2010 in jazz

Events

January

• 29 – The 5th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway.

  February

• 3 – The 13th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

  March

• 5 – The 6th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• 26 The 37th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway.
• 27 Stein Urheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2010.
• 27 Karin Krog and John Surman performs the commissioned work Songs about this and that for Vossajazz 2010.

  April

• 28 – The 16th SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway.

  May

• 21 – The 39th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany.
• 26 – The 38th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway.

  June

• 10 – The 27th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 25 – The 30th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• 30 – The 22nd Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria.

  July

• 2
• * The 32nd Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• * The 44th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland.
• 7 – The 46th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway.
• 9 – The 35th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands.
• 16 – The 45th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland.
• 17 – The 63rd Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France.
• 19 – The 50th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway.
• 20 – The 45th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain.

  August

• 6
• * The 54th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island.
• * The 26th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales.
• 11 – The 24th Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway.
• 16 – The 25th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway.

  September

• 2 – The 6th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway.
• 17 – The 53rd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California.

  October

November

• 12 – The 19th London Jazz Festival started in London, England.

  December

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• Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 1.
• Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 2.

• Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern.

• Daniel Herskedal – City Stories.

• Very Much Alive by Paolo Vinaccia featuring Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken and Palle Mikkelborg.

  Deaths

• 3 – Joyce Collins, American pianist, singer, and educator.
• 10 – Dick Johnson, American big band clarinetist.
• 11 – Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.
• 13 – Ed Thigpen, American drummer, Oscar Peterson Trio.
• 16 – Jimmy Wyble, American guitarist.
• 17 – Maki Asakawa, Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer.
• 19 – Ian Christie, English clarinetist.
• 23 – Earl Wild, American pianist.
• 25 – Jane Jarvis, American pianist.

• 6
• * John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.
• * Roger Guérin, French trumpeter and singer.
• 12 – Jake Hanna, American jazz drummer.
• 13 – Jamil Nasser, American bassist, and tubist.
• 15 – Art Van Damme, American accordionist.

• 7 – Tony Campise, American saxophonist.
• 15 – Sam Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean saxophonist and guitarist.
• 20 – Erwin Lehn, German composer, bandleader, and musician.
• 22 – Diz Disley, Anglo-Canadian guitarist.
• 23 – Marva Wright, American blues singer.
• 27 – Peter Herbolzheimer, German trombonist and bandleader.
• 28 – Herb Ellis, American guitarist.
• 29 – Luigi Trussardi, French upright bassist.
• 30 – John Bunch, American pianist.

• 2 – Mike Zwerin, American musician and author.
• 7
• * Eddie Johnson, American tenor saxophonist.
• * Graciela, Afro-Cuban singer.
• 11 – Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian composer, pianist, and musical pedagogue.
• 13 – Steve Reid, American drummer.

• 1
• * Jesse Drakes, American trumpeter.
• * Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger.
• 7 – Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban percussionist.
• 9 – Lena Horne, American singer.
• 16 – Hank Jones, American pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
• 30 – Kristian Bergheim, Norwegian saxophonist.

• 5 – Danny Bank, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist.
• 9
• * Harold Ivory Williams Jr., American keyboardist.
• * Paul Moer, American pianist.
• 15 – Wendell Logan, American composer.
• 16 – Bill Dixon, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, pianist, composer, and visual artist.
• 24 – Fred Anderson, American tenor saxophonist.
• 26 – Benny Powell, African-American jazz trombonist.
• 28 – Joya Sherrill, American singer and children's television show host.

• 8
• * Lelio Luttazzi, Italian composer, musician, actor, singer, and conductor.
• * Valdo Williams, Canadian pianist.
• 14 – Gene Ludwig, American organist.
• 22
• * Dick Buckley, American radio presenter.
• * Harry Beckett, British trumpeter and flugelhornist.
• 23 – Willem Breuker, Dutch bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
• 29 – Martin Drew, English drummer.

• 8 – Jack Parnell, English producer, bandleader, drummer, and pianist.
• 11 – Leon Breeden, clarinetist, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
• 14 – Abbey Lincoln, American singer.
• 15 – Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist.
• 19 – Dick Maloney, Canadian singer and radio host.

• 8 – Hadley Caliman, American saxophonist and flautist.
• 11 – Gunnar Hoffsten, Swedish composer, bandleader, trumpeter, and pianist.
• 14 – Alf Kjellman, Norwegian saxophonist.
• 19 – Buddy Collette, American flautist, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
• 27
• * Buddy Morrow, American trombonist and bandleader.
• * Ed Wiley Jr., American tenor saxophonist.

• 7 – T Lavitz, American keyboardist, composer and producer.
• 17 – Dennis Taylor, American saxophonist, clarinet, and arranger.
• 18 – Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist.
• 28
• * Jack Brokensha, Australian-American vibraphonist.
• * Walter Payton, American bassist and sousaphonist.

• 16 – Mimi Perrin, French pianist and singer, and translator.
• 30 – Monty Sunshine, English clarinetist.

• 9 – James Moody, American saxophonist .
• 14 – Elisa Gabbai, Israeli singer.
• 17
• * Captain Beefheart, American singer.
• * Lina Romay, Mexican-American actress and singer.
• 19 – Trudy Pitts, American soul jazz keyboardist.
• 28 – Billy Taylor, American pianist.