Apr 2, 2024 12:59 PM
Saxophonist, Sonic Explorer Casey Benjamin Dies at 45
Casey Benjamin, the alto saxophonist, vocalist, keyboardist and producer who stamped his distinctive sounds on the…
Joey DeFrancesco livestreamed a performance from the University of New Hampshire on Monday, April 12.
(Photo: Courtesy University of New Hampshire)This week’s streams feature classic jazz performances from The Ed Sullivan Show in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Bobby Watson in Missouri, Joey DeFrancesco in New Hampshire, a debut by the Zürich Jazz Orchestra and much more. A fee is associated with some of the material listed, and some items have been sourced from WBGO, WDCB and WWOZ. Please support jazz radio. DB
Available Now: Ella, Louie, Nat and More! Ed Sullivan Show Spotlights Classic Jazz Performances
Available Now: Welcome To The Sands Box with Christian Sands
April 9–22: Bob James and Paul Howard
April 10: Larry Fuller Trio with Jeremy Pelt
April 12: Mark Gross Master Class
April 12: Joey DeFrancesco from the University of New Hampshire
April 13: Bozo Squad at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 14: Andrew Meyers at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 14: Jerome Sabbagh/Greg Tuohey Group at Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn)
April 14: Jazz Links Virtual Jam Sessions, Jazz Institute of Chicago
April 15: Chad McCullough Quintet at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 15: Zürich Jazz Orchestra, Dedications
April 15–25: Jazz At Lincoln Center 2021 Gala Concert
April 16: Pittsburgh Opera presents Charlie Parker’s Yardbird
April 16: Litchfield Jazz Presents the Peter Bernstein/Steve Cardenas Quartet Play Monk
April 16: Christian Sands, Jazz Standard Flip Side Sessions
April 16: Newvelle Live: Tim Berne and Gregg Belisle
April 16: Garage a Trois, Calm Down Cologne Album Release Show
April 16: Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang at Constellation (Chicago)
April 16: Alyssa Allgood Album Release at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 17: Junius Paul Quartet at Constellation (Chicago)
April 18: Bobby Watson at Murray’s (Columbia, Missouri)
April 18: Jumpin’ Johnny Sassone at Snug Harbor (New Orleans)
April 19: Christian McBride Master Class
Benjamin possessed a fluid, round sound on the alto saxophone, and he was often most recognizable by the layers of electronic effects that he put onto the instrument.
Apr 2, 2024 12:59 PM
Casey Benjamin, the alto saxophonist, vocalist, keyboardist and producer who stamped his distinctive sounds on the…
“He’s constructing intelligent musical sentences that connect seamlessly, which is the most important part of linear playing,” Charles McPherson said of alto saxophonist Sonny Red.
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“I might not have felt this way 30 to 40 years ago, but I’ve reached a point where I can hear value in what people…
Albert “Tootie” Heath (1935–2024) followed in the tradition of drummer Kenny Clarke, his idol.
Apr 5, 2024 10:28 AM
Albert “Tootie” Heath, a drummer of impeccable taste and time who was the youngest of three jazz-legend brothers…
“Both of us are quite grounded in the craft, the tradition and the harmonic sense,” Rosenwinkel said of his experience playing with Allen. “Yet I felt we shared something mystical as well.”
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“There are a few musicians you hear where, as somebody once said, the molecules in the room change. Geri was one of…
Henry Threadgill performs with Zooid at Big Ears in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Apr 9, 2024 11:30 AM
Big Ears, the annual four-day music celebration that first took place in 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee, could well be…
