2011 in music

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This topic covers notable events and articles related to **2011 in music**.

## Specific locations

* 2011 in American music
* 2011 in British music
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* 2011 in European music (Continental Europe)
* 2011 in Irish music
* 2011 in Japanese music
* 2011 in Norwegian music
* 2011 in Swedish music

## Specific genres

* 2011 in classical music
* 2011 in country music
* 2011 in heavy metal music
* 2011 in hip hop music
* 2011 in jazz
* 2011 in Latin music
* 2011 in opera

## Album releases

1. Let England Shake PJ Harvey
2. XXX Danny Brown
3. The Whole Love Wilco
4. Nine Types of Light TV on the Radio

## Deaths

January
* **29** – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.

February
* **3** – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist.
* **14** – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist.

April
* **10** – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer.
* **22** – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host.
* **24** – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer).
* **26** – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

May
* **15** – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen.
* **31** – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.

July
* **23** – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter.
* **24** – Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).
* **26** – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.

September
* **4** – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer).
* **7** – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer.
* **19** – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.

October
* **8** – Roger Williams (87), American pianist.

November
* **19** – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.
* **22** – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.

December
* **2** – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.
* **17** – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.

## See also

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* Timeline of musical events
* 2011 in television

## References

1. ↑ Kozinn, Allan (2011-01-29). "Milton Babbitt, a Composer Who Gloried in Complexity, Dies at 94". *New York Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
2. ↑ Nesheim (2016-11-08). "Eline Nygaard Riisnæs". *Store Norske Leksikon*. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
3. ↑ Vacher, Peter (2011-02-15). "Sir George Shearing obituary". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
4. ↑ Nesheim, Elef (2013-04-16). "Aase Nordmo Løvberg". *Norsk Biografisk Leksikon* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
5. ↑ Wicklund, Erling (2011-04-23). "Eyvind Solås in memoriam" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
6. ↑ Røyseland, Halstein (2011-04-27). "TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død". *Verdens Gang* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
7. ↑ Schudel, Matt (2011-04-27). "Phoebe Snow, powerful singer of 1970s hit 'Poetry Man,' dies at 60". *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
8. ↑ Fox, Margalit (2011-05-17). "Bob Flanigan, Four Freshmen Founder, Dies at 84". *New York Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
9. ↑ Fermariello, Ugo; Ighanian, Ola Nymo Trulsen (2011-05-31). "Sølvi Wang er død". *NRK* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
10. ↑ Wilson, Cherry (2011-07-23). "Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London house at the age of 27". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
11. ↑ "Death of Harald Johnsen". Disc-O-Graphy.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
12. ↑ Chinen, Nate (2011-07-26). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". *New York Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
13. ↑ Ighanian, Cathherine Gonsholt (2011-09-04). "Hilde Heltberg er død". *Verdens Gang* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
14. ↑ Harrington, Jim (2011-09-08). "Eddie Marshall, legendary local jazz drummer, dies at 73". *The Mercury News*. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
15. ↑ Brownjohn, Alan (2011-11-11). "Johnny Raducanu obituary". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
16. ↑ Nelson, Valerie J. (2011-10-09). "Roger Williams dies at 87; 'Autumn Leaves' pop pianist found commercial success". *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
17. ↑ McLellan, Dennis (2011-11-24). "Russell Garcia dies at 95; arranger, composer and conductor". *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
18. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2011-12-11). "Paul Motian, Jazz Drummer, Is Dead at 80". *New York Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
19. ↑ Martin, Douglas (2011-12-11). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". *New York Times*. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
20. ↑ "'Barefoot Diva' Cesaria Evora Dead at 70". *Rolling Stone Magazine*. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-06.