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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2024.

Events

January

February

  • February 4 – The 2024 Grammy awards occur.
    • A new category, "Best Alternative Jazz Album" is added. The first winner is Meshell Ndegeocello for her 2023 album The Omnichord Real Book[2]
    • "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" is awarded to Billy Childs for his 2023 album The Winds of Change[3]
    • "Best Latin Jazz Album" is awarded to Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo for their 2023 album El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2[3]
    • "Best Vocal Jazz Album" is awarded to Nicole Zuraitis for her 2023 album How Love Begins,[3]
    • "Best Traditional Pop Vocal album is awarded to Laufey for her 2023 album “Bewitched,”
    • "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" is awarded to the Count Basie Orchestra for their 2023 album Basie Swings The Blues[3]
    • "Best Jazz Performance" is awarded to Samara Joy for her song Tight[3]

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Albums

Month Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
January 19 Cloudward Mary Halvorson Nonesuch Records [6][7]
Foreverland Keyon Harrold Concord Jazz
Technically Acceptable Ethan Iverson Blue Note Records
26 The Room Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento Real World [8]
26 Trust the process Filippo Ieraci, Simone Serafini and Jacopo Zanette Amerio Stefano edizioni musicali
February 2 Compassion Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey ECM Records [9]
9 Nublues Joel Ross Blue Note Records [10]
March 1 Speak to Me Julian Lage [11]
8 Visions Norah Jones [12]
Eagle's Point Chris Potter with Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, and John Patitucci Edition Records [13]
April 5 Echoes of the Inner Prophet Melissa Aldana Blue Note Records [14]
12 Who Killed AI? Kenny Garrett and Svoy Mack Avenue Records [15]
May 3 Fearless Movement Kamasi Washington Young [16]
31 Night Reign Arooj Aftab Verve Records [17]
August 9 Milton + Esperanza Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding Concord Records [18]
September 27 Planetarium Ben Monder [19]
Against the Fall of Night Sungazer [20]
October 24 Portrait of Right Now Jocelyn Gould [21]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Charles Lloyd The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow 95 6 [22]
2 Julian Lage Speak to Me 91 4 [23]
3 Arooj Aftab Night Reign 89 12 [24]
4 Blue Lab Beats Blue Eclipse 87 4 [25]
5 Vijay Iyer Compassion 86 6 [26]
6 Mary Halvorson Cloudward 84 8 [27]
Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento Milton + Esperanza 84 5 [28]

Deaths

Eleanor Collins

See also

References

  1. ^ Raeburn, Brandon (December 8, 2023). "Jazz Duo DOMI AND JD BECK To Hold Singapore Concert in January 2024". Bandwagon. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (February 4, 2024). "Meshell Ndegeocello Wins Inaugural Best Alternative Jazz Album Award at 2024 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Grammys 2024 Winners: See The Complete List". The New York Times. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Kamasi Washington to play an intimate night at Herne Hill, UK on July 9 accessdate: January 17, 2024
  5. ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 2024". Europe Jazz Network. October 4, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Ingallis, Chris (January 18, 2024). "MARY HALVORSON'S 'CLOUDWARD' IS A SOPHISTICATED ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION". PopMatters. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Fordham, John. "Mary Halvorson: Cloudward review – compositions fuse with improv to wondrous ends". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Kalia, Ammar (January 26, 2024). "Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento: The Room review – a tender, complex modern classic". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Felsenthal, Daniel. "Compassion Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Spencer, Neil (February 11, 2024). "Joel Ross: Nublues review – vibraphonist's innovative homage to tradition". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Speak to Me - Julian Lage | Album | AllMusic, retrieved December 27, 2024
  12. ^ Peacock, Tim (January 18, 2024). "Norah Jones Announces New Album 'Visions'; Spring U.S Tour Dates". uDiscover Music. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  13. ^ Eagle's Point - Chris Potter | Album | AllMusic, retrieved December 27, 2024
  14. ^ Echoes of the Inner Prophet - Melissa Aldana |... | AllMusic, retrieved December 27, 2024
  15. ^ "CD review: Kenny Garrett & Svoy - Who Killed AI? - 2024: Video, CD cover". Jazz Blues News. February 18, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "Fearless Movement, by Kamasi Washington". Kamasi Washington. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Night Reign, by Night Reign". Night Reign. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Milton + esperanza - Concord - Label Group". concord.com. May 16, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "Planetarium, by Ben Monder". Ben Monder. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "Against the Fall of Night, by sungazer". sungazer. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "Jocelyn Gould: Portrait of Right Now". Rhythm Changes. October 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  22. ^ "Sky Will Be There Tomorrow Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  23. ^ Speak To Me by Julian Lage, retrieved December 28, 2024
  24. ^ "Night Rein Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  26. ^ "Compassion Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  27. ^ "Cloudward Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  28. ^ Milton + Esperanza by Milton Nascimento, retrieved December 28, 2024
  29. ^ Stefan Künzli (January 28, 2024). "Der Schweizer Vokalakrobat Bruno Amstad hat seinen langjährigen Kampf gegen Krebs verloren". Tagblatt.
  30. ^ "Jazz guitarist Dean Brown has passed away". Maxazine. January 27, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  31. ^ "Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé" (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  32. ^ "Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies". Times Live. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  33. ^ "Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins passes away at age 104 | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  34. ^ "Phil Nimmons, 'dean of Canadian jazz,' dead at 100". CBC News. April 10, 2024.
  35. ^ "Gründer der Jazzwoche Burghausen Joe Viera ist gestorben". PNP. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  36. ^ "Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski nie żyje". Pap. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  37. ^ Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom (in Danish)
  38. ^ Willman, Chris (August 6, 2024). "Shaun Martin, Grammy-Winning Musician Known for His Work With Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin and Erykah Badu, Dies at 45". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  39. ^ Robinson, Lyle (August 23, 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.
  40. ^ Chinen, Nate (November 12, 2024). "Roy Haynes, a Giant of Jazz Drumming, Is Dead at 99". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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