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2007 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2007.

Contents

January

  • 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 17–19).

    • February

  • 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival 2007 started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 1–4).

    • March

  • 2 – The 3rd Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (January 2 – 4).
  • 30
  • The 34th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 30 – April 1).
  • Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.
  • 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel går stilt for Vossajazz 2007.

    • May

  • 23 – The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2).
  • 25 – The 36th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 25 – 28).

    • June

  • 28 – The 27th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 28 - July 8).
  • 25 – The 19th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 25 – July 12).

    • July

  • 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 4 – 7).
  • 6
  • The 29th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 6 – 15).
  • The 41st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 6 – 21).
  • 13 – The 32nd North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 13 – 15).
  • 14 – The 42nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 14 – 22).
  • 16
  • The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 16 – 21).
  • Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.
  • 17 – The 24th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 17 – 21).
  • 18 – The 60th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 18 – 25).
  • 24 – The 42nd San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 24 – 29).

    • August

  • 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 8 – 12).
  • 9 – The 23rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 12).
  • 10 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 10 – 12).
  • 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 13 – 19).
  • 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (August 29 – September 1).

    • September

  • 21 – The 50th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).

    • November

  • 16 – The 16th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 16 – 25).

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  • Sonic Codex by Eivind Aarset (Jazzland Recordings).

    • Deaths

    January
  • 13 — Michael Brecker (57), American jazz saxophonist (leukemia).
    • February
  • 1 — Whitney Balliett (80), American journalist and jazz critic.
  • 25 — Al Viola (87), American guitarist.
    • April
  • 10 — Dakota Staton (76), American jazz vocalist.
  • 20 — Andrew Hill (75), American jazz pianist.
    • June
  • 8 — Nellie Lutcher (94), American singer and pianist.
    • July
  • 5 — George Melly (80), British vocalist.
  • 29 — Art Davis (72), American double-bassist.
    • August
  • 16 — Max Roach (83), American drummer.
    • September
  • 11 — Joe Zawinul (75), Austrian keyboardist and composer (skin cancer).
  • 15 — Gordon "Specs" Powell (85), American drummer and percussionist.
    • November
  • 16 — Grethe Kausland (60), actress and singer (lung cancer).
  • 20 — Ernest "Doc" Paulin (100), American musician.
    • December
  • 23 — Oscar Peterson (82), Canadian jazz pianist.

    • References

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