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

Events[]

  • 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[]

  • 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]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Francis Davis. "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. ^ Denis, Jacques (7 January 2021). "Mort de Bobby Few, pianiste sans chapelle". Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ admin (January 17, 2021). "American Composer and Arranger Sammy Nestico has Passed Away". Talk Zone. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Bebco, Joe. "British Bandleader Keith Nichols has died. – The Syncopated Times". syncopatedtimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Legendary South African musician Jonas Gwangwa, 83, dies". News 24. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Bruce, Jasper. "Influential jazz drummer Milford Graves has passed away at 79". NME. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Veteran Congolese singer Josky Kiambukuta dies in Kinshasa". The East African. 8 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Le compositeur romand Julien-François Zbinden est mort à 103 ans". rts.ch (in French). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  12. ^ Pál Tamás. "Meghalt Gonda János dzsesszzenész". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ Warner, Amelia (19 March 2021). "Trumpeter Cristián Cuturrufo Dies, Victim Of COVID-19". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Malcolm Cecil, influential producer and Stevie Wonder collaborator, has died". NME. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Sonny Simmons 1933–2021". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Curtis Fuller, Leading Trombonist Of Jazz's Detroit Wave, Dies At 88". krvs.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  17. ^ Hardman, Ray (16 May 2021). "Jazz Legend, Connecticut Native Mario Pavone Dies at 80". NPR. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ 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)
  19. ^ Hopkins, Scott (5 July 2021). "Rick Laird, Bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead at 80". Music Fest News. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Polish jazz pioneer passes away aged 93". Poland In. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  21. ^ 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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