1982 in jazz

{{Year in jazz

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|caption = Drummer J.R. Mitchell in an appearance with his quintet at the 1982 Kool Jazz Festival in New York

|standards = post-1950

|prioryear = 1981

|afteryear = 1983

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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1982.

Events

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=April=

2 – The 9th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4).{{cite web | url=http://vossajazz.no | title=Vossajazz | publisher=Vossajazz | accessdate=2016-04-30}}

=May=

26 – 10th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 9).{{cite web|url=http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle |title=Nattjazz |language=Norwegian |publisher=Nattjazz |accessdate=2016-04-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle |archivedate=2016-03-22 }}
28 – 11th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 28 – 31).{{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 | url-status=dead }}

=June=

2 – The 3rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 2 – 11).{{cite web | url=http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=1982&lang=en | title=Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1982 | publisher=Montreal International Jazz Festival | accessdate=2016-04-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610133008/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=1982&lang=en | archive-date=2016-06-10 | url-status=dead }}

=July=

9 – The 16th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 9 – 31).{{cite web | url=http://www.setlist.fm/festival/1982/montreux-jazz-festival-1982-4bd63f1e.html | title=Montreux Jazz Festival 1982 Setlists | publisher=Setlist.fm | accessdate=2016-04-30}}
16 – The 7th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).{{cite web | url=http://www.northseajazz.com/en/program/1982 | title=North Sea Jazz Festival 1982 | publisher=North Sea Jazz Festival | accessdate=2016-04-30}}

=September=

17 – The 25th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).{{cite web | url=http://www.earlnewmanprints.com/1980s_Monterey_Jazz_Festival_Posters.html | title=Monterey Jazz Festival 1982 Poster | publisher=EarlNewmanPrints.com | accessdate=2016-04-30}}

Album releases

Anthony Davis: Variations In Dream-time
Henry Threadgill: When Was That?
Air: 80° Below '82
Billy Bang: Outline No. 12
Dave Holland: Life Cycle
David Murray: Murray's Steps
Jane Ira Bloom: Mighty Lights
Lol Coxhill: Instant Replay
Dewey Redman: The Struggle Continues
Steve Lacy: Flame
Elements: Elements
Errol Parker: Tentet
James Ulmer: Black Rock
Joe McPhee: Oleo
John Carter: Dauwhe
Sonny Simmons: Backwoods Suite
Steps Ahead: Paradox
Tony Coe: Tournee Du Chat
Ronald Shannon Jackson: Mandance
Warren Vaché: Midtown Jazz
Paul Winter: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass
Cecil McBee: Flying Out
Shadowfax: Shadowfax
Jack DeJohnette: Inflation Blues
Stanley Jordan: Touch Sensitive
Kevin Eubanks: Guitarist
Michael Franks: Objects of Desire
Hugh Masekela: Home
Claus Ogerman and Michael Brecker: Cityscape

Deaths

; January

9 – Vido Musso, Italian-American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1913).

; February

7 – Joseph Reinhardt, French guitarist and composer (born 1912).
17 – Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (born 1917).
26 – Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist (born 1936).

; March

9 – Leonid Utyosov, Soviet singer and comic actor (born 1895).
23 – Sonny Greer, American drummer and vocalist (born 1895).

; May

5 – Cal Tjader, American vibraphonist, drummer, and percussionist (born 1925).

; June

11 – Al Rinker, American singer and composer (born 1907).
15 – Art Pepper, American alto saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1925).
25 – Alex Welsh, Scottish singer, cornetist, and trumpeter (born 1929).

; July

9 – Wingy Manone, American trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (born 1900).
22 – Sonny Stitt, American saxophonist (born 1924).

; October

21 – Radka Toneff, Norwegian singer (born 1952).

; November

11 – Gösta Törner, Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader (born 1912).
16 – Al Haig, American pianist (born 1922).

; December

17 – Big Joe Williams, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1903).

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Births

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; January

1 – Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød, Norwegian drummer, Splashgirl.

; February

4 – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Norwegian guitarist, singer, and composer.
5 – Marco Di Meco, Italian flautist, composer, music producer, and writer.
13 – Even Helte Hermansen, Norwegian guitarist, Bushman's Revenge and Red Kite.

; March

8 – Isak Strand, Norwegian drummer, electronica artist, and sound engineer, Me At Sea.
9 – Erica von Kleist, American flautist, saxophonist, and composer.

; April

2 – Daniel Herskedal, Norwegian tubist.
3 – Irene Kepl, Austrian violinist and composer.
9 – Øyvind Skarbø, Norwegian drummer and composer.
13 – Nellie McKay, British comedian, singer, songwriter, actor, and composer.
30 – Tyler Gilmore, American composer and orchestra conductor.

; May

1 – Ambrose Akinmusire, American trumpeter and composer.
23
Malene Mortensen, Danish singer.
Martin Musaubach, Argentine band-leading pianist, composer, arranger and producer.

; July

7 – Ferit Odman, Turkish drummer and composer.
28 – Mariam Wallentin, Swedish singer, musician, composer, and voice actor.

; August

; September

11 – Michel Reis, Luxembourgian jazz pianist and composer.