2024 in jazz

2024 in jazz
Decade	2020s in jazz
Music	2024 in music
Standards	List of jazz standards
See also	2023 in jazz – 2025 in jazz

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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

Events

January

• January 27 – Domi and JD Beck tour in Singapore ^[1]

February

• 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]

July

• July 9 – Kamasi Washington starts his first ever UK tour, at a bar in Herne Hill, UK ^[4]

October

• October 11–20 – Headliners at the Stockholm Jazz Festival include Bill Frisell, Julius Rodriguez, Sona Jobarteh, Gogo Penguin and The Headhunters. ^[5]

Albums

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	1	Speak to Me	Julian Lage			[11]
	8	Visions	Norah Jones			[12]
		Eagle's Point	Chris Potter with Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, and John Patitucci	Edition Records		[13]
April	5	Echoes of the Inner Prophet	Melissa Aldana	Blue Note Records		[14]
	12	Who Killed AI?	Kenny Garrett and Svoy	Mack Avenue Records		[15]
May	3	Fearless Movement	Kamasi Washington	Young		[16]
	31	Night Reign	Arooj Aftab	Verve Records		[17]
August	9	Milton + Esperanza	Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding	Concord Records		[18]
September	20	50	Herb Alpert	Herb Alpert Presents		[19]
	27	Planetarium	Ben Monder			[20]
		Against the Fall of Night	Sungazer			[21]
October	24	Portrait of Right Now	Jocelyn Gould			[22]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Charles Lloyd	The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow	95	6	[23]
2	Julian Lage	Speak to Me	91	4	[24]
3	Arooj Aftab	Night Reign	89	12	[25]
4	Blue Lab Beats	Blue Eclipse	87	4	[26]
5	Vijay Iyer	Compassion	86	6	[27]
6	Mary Halvorson	Cloudward	84	8	[28]
	Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento	Milton + Esperanza	84	5	[29]

Deaths

Eleanor Collins

• January 25 – Bruno Amstad, Swiss jazz singer, 59 (cancer) ^[30]
• January 26
  • Dean Brown, American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician, 68 (cancer) ^[31]
  • Michel Hausser, French jazz vibraphonist, 96 ^[32]
• January 29 – Tony Cedras, South African jazz musician, 71 ^[33]
• March 3 – Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer and TV host ^[34]
• April 5 – Phil Nimmons, Canadian jazz clarinetist, 100 ^[35]
• April 7 – Joe Viera, German saxophonist and festival founder, 91 ^[36]
• May 7 – Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger, 88 ^[37]
• June 9 – Alex Riel, Danish jazz and rock drummer, 83 ^[38]
• August 3 – Shaun Martin, American jazz keyboardist from Snarky Puppy, 45 ^[39]
• August 23 – Russell Malone, American jazz guitarist, 60 ^[40]
• November 12 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer, 99 ^[41]

See also

• List of 2024 albums
• List of jazz festivals
• List of years in jazz
• 2024 in music

References

1. Raeburn, Brandon (December 8, 2023). "Jazz Duo DOMI AND JD BECK To Hold Singapore Concert in January 2024". Bandwagon. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
2. Minsker, Evan (February 4, 2024). "Meshell Ndegeocello Wins Inaugural Best Alternative Jazz Album Award at 2024 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
3. "Grammys 2024 Winners: See The Complete List". The New York Times . February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 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. October 4, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 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 (January 26, 2024). "Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento: The Room review – a tender, complex modern classic". theguardian. The Guardian . Retrieved February 15, 2024.
9. Felsenthal, Daniel. "Compassion Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
10. Spencer, Neil (February 11, 2024). "Joel Ross: Nublues review – vibraphonist's innovative homage to tradition". theguardian. The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
11. Speak to Me - Julian Lage | Album | AllMusic , retrieved December 27, 2024
12. Peacock, Tim (January 18, 2024). "Norah Jones Announces New Album 'Visions'; Spring U.S Tour Dates". uDiscover Music. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
13. Eagle's Point - Chris Potter | Album | AllMusic , retrieved December 27, 2024
14. Echoes of the Inner Prophet - Melissa Aldana |... | AllMusic , retrieved December 27, 2024
15. "CD review: Kenny Garrett & Svoy - Who Killed AI? - 2024: Video, CD cover". Jazz Blues News. February 18, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
16. "Fearless Movement, by Kamasi Washington". Kamasi Washington. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
17. "Night Reign, by Night Reign". Night Reign. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
18. "Milton + esperanza - Concord - Label Group". concord.com. May 16, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
19. Collar, Matt. "50 - Herb Alpert | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved July 5, 2025.
20. "Planetarium, by Ben Monder". Ben Monder. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
21. "Against the Fall of Night, by sungazer". sungazer. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
22. "Jocelyn Gould: Portrait of Right Now". Rhythm Changes. October 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
23. "Sky Will Be There Tomorrow Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
24. Speak To Me by Julian Lage , retrieved December 28, 2024
25. "Night Rein Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
26. "Blue Eclipse Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
27. "Compassion Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
28. "Cloudward Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved February 8, 2024.
29. Milton + Esperanza by Milton Nascimento , retrieved December 28, 2024
30. Stefan Künzli (January 28, 2024). "Der Schweizer Vokalakrobat Bruno Amstad hat seinen langjährigen Kampf gegen Krebs verloren". Tagblatt.
31. "Jazz guitarist Dean Brown has passed away". Maxazine. January 27, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
32. "Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé" (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
33. "Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies". Times Live. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
34. "Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins passes away at age 104 | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
35. "Phil Nimmons, 'dean of Canadian jazz,' dead at 100". CBC News . April 10, 2024.
36. "Gründer der Jazzwoche Burghausen Joe Viera ist gestorben". PNP. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
37. "Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski nie żyje". Pap. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
38. Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom (in Danish)
39. Willman, Chris (August 6, 2024). "Shaun Martin, Grammy-Winning Musician Known for His Work With Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin and Erykah Badu, Dies at 45". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
40. Robinson, Lyle (August 23, 2024). "RIP Russell Malone 1963-2024". The Jazz Guitar Life.
41. Chinen, Nate (November 12, 2024). "Roy Haynes, a Giant of Jazz Drumming, Is Dead at 99". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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