2009 in jazz
Ulf Wakenius with Youn Sun Nah, 2009.
Decade	2000s in jazz
Music	2009 in music
Standards	List of jazz standards
See also	2008 in jazz – 2010 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2009.

Events

January

• 9 – The 5th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 9 – 11).^[1]

February

• 4 – The 12th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 4–8).^[2]

March

• 6 – The 5th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 6–8).^[3]
• 18
  • The 36th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18–20).^[4]
  • Kjetil Møster was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2009.^[5]
• 19 – Solveig Slettahjell performs the commissioned work Tarpan Seasons for Vossajazz 2009.^[6]

April

• 22 – The 15th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 22–26).^[7]

May

• 20 – The 37th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26–30).^[8]
• 29 – The 38th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 29 – June 1).^[9]

June

• 29 – The 21st Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 29 – July 9).^[10]
• 30 – The 29th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 30 - July 12).^[11]

July

• 1 – The 45th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 1 – 4).^[12]
• 3
  • The 31st Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 3 – 12).^[13]
  • The 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 18).^[14]
• 10
  • The 34th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 10 – 12).^[15]
  • The 44th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 10 – 19).^[16]
• 13 – The 49th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 13 – 18).^[17]
• 15 – The 26th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (July 15 – 18).^[18]
• 18
  • The 44th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 18 – 20).^[19]
  • The 62nd Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 18 – 25).^[20]

August

• 7 – The 25th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 7 – 9).^[21]
• 8 – The 53rd Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 8 – 10).^[22]
• 9 – The 24th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 9 – 15).^[23]
• 12 – The 23rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway (August 12 – 16).^[24]

September

• 2 – The 5th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 2 – 5).^[25]
• 19 – The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).^[26]

October

November

• 13 – The 18th London Jazz Festival started in England (November 13 – 22).^[27]

December

Album released

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

• 17 – Whitey Mitchell, American jazz bassist and television writer/producer (born 1932).
• 20 – David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist (born 1933).
• 24 – Leonard Gaskin, American bassist (born 1920).
• 29 – Hank Crawford, American alto saxophonist, arranger, and songwriter (born 1934).

February

• 7 – Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist (born 1924).
• 9
  • Vic Lewis, British guitarist (born 1919).
  • Orlando "Cachaito" López, Cuban bassist and composer (born 1933).
• 12
  • Coleman Mellett, American jazz guitarist (plane crash) (born 1974).
  • Gerry Niewood, American jazz saxophonist (plane crash) (born 1943).
  • Mat Mathews, Dutch jazz accordionist (born 1924).
• 14 – Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer (born 1924).
• 15 – Joe Cuba, Puerto Rican jazz percussionist (born 1931).
• 18 – Snooks Eaglin, American guitarist and singer (born 1936).
• 19 – Harrison Ridley Jr., American jazz presenter (born 1938).
• 20 – Fats Sadi, Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer (born 1927).
• 25
  • Ian Carr, Scottish trumpeter, composer, writer, and educator (born 1933).
  • Lyman Woodard, American organist (born 1942).
• 27 – William L. Fowler, American jazz guitarist and educater (born 1917).
• 28 – Arthur Jenkins, American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and percussionist (born 1936).

March

• 11 – Lars Erstrand, Swedish vibraphonist (born 1936).
• 18
  • Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (born 1930).
  • Moultrie Patten, American pianist and actor (born 1919).
• 25 – Tito Alberti, Argentine drummer (born 1923).

April

• 2 – Bud Shank, American alto saxophonist and flautist (born 1926).
• 3 – Charlie Kennedy, American alto saxophonist (born 1927).
• 7 – Gugge Hedrenius, Swedish pianist and bandleader (born 1938).
• 8 – Herbie Lovelle, American drummer (born 1924).
• 12 – Zeke Zarchy, American trumpeter (born 1915).
• 16 – Viktor Paskov, Bulgarian writer, singer, musicologist, and screenwriter (born 1949).
• 29 – Tom McGrath, Scottish playwright and pianist (born 1940).

May

• 14 – Buddy Montgomery, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist (born 1930).
• 15 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass guitarist (born 1964).
• 21 – Uli Trepte, German upright bassist (born 1941).

June

• 3
  • Koko Taylor, American singer (born 1928).^[36]
  • Sam Butera, American tenor saxophonist (born 1927).
• 7
  • Hugh Hopper, British bass guitarist (born 1945).
  • Kenny Rankin, American singer and songwriter (born 1940).^[37]
• 10 – Jack Nimitz, American baritone saxophonist (born 1930).
• 11 – Jarmo Savolainen, Finnish pianist and composer (born 1961).
• 16
  • Charlie Mariano, American saxophonist (born 1923).
  • Tina Marsh, American jazz singer and composer (cancer) (born 1954).
• 22 – Eddie Preston, American jazz trumpeter (born 1925).
• 23 – Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer, producer, and composer (born 1931).

July

• 4 – Jim Chapin, American drummer (born 1919).
• 22 – Sonny Dallas, American bassist and singer (born 1931).
• 27 – George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and theorist (born 1923).

August

• 11 – Kitty White, American singer (born 1923).
• 12 – Rashied Ali, American drummer (born 1933).
• 13 – Les Paul, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar, and multi-track recording (born 1915).
• 24 – Joe Maneri, American composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1927).
• 29 – Chris Connor, American jazz singer (born 1927).
• 31 – Eddie Higgins, American pianist, composer, and orchestrator (born 1932).

September

• 7 – Eddie Locke, American jazz drummer (born 1930).
• 8 – Luther Thomas, American alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1950).
• 14 – Bobby Graham, English session drummer, composer, arranger, and record producer (born 1940).
• 15 – Nunzio Rotondo, Italian trumpeter and bandleader (born 1924).

October

• 8 – Abu Talib, African-American guitarist (born 1939).
• 10 – Sonny Bradshaw, Jamaican bandleader, trumpeter, broadcaster, and promoter (born 1926).
• 13
  • Al Martino, American singer and actor (born 1927).
  • Winston Mankunku Ngozi, South African tenor saxophonist (born 1943).
• 14 – Jerry van Rooyen, Dutch trumpeter, conductor, and composer (born 1928).
• 21 – Sirone, American bassist and composer (born 1940).

November

• 6 – Kjell Bartholdsen, Norwegian saxophonist (stroke) (born 1938).^[38]
• 10 – Dick Katz, American pianist, arranger, and record producer (born 1924).
• 16 – Jeff Clyne, British bassist (born 1937).
• 20 – Billy James, American drummer (born 1936).
• 21 – Gerhard Aspheim, Norwegian trombonist (born 1930).^[39]
• 22 – Haydain Neale, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1970).
• 24 – Hale Smith, American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor (born 1925).
• 26 – Pia Beck, Dutch pianist and singer (born 1925).

December

• 8 – Su Cruickshank, Australian singer, actress, and writer (born 1946).
• 16 – Terry Pollard, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1931).
• 20 – Pete King, British tenor saxophonist(born 1929).
• 25 – Rusty Dedrick, American trumpeter and composer (born 1918).

Unknown date

• Pocho Lapouble, Argentine drummer, composer and arranger (born 1942).