This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2022.
Events
January
February
March
April April 3 - The 64th Annual Grammy Awards occur. April 29 - After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, JazzFest reopens April 29 - Domi and JD Beck sign a contract with Anderson .Paak's label APESHIT in partnership with Blue Note Records and release their debut single "SMiLE" April 30 - International Jazz Day occurs with a concert at the United Nations directed by Herbie Hancock
May May 26 - Subgenre MUMBLE JAZZ is invented with Unc D's single HPHCPH.MMBL. MUMBLE JAZZ mixes jazz scatting with autotune modern hip hop flow.
June June 1 - Sons of Kemet announced the band would be dispanding after their final live tours this year, making Black To The Future from 2021 their final studio albumPitchfork: Sons of Kemet Breaking Up After Final Shows | Pitchfork, accessdate: May 23, 2023
July July 26 - Geri Allen is inducted into the DownBeat hall of fame July 29 - July 31 - The 2022 Blue Note Jazz Festival occurs hosted by Dave Chappelle./
August Jon Batiste wins top Jazz Artist in the 70th Annual DownBeat critics poll, Charles Lloyd & The Marvels wins top Jazz groupurl=https://archive.maherpublications.com/view/331464720/ |access-date=August 18, 2022
September The 65th Monterey Jazz Festival Occurs
October October 1 to November 12 - Snarky Puppy set to go on tour in Europe to support their September 30 Album Empire Central October 6 to November 12 - French Kiwi Juice set to go on a North American tour October 10 - Domi and JD Beck start their first ever live tour in their hometown of Dallas, Texas and quickly sell outDOMi & JD Beck Sell Out First Show Of First Tour In Dallas [Photos/Videos]: DOMi & JD Beck Sell Out First Show Of First Tour In Dallas [Photos/Videos], accessdate: June 3, 2023 October 20 - Fergus McCreadie wins the Scottish Album of the Year Award for his album Forest Floor October 21 - Finding The Right Notes, a PBS documentary about the life of Ron Carter, releasesThe Future of Bass: Ron Carter Documentary "Finding The Right Notes" Premieres on PBS October 21st - Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass, accessdate: May 26, 2023 October 28 - Black And Blues, a documentary about the life of Louis Armstrong, releasesVariety: Sacha Jenkins on Depicting Louis Armstrong in New 'Black & Blues' Doc - Variety, accessdate: May 26, 2023
November November 30 - The New York Times ranks Cécile McLorin Salvant's Ghost Song as the best jazz album of 2022, followed by Immanuel Wilkins' The 7th Hand in #2The New York Times: Best Jazz Albums of 2022 , accessdate: May 23, 2023
December December 21 - NPR Music ranks Domi and JD Beck's NOT TiGHT in the top 10 albums of 2022 at No. 10The Best Music Of 2022: NPR Staff Picks : NPR: The Best Music Of 2022: NPR Staff Picks : NPR, accessdate: May 23, 2023 December 30 - The Guardian ranks Charles Lloyd's Trios: Sacred Thread as the best jazz album of 2022, followed by Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis/Belladonna (treated as one album) in #2The Guardian: The 10 best jazz albums of 2022 | Music | The Guardian, accessdate: May 23, 2023 December 30 - Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force's 2021 album Dear Love ends off the year at the #1 spot with most radio airplay of the year as documented by JazzWeek.
Albums
MonthDayAlbumArtistLabelNotes Ref. January21 Flow of Everything Michael Bisio & Matthew Shipp Fundacja Słuchaj 2 Blues for Cecil Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, Enrico Rava TUM Records 28 The 7th Hand Immanuel Wilkins Blue Note Records February4 Father's Wing Rob Mazurek Quartet Rogueart 25 Feed The Machine Binker and Moses Gearbox Records March4 Ghost Song Cécile McLorin Salvant Nonesuch Records Pray For Me, I Don't Fit In Melt Yourself Down Universal International Music 8 Four Brothers Tony Monaco Chicken Coup Records 11 Live at GroundUP Music Festival Snarky Puppy GroundUP Music April1 GOLD Alabaster DePlume International Anthem Recording Company 4 Forest Floor Fergus McCreadie Edition Records 15 Pursuit of Ends High Pulp ANTI-records May6 John Scofield John Scofield ECM Records 13 Amaryllis Mary Halvorson Nonesuch Records Belladonna Mary Halvorson Nonesuch Records Red Balloon Tank and the Bangas Verve Forecast 20 Origin Joey Alexander Mack Avenue Records 27 In The Spirit Of NtuNduduzo MakhathiniBlue Note RecordsBlue Note Records: NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI "IN THE SPIRIT OF NTU" - Blue Note Records, accessdate: May 31, 2023 Bluesthetic Steve Davis Smoke Sessions Records June10 Vincent French Kiwi Juice Mom + Pop Music 15 Holding Space, Live In Berlin Lizz Wright Blues & Greens Records 17 Pink Dolphins Anteloper International Anthem Recording Company Golden HourJocelyn Gould July1 Jazz Codes Moor Mother Anti- Records 15Elastic WaveGard Nilssen Acoustic Unity, André Roligheten, Petter EldhECM RecordsBetween Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond: Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity: Elastic Wave (ECM 2724) – Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond, accessdate: May 31, 2023Best Jazz Albums Of 2022: Best Jazz Albums Of 2022, accessdate: May 31, 202329 Not Tight Domi and JD Beck Blue Note Records August26Everything I Know About LoveLaufeyAWAL September9LongGoneJoshua Redman, Christian McBride, Brian Blade Nonesuch Records16Linger AwhileSamara Joy Verve RecordsVerve Records: Samara's Linger Awhile - Verve Records, accessdate: May 23, 2023View with a RoomJulian Lage Blue Note RecordsBlue Note Records: JULIAN LAGE'S "VIEW WITH A ROOM" - Blue Note Records, accessdate: May 27, 202323Hyper-Dimensional Expansion BeamThe Comet Is Coming Impulse RecordsIn These TimesMakaya McCraven International Anthem, Nonesuch, XL Weather AliveBeth Orton Partisan RecordsSecrets of InannaConnie HanMack Avenue RecordsQuintet with Bill Wysaske (drums), John Patitucci (bass, acoustic), Rich Perry (tenor sax), Katisse Buckingham (flute)Connie Han: Secrets of Inanna album review @ All About Jazz: Connie Han: Secrets of Inanna album review @ All About Jazz, accessdate: June 16, 2023Sparkle BeingsAngelica Sanchez Trio Sunnyside RecordsSunnyside Records: Sparkle Beings | Angelica Sanchez Trio | Sunnyside Records, accessdate: May 23, 202330 Empire Central Snarky Puppy GroundUP Music October21 Nikki by Starlight Nikki Yanofsky MNRK Music Group November4 Voices of Bishara Tom Skinner Where I'm Meant to Be Ezra Collective Partisan Records Where I'm Meant to Be. Ezra Collective.: Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant to Be. Ezra Collective., accessdate: May 27, 202311 KALAK Sarathy Korwar The Leaf Label Produced by Photay 18 Trios: Sacred Thread Charles Lloyd Blue Note Records Blue Note Records: CHARLES LLOYD "TRIOS: SACRED THREAD" - Blue Note Records, accessdate: May 23, 2023
Awards Grammy Awards The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 3, 2022, honoring the best recordings, compositions, and artists from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy.
Best Improvised Jazz Solo "Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)" – Chick Corea "Sackodougou" – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah "Kick Those Feet" – Kenny Barron "Bigger Than Us" – Jon Batiste "Absence" – Terence Blanchard
Best Jazz Vocal Album Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Esperanza Spalding Generations – The Baylor Project SuperBlue – Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter Time Traveler – Nnenna Freelon Flor – Gretchen Parlato
Best Jazz Instrumental Album Skyline – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Jazz Selections: Music from and Inspired by Soul – Jon Batiste Absence – Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet Akoustic Band Live – Chick Corea, John Patitucci and Dave Weckl Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) – Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver – Christian McBride Big Band Live at Birdland! – The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn and her Noble Force Swirling – Sun Ra Arkestra Jackets XL – Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album Mirror Mirror – Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés The South Bronx Story – Carlos Henriquez Virtual Birdland – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Transparency – Dafnis Prieto Sextet El Arte del Bolero – Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo
All critically reviewed albums ranked
Metacritic Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference 1Binker And MosesFeeding The Machine898 reviews 2Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Brian BladeLongGone884 reviews 3Makaya McCravenIn These Times8711 reviews 4Sarathy KorwarKALAK876 reviews 5Immanuel WilkinsThe 7th Hand874 reviews 6Cécile McLorin SalvantGhost Song874 reviews 7Mary HalvorsonBelladonna866 reviews 8Jeff ParkerMondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy855 reviews 9Brian JacksonThis Is Brian Jackson854 reviews 10The RevelatorsRevelators Sound System855 reviewsMetacritic: Revelators Sound System by The Revelators Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 11Ezra CollectiveWhere I'm Meant to Be848 reviewsMetacritic: Where I'm Meant to Be by Ezra Collective Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 12Flora PurimIf You Will845 reviewsMetacritic: If You Will by Flora Purim Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 13Charles LloydTrios: Ocean844 reviewsMetacritic: Trios: Ocean by Charles Lloyd Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 14Keith JarrettBordeaux Concert844 reviewsMetacritic: Bordeaux Concert by Keith Jarrett Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 15Melt Yourself DownPray for Me I Don't Fit In835 reviewsMetacritic: Pray for Me I Don't Fit In by Melt Yourself Down Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 16The Comet Is ComingHyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam828 reviewsMetacritic: Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam by The Comet Is Coming Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 202317LaufeyEverything I Know About Love824 reviews 18Mary HalvorsonAmaryllis826 reviewsMetacritic: Amaryllis by Mary Halvorson Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 19Oren AmbarchiShebang826 reviewsMetacritic: Shebang by Oren Ambarchi Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 20DOMi & JD BECKNOT TiGHT825 reviews 21Bruce Hornsby'Flicted825 reviewsMetacritic: 'Flicted by Bruce Hornsby Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 22The Bad PlusThe Bad Plus824 reviewsMetacritic: The Bad Plus by The Bad Plus Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 23Alabaster DePlumeGold816 reviewsMetacritic: Gold by Alabaster DePlume Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 24AnteloperPink Dolphins816 reviewsMetacritic: Pink Dolphins by Anteloper Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 25Tyshawn SoreyMesmerism814 reviewsMetacritic: Mesmerism by Tyshawn Sorey Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 26Sun Ra ArkestraLiving Sky807 reviewsMetacritic: Living Sky by Sun Ra Arkestra Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 27Charles LloydTrios: Sacred Thread804 reviewsMetacritic: Trios: Sacred Thread by Charles Lloyd Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 28Ben MarcGlass Effect795 reviewsMetacritic: Glass Effect by Ben Marc Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023 29Bill FrisellFour794 reviewsMetacritic: Four by Bill Frisell Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 27, 2023
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