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1982 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1982.

Contents

April

  • 2 – The 9th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4).

    • May

  • 26 – 10th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 9).
  • 28 – 11th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 28 – 31).

    • June

  • 2 – The 3rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (July 2 – 11).

    • July

  • 9 – The 16th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 9 – 31).
  • 16 – The 7th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).

    • September

  • 17 – The 25th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).

    • Deaths

    February
  • 17 – Thelonious Monk (64), American pianist and composer
  • 26 – Gábor Szabó (45), Hungarian guitarist
    • March
  • 23 – Sonny Greer (86), American drummer and vocalist
    • May
  • 5 – Cal Tjader (56), American vibraphonist, drummer, and percussionist
    • June
  • 15 – Art Pepper (56), American alto saxophonist and clarinetist
    • July
  • 22 – Sonny Stitt (58), American saxophonist
    • October
  • 21 – Radka Toneff (30), Norwegian singer
    • November
  • 16 – Al Haig (60), American pianist

    • Births

    February
  • 13 – Even Helte Hermansen, Norwegian guitarist
    • August
  • 28 – Carlos Redman, American trumpeter

    • References

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