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2011 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2011.

Contents

January

  • 20 – The 6th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 20 – 23).
  • 26 – The first Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 26 – 29).

    • February

  • 3 – The 13th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 3 – 7).

    • March

  • 4 – The 7th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 4 – 6).

    • April

  • 15 – The 38th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 15 – 17).
  • 16
  • Mari Kvien Brunvoll was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2011.
  • Mathias Eick performed the commissioned work Voss at Vossajazz
  • 27 – The 17th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 27 – May 1).
  • 30 – The International Jazz Day.

    • May

  • 25 – The 39th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).

    • June

  • 10 – The 40th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 10 – 11).
  • 15 – The 23rd Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 15 – July 17).
  • 17 – The 28th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (June 17 – 19).
  • 25 – The 31st Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 25 – July 4).

    • July

  • 1
  • The 33rd Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1 – 10).
  • The 45th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 1 – 16).
  • 6 – The 47th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 9).
  • 8
  • The 36th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 8 – 10).
  • The 64th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 8 – 12).
  • 9 – The 46th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 9 – 17).
  • 18 – The 51st Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 18 – 23).
  • 21 – The 46th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 25).

    • August

  • 5 – The 55th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 5 – 7).
  • 10 – The 25th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10–14).
  • 12
  • Marius Neset is awarded the Sildajazzprisen 2011.
  • The 27th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 12 – 14).
  • 15 – The 26th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 20).

    • September

  • 1 – The 7th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 1 – 3).
  • 16 – The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).

    • November

  • 11 – 20th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 11 – 20).

    • December

  • 18 – Eldbjørg Raknes was awarded the Norwegian jazz award Buddyprisen 2011.

    • Deaths

    January
  • 29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American composer, music theorist, and teacher.
    • February
  • 14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist.
    • April
  • 26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
    • May
  • 15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen.
    • July
  • 23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English singer and songwriter.
  • 24 – Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).
  • 26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.
    • September
  • 7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer.
  • 19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.
    • October
  • 8 – Roger Williams (87), American pianist.
    • November
  • 19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.
  • 22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.
    • December
  • 2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.
  • 17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.

    • References

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