2019 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2019.

January

 * 10 – The 18th All Ears festival starts in Oslo (January 10 – 12).
 * 11 – The 5th annual Tucson Jazz Festival starts in Tucson, Arizona (January 11 – 21).
 * 24 – The 38th annual Djangofestival starts on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 24–26).
 * 31
 * The 8th Bodø Jazz Open Vinterjazz starts in Bodø, Norway (January 31 – February 2).
 * The 21st Polarjazz Festival starts in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 3).

February

 * 14 – The 14th Ice Music Festival starts in Geilo, Norway (February 14–16).
 * 26 – English saxophonist Trevor Watts celebrates his 80th birthday.
 * 28 – American saxophonist Charles Gayle celebrates his 80th birthday.

March

 * 1 – The 15th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival starts in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 1 – 3).
 * 6 – The 50th Turku Jazz Festival starts in Åbo, Finland (March 6 – 10).
 * 16 – American violinist Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra) celebrates his 70th birthday.
 * 22 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival starts in Stockholm, Sweden (March 22 – 24).
 * 29 – The 20th Cape Town International Jazz Festival starts in Cape Town, South Africa (March 29 – 30).

April

 * 12 – The 46th Vossajazz starts in Voss, Norway (April 12 – 14).
 * 24 – The 32nd April Jazz Espoo starts (April 25 – 29).
 * 26 – The 8th Torino Jazz Festival starts in Turin (April 26 – May 4).
 * 30 – The International Jazz Day.

May

 * 3 – The Balejazz starts in Balestrand (May 3 – 5).
 * 6 – The 30th MaiJazz starts in Stavanger, Norway (May 6 – 12).
 * 8 – The 15th AnJazz, the Hamar Jazz Festival starts at Hamar, Norway (May 8 – 12).
 * 16 – The 18th Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés starts in Paris, France (May 16 – 27).
 * 24 – The 47th Nattjazz starts in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 1).

June

 * 12 – The Bergenfest starts in Bergen (June 12 – 15).
 * 13 – The Norwegian Wood music festival starts in Oslo (June 13 – 15).
 * 26 – The Leopolis Jazz Fest (previously Alfa Jazz Fest) opens in Lviv, Ukraine (June 26–30).
 * 27 – The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal opens in Montréal, Canada (June 27 - July 6).
 * 28
 * The 39th Jazz à Vienne starts in Vienne, France (June 28 - July 13).
 * The 53rd Montreux Jazz Festival starts in Montreux, Switzerland (June 28 - July 13).

July

 * 3 – The Kongsberg Jazzfestival opens at Kongsberg consert (August 3 – 6).
 * 4 – The 23rd Skånevik Bluesfestival starts in Skånevik, Norway (July 4 – 6).
 * 5
 * The Baltic Jazz Festival starts in Dalsbruk (July 5 – 7).
 * The Love Supreme Jazz Festival starts in Lewes, East Sussex (July 5 – 7).
 * The 41st Copenhagen Jazz Festival starts in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 5 – 14).
 * 11 – The 18th Stavernfestivalen starts in Stavern (August 11 – 13).
 * 12
 * The 44th North Sea Jazz Festival starts in The Hague, Netherlands ( July 12–14).
 * The 54th Pori Jazz Festival starts in Pori, Finland (July 12 – 20).
 * The 46th Umbria Jazz Festival starts in Perugia, Italy (July 12 – 21).
 * 13 – The 31st Aarhus Jazz Festival starts in Aarhus, Denmark (July 13 – 20).
 * 15 – The Moldejazz starts in Molde (August 15 – 20).
 * 16
 * The 72nd Nice Jazz Festival starts in Nice, France (July 16 – 20).
 * The 43rd Jazz de Vitoria starts in Gasteiz, Spain (July 16 – 20).
 * 24 – The 24th Canal Street Festival starts in Arendal (July 24 – 27).

August

 * 2
 * The 63rd Newport Jazz Festival starts in Newport, Rhode Island (August 2 – 4).
 * The Nišville International Jazz Festival starts in Niš, Serbia (August 2 – 11).
 * 6 – The 20th Øyafestivalen starts in Oslo, Norway (August 6 – 10).
 * 8 – The 33rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway (August 8 – 9).
 * 9 – The 35th Brecon Jazz Festival starts in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11).
 * 11 – The 34th Oslo Jazzfestival starts in Oslo, Norway (August 11 – 17).

September

 * 5 – The 14th Punktfestivalen opens in Kristiansand (September 5–7).
 * 27 – The 62nd Monterey Jazz Festival starts in Monterey, California (September 27 – 29).

October

 * 17 – The 37th DølaJazz starts in Lillehammer (October 17 – 20).
 * 24 – The 41st Guinness Cork Jazz Festival starts in Cork City, Ireland (October 24 – 28).
 * 31 – The 56th JazzFest Berlin, also known as The Berlin Jazz Festival starts in Berlin (October 31 – November 3).

November

 * 3 – American saxophonist and trumpeter Joe McPhee celebrates his 80th birthday.

December

 * 25 – American pianist Bob James celebrates his 80th birthday.

February
22 February 2019 The Gleaners by Larry Grenadier

January

 * 5 – Alvin Fielder, American drummer (born 1935).
 * 9 – Joseph Jarman, American saxophonist, Art Ensemble of Chicago (born 1937).
 * 13 – Willie Murphy, American singer and pianist (born 1943).
 * 16 – Chris Wilson, Australian singer and guitarist (born 1956).
 * 21 – Marcel Azzola, French accordionist (born 1927).
 * 23 – Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean guitarist (born 1952).
 * 26 – Michel Legrand, French composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist (born 1932).

February

 * 15 – Kofi Burbridge, American keyboardist and flautist, Tedeschi Trucks Band (born 1961).
 * 16 – Ken Nordine, American spoken word jazz artist (born 1920).
 * 17 – Ethel Ennis, American singer and pianist (born 1932).
 * 28 - Ed Bickert, Canadian jazz guitarist

March

 * 5 – Jacques Loussier, French jazz pianist and film score composer (born 1934)

December

 * 7 – Joe McQueen, American saxophonist (born 1919).