1971 in jazz

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Decade 1970s in jazz		Music 1971 in music
See also 1970 in jazz – 1972 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1971.

May

2 – The 5th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (May 2 – June 24).

2 – The 18th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5).

17 – The 14th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).

April

12 – Wynton Kelly (39), Jamaican pianist and compose

July

6 – Louis Armstrong (69), American singer and trumpeter

8 – Charlie Shavers (50), American trumpeter

January

1 – Chris Potter, American saxophonist

4 – Nigel Hitchcock, English saxophonist

5 – Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist

20 – Zoe Rahman, English pianist and composer

September

20 – Sean J. Kennedy, American drummer

November

4 – Gregory Porter, American vocalist

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