2013 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2013.

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).

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.

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
 * 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).