This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2013.
Events
January 23 – The 2nd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 23 – 27). 24 – The 8th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 24 – 27). 31 – The 15th Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 7).
February
March 1 – The 9th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 1 – 3). 22 – The 40th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24). 23 Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz. Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work Flipp for Vossajazz 2013.
April 24 – The 19th SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy, Norway (April 24 – 28). 26 – The 2nd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (April 26 – May 1). 30 – The International Jazz Day.
May 17 – The 42nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20). 23 – The 41st Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 1)
June 17 – The 25th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 17 – July 10). 28 – The 33rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 – July 7).
July 3 – The 49th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway (July 3 – 6). 5 – The 47th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 5 – July 20). 8 – The 66th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 8 – 12). 12 The 38th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14). The 35th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 12 – 14). The 48th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 12 – 21). 15 – The 53rd Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Jason Moran as artist in residence (July 15 – 20).
August 3 – The 57th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 3 – 5). 7 – The 27th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 7 – 11). 9 – The 29th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11). 12 – The 28th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 12 – 17). 13 – Erlend Skomsvoll was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2013 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.
September 6 – The 9th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 6 – 8). 19 – The 56th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).
October 14 – The 30th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 14 – 20). 24 – Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson and Mauricio Zottarelli live at USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway.
November 15 – The 22nd London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 15 – 24).
December Sons of Kemet wins Best Jazz Act in the 2013 MOBO Awards.
Albums
+MonthDayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.April4There's A Hole In The MountainAtomicLosen Records12La NotteKetil BjørnstadECM RecordsProduced by Manfred EicherStill Life with EggplantMotorpsycho and Reine FiskeRune GrammofonProduced by Bent SætherMap Of The World – Music For GuitarGjermund TitlestadPonca Jazz Records26Guided TourThe New Gary Burton QuartetMack AvenueProduced by Gary Burton30Brooklyn BabylonDarcy James Argue's Secret Societyfeatures Ingrid JensenMay24SomewhereKeith Jarrett Standards Trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnetteECM Records31The Sleep Of ReasonArne JansenACT MusicProduced by Arne Jansen, Axel ReinemerJune3Seven HillsAlexi Tuomarila TrioEditionProduced by Alexi Tuomarila14Melodic WarriorTerje Rypdal with The Hilliard EnsembleECMProduced by Manfred Eicher25OWL TrioLage Lund, Orlando le Fleming, Will VinsonLosenJuly2Überjam DeuxJohn ScofieldEmArcy RecordsAugust5Sun PicturesLinda May Han OhGreenleaf Music6The VigilChick CoreaConcord RecordsOut HereChristian McBrideMack Avenue Records27The Orchestrion ProjectPat MethenyNonesuch RecordsSeptember2PrismDave HollandDare2with Eric Harland, Kevin Eubanks, and Craig Taborn9BurnSons of KemetNaim RecordsOctober1Places of WorshipArve HenriksenRune Grammofon8We Are All Small PixelsPixelCuneiform Records18NyeSongar.noKarl SeglemNorCD25New CircleGeir LysneACT MusicNovember13Beyond The Double BassRenaud Garcia-FonsEnja Records29DaganeDaniel HerskedalNorCD
Deaths
January 10 – Claude Nobs, Swiss founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936). 28 – Brian Brown, Australian musician and educator (born 1933). 29 – Butch Morris, American cornetist, composer, and conductor (born 1947).
February 1 – Rudolf Dašek, Czech guitarist (born 1933). 4 Donald Byrd, American trumpeter (born 1932). Pat Halcox, English trumpeter (born 1930). 23 – Sonny Russo, American trombonist (born 1929). 25 – Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, American composer, trumpeter, and valve trombonist (born 1924). 28 – Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist (born 1917).
March 5 – Melvin Rhyne, American organist (born 1936). 6 – Alvin Lee, English singer and guitarist (born 1944). 7 – Kenny Ball, English trumpeter, bandleader, and vocalist (born 1930). 15 – Terry Lightfoot, British clarinettist and bandleader (born 1935). 22 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (born 1918). 29 – Enzo Jannacci, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and stand-up comedian (born 1935). 30 – Phil Ramone, South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer (born 1934).
April 2 – Linda Vogt, Australian flautist (born 1922). 5 – Terry Devon, British singer (born 1922). 6 – Don Shirley, American-Jamaican pianist and composer (born 1927). 11 – Don Blackman, American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter (born 1953). 17 – Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass guitarist (fell in coma, after drowning in Tenerife, Spain), Dance with a Stranger (born 1957). 18 – Tom Parker, British pianist (born 1944).
May 24 – Ed Shaughnessy, American drummer (born 1929).
June 4 – Ben Tucker, American upright-bassist (murder) (born 1930). 8 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist, composer, and educator (born 1955). 11 – Johnny Smith, American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist (born 1922). 13 – Sam Most, American jazz flautist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (born 1930). 26 – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and trumpeter (born 1939). 29 – Paul Smith, American jazz pianist (born 1922).
July 1 – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bass guitarist in the band Lava (cancer) (born 1960). 2 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1932). 18 – Carline Ray, American singer, pianist, and guitarist, International Sweethearts of Rhythm (born 1925). 25 – Steve Berrios, American drummer and percussionist (born 1945). 28 – Rita Reys, Duch singer (died 1924).
August 5 – George Duke, American keyboardist and composer (born 1946). 15 – Jane Harvey, American singer (born 1925). 18 – Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, and saxophonist (died 1936). 19 Cedar Walton, American pianist (died 1934). Donna Hightower, American singer (born 1926). 20 Marian McPartland, English-American pianist (born 1918). Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African vocalist and composer (born 1936).
September 7 - Lee Tanner, American Jazz photographer, 82 Lee Tanner, Jazz Photographer, Dies at 82 16 – Jimmy Ponder, American guitarist (born 1946). 17 – Bernie McGann, Australian alto saxophonist (born 1937). 18 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon and oboe player, composer, and political activist (born 1951). 23 Gia Maione, American singer (born 1941). Paul Kuhn, German pianist, singer, and band leader (born 1928).
October 5 – Butch Warren, American upright bassist (born 1939). 13 – Tommy Whittle, British saxophonist (born 1926). 15 Donald Bailey, American drummer (born 1933). Gloria Lynne, American singer (born 1929). 19 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer (born 1940). 30 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flautist (born 1922).
November 9 – Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, American tenor saxophonist (born 1936). 25 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer (born 1921).
December 6 – Stan Tracey, British pianist and composer (born 1926). 10 – Jim Hall, American guitarist (born 1930). 19 – Herb Geller, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1928). 21 – Trigger Alpert, American bassist (born 1916). 23 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist and composer (born 1920). 25 – Kaj Backlund, Finnish trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (born 1945). 28 – Dwayne Burno, American upright bassist (born 1970). 29 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist (born 1929). 31 – Al Porcino, American trumpeter (born 1925).
See also
List of 2013 albums List of years in jazz 2010s in jazz 2013 in music
References
External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 2013 at All About Jazz