Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
In Memoriam: John Hammond Jr., 1942–2026
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
Drummer Billy Martin, of Medeski Martin & Wood, will be touring the northeast U.S. with drummer Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman/Lounge Lizards/Marc Ribot) as a duet. Calvin and Martin have been playing together for 20 years.
Tour dates include:
Dec.2: Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, Mass.
Dec.3: Maxwells, Hoboken, N.J.
Dec.4: Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia
Dec.6: The Stone Church, Newmarket, N.H.
Dec.7: Cambridge YMCA Theater, Cambridge, Mass.
Dec.8: Riverspace, Nyack, N.Y.
Dec.21: Issue Project Room (special guest: author, Paul Auster) Brooklyn, N.Y.
Martin also worked recently with TrickleUp.org for its new video that aims to help the poverty stricken in India, Africa and Latin America. More info: trickleup.org
Hammond came to the blues through the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which he experienced firsthand in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
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Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater will be among the headliners at this year’s DC JazzFest.
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The first wave of artists scheduled to perform at the 2026 DC JazzFest have been announced. This year’s headliners…
