Aug 7, 2024 2:02 PM
Snarky Puppy’s Shaun Martin Dies at 45
Shaun Martin, a multifaceted, Grammy-winning pianist, keyboardist and producer who was best known for his work in the…
The Sands Box
(Photo: Courtesy Monterey Jazz Festival)It’s a HUGE streaming week with International Jazz Day and Jazz Month celebrations aplenty: Norah Jones chats with Don Was, Christian Sands chats with Patrice Rushen and Geoff Keezer, WWOZ’s Piano Night, Arturo O’Farrill and The Latin Jazz Orchestra, Danilo Pérez and Terri Lyne Carrington, plus Sonia Sanchez, Bill Charlap and 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, Patrice Rushen and Geoff Keezer
Available Now: Documentary—Billy Bang, Lucky Man
Available Now: JazzCast, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic with Pinqy Ring
Available Now: Evolution of A Groove: The Monterey Commissions
Available Now: DC Jazz Festival, We Get To Talk with Matthew Whitaker
Available Now: First Look with Don Was features Norah Jones
April 26: Juli Wood’s Little Rootie Tootie Monk Tribute (Chicago)
April 26: WWOZ Piano Night featuring Jon Cleary, Ivan Neville, Marsha Ball and more
April 27: De’Sean Jones with Midtown Strings (Chicago)
April 27: James Brandon Lewis
April 27: Juilliard Jazz Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
April 27: WDCB’s Jazz Appreciation Month Concert Series: De’Sean Jones with Chicago’s Midtown Strings
April 28: Helio Alves Quartet at Smalls Jazz Club (New York)
April 28: Matthew Davis Sextet (Chicago)
April 28: Joe Dyson Quintet at Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn)
April 28: Arturo O’Farrill and The Latin Jazz Orchestra, Fandango at the Wall — The Shapeshifter Sessions
April 28: Helio Alves Quartet @ Smalls Jazz Club (New York)
April 29: Amos Gillespie Septet (Chicago)
April 29: Jeremy Carlstedt/Anders Nilsson
April 29: Live From Dizzy’s, Shean Mason Trio with Charles Turner (New York)
April 29: Danilo Pérez and Terri Lyne Carrington, plus Sonia Sanchez
April 29–May 8: San Jose Jazz New Works Fest
April 30: International Jazz Day Events
April 30: Bill Charlap Trio, Jazz Standard Flip Side Sessions
April 30: Newvelle Live: Carmen Staaf and Allison Miller
April 30: Extraordinary Popular Delusions at Constellation (Chicago)
April 30: Life In Time Collective Quartet (Chicago)
April 30: San Jose Jazz Break Room with Oran Etkin
April 30: Preservation Hall Presents Durand Jones (New Orleans)
April 30-May 1: Bayfront Miami Jazz 2021 with Chucho Valdes, Mark Guiliana, Roy Ayers, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more!
April 30: Christian Sands Trio
April 30–May 3: Sullivan Fortner, presented by University of Chicago
May 1: Preservation Hall Presents Ivan Neville (New Orleans)
May 1: Helen Gillet & Boyanna Trayanova (New Orleans)
May 2: The Grasso-Ravati Jazz Ensemble
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In addition to his work with Snarky Puppy, Martin freelanced as a keyboardist, producer and music director with prominent gospel and R&B musicians.
Aug 7, 2024 2:02 PM
Shaun Martin, a multifaceted, Grammy-winning pianist, keyboardist and producer who was best known for his work in the…
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