2010 in jazz
Palle Mikkelborg,Moers Festival 2010.
Decade	2010s in jazz
Music	2010 in music
Standards	List of jazz standards
See also	2009 in jazz –2011 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events ofJazz in the year 2010.

• 29 – The 5thIce Music Festival started inGeilo, Norway (January 29 – 31).^[1]

• 3 – The 13thPolarjazz Festival started inLongyearbyen,Svalbard (February 3–7).^[2]

• 5 – The 6thJakarta International Java Jazz Festival started inJakarta, Indonesia (March 5–7).^[3]
• 26 The 37thVossajazz started inVoss, Norway (April 26–28).^[4]
• 27Stein Urheim was awardedVossajazzprisen 2010.^[5]
• 27Karin Krog andJohn Surman performs the commissioned workSongs about this and that forVossajazz 2010.^[6]

• 28 – The 16thSoddJazz started inInderøy, Norway (April 28 - May 2).^[7]

• 21 – The 39thMoers Festival started inMoers, Germany (May 21 – 24).^[8]
• 26 – The 38thNattjazz started inBergen, Norway (May 26 - June 7).^[9]

• 10 – The 27thStockholm Jazz Festival started inStockholm, Sweden (June 10 – 12).^[10]
• 25 – The 30thMontreal International Jazz Festival started inMontreal, Quebec, Canada (June 25 - July 6).^[11]
• 30 – The 22ndJazz Fest Wien started inVienna, Austria (June 30 – July 9).^[12]

• 2
  • The 32ndCopenhagen Jazz Festival started inCopenhagen, Denmark (July 2 – 11).^[13]
  • The 44thMontreux Jazz Festival started inMontreux, Switzerland (July 2 – 17).^[14]
• 7 – The 46thKongsberg Jazzfestival started inKongsberg, Norway (July 7 – 11).^[15]
• 9 – The 35thNorth Sea Jazz Festival started inThe Hague,Netherlands (July 9 – 11).^[16]
• 16 – The 45thPori Jazz Festival started inPori, Finland (July 16 – 25).^[17]
• 17 – The 63rdNice Jazz Festival started inNice, France (July 17 – 24).^[18]
• 19 – The 50thMoldejazz started inMolde, Norway (July 19–24).^[19]
• 20 – The 45thSan Sebastian Jazz Festival started inSan Sebastian, Spain (July 20 – 25).^[20]

• 6
  • The 54thNewport Jazz Festival started inNewport, Rhode Island (August 6 – 8).^[21]
  • The 26thBrecon Jazz Festival started inBrecon, Wales (August 6 – 8).^[22]
• 11 – The 24thSildajazz starts inHaugesund, Norway (August 11–15).^[23]
• 16 – The 25thOslo Jazzfestival started inOslo, Norway (August 16 – 22).^[24]

• 2 – The 6thPunktfestivalen started inKristiansand, Norway (September 2 – 4).^[25]
• 17 – The 53rdMonterey Jazz Festival started inMonterey, California (September 17 – 19).^[26]

• 12 – The 19thLondon Jazz Festival started inLondon, England (November 12 – 21).^[27]

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A

• Atomic –Theater Tilters Vol 1.^[45]
• Atomic –Theater Tilters Vol 2.^[46]

E

• Eple Trio –In The Clearing / In The Cavern.^[47]

H

• Daniel Herskedal –City Stories.^[48]

V

• Very Much Alive byPaolo Vinaccia featuringTerje Rypdal,Ståle Storløkken andPalle Mikkelborg.^[49]

January

• 3 –Joyce Collins, American pianist, singer, and educator (born1930).^[50]
• 10 –Dick Johnson, American big band clarinetist (born1925).^[51]
• 11 –Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born1934).
• 13 –Ed Thigpen, American drummer,Oscar Peterson Trio (born1930).
• 16 –Jimmy Wyble, American guitarist (born1922).
• 17 –Maki Asakawa, Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer (born1942).
• 19 –Ian Christie, English clarinettist (born1927).
• 23 –Earl Wild, American pianist (born1915).
• 25 –Jane Jarvis, American pianist (born1915).

February

• 6
  • John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinettist and composer (born1927).^[52]
  • Roger Guérin, French trumpeter and singer (born1926).
• 12 –Jake Hanna, American jazz drummer (born1931).
• 13 –Jamil Nasser, American bassist, and tubist (born1932).
• 15 –Art Van Damme, American accordionist (born1920).

March

• 7 –Tony Campise, American saxophonist (born1943).^[53]
• 15 –Sam Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean saxophonist and guitarist (born1988).
• 20 –Erwin Lehn, German composer, bandleader, and musician (born1919).
• 22 –Diz Disley, Anglo-Canadian guitarist (born1931).^[54]
• 23 –Marva Wright, American blues singer (born1948).^[55]
• 27 –Peter Herbolzheimer, German trombonist and bandleader (born1935).
• 28 –Herb Ellis, American guitarist (born1921).^[56]
• 29 –Luigi Trussardi, French upright bassist (born1938).
• 30 –John Bunch, American pianist (born1921).

April

• 2 –Mike Zwerin, American musician and author (born1930).
• 7
  • Eddie Johnson, American tenor saxophonist (born1920).
  • Graciela, Afro-Cuban singer (born1915).
• 11 –Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian composer, pianist, and musical pedagogue (born1948).
• 13 –Steve Reid, American drummer (born1944).

May

• 1
  • Jesse Drakes, American trumpeter (born1924).
  • Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger (born1935).
• 7 –Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban percussionist (born1925).
• 9 –Lena Horne, American singer (born1917).^[57]
• 16 –Hank Jones, American pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer (born1918).^[58]
• 30 –Kristian Bergheim, Norwegian saxophonist (born1926).^[59]

June

• 5 –Danny Bank, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist (born1922).
• 9
  • Harold Ivory Williams Jr., American keyboardist (born1949).
  • Paul Moer, American pianist (born1916).
• 15 –Wendell Logan, American composer (born1940).
• 16 –Bill Dixon, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, pianist, composer, and visual artist (born1925).
• 24 –Fred Anderson, American tenor saxophonist (born1929).^[60]
• 26 –Benny Powell, African-American jazz trombonist (born1930).
• 28 –Joya Sherrill, American singer and children's television show host (born1924).

July

• 8
  • Lelio Luttazzi, Italian composer, musician, actor, singer, and conductor (born1923).
  • Valdo Williams, Canadian pianist (born1928).
• 14 –Gene Ludwig, American organist (born1937).
• 22
  • Dick Buckley, American radio presenter (born1924).
  • Harry Beckett, British trumpeter and flugelhornist (born1935).
• 23 –Willem Breuker, Dutch bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born1944).
• 29 –Martin Drew, English drummer (born1944).

August

• 8 –Jack Parnell, English producer, bandleader, drummer, and pianist (born1923).
• 11 –Leon Breeden, clarinetist, American saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born1921).
• 14 –Abbey Lincoln, American singer (born1930).^[61]
• 15 –Ahmad Alaadeen, American saxophonist (born1934).
• 19 –Dick Maloney, Canadian singer and radio host (born1933).

September

• 8 –Hadley Caliman, American saxophonist and flautist (born1932).
• 11 –Gunnar Hoffsten, Swedish composer, bandleader, trumpeter, and pianist (born1923).
• 14 –Alf Kjellman, Norwegian saxophonist (born1938).^[62]
• 19 –Buddy Collette, American flautist, saxophonist, and clarinetist (born1921).
• 27
  • Buddy Morrow, American trombonist and bandleader (born1919).
  • Ed Wiley Jr., American tenor saxophonist (born1930).

October

• 7 –T Lavitz, American keyboardist, composer and producer (born1956).
• 17 –Dennis Taylor, American saxophonist, clarinet, and arranger (born1953).
• 18 –Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist (born1939).
• 28
  • Jack Brokensha, Australian-American vibraphonist (born1926).
  • Walter Payton, American bassist and sousaphonist (born1942).

November

• 16 –Mimi Perrin, French pianist and singer, and translator (born1926).
• 30 –Monty Sunshine, English clarinettist (born1928).

December

• 9 –James Moody, American saxophonist (cancer) (born1925).^[63]
• 14 –Elisa Gabbai, Israeli singer (born1933).
• 17
  • Captain Beefheart, American singer (born1941).^[64]
  • Lina Romay, Mexican-American actress and singer (born1919).
• 19 –Trudy Pitts, American soul jazz keyboardist (born1932).
• 28 –Billy Taylor, American pianist (born1921).^[65]

• List of 2010 albums
• List of years in jazz
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