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…
Reedist Scott Robinson is set to stream a set via the Smalls website Friday alongside pianist Helen Sung, bassist Martin Wind and drummer Peter Van Nostrand.
(Photo: Bud Glick)As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a number of musicians are using online streaming services to connect directly with fans. We’ll keep a running tab for the week below.
A fee is associated with some of the material listed here, and several items have been sourced from WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center. DB
July 13: Mingus Mondays
July 13: NYChange (Joe Farnsworth/Peter Bernstein/Keith Brown/Peter Washington)
July 14: Miki Yamanaka Quartet
July 14: Dan Tepfer
July 14: Don Braden Quartet
July 14: Sharel Cassity & Richard Johnson (rescheduled from July 12)
July 15: Nicole Zuraitis Trio
July 15: Aaron Diehl & Dan Tepfer
July 15: Dafnis Prieto (JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Wednesday Summer Sessions with the Masters)
July 15: Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman
July 15: Cyrus Chestnut Group
July 15: Dave Rempis
July 16: Zaccai Curtis/Kris Allen Duo
July 16: Billie Holiday’s Lady In Satin performed by The Jazz Record Art Collective
July 16: Jonathan Barber Quartet
July 16: Regi Wooten & Brian Cornish
July 17: The Terell Stafford Quartet
July 17: Joel Ross
July 17: Scott Robinson Quartet
July 17: Jonathan Wires Quintet
July 17: Juan de Marcos & Afro-Cuban All Stars
July 18: Concert For Cuba
July 18: The Terell Stafford Quartet
July 18: Yoko Miwa
July 18: Chris Thile
July 18: Godwin Louis
July 18: Caroline Davis Quintet
July 18: José James
July 19: Concert For Cuba
July 19: “The Evolution of Contemporary Jazz Drummers” with Billy Hart
July 19: Jeremy Pelt Trio
July 19: Guy Mintus Trio (benefit for Jazz Foundation of America’s COVID-19 Musician’s Emergency Fund)
July 19: Orrin Evans presents Club Patio
Updated July 16
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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Albert “Tootie” Heath (1935–2024) followed in the tradition of drummer Kenny Clarke, his idol.
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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…
