2023 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2023.
Events
=February=
File:Domi and JD Beck at History (cropped).jpg performing at History in Toronto, Canada]]
- February 5 – At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, winners include Wayne Shorter, Samara Joy, and Arturo O'Farrill. Snarky Puppy wins best contemporary instrumental album for their 2022 album Empire Central, Samara Joy wins best Vocal Jazz album for her 2022 album Linger Awhile. Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens win Best Jazz Instrumental Album for their album New Standards Volume 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list|title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Winners & Nominees List|website=Grammys|access-date=April 12, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/samara-joy-won-best-artist-164148603.html|title=Samara Joy won Best New Artist at the Grammys. Here's how she got there.|work=CBS News|via=Yahoo! News|last=Miller|first=Michelle|date=February 7, 2023|access-date=February 15, 2023}}Meet Tobias Jesso Jr., The First-Ever GRAMMY Winner For Songwriter Of The Year: [https://www.grammy.com/news/tobias-jesso-jr-songwriter-of-the-year-2023-grammys-winner-interview-harry-styles-adele-sia Meet Tobias Jesso Jr., The First-Ever GRAMMY Winner For Songwriter Of The Year], accessdate: May 23, 2023
=April=
- April 14 – First day of Coachella 2023, a two weekend event, occurs. Jazz musicians in attendance are The Comet is Coming and Domi and JD Beck{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/coachella-2023-wknd-1-bjork-surprise-guests-the-weeknd-tyler-the-creator-billie-eilish-much-more/|title=Coachella 2023 wknd 1: Björk, surprise guests The Weeknd, Tyler the Creator, Billie Eilish, much more|work=BrooklynVegan|date=April 17, 2023|accessdate=April 27, 2023|archive-date=April 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424140850/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/coachella-2023-wknd-1-bjork-surprise-guests-the-weeknd-tyler-the-creator-billie-eilish-much-more/|url-status=live}}
- April 15 – After 8 years, British band GoGo Penguin's contract with Blue Note Records ends, and the band switches to XXIM Records, a record label more typically associated with neoclassical music and progressive electronic music.GoGo Penguin Interview: New Album 'Everything Is Going To Be OK' & More: [https://www.stereogum.com/2220628/gogo-penguin-interview-everything-is-going-to-be-ok/columns/ugly-beauty/ GoGo Penguin Interview: New Album 'Everything Is Going To Be OK' & More], accessdate: May 20, 2023
=May=
- May 17 – The Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards are presented. Charles Lloyd wins Lifetime Achievement in Jazz award. Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington wins Musician of The Year. Singer Samara Joy wins Up & Coming Musician of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. Ashley Kahn wins Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism award.JJA Jazz Awards: [https://www.jjajazzawards.org/2023-jja-jazz-awards-winners-announced/ 2023 JJA Jazz Awards winners announced! - JJA Jazz Awards], accessdate: May 30, 2023JJA Jazz Awards: [https://www.jjajazzawards.org/2023-winners-in-jazz-journalism/ 2023 Winners in Jazz Journalism - JJA Jazz Awards], accessdate: May 30, 2023
- May 31 – The tapes for a long lost, unreleased John Coltrane live album with Eric Dolphy are found at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.The Guardian: [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/01/john-coltrane-recordings-lost-in-new-york-public-library-will-finally-be-heard John Coltrane recordings lost in New York Public Library will finally be heard | John Coltrane | The Guardian], accessdate: June 1, 2023
=June=
- June 7 – The San Francisco Jazz Festival takes place in the United States. Jacob Collier and Samara Joy are in attendance.SFJAZZ Announces Lineups for San Francisco Jazz Fest, Summer Sessions: [https://downbeat.com/news/detail/sfjazz-announces-lineups-for-san-francisco-jazz-fest-summer-sessions-concer SFJAZZ Announces Lineups for San Francisco Jazz Fest, Summer Sessions], accessdate: June 5, 2023
- June 13 – The Grammys announce a new award category: Best Alternative Jazz AlbumPitchfork: [https://pitchfork.com/news/recording-academy-adds-new-awards-for-2024-grammys-best-alternative-jazz-album-best-pop-dance-recording-and-best-african-music-performance/ Recording Academy Adds New Awards for 2024 Grammys: Best Alternative Jazz Album, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best African Music Performance | Pitchfork], accessdate: June 16, 2023
- June 21 – The 37th Annual Syracuse Jazz Fest takes place in the United States. Herbie Hancock and Gladys Knight are in attendanceWSTM: [https://cnycentral.com/news/local/37th-annual-syracuse-jazz-fest-to-feature-legends-herbie-hancock-and-gladys-knight 37th annual 'Syracuse Jazz Fest' to feature legends Herbie Hancock and Gladys Knight | WSTM], accessdate: June 5, 2023
- June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicked off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/blog/post/your-guide-to-saskatoons-2023-sasktel-saskatchewan-jazz-festival/|title=Your Guide to Saskatoon's 2023 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival|last=Dupuis|first=Tara|date=June 16, 2023|publisher=Tourism Saskatoon|accessdate=August 29, 2023}}
=July=
- July 7 – The 56th Pori Jazz Festival is scheduled to take place in Finland.{{cite web|url=https://porijazz.fi/en/news/56th-pori-jazz-festival-coming-up-in-july-2023/|title=56th Pori Jazz Festival coming up in July 2023|date=8 September 2022|website=Porijazz|access-date=7 June 2023}}
- July 28 – The Blue Note Jazz Festival opens in Napa, California, hosted by Dave Chappelle and headlined by Mary Blige, Chance The Rapper and Nas. Robert Glasper is the artist in residence. Notable attendees include George Clinton, Anderson .Paak, Domi and JD BeckVIBE.com: [https://www.vibe.com/news/events/2023-blue-note-jazz-festival-lineup-1234746457/ Mary J. Blige And Nas To Headline 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival In Napa – VIBE.com], accessdate: May 26, 2023
=August=
- August 4 – The Newport Jazz Festival opens in the United States. Notable attendees include Kamasi Washington, Domi and JD Beck, Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, Herbie Hancock, Samara Joy, Lakecia Benjamin and Thundercat[https://www.newportri.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/22/2023-newport-jazz-festival-lineup-herbie-hancock-diana-krall-more/70034856007/ Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Jon Batiste highlight 2023 Newport Jazz Festival lineup]
- August 25 - A 3 episode Amazon Prime biographical documentary miniseries about the life of Wayne Shorter through several decades releases, titled Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/28/wayne-shorter-saxophone-zero-gravity-amazon ‘How a man grew to greatness’: the incredible story of saxophonist Wayne Shorter][https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/what-kind-of-artist-was-wayne-shorter What Kind of Artist Was Wayne Shorter?]
=September=
- September 22 – The 65th Monterey Jazz Festival is scheduled to take place in the United States, with Lakecia Benjamin as the artist in residence. Notable attendees include Herbie Hancock, Snarky Puppy, Samara Joy, and Thundercat[https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-Announces-Lakecia-Benjamin-as-2023-Artist-in-Residence-20230118 Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Lakecia Benjamin as 2023 Artist-in-Residence]
=October=
=December=
- December 5 - NPR Music ranks Meshell Ndegeocello's The Omnichord Real Book and Yussef Dayes's Black Classical Music among the 50 best albums of 2023.[https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1211225533/best-albums-2023 The 50 Best Albums of 2023 : NPR], accessdate: January 18, 2024
- December 7 - The New York Times ranks Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah's Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning as the best jazz album of 2023, followed by Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) in #2The New York Times: [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/arts/music/best-jazz-albums.html Best Jazz Albums of 2023 - The New York Times], accessdate: January 18, 2024
- December 13 - Stereogum ranks Matana Roberts' Coin Coin Chapter 5: In The Garden as the best jazz album of 2023, followed by Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) in #2{{cite web |last1=Freeman |first1=Phil |title=The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2023 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245334/the-10-best-jazz-albums-of-2023/columns/ugly-beauty/ |publisher=Stereogum |access-date=19 January 2024}}
- December 19 - NPR Music ranks Meshell Ndegeocello's The Omnichord Real Book as the best jazz album of 2023[https://www.npr.org/2023/12/19/1220282187/the-10-best-jazz-albums-of-2023 The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2023] accessdate: January 18, 2024,
- December 26 - The Guardian ranks Tyshawn Sorey's Continuing as the best jazz album of 2023The Guardian: [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/26/the-10-best-jazz-albums-of-2023 The 10 best jazz albums of 2023 | Music | The Guardian], accessdate: January 18, 2024
- December 31 - Ed Cherry's Are We There Yet? ends off the year with the most radio airplay as documented by JazzWeek{{Citation | title = JazzWeek top 2023 | url =https://www.jazzweek.com/year-end/2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240118193936/https://www.jazzweek.com/year-end/2023/ | archive-date = January 18, 2024 }}
Albums
All critically reviewed albums ranked
=Metacritic=
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! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album ! scope="col"| Average score ! scope="col"| Number of reviews ! scope="col"| Reference |
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| scope="row" | 1
|Jaimie Branch{{refn|group=note|name=branchalbum}} |Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (world war) |96 |8 reviews |
| scope="row" | 2
|Travel |91 |5 reviews |{{cite web |title=Travel by The Necks Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/travel/the-necks |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Metacritic }} |
| scope="row" | 3
|Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 |90 |11 reviews |{{cite web |title=Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 by Joni Mitchell Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/joni-mitchell-archives-vol-3-the-asylum-years-1972-1975-box-set/joni-mitchell |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Metacritic }} |
| scope="row" | 4
|89 |4 reviews |{{cite web |title=Melusine by Cécile McLorin Salvant |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/melusine/cecile-mclorin-salvant |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Metacritic }} |
| scope="row" | 5
|For Mahalia With Love |87 |5 reviews For Mahalia With Love Metacritic |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/for-mahalia-with-love/james-brandon-lewis |language=en |access-date=December 19, 2023 }} |
| scope="row" | 6
|Coin Coin: Chapter Five in The Garden |86 |7 reviews |{{cite web |title=Coin Coin: Chapter Five in The Garden Metacritic |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/coin-coin-chapter-five-in-the-garden/matana-roberts |language=en |access-date=December 19, 2023 }} |
| scope="row" | 7
|Black Classical Music |86 |5 reviews Black Classical Music Metacritic |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/black-classical-music/yussef-dayes |language=en |access-date=December 19, 2023 }} |
| scope="row" | 8
|Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles |86 |4 reviews Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles Metacritic |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/your-mother-should-know-brad-mehldau-plays-the-beatles/brad-mehldau |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 }} |
| scope="row" | 9
|Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily |85 |5 reviews |
| scope="row" | 10
|84 |6 reviews |{{cite web |title=London Brew by London Brew Metacritic|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/london-brew/london-brew |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 }} |
| scope="row" | 11
|Variables |84 |6 reviews |
| scope="row" | 12
|Lightning Dreamers |84 |4 reviews |{{Citation |title=Lightning Dreamers by Rob Mazurek Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lightning-dreamers/rob-mazurek |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Metacritic }} |
| scope="row" | 13
|84 |5 reviews |{{cite web |title=Since Time Is Gravity By Natural Information Society Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/since-time-is-gravity/natural-information-society |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Metacritic }} |
| scope="row" | 14
|84 |5 reviews |{{cite web |title=Afro Futuristic Dreams By Idris Ackamoor Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/afro-futuristic-dreams/idris-ackamoor-the-pyramids |language=en |access-date=December 19, 2023 |website=Metacritic }} |
| scope="row" | 15
|Savoy |83 |6 reviews |{{cite web |title=Savoy By Taj Mahal Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/savoy/taj-mahal |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Metacritic |language=en }} |
| scope="row" | 16
|Come with Fierce Grace |83 |5 reviews |
| scope="row" | 17
| Protect Your Light |81 |7 reviews |
| scope="row" | 18
| Rainbow Revisited |81 |6 reviews |
| scope="row" | 19
| Blowout |81 |5 reviews |
| scope="row" | 20
|80 |11 reviews |
| scope="row" | 21
|Animals |80 |5 reviews |
| scope="row" | 22
|Pieces of Treasure |79 |6 reviews |
| scope="row" | 23
|High Pulp |Days in the Desert |79 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 24
|James Brandon Lewis |Eye of I |78 |7 reviews |
| scope="row" | 25
|Damon Locks |New Future City Radio |78 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 26
|COOKUP |78 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 27
|Jonah Yano |Portrait of a Dog |78 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 28
|Dance Kobina |77 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 29
|Tony Allen JID018 |77 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 20
| Dream Box |76 |5 reviews |
| scope="row" | 31
|Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani |Les Égarés |76 |4 reviews |
| scope="row" | 32
|New Blue Sun |75 |12 reviews |
| scope="row" | 33
|Requiem for Jazz |74 |5 reviews |
| scope="row" | 34
|Dinner Party{{refn|group=note|name=dinnerparty}} |Enigmatic Society |70 |5 reviews |
=AnyDecentMusic=
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|7.5 |7 reviews |
| scope="row" | 2
|Variables |7.5 |6 reviews |
Deaths
File:Astrud Gilberto 1966 (cropped).jpg, Brazilian vocalist, who died in June]]
File:Peter Broetzmann 05N2754.jpg saxophonist, who died in June]]
=January=
- January 10 – Dennis Budimir, 84, American jazz and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew)[https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/passings-29/ Passings]
- January 17 – Richard Oesterreicher, 90, Austrian jazz guitarist and conductor[https://wien.orf.at/stories/3190963/ Richard Oesterreicher gestorben] {{in lang|de}}
- January 18 – Marcel Zanini, 99, Turkish-born French jazz clarinetist[https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1324951/mort-a-99-ans-du-musicien-de-jazz-francais-marcel-zanini.html Mort à 99 ans du musicien de jazz français Marcel Zanini] {{in lang|fr}}
- January 23 – Carol Sloane, 85, American jazz singer[https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/24/jazz-singer-carol-sloane-dead/ Carol Sloane, jazz singer of late-blooming acclaim, dies at 85]
=February=
- February 2 – Butch Miles, 78, American drummer[https://www.moderndrummer.com/2023/02/butch-miles-1944-2023 Butch Miles (1944–2023)]
- February 13
- Guido Basso, 85, Canadian trumpeter.[https://jazz.fm/guido-basso-obituary-canadian-jazz-musician/ Guido Basso, maestro of Canadian jazz, dies at 85]
- Alain Goraguer, 91, French pianist, arranger and film composer[https://www.telerama.fr/musique/disparition-d-alain-goraguer-l-arrangeur-de-gainsbourg-et-compositeur-de-la-planete-sauvage-7014314.php Disparition d’Alain Goraguer, l’arrangeur de Gainsbourg et compositeur de “La Planète sauvage”] {{in lang|fr}}
- February 17 – Jerry Dodgion, 90, American saxophonist and flautist[https://www.wrti.org/arts-desk/2023-02-20/jerry-dodgion-saxophonist-and-flutist-who-embodied-the-versatile-grace-of-a-sideman-is-dead-at-90 Jerry Dodgion, saxophonist and flutist who embodied the versatile grace of a sideman, is dead at 90]
- February 25 – Carl Saunders, 80, American trumpeter, composer and educator[https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/carl-saunders Carl Saunders]
=March=
- March 1 – Wally Fawkes, 98, Canadian-British clarinettist and satirical cartoonist{{cite magazine|url=https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/rip-wally-fawkes-aged-98 |title=RIP the great Oldie cartoonist Wally Fawkes at 98|first=Margaret|last=Crick|magazine=The Oldie|date=March 3, 2023}}
- March 2 – Wayne Shorter, 89, tenor saxophonist{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/arts/music/wayne-shorter-dead.html |title=Wayne Shorter, Innovator During an Era of Change in Jazz, Dies at 89 |website=nyt |date=2 March 2023 |last1=Chinen |first1=Nate |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302180403/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/arts/music/wayne-shorter-dead.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}
- March 3 – Carlos Garnett, 84, Panamanian-born jazz saxophonist{{cite news |title=Miles Davis Saxophonist Carlos Garnett Has Died Aged 84 |url=https://www.marlbank.net/posts/miles-davis-saxophonist-carlos-garnett-has-died-aged-84-according-to-tributes-online |access-date=7 March 2023 |publisher=Marlbank |date=6 March 2023}}
- March 9 – Robin Lumley, 74, British jazz keyboardist (Brand X)[https://www.rockaxis.com/vanguardia/noticia/38854/fallece-el-tecladista-de-brand-x-robin-lumley/ Fallece el tecladista de Brand X, Robin Lumley] {{in lang|es}}
- March 13 – Simon Emmerson, 67, English jazz and worldbeat guitarist (Weekend, Working Week, Afro Celt Sound System)[https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/03/simon-emmerson-tribute/ Simon Emmerson (12 March 1956 – 13 March 2023)]
- March 14 – Gloria Bosman, 50, South African jazz singer{{cite news |last1=Maako |first1=Keitumetse |title=From Soweto to the world: How jazz maestro Gloria Bosman created music that would last forever |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/obituary-from-soweto-to-the-world-how-jazz-maestro-gloria-bosman-created-music-that-would-last-forever-20230316 |access-date=3 April 2023 |publisher=News24 |date=16 March 2023}}
- March 15 – Théo de Barros, 80, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer (Quarteto Novo)[https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2023/03/morre-theo-de-barros-compositor-de-disparada-que-trabalhou-com-elis-aos-80.shtml Morre Theo de Barros, compositor de 'Disparada' que trabalhou com Elis] {{in lang|pt}}
- March 16 – Tony Coe, 88, English jazz clarinetist and saxophonist [https://londonjazznews.com/2023/03/17/rip-tony-coe-1934-2023/ RIP Tony Coe (1934–2023)]
=April=
- April 5 – Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger{{cite news |title=Preminuo čuveni džez trubač Duško Gojković |url=https://www.danas.rs/kultura/preminuo-cuveni-dzez-trubac-dusko-gojkovic/ |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Danas |date=6 April 2023}}
- April 7 – Kidd Jordan, 87, American saxophonist{{cite news |title=Saxophone master and music educator Edward "Kidd" Jordan dies at 87 |url=https://wgno.com/news/saxophone-master-and-music-educator-edward-kidd-jordan-dies-at-87/ |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=WGNO |date=7 April 2023}}
- April 9 – Karl Berger, 88, German jazz pianist, composer, and educator{{cite news |title=Jazz musician and local treasure, Karl Berger dies at 88 |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2023/04/10/jazz-musician-and-local-treasure-karl-berger-dies-at-88/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |publisher=Hudson Valley One |date=10 April 2023}}
- April 16 - Ahmad Jamal, 92, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleaderAhmad Jamal, measured maestro of the jazz piano, dies at 92 : NPR: [https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/846207919/ahmad-jamal-obituary Ahmad Jamal, measured maestro of the jazz piano, dies at 92 : NPR], accessdate: June 1, 2023
=May=
- May 14 – Bernt Rosengren, 85, Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist[https://www.dn.se/kultur/jazzmusikern-bernt-rosengren-ar-dod/ Jazzmusikern Bernt Rosengren är död] {{in lang|sv}}
- May 24 – Bill Lee, 94, American bassist{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Bill Lee, Jazz Bassist and Father of Spike Lee, Dies at 94 |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/bill-lee-dead-jazz-bassist-father-spike-lee-1235624349/ |website=Variety |date=May 24, 2023}}
- May 28 - George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish tenor saxophonist and music teacher to Van Morrisonhttps://www.funeraltimes.com/georgecassidy84673923
=June=
- June 5 – Astrud Gilberto, 83, Brazilian vocalist{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/arts/music/astrud-gilberto-dead.html | title=Astrud Gilberto, 83, Dies; Shot to Fame with 'The Girl from Ipanema' | work=The New York Times | date=6 June 2023 | last1=Farber | first1=Jim }}
- June 16 – Peter Dickinson, 88, English experimental pianist and composerThe Guardian: [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/11/peter-dickinson-obituary Peter Dickinson obituary | Music | The Guardian], accessdate: July 16, 2023
- June 20 – Peter Brötzmann, 82, German free jazz saxophonistThe Guardian: [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/23/peter-brotzmann-legend-of-free-jazz-dies-at-82 Peter Brötzmann, legend of free jazz, dies at 82 | Jazz | The Guardian], accessdate: June 24, 2023
- June 29 – Lilian Terry, 92, Italian jazz singer and composer.{{cite news|last1=Onori |first1=Luigi |title=Al servizio del jazz |url=https://ilmanifesto.it/al-servizio-del-jazz |access-date=12 July 2024 |work=il manifesto |date=8 December 2023 |language=it}}
=July=
- July 17 – Barry Martyn, 82, English jazz drummer{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Thomas |title=Barry Martyn (1941–2023) |url=https://www.offbeat.com/articles/barry-martyn-1941-2023/ |access-date=26 August 2023 |publisher=OffBeat Magazine |date=25 July 2023}}
- July 21 – Tony Bennett, 96, American jazz and traditional pop singer{{cite web|last=Dagan|first=Carmel|title=Tony Bennett, Master Pop Vocalist, Dies at 96|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/tony-bennett-dead-dies-pop-vocalist-1235676390/|website=Variety|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=July 21, 2023}}
- July 22 – Knut Riisnæs, 77, Norwegian jazz musician{{cite news |title=Knut Riisnæs (1945 – 2023): En saksofonist i verdensklasse |url=https://www.ballade.no/jazz/knut-riisnaes-1945-2023-en-saksofonist-i-verdensklasse/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |publisher=Ballade |date=24 July 2023}}
=October=
- October 17 – Carla Bley, 87, American jazz composer and pianist{{cite web|last=Brew|first=Caroline|title=Carla Bley, Jazz Composer and Pianist, Dies at 87|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/carla-bley-dead-jazz-composer-1235759944/|website=Variety|date=October 17, 2023|access-date=October 17, 2023}}
=November=
- November 4 – Michel Pilz, 78, German jazz clarinetist{{Cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=Trauer in der Szene: Jazzer Michel Pilz gestorben |url=https://www.wort.lu/kultur/trauer-in-der-szene-jazzer-michel-pilz-gestorben/4625168.html |access-date=6 November 2023 |website=luxemburger-wort-online |language=de}}
- November 8 – Dino Piana, 93, Italian jazz musician{{cite news |last1=Conti |first1=Carlo Francesco |title=Si è spento Dino Piana, signore del jazz |url=https://www.lastampa.it/asti/2023/11/06/news/si_e_spento_dino_piana_signore_del_jazz-13840066/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=La Stampa |date=6 November 2023 |language=it}}
- November 20 – Mars Williams, 68, American jazz and rock saxophonist (The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses){{cite web|title=Mars Williams, Saxophonist in the Psychedelic Furs and the Waitresses, Dies at 68|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mars-williams-saxophonist-in-the-psychedelic-furs-and-the-waitresses-dies-at-68/|website=Pitchfork|date=November 20, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023}}
- November 21 – Horacio Malvicino, 94, Argentine jazz and tango guitarist and composer[https://www.memo.com.ar/hechos/horacio-malvicino/ Murió el prestigioso guitarrista Horacio Malvicino] {{in lang|es}}
=December=
- December 6 – Michel Sardaby, 88, French jazz pianist{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Le pianiste Michel Sardaby n'est plus |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/le-pianiste-michel-sardaby-n-est-plus-1448780.html |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Martinique la 1ère |language=fr-FR}}
- December 26 – Tony Oxley, 85, English jazz drummer{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Richard|title=Tony Oxley obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/28/tony-oxley-obituary|website=The Guardian|date=2023-12-28}}
- December 29 – Les McCann, 88, American jazz pianist and singer{{cite web|title= 'Compared to What' performer Les McCann, a wellspring for hip-hop samples, dies at 88 |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/jazz-great-les-mccann-wellspring-hip-hop-samples-dies-88-rcna131780 |website=NBC News|date=January 1, 2024}}
See also
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