2011 in music



This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music.

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 * 2011 in American music
 * 2011 in British music
 * 2011 in Canadian music
 * 2011 in European music (Continental Europe)
 * 2011 in Irish music
 * 2011 in Japanese music
 * 2011 in Norwegian music
 * 2011 in Swedish music

Specific genres

 * 2011 in classical music
 * 2011 in country music
 * 2011 in heavy metal music
 * 2011 in hip hop music
 * 2011 in jazz
 * 2011 in Latin music
 * 2011 in opera

Album releases

 * 1) Let England Shake PJ Harvey

Deaths

 * January
 * 29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.


 * February
 * 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist.
 * 14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist.


 * April
 * 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer.
 * 22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host.
 * 24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer).
 * 26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.


 * May
 * 15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen.
 * 31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.


 * July
 * 23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter.
 * 24 – Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).
 * 26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.


 * September
 * 4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer).
 * 7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer.
 * 19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.


 * October
 * 8 – Roger Williams (87), American pianist.


 * November
 * 19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.
 * 22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.


 * December
 * 2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.
 * 17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.