1995 in jazz
Trumpeter and bandleader Doc Paulin at 1995 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1995 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1994 in jazz – 1996 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1995.

• 7 – The 22nd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 7 – 9).^[1]

• 23 – The 23rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 4).^[2]

• 2 – The 24th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 2 – 5).^[3]
• 29 – The 16th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 29 – July 9).^[4]

• 1 – The 5th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1 – 12).^[5]
• 7 – The 29th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 7 – 22).^[6]
• 14 – The 20th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).^[7]
• 15 – The 30th Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 15 – 23).^[8]
• 17 – The 36th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17 – 22).^[9]
  • The 48th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 7 – 16).^[10]
• 21 – The 30th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 25).^[11]

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

• 15 – The 38th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).^[13]

• The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz opens their first performance classes of jazz.^[14]

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).

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.

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1995 in music

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1995 at All About Jazz

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