This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2014.
Events
January
A percussion focused jazz funk band called Ghost-Note is founded by two members of Snarky Puppy: Robert "Sput" Searight (drums) and Nate Werth (percussion) 16 – The 9th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 16 – 19). 22 – The 3rd Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 22 – 26).
February
5 – The 16th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 5 – 9). 28 – The 10th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (February 28 – March 2).
March
April
11 – The 41st Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 11 – 13). 12 Sigbjørn Apeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2014. Mats Eilertsen performed the commissioned work Rubicon for Vossajazz 2014. 23 – The 20th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 23 – 27). 25 – The 3rd Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (April 25 – May 1). 30 – The International Jazz Day.
May
22 – The 42nd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – 31)
June
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The 34th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 26 – July 6). The 26th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 26 – July 11).
July
2 – The 50th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway (July 2 – 5). 4 The 36th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 4 – 14). The 48th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 18). 5 – Mathias Eick was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2014 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival. 8 – The 67th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 8 – 12). 10 – The 14th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway (July 10 – 12). 11 – The 39th North Sea Jazz Festival started in Rotterdam, Netherlands (July 11 – 13). 12 The 26th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark (July 12 – 19). The 49th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 12 – 20). 14 – The 54th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Sidsel Endresen as artist in residence (July 14 – 19). 15 – Monkey Plot was awarded the JazzIntro 2014 at Moldejazz. 22 – The 19th Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway (July 22 – 26).
August
3 – The 58th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 3 – 5). 6 – The 28th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 6–10). 7 – The 30th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 7 – 9). 11 – The 29th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 11–16). 12 – Odd André Elveland was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2014 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.
September
4 – The 10th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 4 – 6). 19 – The 57th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 19 – 21).
October
10 – The 31st Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 10 – 19).
November
14 – The 23rd London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 14 – 23).
December
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Switch by Nils Petter Molvær (Okhe).
Deaths
January
1 – Sam Ulano, American drummer (born 1920). 9 Amiri Baraka, African-American writer and music critic (born 1934). Roy Campbell Jr., American trumpeter (born 1952). 13 – Ronny Jordan, British guitarist (born 1962). 15 – Aage Teigen, Norwegian trombonist (born 1944). 18 – Billie Rogers, American trumpeter and singer (born 1917). 23 – Riz Ortolani, Italian film composer (born 1926). 25 – Arthur Doyle, American saxophonist, flutist, zanzithophonist, and vocalist (born 1924). 27 – Pete Seeger, American guitarist (born 1919).
February
11 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (born 1924). 24 – Franny Beecher, American guitarist (born 1921). 25 – Paco de Lucía, Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer (born 1947).
March
13 – Al Harewood, American drummer (born 1923).