Jan 13, 2026 2:09 PM
More Trump-Kennedy Center Cancellations
The fallout from the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include President Donald…
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
Belá Fleck during an interview with Fredrika Whitfield on CNN.
Jan 13, 2026 2:09 PM
The fallout from the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include President Donald…
Peplowski first came to prominence in legacy swing bands, including the final iteration of the Benny Goodman Orchestra, before beginning a solo career in the late 1980s.
Feb 3, 2026 12:10 AM
Ken Peplowski, a clarinetist and tenor saxophonist who straddled the worlds of traditional and modern jazz, died Feb. 2…
The success of Oregon’s first album, 1971’s Music Of Another Present Era, allowed Towner to establish a solo career.
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Ralph Towner, a guitarist and composer who blended multiple genres, including jazz — and throughout them all remained…
Rico’s Anti-Microbial Instrument Swab
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With this year’s NAMM Show right around the corner, we can look forward to plenty of new and innovative instruments…
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DownBeat presents a complete list of the 4-, 4½- and 5-star albums from 2025 in one convenient package. It’s a great…
