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Overview of the events of 2021 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of
jazz in the year 2021.
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
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July 30 - Shabaka Hutchings from Sons Of Kemet founds a new UK Jazz record label, "Native Rebel Recordings"
[4]
August
September
October
November
December
Albums
Deaths
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January 6 –
Bobby Few, 85, American jazz pianist
[25]
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January 17 –
Sammy Nestico, 96, American composer and arranger
[26]
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January 20 –
Keith Nichols, 75, British instrumentalist and bandleader (COVID-19)
[27]
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January 23 –
Jonas Gwangwa, 83, South African jazz trombonist
[28]
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February 9 –
Chick Corea, 79, American pianist, composer and bandleader
[29]
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February 12 –
Milford Graves, 79, American drummer and polymath
[30]
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March 2 –
Chris Barber, 90, British bandleader and trombonist
[31]
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March 7 –
Josky Kiambukuta, 72,
Congolese singer (
TPOK Jazz)
[32]
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March 8 –
Julien-François Zbinden, 103, Swiss composer and jazz pianist
[33]
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March 10 –
János Gonda, 89, Hungarian jazz pianist
[34]
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March 19 –
Cristián Cuturrufo, 48, Chilean jazz trumpeter (COVID-19)
[35]
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March 28 –
Malcolm Cecil, 84, British jazz bassist and record producer
[36]
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April 7 –
Sonny Simmons, 87, American jazz saxophonist
[37]
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May 8 –
Curtis Fuller, 88, American jazz trombonist
[38]
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May 15 –
Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
[39]
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June 21 –
Nobuo Hara, 94, Japanese saxophonist
[40]
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July 4 –
Rick Laird, 80, Irish jazz bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
[41]
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July 31 –
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz musician and composer
[42]
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August 28 –
Francesc Burrull, 86, Spanish musician and composer
[43]
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September 16 –
George Mraz, 77, Czech-American jazz bassist
[44]
- September 28 - Dr. Lonnie Smith, 79, American jazz
Hammond B3 organist
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October 18 –
Franco Cerri, 95, Italian jazz guitarist.
[45]
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November 1 –
Pat Martino, 77, American jazz guitarist.
[46]
- November 18 - Slide Hampton, 89, American
jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.
- December 8 -
Barry Harris, 91, American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator
See also
References
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^ Francis Davis (14 January 2021).
"The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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^ 2020 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List:
2020 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List, accessdate: June 1, 2023
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^ 2021 GRAMMY Awards Show:
Chick Corea Wins Best Improvised Jazz Solo & Best Jazz Instrumental Album | 2021 GRAMMY Awards Show, accessdate: May 23, 2023
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^ Music Week:
Sons Of Kemet's Shabaka Hutchings on his new label | Labels | Music Week, accessdate: May 23, 2023
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^ Paul Robicheau (August 3, 2021).
"Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2021 — A Musical Affirmation". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
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^
"Midnight Crisp, by Takuya Kuroda". Takuya Kuroda. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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^ 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.
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^ Morgan Enos (April 12, 2021).
"Jihye Lee: Daring to Lead". Jazz Times. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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^ Shaffer, Claire (16 February 2021).
"Pharoah Sanders Announces First Album in a Decade With Floating Points".
Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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^
Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer Trio - Uneasy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-01
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^ Jazz, All About (2021-04-29).
"Vijay Iyer: Uneasy album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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^ Allnutt, Chris (28 April 2021).
"Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings: 'If I stop playing, I feel that physical yearning'". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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^
"Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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^ Kalia, Ammar (2021-04-30).
"Jaubi: Nafs at Peace review – Pakistani band battle ego with improv". The Guardian.
ISSN
0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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^
Julian Lage - Squint Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-01
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^
Sounds from the Ancestors - Kenny Garrett | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-01
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^
Renee Rosnes - Kinds Of Love, 2021-09-03, retrieved 2023-07-01
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^ Jazz, All About (2021-12-11).
"Renee Rosnes: Kinds of Love album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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^ John Fordham (December 19, 2021).
"The 10 best jazz albums of 2021". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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^ Mike Shanley (December 31, 2021).
"Tony Malaby's Sabino: The Cave of Winds (Pyroclastic)". Jazz Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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^
SuperBlue - Kurt Elling | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-01
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Crisis - Louis Hayes | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-01
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A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday - Jack DeJohnette, Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-01
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^
"New Standards Out Now". kennyg.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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^ Denis, Jacques (7 January 2021).
"Mort de Bobby Few, pianiste sans chapelle".
Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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^ admin (January 17, 2021).
"American Composer and Arranger Sammy Nestico has Passed Away". Talk Zone. Archived from
the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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^ Bebco, Joe.
"British Bandleader Keith Nichols has died. – The Syncopated Times". syncopatedtimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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"Legendary South African musician Jonas Gwangwa, 83, dies". News 24. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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^ 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.
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^ Bruce, Jasper (13 February 2021).
"Influential jazz drummer Milford Graves has passed away at 79". NME. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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"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.
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"Veteran Congolese singer Josky Kiambukuta dies in Kinshasa". The East African. 8 March 2021.
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"Le compositeur romand Julien-François Zbinden est mort à 103 ans". rts.ch (in French). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
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^ Pál Tamás (10 March 2021).
"Meghalt Gonda János dzsesszzenész". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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^ Warner, Amelia (19 March 2021).
"Trumpeter Cristián Cuturrufo Dies, Victim Of COVID-19". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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"Malcolm Cecil, influential producer and Stevie Wonder collaborator, has died". NME. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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"Sonny Simmons 1933–2021". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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"Curtis Fuller, Leading Trombonist Of Jazz's Detroit Wave, Dies At 88". krvs.org. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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^ Hardman, Ray (16 May 2021).
"Jazz Legend, Connecticut Native Mario Pavone Dies at 80". NPR. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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^
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)
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^ Hopkins, Scott (5 July 2021).
"Rick Laird, Bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead at 80". Music Fest News. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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"Polish jazz pioneer passes away aged 93". Poland In. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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^ Jurado, Miquel (August 28, 2021).
"Muere a los 86 años Francesc Burrull, el hombre que moldeó la 'Nova Cançó'". EL PAÍS (in Spanish).
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"George Mraz,consummate jazz bassist, dies at 77". New York Times. 25 September 2021.
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"È morto Franco Cerri, grande chitarrista del jazz italiano". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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"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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