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1978 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1978.

Events
at moers festival 1978. March17 – The 5th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (March 17–19). May12 – The 7th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 12–15). • 24 – The 6th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 7). July1 – The 25th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1–3). • 7 – The 12th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 7–23). • 14 – The 3rd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14–16). • 28 – The very first Jazz in Marciac started in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 17). September15 – The 21st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17). ==Album releases==
Album releases
Chick Corea: The Mad Hatter • Chick Corea: Secret Agent • Chick Corea: Friends • Air: Open Air SuitHerb Alpert and Hugh Masekela: Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela • Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela: Main Event LiveFred Anderson: Another PlaceArt Ensemble of Chicago: Nice GuysKenny Barron: InnocenceCarla Bley: Musique MecaniqueArthur Blythe: Bush Baby • Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue BreakdownLester Bowie: African ChildrenAnthony Braxton: For Four Orchestras • Andrew Cyrille: ''Metamusicians' Stomp'' • Anthony Davis: Of Blues and DreamAl Di Meola: CasinoJoe Farrell: Night DancingMichael Franks: Burchfield NinesChico Freeman: The Outside WithinGanelin Trio: Concerto GrossoEgberto Gismonti: SoloGuenter Hampel: Freedom Of The Universe • Guenter Hampel: OasisGerry Hemingway: KwambeErnie Krivda: The AlchemistLeroy Jenkins: The Legend of Ai GlatsonQuincy Jones: Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!John Klemmer: ArabesqueOliver Lake: Life Dance of IsGeorge Lewis: The Imaginary SuiteDavid Liebman: PendulumChuck Mangione: Feels So GoodJohn McLaughlin: Electric GuitaristMisha Mengelberg: Pech Onderweg • Pat Metheny: Pat Metheny Group (album)Roscoe Mitchell: L-R-G / The Maze / S II ExamplesJohn Oswald: Improvised • Evan Parker: MonocerosMarvin Peterson: The LightJean-Luc Ponty: Cosmic MessengerDon Pullen: WarriorsDewey Redman: SoundsignsSam Rivers: WavesMax Roach & Anthony Braxton: Birth and RebirthRova Saxophone Quartet: Cinema RovateLeo Smith: The Mass on the WorldPeter Sprague: Dance of the UniverseSpyro Gyra: Spyro GyraSun Ra: LanquidityCecil Taylor: 3 Phasis • Cecil Taylor: Cecil Taylor UnitRalph Towner: BatikJames Blood Ulmer: Tales of Captain BlackWeather Report: Mr. GonePaul Winter: Common GroundWorld Saxophone Quartet: ''Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet'' ==Deaths==
Deaths
; January • 23Terry Kath, American guitarist and vocalist (unintentional self-inflicted gunshot), Chicago (born 1946). • 31Gregory Herbert, American saxophonist and flautist, Blood, Sweat & Tears (born 1947). ; February • 26Frances Wayne, American vocalist (born 1924). • Alix Combelle, French tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1912). ; March • 4Joe Marsala, Italian-American clarinetist and songwriter (born 1907). • 21Louis Cottrell Jr., American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1911). • 25Richard Plunket Greene, English musician and author, Bright Young Things (born 1901). • 30Larry Young, American organist and occasional pianist (born 1940). ; April • 3Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (born 1903). ; May • 19Teddy Hill, American big band leader and multi-instrumentalist (born 1909). • 28Marlowe Morris, American jazz pianist and organist (born 1915). • Money Johnson, American jazz trumpeter (born 1918). ; June • Bud Brisbois, American trumpeter (born 1937). ; July • 4Arne Hülphers, Swedish pianist and bandleader (born 1904). • 14Lennie Hastings, English drummer (born 1927). • 20Teddy Bunn, American guitarist, Spirits of Rhythm (born 1909). ; August • 14Joe Venuti, Italian-American jazz violinist (born 1903). • 15Irene Kral, American jazz singer (born 1932). • 24Louis Prima, Italian-American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter (born 1910). ; September • 9Kaoru Abe, Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist (born 1949). • 30Beryl Booker, American pianist (born 1922). ; November • 16Jimmy Nottingham, American jazz trumpeter (born 1925). • 18Lennie Tristano, American pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1919). • 26Frank Rosolino, American trombonist (born 1926). ; December • 17Don Ellis, American big-bandleader, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and film composer (born 1934). • 29Happy Caldwell, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1903). ; Unknown date • Bill Jennings, American guitarist and composer (born 1919). ==Births==
Births
; January • 3Susana Santos Silva, Portuguese trumpeter, flugelhornist, and flautist. • 9China Moses, American singer. • 10Kekko Fornarelli, Italian pianist and composer. • Soweto Kinch, British saxophonist. ; February • 9Clarice Assad, Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and singer. • 12Masayuki Hiizumi, Japanese keyboardist and producer. • 14Cem Tuncer, Turkish guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer. ; March • 5Søren Kjærgaard, Danish pianist, composer, and bandleader. • 18Videlina Mircheva, Bulgarian singer and songwriter. • 24Andrew McCormack, British pianist. ; April • 6Robert Glasper, American pianist and record producer. • 11Jakob Bro, Danish guitarist. • 15Susanne Alt, Dutch saxophonist and composer. ; May • 7Antal Pusztai, Hungarian guitarist. • 10Nils Janson, Swedish composer and trumpeter. • 25Michael Wollny, German pianist. • 29Sean Jones, American trumpeter and composer. ; June • 10Jukka Eskola, Finnish trumpeter and flugelhornist. ; August • 6Andreas Öberg, Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and music producer. • 12Chris Jennings, Canadian upright bassist, composer, arranger, and educator. • 27Susy Kane, English actress, comedy writer and musician. • 31Morten Qvenild, Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader and producer, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. • Tineke Postma, Dutch saxophonist. ; June • 17Esben Selvig, Norwegian rapper and singer. ; September • 2Jonas Kullhammar, Swedish composer and saxophonist. • 16Ane Carmen Roggen, Norwegian singer, conductor, and arranger, Pitsj. • Ida Roggen, Norwegian singer, Pitsj. • 23Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, Finnish guitarist, pianist, composer, bandleader and producer. • 29Luca Gianquitto, Italian guitarist and composer. ; October • 5Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian Hammond organist, pianist, and composer. • 8Mike Moreno, American guitarist and composer. • 12Børge-Are Halvorsen, Norwegian saxophonist and flautist. • 16Eva Kruse, German upright bassist and composer. ; November • 1Rozina Pátkai, Hungarian singer, songwriter, and visual artist. • 3Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Norwegian jazz drummer. • 5Marita Røstad, Norwegian singer-songwriter. • 9Even Ormestad, Norwegian bass guitarist and music producer, Jaga Jazzist. • 19Matt Dusk, Canadian vocalist. • Janek Gwizdala, English bassist. ; December • 28Terrace Martin, American saxophonist and producer. • 30Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Danish-Norwegian guitarist. • Julie Dahle Aagård, Norwegian vocalist, composer, and band leader. ; Unknown date • Marc Demuth, Luxembourgian upright bassist, bass guitarist, and composer. • Mikkel Ploug, Danish guitarist and composer. • Niels Klein, German saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. • Robi Botos, Hungarian-Canadian pianist and composer. ==See also==
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