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

Specific locations

Specific genres

Albums released

Deaths

January

29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.[1]

February

3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist.[2]
14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist.[3]
22 – Beau Dollar (69), American soul-R&B singer and drummer

April

10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer.[4]
22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host.[5]
24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer).[6]
26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.[7]

May

15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen.[8]
31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.[9]

July

23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter.[10]
24 – Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).[11]
26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.[12]

September

4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer).[13]
7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer.[14]
19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.[15]

October

8 – Roger Williams (87), American pianist.[16]

November

19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.[17]
22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.[18]

December

2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.[19]
17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.[20]

References

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

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[1] Kozinn, Allan (2011-01-29). "Milton Babbitt, a Composer Who Gloried in Complexity, Dies at 94". The 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". The 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. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

[12] Chinen, Nate (2011-07-26). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

[13] Ighanian, Catherine 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". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

[19] Martin, Douglas (2011-12-11). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

[20] "'Barefoot Diva' Cesaria Evora Dead at 70". Rolling Stone. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-06.