This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2024.

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Events

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January

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February

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  • February 4 – The 2024 Grammy awards occur.
    • A new category, "Best Alternative Jazz Album" is added. The first winner is Meshell Ndegeocello for her 2023 album The Omnichord Real Book[2]
    • "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" is awarded to Billy Childs for his 2023 album The Winds of Change[3]
    • "Best Latin Jazz Album" is awarded to Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo for their 2023 album El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2[3]
    • "Best Vocal Jazz Album" is awarded to Nicole Zuraitis for her 2023 album How Love Begins,[3]
    • "Best Traditional Pop Vocal album is awarded to Laufey for her 2023 album “Bewitched,”
    • "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" is awarded to the Count Basie Orchestra for their 2023 album Basie Swings The Blues[3]
    • "Best Jazz Performance" is awarded to Samara Joy for her song Tight[3]

April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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Albums

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Month Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
January 19 Cloudward Mary Halvorson Nonesuch Records [6][7]
Foreverland Keyon Harrold Concord Jazz
Technically Acceptable Ethan Iverson Blue Note Records
26 The Room Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento Real World [8]
26 Trust the process Filippo Ieraci, Simone Serafini and Jacopo Zanette Amerio Stefano edizioni musicali
February 2 Compassion Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey ECM Records [9]
9 Nublues Joel Ross Blue Note Records [10]
March 8 Visions Norah Jones Blue Note Records [11]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

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Metacritic

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Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Charles Lloyd The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow 95 6 [12]
2 Arooj Aftab Night Reign 89 12 [13]
3 Blue Lab Beats Blue Eclipse 87 4 [14]
4 Vijay Iyer Compassion 86 6 [15]
5 Mary Halvorson Cloudward 84 8 [16]

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Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
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Deaths

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Eleanor Collins

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Raeburn, Brandon (8 December 2023). "Jazz Duo DOMI AND JD BECK To Hold Singapore Concert in January 2024". Bandwagon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (4 February 2024). "Meshell Ndegeocello Wins Inaugural Best Alternative Jazz Album Award at 2024 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Grammys 2024 Winners: See The Complete List". nytimes. New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ Kamasi Washington to play an intimate night at Herne Hill, UK on July 9 accessdate: January 17, 2024
  5. ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 2024". Europe Jazz Network. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ Ingallis, Chris (January 18, 2024). "MARY HALVORSON'S 'CLOUDWARD' IS A SOPHISTICATED ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION". PopMatters. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Fordham, John. "Mary Halvorson: Cloudward review – compositions fuse with improv to wondrous ends". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Kalia, Ammar. "Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento: The Room review – a tender, complex modern classic". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. ^ Felsenthal, Daniel. "Compassion Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. ^ Spencer, Neil. "Joel Ross: Nublues review – vibraphonist's innovative homage to tradition". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. ^ Peacock, Tim (January 18, 2024). "Norah Jones Announces New Album 'Visions'; Spring U.S Tour Dates". uDiscover Music. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Sky Will Be There Tomorrow Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Night Rein Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Compassion Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Cloudward Metacritic". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  17. ^ Stefan Künzli (28 January 2024). "Der Schweizer Vokalakrobat Bruno Amstad hat seinen langjährigen Kampf gegen Krebs verloren". Tagblatt.
  18. ^ "Jazz guitarist Dean Brown has passed away". Maxazine. January 27, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  19. ^ "Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé" (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies". Times Live. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins passes away at age 104 | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  22. ^ "Gründer der Jazzwoche Burghausen Joe Viera ist gestorben". PNP. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski nie żyje". Pap. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  24. ^ Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom (in Danish)
  25. ^ Willman, Chris. "Shaun Martin, Grammy-Winning Musician Known for His Work With Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin and Erykah Badu, Dies at 45". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  26. ^ Robinson, Lyle (23 August 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.
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