1982 in jazz
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

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1982.

Events

April

• 2 – The 9th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 2 – 4).^[1]

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

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).

Births

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 and composer.
• 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 – Kassa Overall, American drummer, producer, rapper and bandleader.
• 4 – YolanDa Brown, British saxophonist and composer.
• 5 – Ronald Bruner Jr., American drummer, composer and producer.
• 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.
• 4 – Adam Blackstone, American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and bassist.
• 6 – Ulysses Owens, American drummer and percussionist.
• 17 – Stephan Meidell, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
• 20 – Jessy J or Jessica Arellano, American saxophonist, flautist, singer, and pianist.
• 30 – Nir Felder, American jazz and session guitarist, composer, and music producer.

Unknown date

• Daniel Zamir, Israeli saxophonist and singer.