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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1994.

Events

March

25 – The 21st Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).^[1]

May

20 – The 23rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 20 – 23).^[2]
26 – The 22nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 5).^[3]

July

1
- The 17th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1–10).^[4]
- The 4th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1–15).^[5]
- The 15th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1–16).^[6]
- The 28th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1–16).^[7]
8 – The 19th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 8–10).^[8]
16 – The 29th Pori Jazz started in Pori, Finland (July 16–24).^[9]
18 – The 35th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 18–23).^[10]

August

12 – The 11th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12–14).^[11]

September

16 – The 37th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16–18).^[12]

Album releases

Myra Melford: Even the Sounds Shine
Toshiko Akiyoshi: Desert Lady
Matthew Shipp: Critical Mass
Pat Metheny: Zero Tolerance for Silence
Henry Threadgill: Carry the Day
Ken Vandermark: Solid Action
Steve Coleman: Def Trance Beat
Chick Corea: Expressions
Misha Mengelberg: Mix
Bobby Previte: Slay the Suitors
Joshua Redman: MoodSwing
Franklin Kiermyer: Solomon's Daughter
Mark Helias: Loopin' the Cool
Jessica Williams: Momentum
Fred Anderson: Vintage Duets
David S. Ware: Earthquation
Eliane Elias: Solos and Duets
Hugh Masekela: Hope
Ray Anderson, Han Bennink and Christy Doran: Azurety
John Surman Quartet: Stranger Than Fiction
Wallace Roney: Mistérios
Peter Erskine: Time Being
Louis Sclavis and Dominique Pifarély: Acoustic Quartet
Edward Vesala with Sound & Fury: Nordic Gallery
Red Sun and SamulNori: Then Comes The White Tiger
Krakatau: Matinale
John Abercrombie Trio: Speak of the Devil
Trevor Watts and the Moire Music Ensemble: A Wider Embrace
Jan Garbarek with Anouar Brahem and Ustad Shaukat Hussain: Madar
Don Cherry with Bobo Stenson and Lennart Åberg: Dona Nostra
Vincent Herring: The Days of Wine and Roses
Michel Camilo: One More Once
Marilyn Crispell: Stellar Pulsations / Three Composers
Karl Berger: Conversations
Charlie Haden's Quartet West: Always Say Goodbye
European Music Orchestra: Guest

Deaths

January

1 – James Clay, American tenor saxophonist and flutist (born 1935).
30 – Tiny Davis, American trumpeter and vocalist (born 1909).

February

8 – Raymond Scott, American composer, band leader, pianist, and electronic instrument inventor (born 1908).

March

9 – Maurice Purtill or Moe Purtill, American drummer, Glenn Miller Orchestra (born 1916).
13 – Danny Barker, American guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and author (born 1909).
19 – Rafig Babayev, Azerbaijani musician and composer (born 1937).
24 – Tommy Benford, American drummer (born 1905).

April

2 – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1920).
6 – Dick Cary, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1916).
16 – Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (born 1913).
22 – Jack Bentley, English trombonist, journalist, and scriptwriter (born 1913).

May

23 – Joe Pass, American guitarist of Sicilian descent (born 1929).
25 – Eric Gale, American guitarist (born 1938).
26
- Gil Fuller, American composer and arranger (born 1920).
- Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (born 1940).
27 – Red Rodney, American trumpeter (born 1927).
29 – Oliver Jackson, American drummer (born 1933).
30 – Jean Omer, Belgian reedist and bandleader (born 1912).

June

7 – Willie Humphrey, American clarinetist (born 1900).^[13]
14
- Henry Mancini, American composer, conductor, and arranger (born 1924).
- Lionel Grigson, British pianist, cornettist, trumpeter, and composer (born 1942).
21 – Dennis Berry, English saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer (born 1921).

July

11 – Lex Humphries, American drummer (born 1936).

August

6 – Jacques Pelzer, Belgian alto saxophonist and flautist (born 1924).^[14]
12 – Gene Cherico, American upright bassist (born 1935).
18 – Charles Redland, Swedish saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1911).

September

5 – Billy Usselton, American jazz reed player (born 1926).
6 – Max Kaminsky, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1908).^[15]
13 – John Stevens, English drummer, Spontaneous Music Ensemble (born 1940).
16 – Bernie Leighton, American pianist (born 1921).
20 – Jimmy Hamilton, American clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and composer (born 1917).
22
- Bob Lively, American saxophonist (born 1923).
- Leonard Feather, British pianist, composer, and producer (born 1914).
29 – David van Kriedt, American composer, saxophonist, and music teacher (born 1922).

October

3 – Scoville Browne, American reedist (born 1909).
4 – Danny Gatton, American guitarist (born 1945).
5 – Nini Rosso, Italian jazz trumpeter and composer (born 1926).
8 – John Neely, American tenor saxophonist and arranger (born 1930).
21
- Lanny Steele, American pianist and composer (born 1933).
- Thore Ehrling, Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (born 1912).

November

4 – Jack Sharpe, English saxophonist and bandleader (born 1930).
7 – Shorty Rogers, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1924).
10 – Carmen McRae, American singer, composer, pianist, and actress (born 1922).
18 – Cab Calloway, American singer and bandleader (born 1907).
28 – Al Levitt, American drummer (born 1932).
30 – Connie Kay, American drummer (born 1927).

December

8 – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and singer (born 1927).
14 – Mary Ann McCall, American singer (born 1919).
19
- Bill Douglass, American drummer (born 1923).
- Noel Pointer, American jazz violinist and record producer (born 1954).

Births

February

8 – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer.

March

23 – Gentle Bones, Singaporean singer and composer.

April

9 – Jo David Meyer Lysne, Norwegian guitarist and composer.

May

Unknown date

Amalie Holt Kleive, Norwegian singer and composer.
Billie Black, British singer.
Veronica Swift, American singer.

References

^ "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "Moers Festival 1993". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "1994 Copenhagen Jazz Festival – Original Vintage Poster". Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "Jazz Fest Wien Festival History". Jazz Fest Wien. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1994 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1993". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "History of Pori Jazz". Pori Jazz. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "Molde International Jazz Festival Norway: July 16–24 1994". Catawiki.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
^ "Brecon Jazz Programme 1994". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ "50 Years of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
^ "Willie Humphrey". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
^ Pernet, Robert (2003). "Jacques Pelzer". OxfordIndex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J350200. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
^ Yanow, Scott. "Jonah Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-02.