2024 in jazz
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| Music | 2024 in music |
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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2024.
Events
January
- January 27 – Domi and JD Beck tour in Singapore[1]
February
- February 4 – The 66th Annual Grammy Awards occur.
April
May
June
July
- July 9 – Kamasi Washington starts his first ever UK tour, at a bar in Herne Hill, UK[2]
August
September
October
- October 11–20 – Headliners at the Stockholm Jazz Festival include Bill Frisell, Julius Rodriguez, Sona Jobarteh, Gogo Penguin and The Headhunters.[3]
Albums
Awards
Grammy Awards
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 4, 2024 honoring the best recordings, compositions, and artists from October 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy.
All critically reviewed albums ranked
Metacritic
| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Lloyd | The Sky Will Still 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 | Ezra Collective | Dance, No One's Watching | 85 | 10 | [27] |
| 7 | Out Of/Into | Motion 1 | 85 | 5 | [28] |
| 8 | Mary Halvorson | Cloudward | 84 | 8 | [29] |
| 9 | Meshell Ndegeocello | No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin | 84 | 7 | [30] |
| Sun Ra Arkestra | Lights On a Sattelite | 84 | 7 | [31] | |
| Amaro Freitas | Y’Y | 84 | 7 | [32] | |
| 10 | Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento | Milton + Esperanza | 84 | 5 | [33] |
| Bill Frisell | Orchestras | 84 | 5 | [34] | |
| Madeleine Peyroux | Let's Walk | 84 | 5 | [35] | |
| 11 | Placenta | Carlos Niño | 84 | 4 | [36] |
| Joel Ross | Nublues | 84 | 4 | [37] | |
| Orquesta Akokán | Caracoles | 84 | 4 | [38] | |
| Zara McFarlane | Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan | 84 | 4 | [39] | |
| 12 | Nala Sinephro | Endlessness | 83 | 13 | [40] |
| 13 | Shabaka Hutchings | Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace | 83 | 9 | [41] |
| 14 | Nubya Garcia | Odyssey | 83 | 9 | [42] |
| 15 | Kamasi Washington | Fearless Movement | 82 | 16 | [43] |
| 16 | Wendy Eisenberg | Viewfinder | 82 | 7 | [44] |
| 17 | Mary Halvorson | Cloudward | 81 | 9 | [45] |
| 18 | The Necks | Bleed | 81 | 6 | [46] |
| SML | Small Medium Large | 81 | 6 | [47] | |
| 19 | Anna Butterss | Mighty Vertebrate | 81 | 5 | [48] |
| 20 | Pat Metheny | MoonDial | 80 | 4 | [49] |
| 21 | Fievel Is Glauque | Rong Weicknes | 77 | 7 | [50] |
Deaths
- January 25 – Bruno Amstad, Swiss jazz singer, 59 (cancer)[51]
- January 26
- Dean Brown, American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician, 68 (cancer)[52]
- Michel Hausser, French jazz vibraphonist, 96[53]
- January 29 – Tony Cedras, South African jazz musician, 71[54]
- March 3 – Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer and TV host[55]
- April 5 – Phil Nimmons, Canadian jazz clarinetist, 100[56]
- April 7 – Joe Viera, German saxophonist and festival founder, 91[57]
- May 7 – Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger, 88[58]
- June 9 – Alex Riel, Danish jazz and rock drummer, 83[59]
- August 3 – Shaun Martin, American jazz keyboardist from Snarky Puppy, 45[60]
- August 23 – Russell Malone, American jazz guitarist, 60[61]
- November 12 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer, 99[62]
See also
References
- ^ Raeburn, Brandon (December 8, 2023). "Jazz Duo DOMI AND JD BECK To Hold Singapore Concert in January 2024". Bandwagon. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Kamasi Washington to play an intimate night at Herne Hill, UK on July 9 accessdate: January 17, 2024
- ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 2024". Europe Jazz Network. October 4, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Ingallis, Chris (January 18, 2024). "MARY HALVORSON'S 'CLOUDWARD' IS A SOPHISTICATED ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION". PopMatters. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Fordham, John. "Mary Halvorson: Cloudward review – compositions fuse with improv to wondrous ends". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Felsenthal, Daniel. "Compassion Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (February 11, 2024). "Joel Ross: Nublues review – vibraphonist's innovative homage to tradition". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Speak to Me - Julian Lage | Album | AllMusic, retrieved December 27, 2024
- ^ Peacock, Tim (January 18, 2024). "Norah Jones Announces New Album 'Visions'; Spring U.S Tour Dates". uDiscover Music. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Eagle's Point - Chris Potter | Album | AllMusic, retrieved December 27, 2024
- ^ Echoes of the Inner Prophet - Melissa Aldana |... | AllMusic, retrieved December 27, 2024
- ^ "CD review: Kenny Garrett & Svoy - Who Killed AI? - 2024: Video, CD cover". Jazz Blues News. February 18, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Fearless Movement, by Kamasi Washington". Kamasi Washington. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Night Reign, by Night Reign". Night Reign. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Milton + esperanza - Concord - Label Group". concord.com. May 16, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "50 - Herb Alpert | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Planetarium, by Ben Monder". Ben Monder. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Against the Fall of Night, by sungazer". sungazer. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Samara Joy: Portrait". Jazzwise. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ "Jocelyn Gould: Portrait of Right Now". Rhythm Changes. October 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Speak To Me by Julian Lage, retrieved December 28, 2024
- ^ "Night Rein Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Compassion Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dance, No One's Watching by Ezra Collective". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Motion I by Out Of/Into". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Cloudward Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Lights On a Satellite by Sun Ra Arkestra". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Y'Y by Amaro Freitas". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ Milton + Esperanza by Milton Nascimento, retrieved December 28, 2024
- ^ "Orchestras by Bill Frisell". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Let's Walk by Madeleine Peyroux". Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Placenta by Carlos Niño". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "nublues by Joel Ross". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Caracoles by Orquesta Akokán". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan by Zara McFarlane". Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan by Zara McFarlane". Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Odyssey by Nubya Garcia". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Odyssey by Nubya Garcia". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Fearless Movement by Kamasi Washington". Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ "Viewfinder by Wendy Eisenberg". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Cloudward by Mary Halvorson". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Bleed by The Necks". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Small Medium Large by SML". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Mighty Vertebrate by Anna Butterss". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "MoonDial by Pat Metheny". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "Rong Weicknes by Fievel Is Glauque". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ Stefan Künzli (January 28, 2024). "Der Schweizer Vokalakrobat Bruno Amstad hat seinen langjährigen Kampf gegen Krebs verloren". Tagblatt.
- ^ "Jazz guitarist Dean Brown has passed away". Maxazine. January 27, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé" (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies". Times Live. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins passes away at age 104 | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Phil Nimmons, 'dean of Canadian jazz,' dead at 100". CBC News. April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Gründer der Jazzwoche Burghausen Joe Viera ist gestorben". PNP. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski nie żyje". Pap. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom (in Danish)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robinson, Lyle (August 23, 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.
- ^ 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.