Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
In Memoriam: Jack DeJohnette, 1942–2025
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
Joey DeFrancesco livestreamed a performance from the University of New Hampshire on Monday, April 12.
(Photo: Courtesy University of New Hampshire)This week’s streams feature classic jazz performances from The Ed Sullivan Show in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Bobby Watson in Missouri, Joey DeFrancesco in New Hampshire, a debut by the Zürich Jazz Orchestra and much more. A fee is associated with some of the material listed, and some items have been sourced from WBGO, WDCB and WWOZ. Please support jazz radio. DB
Available Now: Ella, Louie, Nat and More! Ed Sullivan Show Spotlights Classic Jazz Performances
Available Now: Welcome To The Sands Box with Christian Sands
April 9–22: Bob James and Paul Howard
April 10: Larry Fuller Trio with Jeremy Pelt
April 12: Mark Gross Master Class
April 12: Joey DeFrancesco from the University of New Hampshire
April 13: Bozo Squad at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 14: Andrew Meyers at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 14: Jerome Sabbagh/Greg Tuohey Group at Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn)
April 14: Jazz Links Virtual Jam Sessions, Jazz Institute of Chicago
April 15: Chad McCullough Quintet at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 15: Zürich Jazz Orchestra, Dedications
April 15–25: Jazz At Lincoln Center 2021 Gala Concert
April 16: Pittsburgh Opera presents Charlie Parker’s Yardbird
April 16: Litchfield Jazz Presents the Peter Bernstein/Steve Cardenas Quartet Play Monk
April 16: Christian Sands, Jazz Standard Flip Side Sessions
April 16: Newvelle Live: Tim Berne and Gregg Belisle
April 16: Garage a Trois, Calm Down Cologne Album Release Show
April 16: Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang at Constellation (Chicago)
April 16: Alyssa Allgood Album Release at the Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
April 17: Junius Paul Quartet at Constellation (Chicago)
April 18: Bobby Watson at Murray’s (Columbia, Missouri)
April 18: Jumpin’ Johnny Sassone at Snug Harbor (New Orleans)
April 19: Christian McBride Master Class
Jack DeJohnette boasted a musical resume that was as long as it was fearsome.
Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
Always a sharp dresser, Farnsworth wears a pocket square given to him by trumpeter Art Farmer. “You need to look good if you want to hang around me,” Farmer told him.
Sep 23, 2025 11:12 AM
When he was 12 years old, the hard-swinging veteran drummer Joe Farnsworth had a fateful encounter with his idol Max…
D’Angelo achieved commercial and critical success experimenting with a fusion of jazz, funk, soul, R&B and hip-hop.
Oct 14, 2025 1:47 PM
D’Angelo, a Grammy-winning R&B and neo-soul singer, guitarist and pianist who exerted a profound influence on 21st…
Kandace Springs channeled Shirley Horn’s deliberate phrasing and sublime self-accompaniment during her set at this year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
Sep 30, 2025 12:28 PM
Janis Burley, the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival’s founder and artistic director, did not, as might be…
Jim McNeely’s singular body of work had a profound and lasting influence on many of today’s top jazz composers in the U.S. and in Europe.
Oct 7, 2025 3:40 PM
Pianist Jim McNeely, one of the most distinguished large ensemble jazz composers of his generation, died Sept. 26 at…
