1992 in jazz

Events

April

• 10 – The 19th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 10 – 12).

May

• 20 – The 20th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31).

June

• 5 – The 21st Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5 – 8).

July

• 2 – 26th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 18).
• 10 – The 17th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 10 – 12).

August

• 13 – The 9th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 13 – 15).

September

• 18 – The 35th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).

Album releases

• Jane Ira Bloom: Art and Aviation
• Maria Schneider: Evanescence
• Geri Allen: Maroons
• Wynton Marsalis: Citi Movement
• Joe Lovano: Universal Language
• Terence Blanchard: The Malcolm X Jazz Suite
• Sergey Kuryokhin: Some Combination of Fingers and Passion
• Medeski Martin & Wood: Notes From the Underground
• Courtney Pine: To The Eyes Of Creation
• Hank Roberts: Little Motor People
• Zeena Parkins: Ursa's Door
• Steve Turre: Sanctified Shells
• Pat Metheny: Secret Story
• Charles Gayle: Repent
• Michael Formanek: Loose Cannon
• Franz Koglmann: L'Heure Bleue
• Bill Frisell: Have a Little Faith
• Michael Mantler: Folly Seeing All This
• Bill Frisell: This Land
• Kenny Wheeler: Kayak
• Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin: Play
• Aydin Esen: Anadolu
• Christy Doran: Corporate Art
• Hal Russell: Hal's Bells
• Joachim Kuhn: Dynamics
• John Scofield: What We Do
• Mulgrew Miller: Hand In Hand
• Paul Plimley: When Silence Pulls
• Ray Anderson: Every One of Us
• Uri Caine: Sphere Music
• Sonny Simmons: Ancient Ritual
• John Pizzarelli: All of Me
• Roy Campbell: New Kingdom
• David S. Ware: Flight of I
• Matthew Shipp: Circular Temple
• Carol Sloane: Heart's Desire
• Eliane Elias: Fantasia
• Hugh Masekela: Beatin' Aroun de Bush
• Yellowjackets: Live Wires

Deaths

; January

• 17 – Charlie Ventura, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born 1916).

; February

• 8 – Denny Wright, English guitarist (born 1924).

; March

• 4 – Mary Osborne, American guitarist (born 1921).
• 6 – Hugh Gibb, English drummer and bandleader (born 1916).

; April

• 14 – Sammy Price, American pianist and bandleader (born 1908).
• 20 – Leon Abramson or Lee Abrams, American drummer (born 1925).

; June

• 10 – Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese songwriter and pianist (born 1931).

; August

• 1 – Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, American trumpeter (born 1920).
• 11 – Hayes Pillars, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born 1906).

; October

• 3 – John Carisi, American trumpeter and composer (born 1922).
• 7 – Ed Blackwell, American drummer (born 1929).

; November

• 8 – Red Mitchell, American upright bassist (born 1927).
• 14 – George Adams, American saxophonist (born 1940).
• 24 – June Tyson, American singer (born 1926).

; December

• 11 – Andy Kirk, American saxophonist and tubist (born 1898).

Births

; January

• 17 – Kristian B. Jacobsen, Norwegian bassist and composer.

; March

• 5 – Oddrun Lilja Jonsdottir, Icelandic/Norwegian guitarist, singer, and composer.
• 6 – Lukas Zabulionis, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
• 15 – Elisabeth Lid Trøen, Norwegian saxophonist.
• 17 – Alf Hulbækmo, Norwegian pianist.

; April

• 6 – Mathias Stubø, Norwegian electronica artist.

; October

• 1 – Gismo Graf, German guitarist and composer.

; December

• 10 – Vincent Ingala, American saxophonist.

; Unknown date

• Axel Skalstad, Norwegian drummer.
• Siril Malmedal Hauge, Norwegian singer, composer and band leader.

References

References

1. (30 December 2014). "Vossajazz – Historie". [[Vossajazz]].
2. "Nattjazz". [[Nattjazz]].
3. "Moers Festival 1992". [[Moers Festival]].
4. "Montreux Jazz Festival 1992 Setlists". Setlist.fm.
5. "North Sea Jazz Festival 1992". [[North Sea Jazz Festival]].
6. "Brecon Jazz Festival 1993". Songkick.com.
7. (July 2021). "The Monterey Jazz Festival Collections". EarlNewmanPrints.com.