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1975 in jazz – 1977 in jazz |
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1976.
9 – The 3rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 9 – 11).
19 – The 4th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 19 – June 2).
4 – The 5th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 4 – 7).
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The 23rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 25 – July 5).
The 10th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 25 – July 11).
16 – The very first North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).
17 – The 19th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).
January
28 – Ray Nance (62), American trumpeter, violinist and singer
February
6 – Vince Guaraldi (47), American pianist
April
7 – Jimmy Garrison (42), American upright-bassist
February
11 – Gretchen Parlato, American singer
20 – Ben Wendel, Canadian-American saxophonist, composer, bassoonist, and pianist
June
6 – Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer and voice actress
September
4 – Alex Pangman, Canadian singer
October
7 – Pekka Kuusisto, Finnish violinist
Unknown date
Ferenc Nemeth, Hungarian drummer and composer
Yasuyuki "Yaz" Takagi, Japanese saxophonist
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