1961 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1961.

1961 in jazz
Decade1960s in jazz
Music1961 in music
StandardsList of post-1950 jazz standards
See also1960 in jazz 1962 in jazz
List of years in jazz
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Events

June

August

November

Unknown dates

Album releases

Standards

Deaths

February
  • 4Alphonse Picou, American clarinetist and composer (born 1878).
  • 7Noah Lewis, American harmonica player (born 1891).
  • 22Nick LaRocca, New Orleans cornetist and trumpeter (born 1889).
March
April
  • 29Miff Mole, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1898).
July
August
October
Unknown date

Births

January
February
  • 5Clark Tracey, British drummer, band leader, and composer.
  • 9Steve Wilson, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.
  • 10Paolo Fresu, Italian trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger.
  • 12Knut Reiersrud, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 21Mike Nielsen, Irish guitarist, composer, and educator.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown date

Awards

Music criticism

See also

References

  1. "Newport Jazz Festival 1961 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. "1961 – Den første festivalen" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. "Jazz Musicians Born On March 29". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  4. "Jazz Musicians Born On April 30". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. Kreps, Daniel (2008-08-19). "Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist LeRoi Moore Dead at 46". The Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  6. "In Memoriam: Kofi Burbridge, 1961–2019". Jambands.com. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  7. Varga, George (2016-05-09). "Candye Kane dies at 54; performer sang of self-acceptance even while battling cancer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

Bibliography

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