1995 in jazz

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

Events

=April=

7 – The 22nd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 7 – 9).{{cite web | url=https://vossajazz.no/historie | title=Vossajazz – Historie | date=30 December 2014 | language=Norwegian | publisher=Vossajazz | accessdate=2016-04-29}}

=May=

23 – The 23rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 4).{{cite web|url=http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle |title=Nattjazz |language=Norwegian |publisher=Nattjazz |accessdate=2016-04-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle |archivedate=2016-03-22 }}

=June=

2 – The 24th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 2 – 5).{{cite web | url=http://www.moers-festival.de/archiv.html | title=Moers Festival 1995 | publisher=Moers Festival | accessdate=2016-04-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308060230/http://www.moers-festival.de/archiv.html | archive-date=2016-03-08 | url-status=dead }}
29 – The 16th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 29 – July 9).{{cite web | url=http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1995/posters.aspx | title=Montreal International Jazz Festival 1995 | publisher=Montreal International Jazz Festival | accessdate=2016-02-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603201004/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1995/posters.aspx | archive-date=2016-06-03 | url-status=dead }}

=July=

1 – The 5th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1 – 12).{{cite web | url=http://www.viennajazz.org/en/history-1995 | title=Jazz Fest Wien 1995: July 1 – 12 | publisher=Jazz Fest Wien | accessdate=2016-04-28}}
7 – The 29th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 7 – 22).{{cite web | url=http://www.setlist.fm/festivals/montreux-jazz-festival-5bd6bf94.html | title=Montreux Jazz Festival Setlists | publisher=Setlist.fm | accessdate=2016-04-29}}
14 – The 20th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).{{cite web | url=http://www.northseajazz.com/en/program/1995 | title=North Sea Jazz Festival 1995 | publisher=North Sea Jazz Festival | accessdate=2016-04-27}}
15 – The 30th Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 15 – 23).{{cite web | url=http://historia.porijazz.fi/?classname=festivalyear&methodname=year&year=1995&lang=fi | title=Pori Jazz 95 | publisher=Pori Jazz | accessdate=2016-04-29 | archive-date=2016-05-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531220330/http://historia.porijazz.fi/?classname=festivalyear&methodname=year&year=1995&lang=fi | url-status=dead }}
17 – The 36th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17 – 22).{{cite web | url=http://folk.uio.no/henrikb/uteliv/konsert/festivaler/sommer95/moldejazz.html | title=Molde Jazzfestival 1995 | language=Norwegian | publisher=University of Oslo | accessdate=2016-04-29}}
The 48th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 7 – 16).{{cite web | url=https://no.pinterest.com/pin/418412621603721139 | title=Nice Jazz Festival 1995 | publisher=Pinterest.com | accessdate=2016-04-29}}
21 – The 30th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 25).{{cite web | url=https://no.pinterest.com/pin/193232640232055235 | title=San Sebastian's Jazz Festival poster 1995 | publisher=Pinterest.com | accessdate=2016-04-29}}

=August=

11 – The 12th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).{{cite web | url=http://www.friendsofbreconjazz.com/past-programmes/1995 | title=Brecon Jazz Programme 1995 | publisher=FriendsOfBreconJazz.com | accessdate=2016-04-29}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

=September=

15 – The 38th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).{{cite web | url=http://collections.stanford.edu/mjf/search.action;jsessionid=3CB798F9A9F381A3189300618DBB78B8?band=%22John+Scofield+Quartet%22 | title=The Monterey Jazz Festival Collection | publisher=Collections.Stanford.edu | accessdate=2016-04-29 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=Unknown date=

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz opens their first performance classes of jazz.{{cite web | url=http://monkinstitute.org/education/college | title=Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music | publisher=Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz | accessdate=2016-03-02 | archive-date=2016-03-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315065226/http://monkinstitute.org/education/college/ | url-status=dead }}

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
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