Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Jazz At Lincoln Center will present a series of jazz performers from Northern Europe during October.
The Monday night concerts, which will be held at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, will begin on Oct. 2 with a performance from Icelandic guitarist Bjorn Thoroddsen. Other performances include the Ilmiliekki Quartet from Finland on Oct. 9, Swedish pianist Fabien Kallerdahl on Oct. 16, Danish bassist Anne Iversen on Oct. 23 and Norwegian guitarist Lage Lund on Oct. 30.
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