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- Events April May June July September
- Album releases
- Deaths
- Births
- See also
- References
- External links
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|image = Max Roach American Jazz Drummer with Odeon Pope saxophone in Keystone Korner photo by Jon Hammond 1981.jpg|Max Roach American Jazz Drummer with Odeon Pope saxophone in Keystone Korner photo by Jon Hammond 1981
|caption = Max Roach American Jazz Drummer with saxohonist Odeon Pope at Keystone Korner San Francisco Tuesday February 22nd 1981
|standards = post-1950
|prioryear = 1980
|afteryear = 1982
}}{{Year nav topic5|1981|jazz}}{{Dynamic list}}This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1981. EventsApril- 10 – The 8th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 10 – 12).[1]
May- 20 – 9th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – June 3).[2]
June- 2 – The 2nd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 2 – 10).[3]
- 5 – 10th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5 – 8).[4]
July- 3 – The 15th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 19).[5]
- 10 – The 6th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 10 – 12).[6]
September- 18 – The 24th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).[7]
Album releases{{div col|colwidth=30em}}- Anthony Davis: Episteme
- Joe McPhee: Topology
- Paul Motian: Psalm
- Rova Saxophone Quartet: As Was
- Marilyn Crispell: Spirit Music
- Muhal Richard Abrams: Blues Forever
- Henry Kaiser: Aloha
- Sergey Kuryokhin: The Ways of Freedom
- David Moss: Terrain
- David Murray: Home
- Frank Lowe: Skizoke
- Willem Breuker: In Holland
- Ronald Shannon Jackson: Nasty
- Billy Bang: Rainbow Gladiator
- Don Moye: Black Paladins
- Frederic Hand: Heart's Song
- Jaco Pastorius: Word of Mouth
- Joanne Brackeen: Special Identity
- Hal Russell: NRG Ensemble
- Marvin Peterson: The Angels of Atlanta
- Jan Garbarek: Paths Prints
- Oscar Peterson: Nigerian Marketplace
- Saheb Sarbib: Aisha
- Ronald Shannon Jackson: Street Priest
- Steve Douglas: Rainbow Suite
- Steve Khan: Eyewitness
- Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Marsalis
- Keith Tippett: Mujician
- Larry Carlton: Strikes Twice
{{div col end}}Deaths- January
- 9 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (born 1909).
- 21 – Russell Procope, American clarinettist and alto saxophonist (born 1908).
- February
- 23 – Shep Fields, American bandleader, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist (born 1910).
- 28 – Jean Robert, Belgian saxophonist (born 1908).
- March
- 5 – Red Saunders, American drummer and bandleader (born 1912).
- 20 – Sonny Red, American alto saxophonist (born 1932).
- April
- 3 – Polo Barnes, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1901).
- 29 – Cat Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1916).
- May
- 12 – Frank Weir, British orchestra leader and saxophonist (born 1911).
- 25 – Georg Malmstén, Finnish singer, musician, composer, orchestra conductor, and actor (born 1902).
- 28 – Mary Lou Williams, African-American pianist and composer (born 1910).
- July
- 21 – Snub Mosley, American trombonist (born 1905).
- August
- 3 – Seymour Österwall, Swedish tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1908).
- 4 – Tommy Turk, American trombonist (born 1927).
- 24 – Bill Coleman, American trumpeter (born 1904).
- September
- 9
- Fernand Coppieters, Belgian pianist and organist (born 1905).
- Helen Humes, American singer (born 1913).
- 13 – Bob Bates, American upright bassist (born 1923).
- December
- 15 – Samuel Jones, American upright bassist, cellist and composer (born 1924).
- 27 – Hoagy Carmichael, American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader (born 1899).
Births- January
- 18 – Martin Taxt, Norwegian tubist.
- February
- 18 – Kamasi Washington, American saxophonist, composer, producer, and bandleader.
- 20 – Chris Thile, American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality.
- 24 – Gwilym Simcock, British pianist and composer.
- March
- 10
- Elina Duni, Albanian singer and composer.
- Lars Horntveth, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, band leader, and composer.
- 13 – Ivo Neame, British pianist, saxophonist, and composer, Phronesis.
- April
- 3 – Erik Nylander, Swedish drummer, improviser, and composer, Magic Pocket.
- 27 – Hilde Marie Kjersem, Norwegian singer and songwriter.
- May
- 3 – Alexander Hawkins, British pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- 19 – Dan Forshaw, English saxophonist and educator.
- 20 – Carmen Souza, Portuguese singer and songwriter of Cape Verdean heritage.
- June
- 3 – Sam Amidon, American singer and songwriter.
- 16 – Ola Kvernberg, Norwegian violinist and composer.
- July
- 13
- Olavi Louhivuori, Finnish drummer and composer.
- Sigurd Hole, Norwegian upright bassist, Eple Trio.
- 21 – Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter, and actress.
- August
- 8 – Maria Ylipää, Finnish singer and actress.
- 14 – Thomas Morgan, American upright bassist and cellist.
- 16 – Øystein Moen, Norwegian pianist and keyboarder.
- 26 – Gwyneth Herbert, British singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.
- September
- 3 – Jørgen Munkeby, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and singer.
- October
- 18 – Sarah Buechi, Swiss singer.
- 20 – Kaori Kobayashi, Japanese saxophonist and flautist.
- 24 – Fredrik Mikkelsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
- 26 – Erlend Slettevoll, Norwegian pianist, Grand General.
- Desember
- 17 – Kim Myhr, Norwegian guitarist and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
- 18 – Maciej Obara, Polish saxophonist.
- Unknown date
- Anders Thorén, Swedish drummer.
- Andy Davies, Welsh trumpeter.
- Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, Norwegian drummer.
See also{{Portal|1980s|Jazz}}- 1980s in jazz
- List of years in jazz
- 1981 in music
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://vossajazz.no | title=Vossajazz | publisher=Vossajazz | accessdate=2016-04-30}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle |title=Nattjazz |language=Norwegian |publisher=Nattjazz |accessdate=2016-04-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle |archivedate=2016-03-22 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=1981&lang=en | title=Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1981 | publisher=Montreal International Jazz Festival | accessdate=2016-04-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610132644/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=1981&lang=en | archive-date=2016-06-10 | dead-url=yes | df= }}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 | title=Moers Festival 1982 | publisher=Moers Festival | accessdate=2016-04-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024317/http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 | archive-date=2016-03-14 | dead-url=yes | df= }}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1981/montreux-jazz-festival-1981-5bd6b318.html | title=Montreux Jazz Festival 1981 Setlists | publisher=Setlist.fm | accessdate=2016-04-30}}
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.northseajazz.com/en/program/1981 | title=North Sea Jazz Festival 1981 | publisher=North Sea Jazz Festival | accessdate=2016-04-30}}
7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.earlnewmanprints.com/1980s_Monterey_Jazz_Festival_Posters.html | title=Monterey Jazz Festival 1981 Poster | publisher=EarlNewmanPrints.com | accessdate=2016-04-30}}
External links - [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/timeline_year.php?pg=87 History Of Jazz Timeline: 1981] at All About Jazz
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