2016 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting jazz events in the year 2016.



March

 * Blue Note Entertainment Group expands into China, opening a location in Beijing

April

 * April 15-April 24 - The 2016 Coachella event occurs. Jazz musicians in attendance include Kamasi Washington, and GoGo Penguin

September

 * 24-26 - The Joy of Jazz Festival, one of the premiere Jazz festivals in South Africa, occurs

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 * Quiet Revolution (Newvelle) by Ben Allison solo piano (vinyl LP).

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 * Return (Newvelle) by Jack DeJohnette solo piano (vinyl LP).

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 * Strength and Sanity (Newvelle) by Don Friedman Piano Trio (vinyl LP).

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 * Meantime (Newvelle) by Frank Kimbrough (vinyl LP).

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 * Some Other Time (Newvelle) by Noah Preminger (vinyl LP).

January

 * 3 – Paul Bley, Canadian pianist (born 1932).
 * 4 – Long John Hunter, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1931).
 * 6 – Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Cuban trumpeter(born 1928).
 * 7 – Alan Haven, English organist (born 1935).
 * 16 – Hubert Giraud, French composer and lyricist (born 1920).
 * 31 – Janusz Muniak, Polish saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer (born 1941).

February

 * 4 – Maurice White, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and bandleader, Earth, Wind & Fire (born 1941).
 * 19 – Harald Devold, Norwegian saxophonist (cancer) (born 1964).
 * 25 – John Chilton, British trumpeter and writer (born 1932).

March

 * 9 – Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian percussionist (born 1944).
 * 10
 * Ernestine Anderson, American jazz and blues singer (born 1928).
 * Keith Emerson, English pianist and keyboardist (suicide), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (born 1944).
 * 11 – Joe Ascione, American drummer (born 1961).
 * 15 – Ryo Fukui, Japanese pianist (born 1948).
 * 16 – Frank Sinatra Jr., American singer, songwriter, and conductor (born 1944).
 * 22 – Selçuk Sun, Turkish upright bassist and composer (born 1934).
 * 24 – Roger Cicero, German singer and songwriter (born 1970).
 * 26 – David Baker, American symphonic jazz composer (born 1931).

April

 * 2 – Gato Barbieri, Argentine saxophonist (born 1932).
 * 3
 * Bill Henderson, American singer and actor (born 1926).
 * Don Francks, Canadian singer and actor (born 1932).
 * 4 – Getatchew Mekurya, Ethiopian saxophonist (born 1935).
 * 5 – Zena Latto, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1925).
 * 6 – Dennis Davis, American drummer (cancer) (born 1949).
 * 13
 * Jeremy Steig, American flautist (born 1942).
 * Mariano Mores, Argentine tango composer and pianist (born 1918).
 * Pete Yellin, American saxophonist and educator (born 1941).
 * 21 – Prince Rogers Nelson, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer (born 1958).
 * 24
 * Billy Paul, Congolese singer and musician (born 1934).
 * Papa Wemba, American soul singer (born 1949).

May

 * 1 – Doug Raney, American guitarist (born 1956).
 * 6
 * Candye Kane, American singer and entertainer (pancreatic cancer) (born 1961).
 * Johannes Bauer, German trombonist (born 1954).
 * 11 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist (born 1929).
 * 13 – Buster Cooper, American trombonist (born 1929).
 * 16 – Fredrik Norén, Swedish drummer and band leader (born 1941).

June

 * 8 – Terje Fjærn, orchestra conductor ("La det swinge") (born 1942).
 * 16 – Charles Thompson, American swing and bebop pianist, and organist, composer (born 1918).
 * 17 – Willy Andresen, Norwegian pianist and band leader (born 1921).
 * 21 – Pat Friday, American singer (born 1921).
 * 23 – Shelley Moore, English-born American singer (born 1932).
 * 24 – Bernie Worrell, American keyboarder and composer, Parliament-Funkadelic (born 1944).
 * 26 – Mike Pedicin, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1917).
 * 30 – Don Friedman, American pianist (born 1935).

July

 * 15
 * Charles Davis, American saxophonist and composer (born 1933).
 * Roland Prince, Antiguan guitarist (born 1946).
 * 16 – Claude Williamson, American pianist (born 1926).
 * 167 – Peter Appleyard, British–Canadian vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer (born 1928).
 * 22 – Dominic Duval, American free jazz bassist (born 1944).
 * 31 – Jon Klette, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1962).

August

 * 5 – David Attwooll, British drummer, poet, and publisher, Henry Cow (born 1949).
 * 6 – Pete Fountain, American clarinetist (born 1930).
 * 13 – Connie Crothers, American pianist (cancer) (born 1941).
 * 15 – Bobby Hutcherson, American vibraphone and marimba player (born 1941).
 * 17 – John Fischer, American pianist, composer, and visual artist (born 1930).
 * 18 – Fred Nøddelund, Norwegian flugelhornist and band leader (born 1947).
 * 19
 * Derek Smith, British pianist (born 1931).
 * Horacio Salgán, Argentine tango pianist (born 1916).
 * 20
 * Irving Fields, American pianist and lounge music artist (born 1915).
 * Louis Stewart, American guitarist (born 1944).
 * 22 – Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American harmonica player and guitarist (born 1922).
 * 25 – Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer (born 1924).
 * 29 – Michael Di Pasqua, American drummer and percussionist (cancer) (born 1953).

September

 * 24 – Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and zydeco musician (lung cancer) (born 1947).
 * 26 – Karel Růžička, Czech jazz pianist, composer, and music teacher (born 1940).

October

 * 2 – Steve Byrd, English guitarist, Gillan and Kim Wilde (heart attack) (born 1955).
 * 13 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai monarch and saxophonist (born 1927).
 * 18 – Mike Daniels, British trumpeter and bandleader (born 1928).
 * 24 – Shirley Bunnie Foy, American singer, songwriter, and percussionist (born 1936).
 * 27 – Bobby Wellins, Scottish tenor saxophonist (born 1936).

November

 * 1 – Pocho La Pantera, Argentine cumbia singer (born 1950).
 * 2 – Bob Cranshaw, American bassist (born 1932).
 * 3 – Kay Starr, American singer (complications of Alzheimer's disease) (born 1922).
 * 9 – Al Caiola, American guitarist, composer, and arranger (born 1920).
 * 11 – Victor Bailey, American bass guitarist (born 1960).
 * 12 – Guilherme Franco, Brazilian percussionist (born 1946).
 * 13 – Leon Russell, American musician and songwriter (born 1942).
 * 15 – Mose Allison, American pianist and singer (born 1927).
 * 20 – Hod O'Brien, American pianist (born 1936).
 * 24 – Chuck Flores, American drummer (born 1935).
 * 28 – Carlton Kitto, Indian guitarist (born 1942).
 * 30 – Ivar Thomassen, Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (born 1954).

December

 * 6
 * Alonzo Levister, American composer, arranger, music producer, and pianist (born 1925).
 * Michael White, American violinist (born 1933).
 * 7 – Greg Lake, English guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter, and music producer (born 1947).
 * 15 – Dave Shepherd, English clarinetist (born 1929).
 * 18 – Léo Marjane, French singer (born 1912).
 * 21 – Betty Loo Taylor, Hawaii-American pianist (born 1929).
 * 23 – Carlos Averhoff, Cuban tenor saxophonist (born 1947).
 * 26 – Alphonse Mouzon, American drummer and the owner of Tenacious Records (born 1948).
 * 28 – Knut Kiesewetter, German trombonist, singer, songwriter, and producer (born 1941).