1982 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1982.
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![]() Drummer J.R. Mitchell in an appearance with his quintet at the 1982 Kool Jazz Festival in New York | |
Decade | 1980s in jazz |
Music | 1982 in music |
Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
See also | 1981 in jazz – 1983 in jazz |
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Events

Radka Toneff in Bergen, Norway 1982.
May
- 26 – 10th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 – June 9).[2]
- 28 – 11th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 28 – 31).[3]
June
- 2 – The 3rd Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 2 – 11).[4]
July
- 9 – The 16th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 9 – 31).[5]
- 16 – The 7th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 16 – 18).[6]
September
- 17 – The 25th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).[7]
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
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).
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen in 2012.
Births

Malene Mortensen at the 2016 Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

Veronika Harcsa 2016.

Jessy J 2009.
- 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.
- 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.
- August
- September
- 11 – Michel Reis, Luxembourgian jazz pianist and composer.
- October
- 4 – YolanDa Brown, British saxophonist and composer.
- 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.
- 17 – Stephan Meidell, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
- 20 – Jessy J or Jessica Arellano, American saxophonist, flautist, singer, and pianist.
- Unknown date
- Daniel Zamir, Israeli saxophonist and singer.
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References
- "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Moers Festival 1982". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1982". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Montreux Jazz Festival 1982 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "North Sea Jazz Festival 1982". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Monterey Jazz Festival 1982 Poster". EarlNewmanPrints.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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