, Brazilian vocalist, who died in June saxophonist, who died in June
January •
January 10 –
Dennis Budimir, 84, American jazz and rock guitarist (
The Wrecking Crew) •
January 17 –
Richard Oesterreicher, 90, Austrian jazz guitarist and conductor •
January 18 –
Marcel Zanini, 99, Turkish-born French jazz clarinetist •
January 23 –
Carol Sloane, 85, American jazz singer
February •
February 2 –
Butch Miles, 78, American drummer •
February 13 •
Guido Basso, 85, Canadian trumpeter. •
Alain Goraguer, 91, French pianist, arranger and film composer •
February 17 –
Jerry Dodgion, 90, American saxophonist and flautist •
February 25 –
Carl Saunders, 80, American trumpeter, composer and educator
March •
March 1 –
Wally Fawkes, 98, Canadian-British clarinettist and satirical cartoonist •
March 2 –
Wayne Shorter, 89, tenor saxophonist •
March 3 –
Carlos Garnett, 84, Panamanian-born jazz saxophonist •
March 9 –
Robin Lumley, 74, British jazz keyboardist (
Brand X) •
March 13 –
Simon Emmerson, 67, English jazz and worldbeat guitarist (
Weekend,
Working Week,
Afro Celt Sound System) •
March 14 –
Gloria Bosman, 50, South African jazz singer •
March 15 –
Théo de Barros, 80, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer (
Quarteto Novo) •
March 16 –
Tony Coe, 88, English jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
April •
April 5 –
Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger •
April 7 –
Kidd Jordan, 87, American saxophonist •
April 9 –
Karl Berger, 88, German jazz pianist, composer, and educator •
April 16 -
Ahmad Jamal, 92, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader
May •
May 14 –
Bernt Rosengren, 85, Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist •
May 24 –
Bill Lee, 94, American bassist •
May 28 -
George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish tenor saxophonist and music teacher to
Van Morrison June •
June 5 –
Astrud Gilberto, 83, Brazilian vocalist •
June 16 –
Peter Dickinson, 88, English experimental pianist and composer •
June 20 –
Peter Brötzmann, 82, German free jazz saxophonist •
June 29 –
Lilian Terry, 92, Italian jazz singer and composer.
July •
July 17 –
Barry Martyn, 82, English jazz drummer •
July 21 –
Tony Bennett, 96, American jazz and traditional pop singer •
July 22 –
Knut Riisnæs, 77, Norwegian jazz musician
October •
October 17 –
Carla Bley, 87, American jazz composer and pianist
November •
November 4 –
Michel Pilz, 78, German jazz clarinetist •
November 8 –
Dino Piana, 93, Italian jazz musician •
November 20 –
Mars Williams, 68, American jazz and rock saxophonist (
The Psychedelic Furs,
The Waitresses) •
November 21 –
Horacio Malvicino, 94, Argentine jazz and tango guitarist and composer
December •
December 6 –
Michel Sardaby, 88, French jazz pianist •
December 26 –
Tony Oxley, 85, English jazz drummer •
December 29 –
Les McCann, 88, American jazz pianist and singer ==See also==