1995 in jazz

Events

April

• 7 – The 22nd Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 7 – 9).

May

• 23 – The 23rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 4).

June

• 2 – The 24th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 2 – 5).
• 29 – The 16th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 29 – July 9).

July

• 1 – The 5th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1 – 12).
• 7 – The 29th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 7 – 22).
• 14 – The 20th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).
• 15 – The 30th Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 15 – 23).
• 17 – The 36th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17 – 22).
  • The 48th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 7 – 16).
• 21 – The 30th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 25).

August

• 11 – The 12th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).

September

• 15 – The 38th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).

Unknown date

• The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz opens their first performance classes of jazz.

Album releases

• Butch Morris: Testament
• Dave Douglas: In Our Lifetime
• Matthew Shipp: The Flow of X
• Charlie Hunter: Bing, Bing, Bing!
• Marvin Peterson: African Portraits
• Guy Klucevsek: Citrus My Love
• Marty Ehrlich: Just Before The Dawn
• Matthew Shipp: Symbol Systems
• Gerry Hemingway: Marmalade King
• Steve Turre: Rhythm Within
• Medeski Martin and Wood: Friday Afternoon in the Universe
• Reggie Workman: Cerebral Caverns
• Muhal Richard Abrams: One Line, Two Views
• Dave Douglas: Five
• Bill Frisell: Go West
• Pat Metheny Group: We Live Here
• Henry Threadgill: Makin' a Move
• Dave Holland: Dream of the Elders
• Paul Plimley: Everything in Stage
• John Scofield: Groove Elation
• Chick Corea Quartet: Time Warp
• Matthew Shipp: Before the World
• Don Byron: Music for Six Musicians
• Uri Caine: Toys
• Carol Sloane with Phil Woods: The Songs Carmen Sang
• Michael Franks: Abandoned Garden
• Roy Campbell:Communion
• Marilyn Crispell: Destiny
• David S. Ware: Cryptology
• Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty: The Rite of Strings

Deaths

; January

• 1 – Jess Stacy, American pianist (born 1904).

; February

• 6 – Art Taylor, American drummer (born 1929).

; March

• 5 – Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet, and wit, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (born 1943).
• 30 – Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (born 1913).
• 31 – Max Brüel, Danish pianist and saxophonist (born 1927).

; April

• 2 – Julius Hemphill, American composer and saxophonist (born 1938).

; May

• 7 – Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (born 1910).
• 9 – Marshall Royal, American clarinetist and alto saxophonist (born 1912).
• 10
  • Jimmy Raney, American guitarist (born 1927).
  • Karl Drewo, Austrian saxophonist (born 1929).
• 15 – Minoru Matsuya, Japanese pianist (born 1910).
• 23 – Mick Pyne, English pianist (born 1940).

; June

• 4 – Earle Warren, American alto saxophonist and singer (born 1914).
• 5 – Bucky Calabrese, American upright bassist (born 1927).
• 30 – Phyllis Hyman, American singer and actress (born 1949).

; July

• 13 – Aimé Barelli, French trumpeter, vocalist, and band leader (born 1917).
• 22 – Percy Humphrey, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1905).

; August

• 11 – Phil Harris, American comedian, actor, singer, and musician (born 1904).
• 20 – John Gilmore, American saxophonist (born 1931).

; September

• 12 – Larry Gales, American upright bassist (born 1936).

; October

• 19 – Don Cherry, American trumpeter (born 1936).

; November

• 19 – Don Goldie, American trumpeter (born 1930).

; December

• 30 – Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1914).

; Unknown date

• Jacques Denjean, French composer and arranger, Les Double Six (born 1929).
• Roger Chaput, French guitarist and visual artist, Quintette du Hot Club de France (born 1909).

Births

; April

• 21 – Alma Macbride, American pianist, composer, and film maker.

; May

• 9 – Andrea Motis, Spanish singer and trumpeter.

; Unknown date

• 9 – Selma French Bolstad, Norwegian singer, fiddler, and composer.

References

References

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2. "Nattjazz". [[Nattjazz]].
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6. "Montreux Jazz Festival Setlists". Setlist.fm.
7. "North Sea Jazz Festival 1995". [[North Sea Jazz Festival]].
8. "Pori Jazz 95". [[Pori Jazz]].
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12. (March 2025). "Brecon Jazz Programme 1995". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com.
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14. "Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music". [[Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz]].