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Decade
  
1960s in jazz

Music
  
1969 in music

1969 in jazz

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1968 in jazz – 1970 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1969.

Contents

June

  • 18
  • The 3rd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 18 – 22).

    • July

  • 3 – The 16th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 3 – 6).
  • The 1st day featured Sun Ra and Space Arkestra, Bill Evans / Jeremy Steig, and George Benson
  • The 2nd day featured Jeff Beck Group, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull (Recorded)
  • The 3rd day featured Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, John Mayall, and Miles Davis Quintet (Recorded)
  • The 4th day featured Sly & The Family Stone, O.C. Smith, and Dave Brubeck.

    • August

  • 18 – The 9th National Jazz and Blues Festival started in Plumpton, East Sussex, England (August 8 – 10).
  • 19 – Trumpeter Miles Davis uses a wah-wah pedal on Bitches Brew (August 19 – 21).

    • September

  • 19 – The 12th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).

    • References

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