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1980s in jazz

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1986 in jazz

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1985 in jazz – 1987 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1986.

Contents

March

  • 21 – The 13th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 21 – 23).

    • May

  • 16 – 15th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 16 – 19).
  • 21 – 14th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 21 – June 4).

    • June

  • 27 – The 7th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 27 – July 6).

    • July

  • 3 – The 20th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 43 – 19).
  • 11 – The 11th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 11 – 13).

    • August

  • 15 – The 3rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 15 – 17).

    • September

  • 19 – The 29th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).

    • Deaths

    May
  • 19 – Jimmy Lyons (54), American alto saxophonist
  • 30 – Hank Mobley (55), American tenor saxophonist
    • June
  • 13 – Benny Goodman (77), American clarinetist and bandleader
    • July
  • 3 – Curley Russell (69), American upright-bassist
  • 31 – Teddy Wilson (73), American pianist
    • August
  • 21 – Thad Jones (63), American trumpeter
    • October
  • 22 – Thorgeir Stubø (42), Norwegian guitarist, band leader, and composer
    • November
  • 3 – Eddie Davis (64), American tenor saxophonist
  • 23 – Svein Øvergaard (74), Norwegian saxophonist and percussionist

    • Births

    March
  • 11 – Ayumi Tanaka, Japanese pianist
    • July
  • 11 – Jakop Janssønn Hauan, Norwegian drummer
    • October
  • 10 – Ellen Andrea Wang, Norwegian upright-bassist and singer
    • November
  • 11 – Jon Batiste, American singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader
    • December
  • 2 – Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass guitarist
    • Unknown date
  • Jon Audun Baar, Norwegian drummer
  • Emilie Stoesen Christensen, Norwegian singer and actor

    • References

    1986 in jazz Wikipedia
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