1996 in jazz
Original Brass Band, New Orleans Jazz Fest, 1996
Decade	1990s in jazz
Music	1996 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1995 in jazz – 1997 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1996.

Events

March

• 29 – The 23rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31).^[1]

May

• 22 – The 24th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).^[2]
• 24 – The 25th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 24 – 27).^[3]

June

• 27 – The 17th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Canada (June 27 – July 7).^[4]
• 28 – The 6th Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (June 28 – July 13).^[5]

July

• 5 – The 30th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 5 – 20).^[6]
• 12
  • The 21st North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).^[7]
  • The 31st Pori Jazz Festival started in Finland (July 12 – 21).^[8]
• 15 – The 37th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).^[9]
• 18 – The 49th Nice Jazz Festival started in France (July 18 – 20).^[10]
• 21 – The 31st San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 22 – 27).^[11]

August

• 9 – The 13th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 9 – 11).^[12]

September

• 19 – The 39th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[13]

Album releases

• Matthew Shipp: By the Law of Music
• Guillermo Gregorio: Approximately
• Ivo Perelman: Seeds, Visions and Counterpoint
• Michael Formanek: Nature of the Beast
• David S. Ware: Wisdom of Uncertainty
• Maria Schneider: Coming About
• Zeena Parkins: Mouth=Maul=Betrayer
• Kenny Wheeler: Siren's Song
• Gerry Hemingway: Perfect World
• Ivo Perelman: Sound Hierarchy
• Bob Neill: Triptycal
• Branford Marsalis: The Dark Keys
• Henry Threadgill: Where's Your Cup?
• Evan Parker: Toward the Margins
• Pat Metheny Group: Quartet
• John Scofield: Quiet
• Fred Anderson: Birdhouse
• David S. Ware: Oblations and Blessings
• David S. Ware: DAO
• David S. Ware: Godspelized
• William Parker: Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy
• Eliane Elias: The Three Americas
• Charlie Haden: Now Is the Hour

Deaths

January

• 2 – Viatcheslav Nazarov, American trombonist, pianist and vocalist (born 1952).
• 5 – Gus Bivona, American reedist (born 1915).
• 11 – Ike Isaacs, Burmese-English guitarist (born 1919).
• 13 – Morty Corb, American upright bassist (born 1917).
• 20 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1927).
• 28 – Pauline Braddy, African-American drummer, International Sweethearts of Rhythm (born 1922).
• 29 – Ray Leatherwood, American upright bassist (born 1914).

February

• 7 – Tiny Winters, English bassist and vocalist (born 1909).
• 8 – Mercer Ellington, American trumpeter, composer, and arranger (born 1919).
• 12 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (born 1929).

March

• 5 – Herb Hall, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1907).
• 27 – Howard Wyeth, American drummer and pianist

May

• 1 – Billy Byers, American trombonist and arranger (born 1927).
• 25 – Barney Wilen, American saxophonist and composer (born 1937).
• 27 – Pud Brown, American reedist (born 1917).
• 28 – Jimmy Rowles, American pianist, vocalist, and composer (born 1918).

June

• 1 – Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (born 1947).
• 6 – Norma Teagarden, American pianist (born 1911).
• 10 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (born 1929).
• 15 – Ella Fitzgerald, American vocalist (born 1917).
• 16 – Gil Cuppini, Italian drummer and bandleader (born 1924).

July

• 3 – Pim Jacobs, American trumpeter (born 1934).
• 17 – Amancio D'Silva, Indian guitarist and composer (born 1936).

August

• 6 – Bobby Enriquez, Filipino pianist (born 1943).^[21]
• 24 – Carlos Vidal Bolado, American conga drum musician (born 1914).
• 25 – Fred Adison, French vocalist, drummer, and bandleader (born 1908).
• 31 – Milt Larkin, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1910).

September

• 20 – Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (born 1912).

October

• 11 – Johnny Costa, American pianist (born 1922).

November

• 2 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist (born 1963).
• 4 – Ray Linn, American trumpeter (born 1920).
• 5 – Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (born 1934).
• 7
  • Carmell Jones, American trumpet player (born 1936).
  • Kid Sheik, American trumpeter (born 1908).
• 12 – Alan Littlejohn, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and bandleader (born 1928).
• 13 – Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (born 1916).
• 23 – Art Porter Jr., American saxophonist (born 1961).

December

• 19 – Bobby Cole, American singer and pianist (born 1932).
• 23 – Ronnie Scott, English tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (born 1927).
• 26 – Oscar Valdambrini, Italian jazz trumpeter (born 1924).

Births

February

• 2 – Dionne Bromfield, English singer and songwriter.
• 4 – Connie Han, American pianist and composer.

September

• 8 – Alexander Bone, English saxophonist, pianist, producer, and composer.