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1983 in jazz
1983 in jazz
	Dee Bell performing at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall
Decade	1980s in jazz
Music	1983 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1982 in jazz – 1984 in jazz

This page is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1983.

Events

March

25 – The 10th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).^[1]

May

18 – 11th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 18 – June 1).^[2]
20 – 12th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 20 – 23).^[3]

June

1 – The 4th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 1 – 10).^[4]

July

8
- The 8th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 8 – 10).^[5]
- The 17th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 8 – 24).^[6]

September

16 – The 26th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 16 – 18).^[7]

Unknown date

Eliane Elias married Randy Brecker, brother of Michael Brecker.^[8]

Album releases

Borbetomagus: Barbed Wire Maggots
Anthony Davis: Hemispheres
Terje Rypdal: Eos
Don Pullen: Evidence of Things Unseen
James Newton: Luella
Marilyn Crispell: Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky
Ganelin Trio: Semplice
Microscopic Septet: Take the Z Train
Muhal Richard Abrams: Rejoicing with the Light
Tim Berne: Mutant Variations
Terence Blanchard & Donald Harrison: New York Second Line
Steps Ahead: Steps Ahead
Dollar Brand: Ekaya
Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Show Stopper
Pat Metheny: Rejoicing
Paul Motian: The Story of Maryam
Joachim Kuhn: I'm Not Dreaming
Kenny Wheeler: Double, Double You
Lakshminarayana Subramaniam: Spanish Wave
Roger Neumann: Introducing Rather Large Band
Dave Holland: Jumpin' In
Henry Threadgill: Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket
George Russell: So What
Derek Bailey: Epiphany
Bobby Shew: Breakfast Wine
Bob Wasserman: Solo
Joe McPhee: Visitation
Bobby Watson: Jewel
Branford Marsalis: Scenes In The City
Wynton Marsalis: Think of One
Ronald Shannon Jackson: Barbeque Dog
Shadowfax: Shadowdance
Michael Franks: Passionfruit
John Pizzarelli: I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)

Deaths

January

13
- Barry Galbraith, American guitarist (born 1919).
- John Ouwerx, Belgian pianist and composer (born 1903).
28 – Sweet Emma Barrett, American pianist and singer (born 1897).

February

2 – Moses Allen, American upright bassist (born 1907).
12 – Eubie Blake, American composer, lyricist, and pianist (born 1887).

March

14 – Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, and composer (born 1925).
16 – Ernie Royal, American trumpeter (born 1921).

April

1 – Ken Kersey, Canadian pianist (born 1916).
7 – Cag Cagnolatti, American trumpeter (born 1911).
13 – Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (born 1927).
22 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903).
27 – Kippie Moeketsi, South-African alto saxophonist (born 1925).

May

6 – Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (born 1922).
25 – Paul Quinichette, American tenor saxophonist (born 1916).

June

19 – Al Lucas, Canadian upright bassist (born 1912).

July

1 – Sandy Mosse, American tenor saxophonist (born 1929).
5 – Harry James, American trumpeter and band leader (born 1916).
8 – Lammar Wright Jr., American trumpeter (born 1924).
12 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist and flautist, Traffic (born 1944).
15 – Sadik Hakim, American pianist and composer (born 1919).
18 – Bob Cornford, British jazz pianist and composer (born 1940).

August

9 – Don Ewell, American stride pianist (born 1916).

September

1 – Arthur Herzog Jr., American songwriter and composer (born 1900).
15
- Willie Bobo, Puerto Rican-American percussionist (born 1934).
- Johnny Hartman, African-American singer (born 1923).
18 – Roy Milton, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1907).

October

Wilbert Baranco, American pianist and bandleader (born 1909).

November

8 – James Booker, American keyboarder (born 1939).
12 – Preston Jackson, American trombonist (born 1902).
22 – Kamil Běhounek, Bohemian-Czech accordionist (born 1916).
25 – Waymon Reed, American trumpeter (born 1940).

December

13 – Marshall Brown, American trombonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1920).
16 – Harry Miller, South African upright bassist (born 1941).

Unknown date

Pat Smythe, Scottish pianist (born 1923).

Births

January

20 – Eivind Lønning, Norwegian trumpeter.

February

3 – Gilad Hekselman, Israeli guitarist and composer.
22 – Lars Winther, Danish pianist, composer, producer, and arranger.

March

10 – Lőrinc Barabás, Hungarian trumpeter and composer.
31 – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, American trumpeter and composer.

April

20 – Ryan Blotnick, American guitarist.

May

8 – Nikoletta Szőke, Hungarian singer.
26 – Rune Nergaard, Norwegian upright bassist, Bushman's Revenge.

June

17 – Jaimie Branch, American trumpeter and electronica artist (died 2022)
24 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer, Puma.
30 – Espen Berg, Norwegian pianist, arranger, and composer, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.

July

5 – Sofia Jernberg, Ethiopian-Swedish experimental singer and composer.
8 – Jamie Brooks, English pianist, keyboarder, composer, and arranger.
13 – Harold López-Nussa, Cuban pianist.
22 – Andreas Ulvo, Norwegian pianist, organist, keyboarder, and composer, Eple Trio.

August

17 – Luques Curtis, American bassist.

September

14 – Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter (died 2011).
19 – Petter Eldh, Swedish upright bassist and composer.
25 – Hayden Powell, English trumpeter and composer.
26 – Magnus Hjorth, Swedish pianist and composer.

October

7 – Aaron Parks, American pianist and composer.
14 – Andreas Stensland Løwe, Norwegian pianist, Splashgirl.
19 – Makaya McCraven, American drummer.

November

10
- Bez Idakula, Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and composer.
- David Virelles, Cuban pianist and composer.^[9]
- Svein Magnus Furu, Norwegian saxophonist composer, and music journalist.
23 – Thomas Pridgen, American drummer, The Mars Volta.