# 1982 in jazz

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

## Events
### April

* 2 – The 9th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4).

### May

* 26 – 10th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 9).
* 28 – 11th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 28 – 31).

### June

* 2 – The 3rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 2 – 11).

### July

* 9 – The 16th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 9 – 31).
* 16 – The 7th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).

### September

* 17 – The 25th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).

## 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).

## Births
### 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.

### September

* 11 – Michel Reis, Luxembourgian jazz pianist and composer.

### October

* 4 – Kassa Overall, American drummer, producer, rapper and bandleader.
* 4 – YolanDa Brown, British saxophonist and composer.
* 5 – Ronald Bruner Jr., American drummer, composer and producer.
* 8 – Veronika Harcsa, Hungarian singer and songwriter.
* 11 – Jonathan Fritzén, Swedish pianist and multi-instrumentalist.
* 12 – Émile Parisien, French soprano saxophonist, alto saxophonist, and composer.

### November

* 9 – Jamie Lenman, British guitarist, musician, songwriter, singer, and illustrator.

### December

* 3 – Eric Darius, American saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer.
* 4 – Adam Blackstone, American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and bassist.
* 6 – Ulysses Owens, American drummer and percussionist.
* 17 – Stephan Meidell, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
* 20 – Jessy J or Jessica Arellano, American saxophonist, flautist, singer, and pianist.
* 30 – Nir Felder, American jazz and session guitarist, composer, and music producer.

### Unknown date

* Daniel Zamir, Israeli saxophonist and singer.