This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1988.
Events
March 25 – The 15th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (March 25 – 27).
April 6 – Jazz guitarist Larry Carlton is shot in a random gun shooting outside his Los Angeles studios.
May 20 – The 17th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23). 25 – The 16th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).
June 30 – The 22nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 16).
July 1 – The 9th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1 – 10). 8 – The 13th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).
August 19 – The 5th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 19 – 21).
September 16 – The 31st Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).
Album releases
Bill Frisell: Before We Were Born Henry Threadgill: Rag, Bush and All Turtle Island String Quartet: Turtle Island String Quartet Lyle Mays: Street Dreams Dave Holland: Triplicate Jackie McLean: Dynasty John Carter: Fields Leni Stern: Secrets Microscopic Septet: Beauty Based on Science Music Revelation Ensemble: Music Revelation Ensemble Willem Breuker: Psalm 122 Steve Turre: Fire and Ice Trilok Gurtu: Usfret Bobby Previte: Claude's Late Morning Bill Frisell: Lookout for Hope Misha Mengelberg: Impromptus Marcus Roberts: Truth is Spoken Here David Ware: Passage to Music David Liebman: Trio + One Freddie Hubbard: Stardust Gary Thomas: Code Violations Hilton Ruiz: El Camino Phil Woods: Evolution Ralph Moore: Rejuvenate Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown: Sonic Explorations
Deaths
January 8 – Ray Bauduc, American drummer (born 1906).
February 24 – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (born 1909).
March 1 – Tommy Potter, American upright-bassist (born 1918). 8 – Ken Colyer, English trumpeter and cornetist (born 1928). 20 – Gil Evans, Canadian pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1912).
April 3 – Kai Ewans, Danish reedist (born 1906). 15 – Eliza Doolittle, British singer-songwriter. 19 – Ed Burke, American violinist and trombonist (born 1909).
May 13 – Chet Baker, American trumpeter and singer (born 1929). 28 – Sy Oliver, American trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger and bandleader (born 1910).
July 2 – Eddie Vinson, American alto saxophonist and blues shouter (born 1917).
August 15 – Bill Beason, American drummer (born 1908). 27 – Irene Higginbotham, African American songwriter and concert pianist (born 1918).
September 5 – Lawrence Brown, American trombonist (born 1907). 27 – J. C. Heard, American drummer (born 1917).
October 8 – Edward Inge, American arranger and reedist (born 1906).
November 30 Charlie Rouse, American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1924). Pannonica de Koenigswarter, British-born jazz patron and writer (born 1913).
December 8 Gene Quill, American alto saxophonist (born 1927). Thore Swanerud, Swedish pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, conductor, and composer (born 1919).
Unknown date Barney Josephson, founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village (born 1902).
Births
January 28 – Casimir Liberski, Belgian pianist and keyboarder.
February 5 – Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson, Norwegian upright bassist. 26 – Christian Meaas Svendsen, Norwegian upright bassist.
April 1 – Sam Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean saxophonist and guitarist (died 2010). 22 – Nitcho Reinhardt, French guitarist.
May 29 – Kelly Sweet, American singer and songwriter.
May 2 – Guilherme Rodrigues, Portuguese composer, improviser, and sound artist. 7 – David Aleksander Sjølie, Norwegian guitarist. 17 – Brittany Anjou, American pianist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
July 31 – Andreas Wildhagen, Norwegian drummer.
August 17 – Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer, percussionist, and electronica artist. 28 – Kjetil Jerve, Norwegian pianist and composer.
September 1 – Martina Bárta, Czech singer and French hornist.
October 19 – Pasquale Grasso, Italian guitarist.
November 25 – Victoria Hart, California-born English singer. 27 – Sandra Nankoma, Ugandan singer, songwriter and actress.
December 3 – Melissa Aldana, Chilean tenor saxophonist. 23 – Thomai Apergi, Greek singer and guitarist.
Unknown date Jan Martin Gismervik, Norwegian drummer, Monkey Plot. Simon Gore, Welch guitarist, keyboarder, composer, and audio/visual artist.
See also
1980s in jazz List of years in jazz 1988 in music
References
External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1988 at All About Jazz