Overview of the events of 2021 in jazz
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January [ edit ]
February [ edit ]
July 30 - Shabaka Hutchings from Sons Of Kemet founds a new UK Jazz record label, "Native Rebel Recordings"[4]
September [ edit ]
October
November
December [ edit ]
January 6 – Bobby Few , 85, American jazz pianist[25]
January 17 – Sammy Nestico , 96, American composer and arranger[26]
January 20 – Keith Nichols , 75, British instrumentalist and bandleader (COVID-19)[27]
January 23 – Jonas Gwangwa , 83, South African jazz trombonist[28]
February 9 – Chick Corea , 79, American pianist, composer and bandleader[29]
February 12 – Milford Graves , 79, American drummer and polymath[30]
March 2 – Chris Barber , 90, British bandleader and trombonist[31]
March 7 – Josky Kiambukuta , 72, Congolese singer (TPOK Jazz )[32]
March 8 – Julien-François Zbinden , 103, Swiss composer and jazz pianist[33]
March 10 – János Gonda , 89, Hungarian jazz pianist[34]
March 19 – Cristián Cuturrufo , 48, Chilean jazz trumpeter (COVID-19)[35]
March 28 – Malcolm Cecil , 84, British jazz bassist and record producer[36]
April 7 – Sonny Simmons , 87, American jazz saxophonist[37]
May 8 – Curtis Fuller , 88, American jazz trombonist[38]
May 15 – Mario Pavone , 80, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader[39]
June 21 – Nobuo Hara , 94, Japanese saxophonist[40]
July 4 – Rick Laird , 80, Irish jazz bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra)[41]
July 31 – Jerzy Matuszkiewicz , 93, Polish jazz musician and composer[42]
August 28 – Francesc Burrull , 86, Spanish musician and composer[43]
September 16 –George Mraz , 77, Czech-American jazz bassist[44]
September 28 - Dr. Lonnie Smith, 79, American jazz Hammond B3 organist
October 18 – Franco Cerri , 95, Italian jazz guitarist.[45]
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 [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Francis Davis (14 January 2021). "The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll" . NPR . Retrieved January 26, 2021 .
^ 2020 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List: 2020 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List , accessdate: June 1, 2023
^ 2021 GRAMMY Awards Show: Chick Corea Wins Best Improvised Jazz Solo & Best Jazz Instrumental Album | 2021 GRAMMY Awards Show , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ Music Week: Sons Of Kemet's Shabaka Hutchings on his new label | Labels | Music Week , accessdate: May 23, 2023
^ Paul Robicheau (August 3, 2021). "Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2021 — A Musical Affirmation" . The Arts Fuse . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ "Midnight Crisp, by Takuya Kuroda" . Takuya Kuroda . Retrieved 2023-10-24 .
^ 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 .
^ Morgan Enos (April 12, 2021). "Jihye Lee: Daring to Lead" . Jazz Times . Retrieved January 16, 2021 .
^ Shaffer, Claire (16 February 2021). "Pharoah Sanders Announces First Album in a Decade With Floating Points" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer Trio - Uneasy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
^ Jazz, All About (2021-04-29). "Vijay Iyer: Uneasy album review @ All About Jazz" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 2023-07-01 .
^ Allnutt, Chris (28 April 2021). "Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings: 'If I stop playing, I feel that physical yearning' " . Financial Times . Retrieved 20 May 2021 .
^ "Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet" . Metacritic . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ Julian Lage - Squint Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
^ Sounds from the Ancestors - Kenny Garrett | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
^ Renee Rosnes - Kinds Of Love , 2021-09-03, retrieved 2023-07-01
^ Jazz, All About (2021-12-11). "Renee Rosnes: Kinds of Love album review @ All About Jazz" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 2023-07-01 .
^ John Fordham (December 19, 2021). "The 10 best jazz albums of 2021" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 16, 2021 .
^ Mike Shanley (December 31, 2021). "Tony Malaby's Sabino: The Cave of Winds (Pyroclastic)" . Jazz Times . Retrieved January 16, 2022 .
^ SuperBlue - Kurt Elling | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
^ Crisis - Louis Hayes | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
^ A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday - Jack DeJohnette, Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
^ "New Standards Out Now" . kennyg.com . 3 December 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ 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 . Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. 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 (13 February 2021). "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 (10 March 2021). "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 . 29 March 2021. 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 . 10 May 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02.
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