2010 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2010.

January

 * 29 – The 5th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 29 – 31).

February

 * 3 – The 13th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 3–7).

March

 * 5 – The 6th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 5–7).
 * 26 The 37th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 26–28).
 * 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 (April 28 - May 2).

May

 * 21 – The 39th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 21 – 24).
 * 26 – The 38th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 26 - June 7).

June

 * 10 – The 27th Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (June 10 – 12).
 * 25 – The 30th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 25 - July 6).
 * 30 – The 22nd Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 30 – July 9).

July

 * 2
 * The 32nd Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 2 – 11).
 * The 44th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 2 – 17).
 * 7 – The 46th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 7 – 11).
 * 9 – The 35th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 9 – 11).
 * 16 – The 45th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 16 – 25).
 * 17 – The 63rd Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 17 – 24).
 * 19 – The 50th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 19–24).
 * 20 – The 45th San Sebastian Jazz Festival started in San Sebastian, Spain (July 20 – 25).

August

 * 6
 * The 54th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (August 6 – 8).
 * The 26th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (August 6 – 8).
 * 11 – The 24th Sildajazz starts in Haugesund, Norway (August 11–15).
 * 16 – The 25th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 16 – 22).

September

 * 2 – The 6th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 2 – 4).
 * 17 – The 53rd Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17 – 19).

November

 * 12 – The 19th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 12 – 21).

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A
 * Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 1.
 * Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 2.

E
 * Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern.

H
 * Daniel Herskedal – City Stories.

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

Deaths

 * January
 * 3 – Joyce Collins, American pianist, singer, and educator (born 1930).
 * 10 – Dick Johnson, American big band clarinetist (born 1925).
 * 11 – Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1934).
 * 13 – Ed Thigpen, American drummer, Oscar Peterson Trio (born 1930).
 * 16 – Jimmy Wyble, American guitarist (born 1922).
 * 17 – Maki Asakawa, Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer (born 1942).
 * 19 – Ian Christie, English clarinettist (born 1927).
 * 23 – Earl Wild, American pianist (born 1915).
 * 25 – Jane Jarvis, American pianist (born 1915).


 * February
 * 6
 * John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinettist and composer (born 1927).
 * Roger Guérin, French trumpeter and singer (born 1926).
 * 12 – Jake Hanna, American jazz drummer (born 1931).
 * 13 – Jamil Nasser, American bassist, and tubist (born 1932).
 * 15 – Art Van Damme, American accordionist (born 1920).


 * March
 * 7 – Tony Campise, American saxophonist (born 1943).
 * 15 – Sam Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean saxophonist and guitarist (born 1988).
 * 20 – Erwin Lehn, German composer, bandleader, and musician (born 1919).
 * 22 – Diz Disley, Anglo-Canadian guitarist (born 1931).
 * 23 – Marva Wright, American blues singer (born 1948).
 * 27 – Peter Herbolzheimer, German trombonist and bandleader (born 1935).
 * 28 – Herb Ellis, American guitarist (born 1921).
 * 29 – Luigi Trussardi, French upright bassist (born 1938).
 * 30 – John Bunch, American pianist (born 1921).


 * April
 * 2 – Mike Zwerin, American musician and author (born 1930).
 * 7
 * Eddie Johnson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1920).
 * Graciela, Afro-Cuban singer (born 1915).
 * 11 – Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian composer, pianist, and musical pedagogue (born 1948).
 * 13 – Steve Reid, American drummer (born 1944).


 * May
 * 1
 * Jesse Drakes, American trumpeter (born 1924).
 * Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger (born 1935).
 * 7 – Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban percussionist (born 1925).
 * 9 – Lena Horne, American singer (born 1917).
 * 16 – Hank Jones, American pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer (born 1918).
 * 30 – Kristian Bergheim, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1926).


 * June
 * 5 – Danny Bank, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist (born 1922).
 * 9
 * Harold Ivory Williams Jr., American keyboardist (born 1949).
 * Paul Moer, American pianist (born 1916).
 * 15 – Wendell Logan, American composer (born 1940).
 * 16 – Bill Dixon, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, pianist, composer, and visual artist (born 1925).
 * 24 – Fred Anderson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1929).
 * 26 – Benny Powell, African-American jazz trombonist (born 1930).
 * 28 – Joya Sherrill, American singer and children's television show host (born 1924).


 * July
 * 8
 * Lelio Luttazzi, Italian composer, musician, actor, singer, and conductor (born 1923).
 * Valdo Williams, Canadian pianist (born 1928).
 * 14 – Gene Ludwig, American organist (born 1937).
 * 22
 * Dick Buckley, American radio presenter (born 1924).
 * Harry Beckett, British trumpeter and flugelhornist (born 1935).
 * 23 – Willem Breuker, Dutch bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1944).
 * 29 – Martin Drew, English drummer (born 1944).


 * August
 * 8 – Jack Parnell, English producer, bandleader, drummer, and pianist (born 1923).
 * 11 – Leon Breeden, clarinetist, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1921).
 * 14 – Abbey Lincoln, American singer (born 1930).
 * 15 – Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist (born 1934).
 * 19 – Dick Maloney, Canadian singer and radio host (born 1933).


 * September
 * 8 – Hadley Caliman, American saxophonist and flautist (born 1932).
 * 11 – Gunnar Hoffsten, Swedish composer, bandleader, trumpeter, and pianist (born 1923).
 * 14 – Alf Kjellman, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1938).
 * 19 – Buddy Collette, American flautist, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born 1921).
 * 27
 * Buddy Morrow, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1919).
 * Ed Wiley Jr., American tenor saxophonist (born 1930).


 * October
 * 7 – T Lavitz, American keyboardist, composer and producer (born 1956).
 * 17 – Dennis Taylor, American saxophonist, clarinet, and arranger (born 1953).
 * 18 – Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist (born 1939).
 * 28
 * Jack Brokensha, Australian-American vibraphonist (born 1926).
 * Walter Payton, American bassist and sousaphonist (born 1942).


 * November
 * 16 – Mimi Perrin, French pianist and singer, and translator (born 1926).
 * 30 – Monty Sunshine, English clarinettist (born 1928).


 * December
 * 9 – James Moody, American saxophonist (cancer) (born 1925).
 * 14 – Elisa Gabbai, Israeli singer (born 1933).
 * 17
 * Captain Beefheart, American singer (born 1941).
 * Lina Romay, Mexican-American actress and singer (born 1919).
 * 19 – Trudy Pitts, American soul jazz keyboardist (born 1932).
 * 28 – Billy Taylor, American pianist (born 1921).