1970 in jazz
| 1970 in jazz | |
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| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1970 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1969 in jazz – 1971 in jazz |
1970 in jazz:
Events
- July: Lee Morgan records Live at the Lighthouse at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California
Album releases
- Paul Bley: Improvisie
- Marion Brown: Afternoon of a Georgia Faun
- Alice Coltrane: Ptah, the El Daoud
- McCoy Tyner: Extensions
- Art Ensemble of Chicago: Les Stances a Sophie
- Sonny Sharrock: Monkey-Pockie-Boo
- Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life
- Art Ensemble of Chicago: With Fontella Bass
- Pharoah Sanders: Summon Bukmun Umyun
- Jan Garbarek: Afric Pepperbird
- Evan Parker: The Topography of the Lungs
- Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble: So What Do You Think
- Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda
- Stanley Turrentine: Sugar
- Woody Shaw: Blackstone Legacy
- Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay
- McCoy Tyner: Asante
- Miles Davis: Bitches' Brew
- Leon Thomas: Album
- Hubert Laws: Afro-Classic
- John McLaughlin: My Goal's Beyond
- ICP Orchestra: Groupcomposing
- Guenter Hampel: People Symphony
- Keith Tippett: Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening
- Misha Mengelberg: Instant Composers Pool 005
- Guenter Hampel: Ballet-Symphony
- Chris McGregor: And the Brotherhood of Breath
- Joe McPhee: Nation Time
Deaths
- Albert Ayler, saxophonist (July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970)
- Barney Rapp, orchestra leader (March 25, 1900 – October 12, 1970)
- Billy Stewart, singer (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970)
- Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone player (October 31, 1930 – July 31, 1970)
- Cliff Jackson, pianist
- Don Stovall, alto saxophonist
- Elmer Schoebel, pianist, composer and arranger
- Emile Barnes, clarinetist
- Fernando Arbello, Puerto Rican trombonist (May 30, 1907 – July 26, 1970)
- Jack Sels, Belgian saxophonist, composer and arranger
- Johnny Hodges, alto saxophonist (July 25, 1906 – May 11, 1970)
- Lem Davis, alto saxophonist
- Lonnie Johnson, singer/guitarist and songwriter
- Otto Hardwick, saxophone player
- Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890 – October 11, 1970)
- Ralph Escudero, Puerto Rican bassist and tubist
- Scoops Carry, alto saxophonist and clarinetist (January 23, 1915 – August 4, 1970)
Births
- Adam Cruz, drummer
- Adam Pieronczyk,
- Alvester Garnett (July 17), drummer
- Anna Maria Jopek (December 14), Polish singer
- Avishai Cohen (April 20), Israeli bassist, composer, singer and arranger
- Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist and film composer
- Brad Mehldau (August 23), pianist
- Brian Blade (July 25), drummer, composer and singer-songwriter
- Chris Fryar (November 22), drummer
- Chris Tarry (August 24), Canadian electric bass player
- Eric Reed (June 21), pianist and composer
- Erik van der Luijt (August 22), Dutch pianist, arranger, composer, producer and band leader
- Frank McComb, soul singer and pianist
- Geoffrey Keezer (November 20), pianist
- Glenn Corneille, Dutch pianist
- Haydain Neale, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Jeremy Davenport, trumpeter and singer
- Jesse Harris, singer-songwriter
- Jimmy Bennington (May 22), drummer
- Justin Hayford, singer and pianist
- Keith Anderson, saxophonist
- Kenya Hathaway (January 1), singer
- Kurt Rosenwinkel (October 28), guitarist and keyboardist
- Lullaby Baxter, Canadian singer
- Marco Minnemann (December 24),
- Marlon Jordan (August 21), jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
- Matt Garrison (June 2), bassist
- Matt Lavelle, trumpet, flugelhorn and bass clarinet player
- Michael Schiefel, singer
- Médéric Collignon (July 6), French vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player
- Neil Yates,
- Norman Brown (December 18), guitarist
- Peter Martin, pianist
- Roger Cicero (July 6),
- Ron Westray (June 13), trombonist, composer and educator
- Susanne Abbuehl, Swiss singer
- Susie Ibarra, composer and percussionist
- Toby Smith (October 29), keyboardist and songwriter
- Tom Brantley, trombonist
- Tord Gustavsen (October 5), Norwegian pianist and composer
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