2021 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2021.

2021 in jazz
Maria Schneider, whose album Data Lords was voted best of 2020 by critics in January 2021
Decade2020s in jazz
Music2021 in music
StandardsList of jazz standards
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Events

Albums

January
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February
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March
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26 Daring Mind Jihye Lee Orchestra Motema Music [4]
26 Promises (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra album) Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra Luaka Bop [5]

April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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10 Side-Eye (V1. IV) Pat Metheny BMG Modern Recordings [6]
14 The Cave Of Winds Tony Malaby Pyroclastic [7]

October
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November
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December
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3 New Standards Kenny G Concord Records [8]

Deaths

See also

References
  1. Francis Davis (14 January 2021). "The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. Paul Robicheau (August 3, 2021). "Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2021 — A Musical Affirmation". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. Chow, Andrew R.; Lang, Cady (4 December 2021). "The 10 Best Albums of 2021". Time. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. Morgan Enos (April 12, 2021). "Jihye Lee: Daring to Lead". Jazz Times. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  5. Shaffer, Claire (16 February 2021). "Pharoah Sanders Announces First Album in a Decade With Floating Points". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. John Fordham (December 19, 2021). "The 10 best jazz albums of 2021". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. Mike Shanley (December 31, 2021). "Tony Malaby's Sabino: The Cave of Winds (Pyroclastic)". Jazz Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  8. "New Standards Out Now". kennyg.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  9. Denis, Jacques (7 January 2021). "Mort de Bobby Few, pianiste sans chapelle". Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  10. admin (January 17, 2021). "American Composer and Arranger Sammy Nestico has Passed Away". Talk Zone. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. Bebco, Joe. "British Bandleader Keith Nichols has died. – The Syncopated Times". syncopatedtimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. "Legendary South African musician Jonas Gwangwa, 83, dies". News 24. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. Shteamer, Hank (February 11, 2021). "Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  14. Bruce, Jasper (13 February 2021). "Influential jazz drummer Milford Graves has passed away at 79". NME. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. "Chris Barber, one of the greatest figures in the history of British jazz – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  16. "Veteran Congolese singer Josky Kiambukuta dies in Kinshasa". The East African. 8 March 2021.
  17. "Le compositeur romand Julien-François Zbinden est mort à 103 ans". rts.ch (in French). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  18. Pál Tamás (10 March 2021). "Meghalt Gonda János dzsesszzenész". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  19. Warner, Amelia (19 March 2021). "Trumpeter Cristián Cuturrufo Dies, Victim Of COVID-19". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  20. "Malcolm Cecil, influential producer and Stevie Wonder collaborator, has died". NME. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  21. "Sonny Simmons 1933–2021". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  22. "Curtis Fuller, Leading Trombonist Of Jazz's Detroit Wave, Dies At 88". krvs.org. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  23. Hardman, Ray (16 May 2021). "Jazz Legend, Connecticut Native Mario Pavone Dies at 80". NPR. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  24. ジャズのサックス奏者・原信夫さん死去、９４歳…「シャープス＆フラッツ」リーダー (in Japanese)
  25. Hopkins, Scott (5 July 2021). "Rick Laird, Bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead at 80". Music Fest News. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  26. "Polish jazz pioneer passes away aged 93". Poland In. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  27. Jurado, Miquel (August 28, 2021). "Muere a los 86 años Francesc Burrull, el hombre que moldeó la 'Nova Cançó'". EL PAÍS (in Spanish).
  28. "George Mraz,consummate jazz bassist, dies at 77". New York Times. 25 September 2021.
  29. "È morto Franco Cerri, grande chitarrista del jazz italiano". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  30. "Pat Martino, Jazz Guitarist Who Overcame Amnesia, Dies at 77". Ny Times. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02.
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