This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 1992.
Events
April 10 – The 19th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 10 – 12).
May 20 – The 20th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31).
June 5 – The 21st Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5 – 8).
July 2 – 26th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Switzerland (July 2 – 18). 10 – The 17th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 10 – 12).
August 13 – The 9th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 13 – 15).
September 18 – The 35th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20). Album releases
Jane Ira Bloom: Art and Aviation Maria Schneider: Evanescence Geri Allen: Maroons Wynton Marsalis: Citi Movement Joe Lovano: Universal Language Terence Blanchard: The Malcolm X Jazz Suite Sergey Kuryokhin: Some Combination of Fingers and Passion Medeski Martin & Wood: Notes From the Underground Courtney Pine: To The Eyes Of Creation Hank Roberts: Little Motor People Zeena Parkins: Ursa's Door Steve Turre: Sanctified Shells Pat Metheny: Secret Story Charles Gayle: Repent Michael Formanek: Loose Cannon Franz Koglmann: L'Heure Bleue Bill Frisell: Have a Little Faith Michael Mantler: Folly Seeing All This Bill Frisell: This Land Kenny Wheeler: Kayak Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin: Play Aydin Esen: Anadolu Christy Doran: Corporate Art Hal Russell: Hal's Bells Joachim Kuhn: Dynamics John Scofield: What We Do Mulgrew Miller: Hand In Hand Paul Plimley: When Silence Pulls Ray Anderson: Every One of Us Uri Caine: Sphere Music Sonny Simmons: Ancient Ritual John Pizzarelli: All of Me Roy Campbell: New Kingdom David S. Ware: Flight of I Matthew Shipp: Circular Temple Carol Sloane: Heart's Desire Eliane Elias: Fantasia Hugh Masekela: Beatin' Aroun de Bush Yellowjackets: Live Wires
Deaths
January 17 – Charlie Ventura, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born 1916).
February 8 – Denny Wright, English guitarist (born 1924).
March 4 – Mary Osborne, American guitarist (born 1921). 6 – Hugh Gibb, English drummer and bandleader (born 1916).
April 14 – Sammy Price, American pianist and bandleader (born 1908). 20 – Leon Abramson or Lee Abrams, American drummer (born 1925).
June 10 – Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese songwriter and pianist (born 1931).
August 1 – Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, American trumpeter (born 1920). 11 – Hayes Pillars, American tenor saxophonist and bandleader (born 1906).
October 3 – John Carisi, American trumpeter and composer (born 1922). 7 – Ed Blackwell, American drummer (born 1929).
November 8 – Red Mitchell, American upright bassist (born 1927). 14 – George Adams, American saxophonist (born 1940). 24 – June Tyson, American singer (born 1926).
December 11 – Andy Kirk, American saxophonist and tubist (born 1898).
Births
January 17 – Kristian B. Jacobsen, Norwegian bassist and composer.
March 5 – Oddrun Lilja Jonsdottir, Icelandic/Norwegian guitarist, singer, and composer. 6 – Lukas Zabulionis, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. 15 – Elisabeth Lid Trøen, Norwegian saxophonist. 17 – Alf Hulbækmo, Norwegian pianist.
April 6 – Mathias Stubø, Norwegian electronica artist.
October 1 – Gismo Graf, German guitarist and composer.
December 10 – Vincent Ingala, American saxophonist.
Unknown date Axel Skalstad, Norwegian drummer. Siril Malmedal Hauge, Norwegian singer, composer and band leader.
See also
1990s in jazz List of years in jazz 1992 in music
References
External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1992 at All About Jazz