Neha Patil (Editor)

2014 in jazz

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Decade
  
2010s in jazz

Music
  
2014 in music

2014 in jazz

See also
  
2013 in jazz – 2015 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2014.

Contents

January

  • 16 – The 9th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 16 – 19).
  • 22 – The 3rd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 22 – 26).

    • February

  • 5 – The 16th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 5 – 9).
  • 28 – The 10th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (February 28 – March 2).

    • April

  • 11 – The 41st Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 11 – 13).
  • 12
  • Sigbjørn Apeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2014.
  • Mats Eilertsen performed the commissioned work Rubicon for Vossajazz 2014.
  • 23 – The 20th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 23 – 27).
  • 30 – The International Jazz Day.

    • May

  • 22 – The 42nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – 31)

    • June

  • 26
  • The 34th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 26 – July 6).
  • The 26th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 26 – July 11).

    • July

  • 2 – The 50th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway (July 2 – 5).
  • 4
  • The 36th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 4 – 14).
  • The 48th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 18).
  • 5 – Mathias Eick was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2014 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
  • 8 – The 67th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 8 – 12).
  • 10 – The 14th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway (July 10 – 12).
  • 11 – The 39th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 11 – 13).
  • 12
  • The 26th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark (July 12 – 19).
  • The 49th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 12 – 20).
  • 14 – The 54th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Sidsel Endresen as artist in residence (July 14 – 19).
  • 15 – Monkey Plot was awarded the JazzIntro 2014 at Moldejazz.
  • 22 – The 19th Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway (July 22 – 26).

    • August

  • 3 – The 58th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 3 – 5).
  • 6 – The 28th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 6–10).
  • 7 – The 30th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 7 – 9).
  • 11 – The 29th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 11–16).
  • 12 – Odd André Elveland was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2014 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.

    • September

  • 4 – The 10th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 4 – 6).
  • 19 – The 57th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).

    • October

  • 10 – The 31st Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 10 – 19).

    • November

  • 14 – The 23rd London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 14 – 23).

    • June

  • Bobby Hutcherson: Enjoy the View (Blue Note)

    • Deaths

    January
  • 27 – Pete Seeger (94), American guitarist.
    • February
  • 24 – Franny Beecher (92), American guitarist.
  • 25 – Paco de Lucía (66), Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer.
    • May
  • 25 – Herb Jeffries (100), American singer and actor.
    • June
  • 18 – Horace Silver (85), American pianist.
    • July
  • 11 – Charlie Haden (76), American upright-bassist.
  • 19 – Lionel Ferbos (103), American trumpeter.
    • September
  • 8 – Gerald Wilson (96), American trumpeter.
  • 12 – Joe Sample (75), American pianist.
  • 18 – Kenny Wheeler (84), Canadian composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player.
    • October
  • 10 – Olav Dale (55), Norwegian saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader.
  • 16 – Tim Hauser (72), American singer.
  • 25 – Jack Bruce (71), Scottish bassist, composer and orchestra leader.
    • December
  • 24 – Buddy DeFranco (91), American clarinetist.

    • References

    2014 in jazz Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA