- Source: 1965 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1965.
Events
= July
=1 – The 12th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 1 – 4).
= Unknown dates
=Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club opens in larger premises at 47 Frith Street, in London's Soho district.
Carla Bley divorced Paul Bley.
Album releases
Standards
Deaths
January
29 – Jack Hylton, English pianist, composer, band leader, and impresario (born 1892).
February
12 – Bonnie Wetzel, American upright bassist (born 1926).
15 – Nat King Cole, American pianist and singer (born 1919).
March
8 – Tadd Dameron, American composer, arranger, and pianist (born 1917).
May
1 – Spike Jones, American musician and bandleader (born 1911).
14 – Joe Sanders, American pianist, singer, and bandleader (born 1896).
24 – Denzil Best, American percussionist and composer (born 1917).
June
25 – Keg Purnell, American drummer (born 1915).
July
1 – Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (born 1909).
4 – Valdemar Eiberg, Danish musician and orchestra leader (born 1892).
8 – Willie Dennis, American trombonist (born 1926).
14 – Spencer Williams, African-American pianist, singer, and composer (born 1889).
August
10 – Freddie Slack, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1910).
September
15 – Steve Brown, American upright bassist (born 1896).
October
10 – Gerorge Tucker, American upright bassist (born 1927).
27 – Edythe Wright, American singer (born 1914).
28 – Earl Bostic, American alto saxophonist (born 1913).
November
6 – Clarence Williams, American pianist, vocalist, and composer (born 1898).
14 – Buster Harding, Canadian-born American pianist (born 1912).
18 – Lou Black, American banjo player (born 1901).
21 – Cecil Brower, American violinist (perforated ulcer) (born 1914).
Warren Tartaglia, American saxophonist (born 1944).
December
2 – Hank D'Amico, American clarinetist (born 1915).
11 – Dave Barbour, American guitarist (born 1912).
20 – Charlie Burse, American ukulele, banjo, and guitar player (born 1901).
26 – Peter Packay, Belgian trumpeter, arranger, and composer (born 1904).
Births
January
1 – Miki Higashino, Japanese pianist and video game composer.
3 – Sheila Majid, Malaysian singer.
19 – Antonio Faraò, Italian pianist.
February
13 – Ole Mathisen, Norwegian saxophonist.
24 – Tone Åse, Norwegian singer.
27 – Joey Calderazzo, American pianist.
March
2 – Wolfgang Muthspiel, Austrian guitarist and record label owner.
8 – Karin Mensah, Cape Verdean singer.
12 – Liv Stoveland, Norwegian singer.
22 – David Linx, Belgian singer and songwriter.
24 – Patrick Scales, British-German bass guitarist.
April
7 – Sylvain Luc, French guitarist.
10 – Omar Sosa, Cuban composer, bandleader, and pianist.
20 – Darko Jurković, Croatian guitarist and composer.
29 – Rain Sultanov, Azerbaijani saxophonist.
May
3 – Magnus Öström, Swedish drummer, Esbjörn Svensson Trio or e.s.t.
10 – Philip Harper, American trumpeter.
16 – Javon Jackson, American tenor saxophonist.
June
3
Derrick Gardner, American trumpeter.
Mirko Fait, Italian saxophonist and composer.
9 – Helge Sunde, Norwegian trombonist and multi-instrumentalist.
27 – Magnus Broo, Swedish trumpeter, Atomic.
July
5 – Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli pianist.
16 – Odd André Elveland, Norwegian saxophonist.
19 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist.
28 – Delfeayo Marsalis, American trombonist and record producer.
August
4 – Terri Lyne Carrington, American drummer, composer, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur.
6 – Ravi Coltrane, American saxophonist.
21 – Leon Parker, American percussionist and composer.
29 – Mark d'Inverno, British pianist, composer, and computer scientist.
September
5 – Björn Meyer, Swedish bassist and composer.
11 – Jesse Davis, American saxophonist.
24 – Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist.
28 – Hans Ulrik, Danish saxophonist, and composer.
October
9 – Geir Lysne, Norwegian saxophonist and orchestra leader.
12 – Luis Bonilla, American trombonist, producer, composer and educator.
18 – Curtis Stigers, American vocalist, saxophonist, guitarist, and songwriter.
November
2 – Andrew D'Angelo, American saxophonist.
10 – Mark Turner, American saxophonist.
21 – Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter.
December
5 – Hildegunn Øiseth, Norwegian trumpeter and hornist.
7 – Wolfgang Haffner, German drummer.
29 – Danilo Perez, Panamanian pianist and composer.
30 – Ron Affif, American guitarist.
Unknown date
Arturo Tappin, Barbadian saxophonist and composer.
Bradley Joseph, American pianist.
Helge Andreas Norbakken, Norwegian percussionist.
Kostas Theodorou, Greek upright bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
See also
1960s in jazz
List of years in jazz
1965 in music
References
Bibliography
The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2.
The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.
External links
History Of Jazz Timeline: 1965 at All About Jazz