# 1967 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1967.

## Events
### June

* 12 – The 2nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 12 – 19).
* 30 – The 14th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 3).

### Unknown date

* Nina Simone wins female Jazz singer of the year.
* Carla Bley was married to Michael Mantler.

## Album releases

* Bill Evans: Further Conversations with Myself
* Pharoah Sanders: Tauhid
* Stan Getz: Sweet Rain
* Sun Ra: Atlantis
* Gary Burton: A Genuine Tong Funeral
* Sam Rivers: Dimensions and Extensions
* Roscoe Mitchell: Old Quartet
* Bill Dixon: Intents and Purposes
* George Russell: Othello Ballet Suite
* Muhal Richard Abrams: Levels and Degrees of Light
* Archie Shepp: The Magic of Ju-Ju
* Jackie McLean: New and Old Gospel
* Roland Kirk: The Inflated Tear
* Frank Wright: Your Prayer
* Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Withdrawal
* Peter Brötzmann Trio: For Adolphe Sax
* Miles Davis: Miles Smiles
* Jackie McLean: Demon's Dance
* Miles Davis: Sorcerer
* Duke Ellington: The Far East Suite
* Gary Burton: Duster
* John Coltrane: Expression
* McCoy Tyner: The Real McCoy
* Wayne Shorter: Schizophrenia
* Lee Konitz: The Lee Konitz Duets
* Paul Bley: Virtuosi
* Lester Bowie: Numbers 1 & 2
* Paul Bley: Ballads
* Charles Tyler: Eastern Man Alone
* Hugh Masekela: Hugh Masekela's Latest
* Hugh Masekela: Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky (live album)
* Antonio Carlos Jobim: Wave

## Deaths
### January

* 9 – Rob Swope, American trombonist (born 1926).

### February

* 11
** Edmond Hall, American clarinetist and bandleader (born 1901).
** Simon Brehm, Swedish upright bassist (born 1921).
* 12 – Muggsy Spanier, American cornetist (born 1901).
* 25 – Fats Pichon, American pianist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1906).

### March

* 7 – Willie Smith, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer (born 1910).
* 8 – Herman Chittison, American pianist (born 1908).
* 23 – Pete Johnson, American pianist (born 1904).

### April

* 12 – Buster Bailey, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1902).
* 17 – Red Allen, American trumpeter and vocalist (born 1908).

### May

* 19 – Elmo Hope, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1923).
* 23 – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist (born 1920).
* 31 – Billy Strayhorn, American composer and pianist (born 1915).

### August

* 24 – Amanda Randolph, American actress, singer, and musician (born 1896).

### July

* 17 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (born 1926).

### September

* 7 – Rex Stewart, American cornetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra (born 1907).
* 23 – Boots Mussulli, Italian-American jazz saxophonist (born 1915).
* 25 – Stuff Smith, American violinist (born 1909).

### October

* 19 – Billy Banks, American singer (born 1908).

### November

* 8 – Keg Johnson, American trombonist (born 1908).
* 10 – Ida Cox, African-American singer and vaudeville performer (born 1888).
* 16 – Jimmy Archey, American trombonist (born 1902).

### December

* 29 – Paul Whiteman, American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist (born 1890).

### Unknown date

* Randy Brooks, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1919).

## Births
### January

* 25 – D. D. Jackson, Canadian pianist and composer.
* 29 – Marc Cary, American pianist.

### February

* 3 – Børge Petersen-Øverleir, Norwegian guitarist.
* 7 – Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Greek concert pianist, conductor, and composer.
* 12 – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian drummer.
* 18 – Jeanfrançois Prins, Belgian guitarist and record producer.
* 22 – Audun Erlien, Norwegian bassist.
* 26 – Audun Skorgen, Norwegian bassist.

### March

* 13 – Håkon Storm-Mathisen, Norwegian guitarist.
* 31 – Ivar Kolve, Norwegian vibraphonist and percussionist.

### April

* 5 – Alex Harding, American saxophonist.
* 14 – Steve Davis, American trombonist.
* 15 – Gerald Gradwohl, Austrian guitarist, Tangerine Dream.
* 16 – Junko Onishi, Japanese pianist.
* 27 – Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer and educator.

### May

* 18 – Svein Folkvord, Norwegian bassist.
* 23 – Charlie Hunter, American guitarist.
* 29 – Mark Nightingale, English trombonist.
* 31 – Anne Wolf, Belgian pianist.

### June

* 1 – Hilaria Kramer, Swiss trumpet, singer, and composer.
* 7 – Lars Gulliksson, Swedish saxophonist and composer.
* 10 – Charnett Moffett, American bassist and composer.

### August

* 3 – Jim Black, American drummer.
* 11 – Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist.
* 14 – Rami Eskelinen, Finnish drummer, Trio Töykeät

### September

* 6 – Claire Martin, English singer.
* 11 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer and pianist.
* 13 – Sascha Ley, Luxembourgian singer.
* 14 – Majken Christiansen, Danish-Norwegian singer.
* 21 – Duncan Hopkins, English-born composer and bassist.
* 26 – Steffen Schorn, German saxophonist and composer.

### October

* 3 – Carsten Dahl, Danish pianist.

### November

* 2 – Kurt Elling, American singer, composer, lyricist, and vocalese performer.
* 3
** Maria Răducanu, Romanian singer and songwriter.
** Peter Bernstein, American guitarist.
** Steven Wilson, English progressive rock-musician.
* 19 – Dhafer Youssef, Tunisian composer, singer, and oud player.

### December

* Jacob Fischer, Danish guitarist.

### Unknown date

* Martha D Lewis, British-Cypriot singer.
* Nikolaj Hess, Danish pianist, composer, producer, and arranger.
* Tom Bancroft, British drummer and composer.