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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2006.
| 2006 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Decade | 2000s in jazz |
| Music | 2006 in music |
| Standards | List of jazz standards |
| See also | 2005 in jazz – 2007 in jazz |
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June 2006, Germany.
June 2006, Germany.
at Moers Festival, Germany 2006.
January
- 13 – The very first Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 13–15).[1]
- 26 – The 9th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 26–28).[2][3]
February
March
- 3 – The 2nd Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (January 3 – 5).[4]
April
- 7
- The 33rd Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 7 – 9).[5]
- Yngve Moe was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2006.[6]
- 8 – Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser for Vossajazz 2006.[7]
May
- 23 – The 34th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 24 – June 3).[8]
June
- 2 – The 35th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 2 – 5).[9]
- 29
- The 27th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 29 - July 9).[10]
- The 18th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 29 – July 16).[11]
- 30 – The 40th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 30 – July 15).[12]
July
- 5 – The 42nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 5 – 8).[13]
- 7 – The 28th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 7 – 16).[14]
- 14 – The 31st North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 14 – 16).[15]
- 15 – The 41st Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 15 – 23).[16]
- 17 – The 46th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17 – 22).[17]
- 18 – The 23rd Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 18 – 22).[18]
- 19 – The 59th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 19 – 26).[19]
- 21 – The 41st San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 21 – 26).[20]
August
- 9 – The 20th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 9 – 13).[21]
- 12
- The 52nd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (April 12 – 14).[22]
- 11 – The 23rd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 11 – 13).[23]
- 13 – The 21st Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 13 – 19).[24]
- 24 – The 2nd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (August 24–26).[25]
September
- 15 – The 49th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).[26]
October
November
- 10 – The 15th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 10 – 19).[27]
December
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January
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Arcoluz | Renaud Garcia-Fons | Enja Records | [28] |
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Just Friends | Rick Haydon & John Pizzarelli | Mel Bay | [29] | |
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September
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Metheny/Mehldau | Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau | Nonesuch Records | [30] | |
| 26 | Heartplay | Charlie Haden and Antonio Forcione | Naim Label | Produced by Charlie Haden | [31] |
October
November
December
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- January
- 2 — Michael S. Smith, American drummer and percussionist (born 1946).
- 5 — John Guerin, American percussionist (born 1939).
- 6 — Lou Rawls, American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer (born 1933).[32]
- 12 – Takehiro Honda, Japanese pianist (born 1945).
- 22 – Sherman Ferguson, American drummer (born 1944).
- February
- 3 — Romano Mussolini, Italian pianist (born 1927).[33]
- 7 — Jack Montrose, American tenor saxophonist (born 1928).
- 8
- Elton Dean, English saxophonist (born 1945).[34]
- Richard Dunbar, American player of the French horn (born 1944).
- 14 – Putte Wickman, Swedish clarinetist (born 1924).
- 17 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist (born 1929).
- 28 – Irv Kluger, American jazz drummer (born 1921).
- March
- 7 — Ken Sykora, English guitarist and radio presenter (born 1923).
- 8 — Raphe Malik, American trumpeter (born 1948).
- 17 – Narvin Kimball, American musician (born 1909).[35]
- 28 – Don Alias, American percussionist (born 1939).
- 30 – Jackie McLean, American alto saxophonist (born 1931).[36]
- April
- 18 – John Burch, English pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1932).
- May
- 1 — Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish conductor and composer (born 1932).
- 7 — Joan C. Edwards, American singer (born 1918).
- 10 – John Hicks, American pianist (born 1941).[37]
- 19 – Charles Turner, American trumpeter (born 1936).
- 20 – Tommy Watt, Scottish jazz bandleader (born 1925).
- June
- 6 — Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican-American pianist (born 1952).[38]
- 14 – Roland Alexander, American saxophonist (born 1935).
- 16 – Vlasta Průchová, Czech singer (born 1926).
- 30 – Ross Tompkins, American pianist (born 1938).
- July
- 5 – Don Lusher, English trombonist (born 1923).
- 11 – Bill Miller, American pianist (born 1915).[39]
- 16 – Malachi Thompson, American trumpeter (born 1949).[40]
- 17 – John G. Blowers Jr., American drummer (born 1911).
- 31 – Rufus Harley, American bagpiper (born 1936).[41]
- August
- 8 — Duke Jordan, American pianist (born 1922).
- 9 — Miguel "Angá" Díaz, Cuban percussionist (born 1961).
- 23 – Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpeter and bandleader (born 1928).[42]
- 28
- Pip Pyle, English-born drummer (born 1950).
- Shungo Sawada, Japanese guitarist (born 1930).
- September
- 2 — Dewey Redman, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1931).
- 3 — Ian Hamer, British trumpeter (born 1932).
- 23
- Etta Baker, American guitarist and singer (born 1913).
- Aladár Pege, Hungarian upright bassist (born 1939).
- 25 – Steve Marcus, American saxophonist (born 1939).
- October
- 6 — Claude Luter, French clarinetist and soprano saxophonist (born 1923).
- 10 – Ed Summerlin, American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and music educator (born 1928).[43]
- 25 – Walt Harper, American pianist (born 1926).
- November
- 1 — Charles W. LaRue, American trombonist (born 1922).
- 7 — Sonny Cohn, American trumpeter (born 1925).
- 17 – Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1928).[44]
- 19 – Art Murphy, American pianist and composer (born 1942).
- 23 – Anita O'Day, Canadian pianist (born 1919).[45]
- 24 – Walter Booker, American upright bassist (born 1933).
- 25 – Bobby Byrne, American bandleader, trombonist, and music executive (born 1918).
- 27 – Don Butterfield, American tubist (born 1923).
- December
- 4 – Dave Black, American drummer (born 1928).
- 7 — Jay McShann, American pianist and bandleader (born 1916).[46]
- 8 — Martha Tilton, American singer (born 1915).[47]
- 12
- Kenny Davern, American clarinetist (born 1935).
- Oscar Klein, Austrian trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist (born 1930).
- 14 – Sivuca, Brazilian accordionist and guitarist (born 1930).
- 18 – Pupo De Luca, Italian actor and musician (born 1924).
- 20 – Mick Mulligan, English trumpeter and bandleader (born 1928).
- 23 – Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and pianist (born 1952).
- 24 – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian composer and guitarist (born 1961).[48]
- 27 – Jean-Pierre Gebler, Belgian saxophonist (born 1938).
- Unknown date
- Barry Buckley, Australian upright bassist (born 1938).
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- January
- 10 – Angelina Jordan, Norwegian singer.[49]
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