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.…
Saxophonist Ken Vandermark’s Vandermark 5 quintet will hit 11 cities across North America in February in support of its recent disc, A Discontinuous Line (Atavistic).
The group will perform at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minn., on Feb. 6, Chicago’s Velvet Lounge on Feb. 7, Detroit’s Bohemian National Home on Feb. 8, The Music Gallery in Toronto on Feb. 9, Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa on Feb. 10, Montreal’s La Sala Rossa on Feb. 11, Johnny D’s in Sommerville, Mass., on Feb. 13, Piano’s in New York on Feb. 14, Union Hall in New York on Feb. 15, Jammin’ Java in Vienna, Va., on Feb. 16 and the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Feb. 17.
For more information go to: kenvandermark.com
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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