1991 in jazz
New Orleans Jazz Fest 1991. Carlsberg Brass Band
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1991 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1990 in jazz – 1992 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1991.

• 22 – The 18th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).^[1]

• 17 – The 20th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20).^[2]
• 22 – The 19th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).^[3]

• 2 – 25th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 21).^[4]
• 11 – The 16th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 11 – 14).^[5]

• 16 – The 8th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).^[6]

• 20 – The 34th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).^[7]

• Carla Bley divorced Michael Mantler.^[8]
• Carla Bley was married to Steve Swallow.^[9]

January

• 4
  • Eddie Barefield, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (born 19091).
  • Leo Wright, American alto saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (born 1933).
• 10 – Bob Wallis, British trumpeter (born 1934).
• 14 – Miles Copeland Jr., American musician (born 1916).

February

• 26 – Slim Gaillard, American singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, vibraphonist, and tenor saxophonist (born 1916).

March

• 3 – Sal Nistico, American tenor saxophonist (born 1938).^[10]
• 15 – Bud Freeman, American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (born 1906).
• 20 – Billy Butler, American guitarist (born 1924).
• 25 – Rusty Bryant, American tenor and alto saxophonist (born 1929).
• 31 – John Carter, American clarinetist, saxophonist, and flautist (born 1929).

April

• 1
  • Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1923).
  • Jon Eardley, American trumpeter (born 1928).
• 16 – Ove Lind, Swedish clarinetist (born 1926).
• 19 – Barry Rogers, American trombonist (born 1935).

May

• 3 – Harry Gibson, American pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1915).
• 8 – Kenny Trimble, American trombonist (born 1919).

June

• 6 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist (born 1927).
• 23 – Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist (born 1932).
• 29 – Richard Holmes, American organist (born 1931).

July

• 24 – Tullio Mobiglia, Italian saxophonist and bandleader (born 1911).
• 31 – Charlie Beal, American pianist (born 1908).

August

• 4 – Jeri Southern, American pianist and singer (born 1926).
• 10 – Buster Smith, American alto saxophonist (born 1904).^[11]

September

• 4 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913).
• 28 – Miles Davis American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (born 1926).^[12]

October

• 1 – Stu Williamson, American trumpeter and valve trombonist (born 1933).

November

• 9 – Lance Hayward, Bermudan-American pianist (born 1916).

December

• 8 – Buck Clayton, American trumpeter (born 1911).
• 12 – Ronnie Ross, British baritone saxophonist (born 1933).
• 18 – King Kolax, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1912).
• 22 – Beaver Harris, American drummer (born 1936).
• 31 – Pat Patrick, American baritone saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and guitar bassist (born 1929).

Unknown date

• Tío Tom, Afro-Cuban musician (born 1919).

February

• 4 – Kjetil Mulelid, Norwegian pianist and composer.

March

• 27 – Braxton Cook, American alto saxophonist and composer.

April

• 10 – Andreas Skår Winther, Norwegian drummer.
• 23 – Jean Rondeau, French harpsichordist.
• 26 – Will Heard, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

May

• 10 – Jimmy Macbride, American drummer and composer.

June

• 11 – Aaron M. Johnson, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.

July

• 26 – Nathan Hartono, Indonesian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.

September

• 21 – Ai Kuwabara, Japanese pianist.
• 25 – Per Kamfjord, Norwegian drummer.

October

• 20 – Henrik Lødøen, Norwegian drummer.

Unknown date

• Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist.
• Magnus Bakken, Norwegian saxophonist.
• Olli Soikkeli, Finnish guitarist.

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1991 in music

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1991 at All About Jazz

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