2021 in jazz
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| 2021 in jazz | |
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 Maria Schneider, whose album Data Lords was voted best of 2020 by critics in January 2021 | |
| Decade | 2020s in jazz |
| Music | 2021 in music |
| Standards | List of jazz standards |
| See also | 2020 in jazz – 2022 in jazz |
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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2021.
Events[edit]
- January 14 – The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll rates Maria Schneider's Data Lords as the best album of 2020.[1]
- July 30-August 1 – The Newport Jazz Festival takes place in the US state of Rhode Island. Performers include Gerald Clayton, Charles Lloyd, Mavis Staples, Trombone Shorty, Kamasi Washington and Brandee Younger.[2]
Deaths[edit]
- January 6 – Bobby Few, 85, American jazz pianist[3]
- January 17 – Sammy Nestico, 96, American composer and arranger[4]
- January 20 – Keith Nichols, 75, British instrumentalist and bandleader (COVID-19)[5]
- January 23 – Jonas Gwangwa, 83, South African jazz trombonist[6]
- February 9 – Chick Corea, 79, American pianist, composer and bandleader[7]
- February 12 – Milford Graves, 79, American drummer and polymath[8]
- March 2 – Chris Barber, 90, British bandleader and trombonist[9]
- March 7 – Josky Kiambukuta, 72, Congolese singer (TPOK Jazz)[10]
- March 8 – Julien-François Zbinden, 103, Swiss composer and jazz pianist[11]
- March 10 – János Gonda, 89, Hungarian jazz pianist[12]
- March 19 – Cristián Cuturrufo, 48, Chilean jazz trumpeter (COVID-19)[13]
- March 28 – Malcolm Cecil, 84, British jazz bassist and record producer[14]
- April 7 – Sonny Simmons, 87, American jazz saxophonist[15]
- May 8 – Curtis Fuller, 88, American jazz trombonist[16]
- May 15 – Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader[17]
- June 21 – Nobuo Hara, 94, Japanese saxophonist[18]
- July 4 – Rick Laird, 80, Irish jazz bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra)[19]
- July 31 – Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz musician and composer[20]
- August 28 – Francesc Burrull, 86, Spanish musician and composer[21]
- September 16 –George Mraz, 77, Czech-American jazz bassist[22]
- October 18 – Franco Cerri, 95, Italian jazz guitarist.[23]
- November 1 – Pat Martino, 77, American jazz guitarist.[24]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Francis Davis. "The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Paul Robicheau (August 3, 2021). "Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2021 — A Musical Affirmation". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Denis, Jacques (7 January 2021). "Mort de Bobby Few, pianiste sans chapelle". Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ admin (January 17, 2021). "American Composer and Arranger Sammy Nestico has Passed Away". Talk Zone. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Bebco, Joe. "British Bandleader Keith Nichols has died. – The Syncopated Times". syncopatedtimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Legendary South African musician Jonas Gwangwa, 83, dies". News 24. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bruce, Jasper. "Influential jazz drummer Milford Graves has passed away at 79". NME. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veteran Congolese singer Josky Kiambukuta dies in Kinshasa". The East African. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Le compositeur romand Julien-François Zbinden est mort à 103 ans". rts.ch (in French). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Pál Tamás. "Meghalt Gonda János dzsesszzenész". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Warner, Amelia (19 March 2021). "Trumpeter Cristián Cuturrufo Dies, Victim Of COVID-19". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Malcolm Cecil, influential producer and Stevie Wonder collaborator, has died". NME. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Sonny Simmons 1933–2021". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Curtis Fuller, Leading Trombonist Of Jazz's Detroit Wave, Dies At 88". krvs.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Hardman, Ray (16 May 2021). "Jazz Legend, Connecticut Native Mario Pavone Dies at 80". NPR. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Hopkins, Scott (5 July 2021). "Rick Laird, Bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead at 80". Music Fest News. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Polish jazz pioneer passes away aged 93". Poland In. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Jurado, Miquel (August 28, 2021). "Muere a los 86 años Francesc Burrull, el hombre que moldeó la 'Nova Cançó'". EL PAÍS (in Spanish).
- ^ "George Mraz,consummate jazz bassist, dies at 77". New York Times. 25 September 2021.
- ^ "È morto Franco Cerri, grande chitarrista del jazz italiano". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Pat Martino, Jazz Guitarist Who Overcame Amnesia, Dies at 77". Ny Times. 1 November 2021.