2006 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2006.

January

 * 13 – The very first Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 13–15).
 * 26 – The 9th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 26–28).

March

 * 3 – The 2nd Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (January 3 – 5).

April

 * 7
 * The 33rd Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 7 – 9).
 * Yngve Moe was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2006.
 * 8 – Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser for Vossajazz 2006.

May

 * 23 – The 34th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 3).

June

 * 2 – The 35th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 2 – 5).
 * 29
 * The 27th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 29 - July 9).
 * The 18th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 29 – July 16).
 * 30 – The 40th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 15).

July

 * 5 – The 42nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 5 – 8).
 * 7 – The 28th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 7 – 16).
 * 14 – The 31st North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).
 * 15 – The 41st Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 15 – 23).
 * 17 – The 46th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17 – 22).
 * 18 – The 23rd Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 18 – 22).
 * 19 – The 59th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 19 – 26).
 * 21 – The 41st San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 26).

August

 * 9 – The 20th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 9 – 13).
 * 12
 * The 52nd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (April 12 – 14).
 * 11 – The 23rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).
 * 13 – The 21st Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 13 – 19).
 * 24 – The 2nd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (August 24–26).

September

 * 15 – The 49th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).

November

 * 10 – The 15th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 10 – 19).

Deaths

 * January
 * 2 — Michael S. Smith, American drummer and percussionist (born 1946).
 * 5 — John Guerin, American percussionist (born 1939).
 * 6 — Lou Rawls, American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer (born 1933).
 * 12 – Takehiro Honda, Japanese pianist (born 1945).
 * 22 – Sherman Ferguson, American drummer (born 1944).


 * February
 * 3 — Romano Mussolini, Italian pianist (born 1927).
 * 7 — Jack Montrose, American tenor saxophonist (born 1928).
 * 8
 * Elton Dean, English saxophonist (born 1945).
 * Richard Dunbar, American player of the French horn (born 1944).
 * 14 – Putte Wickman, Swedish clarinetist (born 1924).
 * 17 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist (born 1929).
 * 28 – Irv Kluger, American jazz drummer (born 1921).


 * March
 * 7 — Ken Sykora, English guitarist and radio presenter (born 1923).
 * 8 — Raphe Malik, American trumpeter (born 1948).
 * 17 – Narvin Kimball, American musician (born 1909).
 * 28 – Don Alias, American percussionist (born 1939).
 * 30 – Jackie McLean, American alto saxophonist (born 1931).


 * April
 * 18 – John Burch, English pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1932).


 * May
 * 1 — Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish conductor and composer (born 1932).
 * 7 — Joan C. Edwards, American singer (born 1918).
 * 10 – John Hicks, American pianist (born 1941).
 * 19 – Charles Turner, American trumpeter (born 1936).
 * 20 – Tommy Watt, Scottish jazz bandleader (born 1925).


 * June
 * 6 — Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican-American pianist (born 1952).
 * 14 – Roland Alexander, American saxophonist (born 1935).
 * 16 – Vlasta Průchová, Czech singer (born 1926).
 * 30 – Ross Tompkins, American pianist (born 1938).


 * July
 * 5 – Don Lusher, English trombonist (born 1923).
 * 11 – Bill Miller, American pianist (born 1915).
 * 16 – Malachi Thompson, American trumpeter (born 1949).
 * 17 – John G. Blowers Jr., American drummer (born 1911).
 * 31 – Rufus Harley, American bagpiper (born 1936).


 * August
 * 8 — Duke Jordan, American pianist (born 1922).
 * 9 — Miguel "Angá" Díaz, Cuban percussionist (born 1961).
 * 23 – Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpeter and bandleader (born 1928).
 * 28
 * Pip Pyle, English-born drummer (born 1950).
 * Shungo Sawada, Japanese guitarist (born 1930).


 * September
 * 2 — Dewey Redman, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1931).
 * 3 — Ian Hamer, British trumpeter (born 1932).
 * 23
 * Etta Baker, American guitarist and singer (born 1913).
 * Aladár Pege, Hungarian upright bassist (born 1939).
 * 25 – Steve Marcus, American saxophonist (born 1939).


 * October
 * 6 — Claude Luter, French clarinetist and soprano saxophonist (born 1923).
 * 10 – Ed Summerlin, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator (born 1928).
 * 25 – Walt Harper, American pianist (born 1926).


 * November
 * 1 — Charles W. LaRue, American trombonist (born 1922).
 * 7 — Sonny Cohn, American trumpeter (born 1925).
 * 17 – Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1928).
 * 19 – Art Murphy, American pianist and composer (born 1942).
 * 23 – Anita O'Day, Canadian pianist (born 1919).
 * 24 – Walter Booker, American upright bassist (born 1933).
 * 25 – Bobby Byrne, American bandleader, trombonist, and music executive (born 1918).
 * 27 – Don Butterfield, American tubist (born 1923).


 * December
 * 4 – Dave Black, American drummer (born 1928).
 * 7 — Jay McShann, American pianist and bandleader (born 1916).
 * 8 — Martha Tilton, American singer (born 1915).
 * 12
 * Kenny Davern, American clarinetist (born 1935).
 * Oscar Klein, Austrian trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist (born 1930).
 * 14 – Sivuca, Brazilian accordionist and guitarist (born 1930).
 * 18 – Pupo De Luca, Italian actor and musician (born 1924).
 * 20 – Mick Mulligan, English trumpeter and bandleader (born 1928).
 * 23 – Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and pianist (born 1952).
 * 24 – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian composer and guitarist (born 1961).
 * 27 – Jean-Pierre Gebler, Belgian saxophonist (born 1938).


 * Unknown date
 * Barry Buckley, Australian upright bassist (born 1938).

Births

 * January
 * 10 – Angelina Jordan, Norwegian singer.