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Decade
  
1990s in jazz

Music
  
1991 in music

1991 in jazz

See also
  
1990 in jazz – 1992 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1991.

Contents

March

  • 22 – The 18th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).

    • May

  • 17 – The 20th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 17 – 20).
  • 22 – The 19th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).

    • July

  • 2 – 25th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 21).
  • 11 – The 16th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 11 – 14).

    • August

  • 16 – The 8th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).

    • September

  • 20 – The 34th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).

    • Unknown date

  • Carla Bley divorced Michael Mantler.
  • Carla Bley was married to Steve Swallow.

    • Deaths

  • Slim Gaillard (January 4, 1916 – February 26)
  • Bud Freeman (April 13, 1906 - March 15, 1991)
  • Bjarne Nerem (July 31, 1906 - April 1)
  • Charlie Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4)
  • Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28) American trumpeter, bandleader and composer
  • Buck Clayton (November 12, 1911 - December 8)
  • King Kolax (November 6, 1912 - December 18)
  • Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (November 23, 1929 - December 31)

    • Births

  • Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist

    • References

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