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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]
Rejoice Hugh Masekela and Tony Allen World Circuit Masekela died in 2018 [11] [12]
27Big Vicious Avishai Cohen (trumpeter) ECM Records [13]
April10Iron Starlet Connie Han Mack Avenue Records [14] [15]
June12Angels Around Kurt Rosenwinkel [16]
20 Swallow Tales John Scofield and Steve Swallow ECM Records [17]
July10 RoundAgain Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade Nonesuch [18]
August7Just Coolin' Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers Blue Note Records recorded in 1959. [19]
14Omega Immanuel Wilkins [20]
21 Source Nubya Garcia Concord [21] [22]
28 The Call Within Tigran Hamasyan Nonesuch [23]
October30Artlessly Falling Mary Halvorson's Code Girl [24]

Deaths

See also

Related Research Articles

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

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<i>Live!</i> (Carla Bley album) 1982 live album by Carla Bley

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

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<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

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

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

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<i>Life Goes On</i> (Carla Bley album) 2020 studio album by Carla Bley

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References

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  2. ↑ Immanuel Wilkins signs to Blue Note: Immanuel Wilkins signs to Blue Note, accessdate: May 26, 2023
  3. ↑ "Newport Jazz Festival Announces Newport Jazz Revival 2020". What's Up New?. July 23, 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Is That So? - John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
  5. ↑ "Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow – Life Goes On (ECM)". JAZZIZ Magazine. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Whitehaed, Kevin (February 24, 2020). "Carla Bley's Trio Brings A Scaled-Down Dynamic To 'Life Goes On'". NPR . Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "LIFE GOES ON by CARLA BLEY, ANDY SHEPPARD, STEVE SWALLOW". ECM Records. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Gehr, Richard (27 February 2020). "Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Life Goes On". Relix . Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Layman, Will (April 13, 2020). "Pat Metheny Adds Strings to His Quartet on From This Place". PopMatters . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ Jazz, All About (2020-04-08). "Jocelyn Gould: Elegant Traveler album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  11. ↑ "Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter, dies". 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  12. ↑ Rejoice - Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2024-12-28
  13. ↑ "Big Vicious". ECM Records. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  14. ↑ DownBeat Reviews: DownBeat Reviews, accessdate: June 19, 2023
  15. ↑ Connie Han: Iron Starlet album review @ All About Jazz: Connie Han: Iron Starlet album review @ All About Jazz, accessdate: June 19, 2023
  16. ↑ Angels Around - Kurt Rosenwinkel | Releases | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-07-01
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