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…
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)
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…
“Think of all the creative people I’m going to meet and a whole other way of thinking about music and a challenge of singing completely different material than I would have sung otherwise to my highest level in dedication to the moment,” Elling says about his Broadway run.
Sep 9, 2025 1:18 PM
Kurt Elling was back at home in Chicago, grabbing some family time in a late-June window between gigs. Sporting a smile…
Pat Metheny will perform with his Side-Eye III ensemble at Big Ears 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee, next March.
Sep 9, 2025 12:19 PM
Big Ears has announced the lineup for its 2026 festival, which will take place March 26–29 and include 250…
“[That’s] the thing of the beboppers,” Bradford said. “These guys were important for not only playing that wonderful music, but they knew a sort of social stance, you see?”
Sep 9, 2025 1:07 PM
It was a calm, balmy, near-perfect evening in Westwood, California, not far from UCLA, in the expansive courtyard at…
Esperanza Spalding closed an audacious Chicago Jazz Festival set with “Endangered Species.”
Sep 9, 2025 11:50 AM
The 45th Chicago Jazz Festival kicked off its headline events with two erudite individuals, Esperanza Spalding and…
