym Simcock, British pianist and composer.
March
April
May
  • 3Alexander Hawkins, British pianist, bandleader, and composer.
  • 19Dan Forshaw, English saxophonist and educator.
  • 20Carmen Souza, Portuguese singer and songwriter of Cape Verdean heritage.
June
July
August
September
October
December
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  2. ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1981". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ "Moers Festival 1982". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1981 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1981". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1981 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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