1971 in jazz

May • 2 – The 5th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (May 2 – June 24). July • 2 – The 18th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5). September • 17 – The 14th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19). ==Album releases==

• Art Ensemble of Chicago: Phase One • Derek Bailey: Solo Guitar • Gato Barbieri: Fenix • Carla Bley: Escalator Over The Hill • Willem Breuker: Instant Composers Pool 008 • Gary Burton: Live in Tokyo • Alice Coltrane • Universal Consciousness • Journey in Satchidananda • Compost: Compost • Chick Corea • Circle 2: Gathering • Piano Improvisations • The Song of Singing • Don Ellis: Tears of Joy • Bill Evans • The Bill Evans Album • From Left to Right • Jan Garbarek: Sart • Freddie Hubbard • First Light • Sing Me a Song of Songmy • Straight Life • Keith Jarrett • Birth • Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett • The Mourning of a Star • Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame • Joe McPhee: Trinity • Oliver Nelson: Swiss Suite • Jean-Luc Ponty: Open Strings • Terje Rypdal: Terje Rypdal • Pharoah Sanders: Black Unity • Spontaneous Music Ensemble: So What Do You Think • Keith Tippett: Septober Energy • Stanley Turrentine: Salt Song • Weather Report: Weather Report • Tim Weisberg: Tim Weisberg • Mike Westbrook: Metropolis • Paul Winter • Icarus • Road • Joe Zawinul: Zawinul ==Deaths==

; January • 10 – Ernie Caceres, American saxophonist (born 1911). • 19 – Harry Shields, American clarinetist (born 1899). ; February • 1 – Harry Roy, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1900). • 5 – Chas Remue, Belgian reedist (born 1903). • 11 – Harry Arnold, Swedish saxophonist and bandleader (born 1920). • 22 – Derek Humble, English alto saxophonist (born 1930). ; March • 26 – Harold McNair, Jamaican-born saxophonist and flute player (lung cancer) (born 1931). • 28 – Morey Feld, American drummer (born 1915). ; April • 1 – Baby Face Willette, American Hammond organist (born 1933). • 12 – Wynton Kelly, Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1931). • 28 – Sonny White, American pianist (born 1917). ; May • 8 – Gus Deloof, Belgian trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1909). ; June • 11 – Bert Ambrose, English bandleader and violinist (born 1896). ; July • 2 – Bobby Donaldson, American drummer (born 1922). • 6 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpeter (born 1901). • 8 – Charlie Shavers, American trumpeter (born 1920). ; August • 13 – King Curtis, American saxophonist (born 1934). • 17 – Tab Smith, American saxophonist (born 1909). • 27 – Lil Hardin Armstrong, American pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1898). • 28 – Lou McGarity, American trombonist, violinist, and vocalist (born 1917). ; November • 1 – Irene Daye, American singer (born 1918). • 3 – Gary McFarland, American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and vocalist (born 1933). ; Unknown date • Gregor or Krikor Kélékian, Armenian-French bandleader (born 1898). ==Births==

at the North Sea Jazz Festival. at Sentralen, Oslo Jazzfestival. ; January • 1 • Chris Potter, American saxophonist. • Kenya Hathaway, American singer. • 4 – Nigel Hitchcock, English saxophonist. • 5 – Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist. • 20 – Zoe Rahman, English pianist and composer. ; February • 16 – Øyvind Brandtsegg, Norwegian percussionist. • 26 – Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress. ; March • 23 – Leszek Możdżer, Polish pianist, music producer, and film music composer. ; April • 2 – Solveig Slettahjell, Norwegian singer. • 10 – Joey Defrancesco, American organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. • 16 – Max Beesley, English actor, singer, and pianist. • 25 – Trygve Seim, Norwegian saxophonist. performing at the 2018 Tramonto Festival in Croatia • 26 – Christian Wallumrød, Norwegian pianist and composer. ; May • 6 – Till Brönner, German trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger, and producer. • 12 – Kristin Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer and composer. • 15 – Erland Dahlen, Norwegian drummer and percussionist. • 31 – Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, arranger, and band leader. 2014. ; June • 4 – Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer, guitarist, and director. • 7 • Håvard Fossum, Norwegian saxophonistand flautist. • Jesse Green, American pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer. • 9 – Gerald Preinfalk, Austrian saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. • 15 – Nasheet Waits, American drummer. • 29 – Ingar Zach, Norwegian percussionist. ; July 2007. • 17 – Liberty Ellman, American guitarist. • 29 – Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer and songwriter. ; August • 14 – Walter Blanding, American saxophonist and clarinetist. • 17 – Ed Motta, Brazilian singer and keyboardist. ; September • 15 – Graham Wood, Australian jazz pianist (died 2017). • 20 – Sean J. Kennedy, American drummer. • 23 – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Norwegian bassist. ; October • 19 – Helén Eriksen, Norwegian saxophonist and singer. • 20 – Russell Gunn, American trumpeter. • 24 – Frode Berg, Norwegian bassist. • 26 – Vijay Iyer, American pianist and composer. ; November • 1 – Antonio Sánchez, Mexican-American drummer and composer. • 4 – Gregory Porter, American vocalist. • 28 – Robert Mitchell, British pianist, composer, and teacher. ; December • 1 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish pianist and composer. • 11 – Mattias Ståhl, Swedish vibraphonist, clarinetist, and composer. • 18 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer. ; Unknown date • Carla Kihlstedt, American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. • Dominique Atkins, British singer, Grace. • Kasper Tranberg, Danish trumpeter and flugelhornist. • Marcus Johnson, American keyboardist. • Tom Norris, English musician, composer, ensemble leader, and songwriter. • Vellu Halkosalmi, Finnish trombonist and composer. ==See also==