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2004 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2004.

Contents

January

  • 22 – The 7th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 22 – 25).

    • April

  • 2
  • The 31st Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4).
  • Magne Thormodsæter was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2004.
  • 3 – Svein Folkvord performs the commissioned work Across for Vossajazz 2004.

    • May

  • 19 – The 32nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 19 – 29).
  • 28 – The 33rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 28 – 31).

    • June

  • 28 – The 16th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 28 – July 14).
  • 30
  • The 40th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (June 30 – July 3).
  • The 25th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 30 - July 11).

    • July

  • 2
  • The 26th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 2 – 11).
  • The 38th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 2 – 17).
  • 9 – The 29th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 9 – 11).
  • 12 – The 44th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 12 – 17).
  • 17
  • The 21st Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 17 – 24).
  • The 39th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 17 – 25).
  • 21 – The 57th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 21 – 28).
  • 23 – The 39th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 23 – 28).

    • August

  • 9 – The 19th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 9 - 15).
  • 11
  • The 50th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 11 – 15).
  • The 18th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 11 – 15).
  • 13 – The 21th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 13 – 15).

    • September

  • 17 – The 47th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).

    • November

  • 12 – The 13th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 12 – 21).

    • Unknown date

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    S

  • Maria Schneider and the Maria Schneider Orchestra: Concert in the Garden

    • Deaths

    May
  • 6 – Barney Kessel (80), American guirist (brain cancer).
  • 12 – John LaPorta (84), American clarinetist, composer and educator.
  • 17 – Elvin Jones (76), American drummer, notably with the John Coltrane Quartet of the 1960s.
    • June
  • 17 – Jackie Paris (77), American guitarist and singer.
    • July
  • 22 – Illinois Jacquet (81), American saxophonist.
    • October
  • 2 – Bjørnar Andresen, Norwegian bassist.
    • December
  • 26 – Sigurd Køhn (45), Norwegian saxophonist (tsunami).
  • 30 – Artie Shaw (94), American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and actor.

    • References

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