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1982 in jazz

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

Events

April

May

June

July

September

Album releases

Deaths

January
  • 9 – Vido Musso, Italian-American tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1913).
February
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
November
December

Births

January
February
March
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
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
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.
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See also

References

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