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2010 in jazz

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2009 in jazz – 2011 in jazz

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

Contents

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, 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, The 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).

    • Unknown date

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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
  • 10 – Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist.
    • February
  • 6 – John Dankworth (82), English saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.
    • March
  • 7 – Tony Campise (67), American saxophonist.
  • 23 – Marva Wright (62), American blues singer.
  • 28 – Herb Ellis (88), American guitarist.
    • May
  • 9 – Lena Horne (92), American singer.
  • 16 – Hank Jones (91), American pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
  • 30 – Kristian Bergheim (83), Norwegian saxophonist.
    • June
  • 24 – Fred Anderson (81), American tenor saxophonist.
    • August
  • 14 – Abbey Lincoln (80), American singer.
    • December
  • 9 – James Moody (85), American saxophonist (cancer).
  • 17 – Captain Beefheart (69), American singer.
  • 28 – Billy Taylor (89), American pianist.

    • References

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