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.…
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
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.…
Nov 13, 2025 10:00 AM
For results of DownBeat’s 90th Annual Readers Poll, complete with feature articles from our December 2025 issue,…
Flea has returned to his first instrument — the trumpet — and assembled a dream band of jazz musicians to record a new album.
Dec 2, 2025 2:01 AM
After a nearly five-decade career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, Flea has returned to his first…
To see the complete list of nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, go to grammy.com.
Nov 11, 2025 12:35 PM
The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are in, with plenty to smile about for the worlds of jazz, blues and beyond.…
Drummond was cherished by generations of mainstream jazz listeners and bandleaders for his authoritative tonal presence, a defining quality of his style most apparent when he played his instrument unamplified.
Nov 4, 2025 11:39 AM
Ray Drummond, a first-call bassist who appeared on hundreds of albums as a sideman for some of the top names in jazz…
