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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2001.

Contents

January

  • 25 – The 4th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 25 – 28).

    • April

  • 6
  • The 28th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8).
  • Stein Inge Brækhus was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003.
  • 3 – Eldbjørg Raknes performs the commissioned work So much depends upon a red wheel barrow for Vossajazz 2003.

    • May

  • 23 – The 29th Nattjazz 2001 started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2).

    • June

  • 1 – The 30th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 1 – 4).
  • 19 – The 13th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 19 – July 8).
  • 26 – The 18th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (June 26 – July 22).
  • 29 – The 22nd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 29 - July 10).

    • July

  • 6 – The 35th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 6 – 22).
  • 13 – The 26th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 13 – 15).
  • 14 – The 36th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 14 – 22).
  • 16 – The 41st Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 16 – 21).
  • 21 – The 54th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 21 – 28).
  • 24 – The 36th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 24 – 29).

    • August

  • 6 – The 16th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 6 - 12).
  • 8 – The 15th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 8 – 12).
  • 10
  • The 47th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 10 – 12).
  • The 19th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 10 – 12).

    • September

  • 21 – The 44th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).

    • November

  • 9 – The 10th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 9 – 18).

    • Unknown date

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    B

  • Michael Brecker: Nearness Of You: The Ballad Book (Verve)

    • C

  • Marilyn Crispell: Blue (Black Saint)

    • G

  • Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: Swingin' For The Fences (Silverline)

    • H

  • Herbie Hancock: Future 2 Future (Transparent, Columbia)
  • Gordon Haskell: Look Out (Flying Sparks)

    • K

  • Olga Konkova Trio: Some Things From Home (Candid)
  • Diana Krall: The Look of Love (Verve)

    • G

  • Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: Swingin' For The Fences

    • H

  • Herbie Hancock: Future 2 Future
  • Gordon Haskell: Flying Sparks

    • M

  • James Morrison: Scream Machine (Morrison Records)

    • S

  • Matthew Shipp: Expansion Power Release (hatOLOGY)

    • T

  • The Idea of North: The Sum of Us (Magnetic Records)

    • W

  • Robbie Williams: Swing When You're Winning (Capitol)
  • World Saxophone Quartet: 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (Justin Time)

    • Deaths

    February
  • 13 – Moses Taiwa Molelekwa (27), South African pianist.
    • March
  • 29 – John Lewis (80), American pianist, composer and arranger.

    • References

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