2020 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2020.

Contents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Albums

MonthDayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.
January17Is That So? John McLaughlin (musician), Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain (musician) Abstract Logix [4]
February14 Life Goes On Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow ECM Records [5] [6] [7] [8]
21 From This Place Pat Metheny Nonesuch Records [9]
March20Elegant Traveller Jocelyn Gould [10]
April10Iron Starlet Connie Han Mack Avenue Records [11] [12]
June12Angels Around Kurt Rosenwinkel [13]
20 Swallow Tales John Scofield and Steve Swallow ECM Records [14]
July10 RoundAgain Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade Nonesuch [15]
August7Just Coolin' Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers Blue Note Records recorded in 1959. [16]
21 Source Nubya Garcia Concord [17] [18]
28 The Call Within Tigran Hamasyan Nonesuch [19]

Deaths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Swallow</span> American jazz bassist and composer

Steve Swallow is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Sheppard</span> British jazz saxophonist and composer

Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow. In 2019 he was presented the degree of Doctor of Music honoris causa by the University of Bristol.

<i>Duets</i> (Carla Bley & Steve Swallow album) 1988 studio album by Carla Bley & Steve Swallow

Duets is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1988.

<i>Fleur Carnivore</i> 1989 live album by Carla Bley

Fleur Carnivore is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1988 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1989.

<i>The Very Big Carla Bley Band</i> 1991 studio album by Carla Bley

The Very Big Carla Bley Band is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1991.

<i>Big Band Theory</i> 1993 studio album by Carla Bley

Big Band Theory is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993.

<i>Songs with Legs</i> 1994 live album by Carla Bley

Songs with Legs is a live album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with the saxophonist Andy Sheppard and the bass guitarist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1994.

<i>The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church</i> 1996 live album by The Carla Bley Big Band

The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in Perugia, Italy as part of the Umbria Jazz Festival and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1996.

<i>Are We There Yet?</i> (Carla Bley album) 1999 live album by Carla Bley & Steve Swallow

Are We There Yet? is a live album of duets by American composer, arranger, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley and bassist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe in 1998 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1999. It is the pair's third duet recording following Duets (1988) and Go Together (1992).

<i>4x4</i> (Carla Bley album) 2000 studio album by Carla Bley

4 x 4 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with a chamber ensemble recorded in Oslo in 1999 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2000.

<i>Looking for America</i> (album) 2003 studio album by Carla Bley

Looking for America is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 2002 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2003.

<i>The Lost Chords</i> 2004 live album by Carla Bley

The Lost Chords is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow, and Billy Drummond recorded in Europe in 2003 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2004.

<i>Appearing Nightly</i> 2008 live album by Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band

Appearing Nightly is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in Paris in 2006 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2008. Bley's compositions and arrangements incorporate many references to big bands and jazz standards from the swing era. The album contains two compositions commissioned by the Jazz Orchestra of Sardinia, and a suite inspired by nightclubs and big bands of the 1950s commissioned for the Monterey Jazz Festival.

<i>The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu</i> 2007 studio album by Carla Bley

The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow, and Billy Drummond and Paolo Fresu recorded in Europe in 2007 and released on the Watt/ECM label.

<i>Dreams So Real</i> (album) 1976 studio album by Gary Burton Quintet

Dreams So Real is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label. It features Burton with guitarists Mick Goodrick and Pat Metheny, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bob Moses. The album reached number twenty-five in Billboards Jazz albums charts.

<i>Trios</i> (Carla Bley album) 2013 studio album by Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow

Trios is an album by American composer and pianist Carla Bley with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bass guitarist Steve Swallow released on the ECM label. This was the first occasion on which these longtime collaborators had worked as a trio since 1994's Songs with Legs.

<i>Andando el Tiempo</i> 2016 studio album by Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow

Andando el Tiempo is an album by American composer and pianist Carla Bley with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bass guitarist Steve Swallow released on the ECM label. Though the musicians are longtime collaborators, this is their third album as a trio and second on the ECM label. It is Bley's first complete album of new compositions in eight years and is titled after a three part meditation on addiction and recovery, inspired by a friend's struggle with alcoholism.

This is a list of works by American jazz musician Carla Bley.

<i>Life Goes On</i> (Carla Bley album) 2020 studio album by Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow

Life Goes On is a studio album by American composer and pianist Carla Bley with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bass guitarist Steve Swallow released by the ECM label on February 14, 2020. The album consists of three suites divided into shorter segments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 in jazz</span> Overview of the events of 2022 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2022.

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