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2024 in jazz
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Decade	2020s in jazz
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See also	2023 in jazz – 2025 in jazz

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 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

July 9 – Kamasi Washington starts his first ever UK tour, at a bar in Herne Hill, UK^[4]

August

September

October

October 11–20 – Headliners at the Stockholm Jazz Festival include Bill Frisell, Julius Rodriguez, Sona Jobarteh, Gogo Penguin and The Headhunters.^[5]

Albums

Month	Day	Album	Artist	Label	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]
February	9	Nublues	Joel Ross	Blue Note Records	^[10]
March	1	Speak to Me	Julian Lage		^[11]
	8	Visions	Norah Jones		^[12]
	8	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]
April	12	Who Killed AI?	Kenny Garrett and Svoy	Mack Avenue Records	^[15]
May	3	Fearless Movement	Kamasi Washington	Young	^[16]
May	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]
September	27	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]
6	Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento	Milton + Esperanza	84	5	^[28]

Deaths

January 25 – Bruno Amstad, Swiss jazz singer, 59 (cancer)^[29]
January 26
- Dean Brown, American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician, 68 (cancer)^[30]
- Michel Hausser, French jazz vibraphonist, 96^[31]
January 29 – Tony Cedras, South African jazz musician, 71^[32]
March 3 – Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer and TV host^[33]
April 5 – Phil Nimmons, Canadian jazz clarinetist, 100^[34]
April 7 – Joe Viera, German saxophonist and festival founder, 91^[35]
May 7 – Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger, 88^[36]
June 9 – Alex Riel, Danish jazz and rock drummer, 83^[37]
August 3 – Shaun Martin, American jazz keyboardist from Snarky Puppy, 45^[38]
August 23 – Russell Malone, American jazz guitarist, 60^[39]
November 12 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer, 99^[40]

References

^ Raeburn, Brandon (December 8, 2023). "Jazz Duo DOMI AND JD BECK To Hold Singapore Concert in January 2024". Bandwagon. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ Minsker, Evan (February 4, 2024). "Meshell Ndegeocello Wins Inaugural Best Alternative Jazz Album Award at 2024 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Grammys 2024 Winners: See The Complete List". nytimes. New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 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. 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. "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. "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.
^ "Planetarium, by Ben Monder". Ben Monder. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Against the Fall of Night, by sungazer". sungazer. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Jocelyn Gould: Portrait of Right Now". Rhythm Changes. October 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ "Sky Will Be There Tomorrow Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ Speak To Me by Julian Lage, retrieved December 28, 2024
^ "Night Rein Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "Compassion Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "Cloudward Metacritic". Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ Milton + Esperanza by Milton Nascimento, retrieved December 28, 2024
^ 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. "Shaun Martin, Grammy-Winning Musician Known for His Work With Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin and Erykah Badu, Dies at 45". Variety. Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Robinson, Lyle (August 23, 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.
^ "Roy Haynes, a Giant of Jazz Drumming, Is Dead at 99". November 12, 2024. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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[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.

[grammys-3] "Grammys 2024 Winners: See The Complete List". nytimes. New York Times. 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. 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. "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. "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". Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[23] Speak To Me by Julian Lage, retrieved December 28, 2024

[24] "Night Rein Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[25] "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[26] "Compassion Metacritic". Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[27] "Cloudward 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. "Shaun Martin, Grammy-Winning Musician Known for His Work With Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin and Erykah Badu, Dies at 45". Variety. Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[39] Robinson, Lyle (August 23, 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.

[40] "Roy Haynes, a Giant of Jazz Drumming, Is Dead at 99". November 12, 2024. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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2024 in jazz

Events

January

February

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Albums

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Deaths

See also

References

External links

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