Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
In Memoriam: Gordon Goodwin, 1954–2025
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
Clarinetist Anat Cohen will embark on a cross-country tour Sunday, which includes a six-day residency at New York’s Jazz Standard and dates in Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
The tour follows a string of accolades this year for the Israeli musician, including a Clarinetist of the Year award from the Jazz Journalists Association and a Rising Star Clarinetist nod in this year’s DownBeat Critics Poll.
The tour dates are as follows:
Sept. 9—Clarendon Ballroom—Arlington, Va.
Sept. 16—The Sylvan Theatre on National Mall—Washington, D.C.
Sept. 29-30—Lotus World Music and Arts Festival—Bloomington, Ind.
Oct. 17—Regattabar - Charles Hotel—Cambridge, Mass.
Oct. 25—Poncho Concert Hall—Seattle, Wash.
Oct. 27—Florence Gould Theatre—San Francisco, Calif.
Oct. 30-Nov. 4—The Jazz Standard—New York, N.Y.
Nov. 10—Chris Jazz Café—Philadelphia, Pa.
Nov. 28-Dec. 1—Jazz At The Bistro—St. Louis, Mo.
Dec. 7—The Blue Note—Columbia, Mo.
Goodwin was one of the most acclaimed, successful and influential jazz musicians of his generation.
Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
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