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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2017.

Contents

January

  • 12 – The 3rd annual Tucson Jazz Festival started in Tucson, Arizona (January 12 – 22).
  • 20 – The 36th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 20 – 21).

    • February

  • 1 – The 6th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (February 1 – 4).
  • 2 – The 19th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 2–5).
  • 9 – The 12th Ice Music Festival starts in Geilo, Norway (February 9 – 11).

    • March

  • 3 – The 13th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival start in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 3 – 5).
  • 31 – The 18th Cape Town International Jazz Festival start in Cape Town, South Africa (March 31 – April 1).

    • April

  • 7 – The 44th Vossajazz starts in Voss, Norway (April 7 – 9).
  • 30 – The International Jazz Day.

    • May

  • 9 – The 28th MaiJazz start in Stavanger, Norway (May 9 – 14).
  • 11 – The 17th Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés Paris in Paris, France (May 11 – 22).
  • 26 – The 45th Nattjazz start in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 4).

    • June

  • 22 – The 27th JazzBaltica start in Schloss Salzau close to Kiel, Germany (June 22–25).
  • 23 – The 7th Alfa Jazz Fest start in Lviv, Ukraine (June 23–27).
  • 28 – The 28th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 28 – July 10).
  • 29
  • The 37th Montreal International Jazz Festival start in Montreal, Canada (June 29 - July 8).
  • The 37th Jazz à Vienne start in Vienne, France (June 29 - July 13).
  • 30
  • The 5th Love Supreme Festival start in Glynde Place, East Sussex (June 30 – July 2).
  • The 51st Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 15).

    • July

  • 5 – The 53rd Kongsberg Jazzfestival start in Kongsberg, Norway (July 5 – 8).
  • 6 – The 17th Stavernfestivalen start in Stavern, Norway (July 6 – 8).
  • 7
  • The 38th Copenhagen Jazz Festival start in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 7 – 16).
  • The 44th Umbria Jazz Festival start in Perugia, Italy (July 7 – 16).
  • The 42nd North Sea Jazz Festival start in the The Hague, Netherlands ( July 7–9).
  • 8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival start in Pori, Finland (July 8 – 16).
  • 11 – The 41th Jazz de Vitoria start in Gasteiz, Spain (July 11 – 15).
  • 15 – The 29th Aarhus Jazz Festival start in Aarhus, Denmark (July 15 – 22).
  • 17
  • The 70th Nice Jazz Festival start in Nice, France (July 17 – 21).
  • The 56th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway ( July 17 – 22).
  • 26 – The 22nd Canal Street start in Arendal, Norway (July 26 – 29).
  • 28 – The 40th Jazz in Marciac start in Marciac, France (July 28 – August 14).

    • August

  • 4 – The 61st Newport Jazz Festival start in Newport, Rhode Island (August 4 – 6).
  • 8 – The 18th Øyafestivalen start in Oslo, Norway (August 8 – 12).
  • 10
  • The Nišville International Jazz Festival start in Niš, Serbia (August 10–13).
  • The 31st Sildajazz start in Haugesund, Norway (August 10–14).
  • 11 – The 33rd Brecon Jazz Festival start in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).

    • September

  • 14 – The 4th Everfest, Sonic Transmissions start at North Door in Austin, Texas (September 14–16).
  • 15 – The 60th Monterey Jazz Festival start in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).

    • October

  • 6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival start in Stockholm, Sweden (October 6 – 15).
  • 19 – The 34th DølaJazz start in Lillehammer, Norway (October 19 – 22).
  • 25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival start in Umeå, Sweden (October 25 – 29).
  • 27 – The 38th Cork Jazz Festival start in Cork, Ireland (October 27 – 30).

    • November

  • 2 – The 53rd Jazz Fest Berlin start in Berlin, Germany (November 2 – 5).
  • 10 – The 25th London Jazz Festival start in London, England (November 10 – 19).
  • 23 – The São Paulo Jazz Festival start in São Paulo, Brazil (November 23 – 26).

    • Deaths

    January
  • 8 – Rod Mason (76), British trumpeter.
  • 15
  • Terry Cryer (82), British jazz and blues photographer.
  • Thandi Klaasen (86), South African singer (pancreatic cancer).
  • 31 – John Wetton (67), English singer, bassist, and songwriter (cancer).
    • February
  • 7 – Svend Asmussen (100) was a Danish violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking".
  • 12
  • Al Jarreau (76), American singer.
  • Barbara Carroll (92), American pianist and singer.
  • 18 – Clyde Stubblefield (73), American drummer best known for his work with James Brown (kidney failure).
  • 19 – Larry Coryell (73), American guitarist.
  • 23 – Horace Parlan (86), American pianist.

    • References

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