Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Ramsey Lewis will play songs from his 1965 hit record The In Crowd.
(Photo: Todd Winters Photography)This week’s streams feature Ramsey Lewis playing songs from The In Crowd, a master class with Christian McBride, The Melissa Aldana Quintet from the Jazz Standard, The Sam Newsome Quartet from Brooklyn, Django Reinhardt stylings from guitarist Stephane Wremble 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: Welcome To The Sands Box with Christian Sands
Through April 22: Bob James and Paul Howard
April 19: Johnny Sansone’s Blue Monday with Jonathan Booigie Long (New Orleans)
April 19: Christian McBride Master Class (New Jersey)
April 20: Brown/Platt Duo Perform Herb Ellis & Joe Pass (Chicago)
April 20: Pat Donaher Sextet Live!
April 21: Max Bessesen Quartet (Chicago)
April 21: Sam Newsome Quartet at Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn)
April 22: Stephane Wrembel, Django L’Impressionniste
April 22: Chris Greene Quintet (Chicago)
April 22: Mdou Moctar — Live In Niamey, Niger (Africa)
April 22: Walter Wolfman Washington (New Orleans)
April 22: Bonzo Squad, Chicago Jazz Series
April 23: Melissa Aldana Quintet, Jazz Standard Flip Side Sessions (New York)
April 23: Newvelle Live: Rufus Reid and Sullivan Fortner
April 23: Greg Ward’s Rogue Parade at Constellation (Chicago)
April 23: Soul Rebels (New Orleans)
April 23: Into The Mist featuring The Chicago Cellar Boys (Chicago)
April 23: Henry Johnson/Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet (Chicago)
April 23–May 6: Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with Hubert Laws
April 24: Ernest Dawkins Trio at Constellation (Chicago)
April 24: Ramsey Lewis, Songs From The In Crowd
April 24: Gary Washburn and the Honoka’s Jazz Band
April 25: Evan Christopher at Snug Harbor (New Orleans)
April 26: Juli Wood’s Little Rootie Tootie Monk Tribute (Chicago)
Jim Rotondi was acclaimed for his wide, round trumpet tone, remarkable virtuosity and assured swing.
Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Charles Lloyd, seen here at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, makes DownBeat Poll history!
Jul 11, 2024 12:23 PM
The incomparable Charles Lloyd swept the 72nd Annual DownBeat Critics Poll, becoming the first artist ever to earn…
“Being president of Blue Note has been one of the coolest things that ever happened to me,” Was said. “It’s a gas to serve as one of the caretakers of that legacy.”
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Sitting with Don Was is a comfortable and unhurried exercise. He may seem slightly reserved at first, but ideas and…
The Century Room in downtown Tucson, Arizona, was born in 2021.
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Players got to play. It’s long been a part of jazz history: When there’s a venue vacuum, when there are fewer…
“She reminds me of my childhood and makes we want to cry,” Cécile McLorin Salvant, pictured here with writer Ashley Kahn, said of Dianne Reeves.
Jun 11, 2024 12:31 PM
Italy’s Umbria Jazz Winter is one of those rare annual festivals that not only coincides with a major holiday —…
