1983 in jazz
| 1983 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 Dee Bell performing at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall | |
| Decade | 1980s in jazz |
| Music | 1983 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1982 in jazz – 1984 in jazz |
1983 in jazz:
Album releases
- Ornette Coleman and Prime Time: Opening the Caravan of Dreams
- Borbetomagus: Barbed Wire Maggot
- Anthony Davis: Hemispheres
- Terje Rypdal: Eos
- Don Pullen: Evidence of Things Unseen
- James Newton: Luella
- Marilyn Crispell: Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky
- Ganelin Trio: Semplice
- Microscopic Septet: Take the Z Train
- Muhal Richard Abrams: Rejoicing with Light
- Tim Berne: Mutant Variations
- Terence Blanchard & Donald Harrison: New York Second Line
- Steps Ahead: Steps Ahead
- Dollar Brand: Ekaya
- Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Show Stopper
- Pat Metheny: Rejoicing
- Paul Motian: The Story of Maryam
- Joachim Kuhn: I'm Not Dreaming
- Kenny Wheeler: Double, Double You
- Lakshminarayana Subramaniam: Spanish Wave
- Roger Neumann: Introducing Rather Large Band
- Dave Holland: Jumpin' In
- Henry Threadgill: Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket
- George Russell: So What
- Derek Bailey: Epiphany
- Bobby Shew: Breakfast Wine
- Bob Wasserman: Solo
- Joe McPhee: Visitation
- Bobby Watson: Jewel
- Branford Marsalis: Scenes In The City
- Wynton Marsalis: Think of One
- Ronald Shannon Jackson: Barbeque Dog
- Shadowfax: Shadowdance
- Michael Franks: Passionfruit
- John Pizzarelli: I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)
Deaths
- Roy Milton (July 31, 1907 – September 18, 1983)
- Kai Winding (May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983)
- Gigi Gryce (November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983)
- Earl Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983)
- Paul Quinichette (17 May 1916 – 25 May 1983)
- Willie Bobo (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983)
- Ken Kersey (April 3, 1916 – April 1, 1983)
- Harry James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983)
- Dolo Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983)
Births
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