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Ornette Coleman's Prime Time at the Caravan of Dream in 1985
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Overview of the events of 1985 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1985.

Events

March

29 – The 12th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31).^[1]

May

24 – 14th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 24 – 27).^[2]
22 – 13th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5).^[3]

June

28 – The 6th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 – July 7).^[4]

July

4 – The 19th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 20).^[5]
12 – The 10th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).^[6]

August

16 – The 2nd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).^[7]

September

20 – The 28th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).^[8]

Album releases

Ornette Coleman and Prime Time: Opening the Caravan of Dreams
Abdullah Ibrahim: Water From an Ancient Well
Butch Morris: Current Trends In Racism
Bobby Previte: Bump The Renaissance
George Russell: The African Game
Rova Saxophone Quartet: The Crowd
Lyle Mays: Lyle Mays
David Liebman: The Loneliness Of A Long-Distance Runner
James Newton: Water Mystery
Hank Robertson: Transparency
David Torn: Best Laid Plans
Borbetomagus: Borbeto Jam
Mark Nauseef: Wun Wun
Kip Hanrahan: Vertical Currency
Patrick O'Hearn: Ancient Dreams
Don Pullen: The Sixth Sense
John Carter: Castles of Ghana
Gerry Hemingway: Outerbridge Crossing
Leni Stern: Clairvoyant
Marc Johnson: Bass Desires
Terje Rypdal: Chaser
Tom Harrell: Moon Alley
Wynton Marsalis: Black Codes (From the Underground)
Wynton Marsalis: J Mood
Paul Winter: Canyon
Tony Williams: Civilization
Michael Mantler: Alien
Herbie Hancock: Village Life
The Manhattan Transfer: Vocalese
Michael Franks: Skin Dive
Ben Sidran: On the Cool Side
John Hicks Trio: Inc. 1
Hugh Masekela: Waiting for the Rain

Deaths

January

7 – Johnny Guarnieri, American pianist (born 1917).
10 – Cie Frazier, American drummer (born 1904).
11 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (born 1929).
18 – Georgie Stoll, American musical director, conductor, composer, and violinist (born 1905).
26 – Kenny Clarke, American drummer and bandleader (born 1914).

February

22 – Frank Traynor, Australian trombonist and entrepreneur (born 1927).
27 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1916).

March

13 – Annette Hanshaw, American singer (born 1901).
23 – Zoot Sims, American saxophonist (born 1925).
30 – Shizuko Kasagi, Japanese singer (born 1914).

April

21 – Irving Mills, American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (born 1894).

May

2 – Larry Clinton, American trumpeter, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1909).
24 – Joe Darensbourg, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1906).
27 – Skeeter Best, American guitarist (born 1914).

June

15 – David "Buck" Wheat, American bassist, songwriter and recording artist (born 1922).

July

1
- Dick Vance, American trumpeter (born 1915).
- Lonnie Hillyer, American trumpeter (born 1940).
4 – Chris Woods, American alto saxophonist (born 1925).
11 – George Duvivier, American upright bassist (born 1920).

August

1 – Sam Wooding, American pianist, arranger, and bandleader (born 1895).
11 – Nick Ceroli, American drummer (born 1939).
19 – Cedric Wallace, American upright bassist (born 1909).
30 – Philly Joe Jones, American drummer (born 1923).

September

3 – Jo Jones, American drummer (born 1911).
6
- Johnny Desmond, American singer (born 1919).
- Little Brother Montgomery, American pianist and singer (born 1906).
15 – Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (born 1911).
18 – Ed Lewis, American trumpeter (born 1909).
19 – Charlie Holmes, American alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era (born 1910).
George Clarke, American tenor saxophonist (born 1911).

October

12 – Blind John Davis, African American, blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born 1913).
Nelson Boyd, American bassist (born 1928).

November

4 – Richard Williams, American trumpeter (born 1931).
12 – Dicky Wells, American trombonist (born 1907).
13 – Max Miller, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1911).
24 – Big Joe Turner, American blues shouter (born 1911).

December

9
- Calvin Jackson, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1919).
- Charlie Munro, American reedist and flautist (born 1917).
28 – Benny Morton, American trombonist most associated with the swing genre (born 1907).

Unknown date

Leon Prima, American trumpeter (born 1907).

Births

January

2
- André Roligheten, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
- Marius Neset, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
11 – Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and musician.
29 – Jon Rune Strøm, Norwegian upright bassist, and bass guitarist.

February

2 – Melody Gardot, American singer, writer and musician.
8 – Dario Chiazzolino, Italian guitarist and composer.
19 – Kristoffer Lo, Norwegian tubist, flugabonist, guitarist, and composer.

March

5 – Eyolf Dale, Norwegian pianist and composer.

May

3 – Louis Cato, American drummer, bassist, guitarist, singer, and composer.

14 – Tore Sandbakken, Norwegian drummer and composer.

June

12 – Olivia Trummer, German pianist, vocalist, and composer.
20 – Ellen Brekken, Norwegian upright bassist, guitar bassist, and tubist.

July

18 – Theo Croker, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader from Leesburg, Florida.
22 – Camila Meza, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist.
25 – Tom Harrison, British alto saxophonist and flautist.
31 – Aaron Weinstein, American violinist and mandolinist.

August

14 – David Six, Austrian pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
22 – Kim Johannesen, Norwegian guitarist.
30 – Rachael Price, American vocalist from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

September

10 – Live Foyn Friis, Norwegian singer and composer.
22 – Aaron Diehl, American pianist.

October

7 – Alfredo Rodríguez, Cuban pianist and composer.
15 – Øystein Skar, Norwegian pianist and composer.
29 – Ximena Sariñana, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress

December

19 – Ine Hoem, Norwegian singer.
29 – Alexa Ray Joel, American singer, songwriter and pianist.

Unknown date

Paul Carnegie-Jones, New Zealand pianist.
Per Arne Ferner, Norwegian guitarist.

References

^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "Moers Festival 1985". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1985". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1985 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "North Sea Jazz Festival 1985". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "Brecon Jazz Festival 1985". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
^ "Monterey Jazz Festival 1985". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.