# 1974 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1974.

## Events
### April

* 5 – The very first Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 5 – 7).

### May

* 22 – The 2nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5).
* 31 – The 3rd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 31 – June 1).

### June

* 28
** The 21st Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 28 – July 7).
** The 8th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 28 – July 7).

### September

* 20 – The 17th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).

### Unknown date

* The First International Boogie Woogie Festival at WDR Cologne, Germany, on Sept.14/15 1974, with Memphis Slim, Willie Mabon, Axel Zwingenberger, Bob Hall, Jo-Ann Kelly, Vince Weber among others, organized by Hans W. Ewert for Radio WDR

## Album releases

* Sam Rivers: Crystals
* Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues
* Steve Lacy: Saxophone Special
* Jeanne Lee: Conspiracy
* Leo Smith: Reflectativity
* Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller
* Randy Weston: Blues To Africa
* Marion Brown: Sweet Earth Flying
* Paul Rutherford: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie
* Marvin Peterson: Children of the Fire
* John Abercrombie: Timeless
* Roswell Rudd: Flexible Flyer
* McCoy Tyner: Atlantis
* Globe Unity Orchestra: Hamburg '74
* Cecil McBee: Mutima
* Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse
* Ralph Towner: Solstice
* Terje Rypdal: Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
* Roscoe Mitchell: Solo Saxophone Concerts
* Steve Kuhn: Ecstasy
* Joe McPhee: Pieces of Light
* Keith Jarrett: Death and the Flower
* Steve Kuhn: Trance
* Steve Lacy: Scraps
* David Liebman: Drum Ode
* Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue
* Tete Montoliu: Music for Perla
* Bill Watrous: Manhattan Wildlife Refuge
* Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions
* Mike Gibbs: Only Chrome Waterfall
* McCoy Tyner: Sama Layuca
* Oregon: Winter Light
* Billy Cobham: Total Eclipse
* Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid
* Miles Davis: Get Up With It
* Herbie Hancock: Thrust
* Gene Ammons: Brasswind

## Deaths
### January

* 10 – Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist (born 1918).
* 23 – Don Fagerquist, American trumpeter (born 1927).
* 26
** Archie Semple, Scottish clarinetist (born 1928).
** Joe Benjamin, American upright bassist. (born 1919).
* 28 – Ed Allen, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist (born 1897).

### February

* 25 – Julian Dash, American tenor (born 1916).

### March

* 1 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (born 1935).
* 9 – Floyd Bean, American jazz pianist (born 1904).
* 22 – Sam Donahue, American tenor saxophonist, trumpeter and musical arranger (born 1918).
* 27 – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and composer.

### April

* 11 – Fud Candrix, Belgian saxophonist and violinist (born 1908).

### May

* 4 – Geraldo, English bandleader and composer (born 1904).
* 15 – Paul Gonsalves, American tenor saxophonist (born 1920).
* 24 – Duke Ellington, American composer, pianist, and bandleader (born 1899).

### August

* 6 – Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist (born 1925).
* 9 – Bill Chase, American trumpeter (born 1934).
* 13 – Tina Brooks, American tenor saxophonist and composer (born 1932).
* 21 – Marvin Ash, American pianist (born 1914).
* 25 – Gus Viseur, Belgian-French button accordionist (born 1915).

### October

* 8 – Harry Carney, American saxophonist (born 1910).
* 18 – John Anderson, American trumpeter (born 1921).

### November

* 19 – George Brunies, American trombonist (born 1902).

## Births
### January

* 4
** Hild Sofie Tafjord, Norwegian French hornist.
** Sjur Miljeteig, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and author.

### February

* 17 – Bernt Moen, Norwegian pianist, keyboarder, and composer.
* 21 – Benjamin Koppel, Danish saxophonist.
* 27 – Alexi Tuomarila, Finnish pianist and composer.

### March

* 27 – Lars Skoglund, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and drummer.

### April

* 10 – Beate S. Lech, Norwegian singer, composer, and lyricist.
* 18 – Madeleine Peyroux, American singer-songwriter.
* 24 – Niño Josele, Spanish guitarist and exponent of the New Flamenco style.
* 29 – Børre Dalhaug, Norwegian drummer.
* 30 – Aaron Goldberg, American pianist.

### May

* 29 – Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (died 2009).
* 30 – Nick Etwell, British trumpeter, The Filthy Six.

### July

* 7 – Kenneth Ekornes, Norwegian percussionist.
* 10 – Kai Fagaschinski, German clarinetist and composer.
* 17 – Laura Macdonald, Scottish alto and soprano saxophonist, composer and teacher.
* 22 – Kåre Nymark, Norwegian trumpeter and composer.
* 29 – Viktoria Tolstoy, Swedish singer.
* 31 – Dafnis Prieto, Cuban-American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator.

### August

* 13 – Magnus Lindgren, Swedish saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.

### September

* 10 – Lasse Marhaug, Norwegian electronic musician.
* 24 – Miriam Aïda, Swedish singer.
* 30 – Varre Vartiainen, Finnish guitarist.

### October

* 25 – Victor Kunonga, Zimbabwean singer and songwriter.

### November

* 4 – Simon Spillett, English tenor saxophonist.
* 15 – Reuben Rogers, American bassist.
* 23 – Frode Kjekstad, Norwegian guitarist.
* 26 – Line Horntveth, Norwegian tubist, flautist, percussionist, and singer, Jaga Jazzist.

### December

* 6 – Stefan Pasborg, Danish drummer, composer, and bandleader.
* 14 – Nate Smith, American drummer, songwriter, and producer.
* 17 – Anders Aarum, Norwegian pianist and composer.
* 18 – Miles Okazaki, American guitarist and composer.
* 21 – Knut Aalefjær, Norwegian drummer.
* 24
** Sophie Alour, French saxophonist.
** Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer.
* 26 – Chihiro Yamanaka, Japanese pianist and composer.

### Unknown date

* Biel Ballester, Spanish guitarist.
* Jonathan Bratoeff, French guitarist.
* Martin Tingvall, Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader.