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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2009.

Contents

January

  • 9 – The 5th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 9 – 11).

    • February

  • 4 – The 12th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 4–8).

    • March

  • 6 – The 5th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 6 - 8).
  • 18
  • The 36th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18–20).
  • Kjetil Møster was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2009.
  • 19 – Solveig Slettahjell performs the commissioned work Tarpan Seasons for Vossajazz 2009.

    • April

  • 22 – The 15th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 22 - 26).

    • May

  • 20 – The 37th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 - 30).
  • 29 – The 38th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 29 – June 1).

    • June

  • 29 – The 21st Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 29 – July 9).
  • 30 – The 29th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 30 - July 12).

    • July

  • 1 – The 45th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 1 – 4).
  • 3
  • The 31st Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 3 – 12).
  • The 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 18).
  • 10
  • The 34th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 10 – 12).
  • The 44th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 10 – 19).
  • 13 – The 49th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 13 – 18).
  • 15 – The 26th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 15 – 18).
  • 18
  • The 44th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 18 – 20).
  • The 62nd Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 18 – 25).

    • August

  • 7 – The 25th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 7 – 9).
  • 8 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 8 – 10).
  • 9 – The 24th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 9 – 15).
  • 12 – The 23rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway (August 12 – 16).

    • September

  • 2 – The 5th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 2 – 5).
  • 19 – The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).

    • November

  • 13 – The 18th London Jazz Festival started in England (November 13 – 22).

    • Deaths

    January
  • 20 – David "Fathead" Newman (75), American saxophonist.
    • February
  • 7 – Blossom Dearie (82), American jazz singer and pianist.
  • 9 – Vic Lewis (89), British jazz guitarist.
  • 12
  • Coleman Mellett (34), American jazz guitarist (plane crash).
  • Gerry Niewood (65), American jazz saxophonist (plane crash).
  • Mat Mathews (84), Dutch jazz accordionist.
  • 14 – Louie Bellson (84), American jazz drummer.
  • 15 – Joe Cuba (78), Puerto Rican jazz percussionist.
  • 19 – Harrison Ridley Jr. (70), American jazz presenter.
  • 20 – Fats Sadi (81), Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer.
    • March
  • 18 – Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist.
    • June
  • 3 – Koko Taylor (80), American singer.
  • 7 – Kenny Rankin (69), American singer and songwriter.
  • 16 – Tina Marsh (55), American jazz singer and composer (cancer).
    • August
  • 13 – Les Paul (94), American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording.
    • November
  • 6 – Kjell Bartholdsen (71), Norwegian saxophonist
  • 21 – Gerhard Aspheim (79), Norwegian trombonist

    • References

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