This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2024.
- 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]
All critically reviewed albums ranked
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- January 25 – Bruno Amstad, Swiss jazz singer, 59 (cancer)[17]
- January 26
- January 29 – Tony Cedras, South African jazz musician, 71[20]
- March 3 – Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer and TV host[21]
- April 7 – Joe Viera, German saxophonist and festival founder, 91[22]
- May 7 – Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger, 88[23]
- June 9 – Alex Riel, Danish jazz and rock drummer, 83[24]
- August 3 – Shaun Martin, American jazz keyboardist from Snarky Puppy, 45[25]
- August 23 – Russell Malone, American jazz guitarist, 60[26]
- ^ Raeburn, Brandon (8 December 2023). "Jazz Duo DOMI AND JD BECK To Hold Singapore Concert in January 2024". Bandwagon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (4 February 2024). "Meshell Ndegeocello Wins Inaugural Best Alternative Jazz Album Award at 2024 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Grammys 2024 Winners: See The Complete List". nytimes. New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Kamasi Washington to play an intimate night at Herne Hill, UK on July 9 accessdate: January 17, 2024
- ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 2024". Europe Jazz Network. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Ingallis, Chris (January 18, 2024). "MARY HALVORSON'S 'CLOUDWARD' IS A SOPHISTICATED ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION". PopMatters. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Fordham, John. "Mary Halvorson: Cloudward review – compositions fuse with improv to wondrous ends". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Kalia, Ammar. "Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento: The Room review – a tender, complex modern classic". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Felsenthal, Daniel. "Compassion Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Spencer, Neil. "Joel Ross: Nublues review – vibraphonist's innovative homage to tradition". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Peacock, Tim (January 18, 2024). "Norah Jones Announces New Album 'Visions'; Spring U.S Tour Dates". uDiscover Music. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Sky Will Be There Tomorrow Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Night Rein Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Compassion Metacritic". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Cloudward Metacritic". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Stefan Künzli (28 January 2024). "Der Schweizer Vokalakrobat Bruno Amstad hat seinen langjährigen Kampf gegen Krebs verloren". Tagblatt.
- ^ "Jazz guitarist Dean Brown has passed away". Maxazine. January 27, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé" (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies". Times Live. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins passes away at age 104 | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Gründer der Jazzwoche Burghausen Joe Viera ist gestorben". PNP. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski nie żyje". Pap. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom (in Danish)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robinson, Lyle (23 August 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.