Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
In Memoriam: John Hammond Jr., 1942–2026
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
Maria Schneider’s 1995 Monterey Jazz Festival commission Scenes From Childhood is streaming now.
(Photo: Cole Thompson)The summer livestream calendar has been slowing down, but here are five great events to check out online this week, including Maria Schneider as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival Evolution of a Groove series, Esperanza Spalding’s latest online single, the final days of this year’s Vision Festival, Ramsey Lewis doing The Beatles and the Litchfield Jazz Festival. DB
Available Now: Maria Schneider: Monterey Jazz Festival, Evolution of a Groove
Available Now: Esperanza Spalding, “Formwela 6” with Corey King
July 22–31: Vision Festival 25 (New York City)
July 31: Ramsey Lewis, The Beatles Songbook, Volume II
Hammond came to the blues through the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which he experienced firsthand in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
“Cerebral and academic thought is a different way to approach music,” Flea says of his continuing dive into jazz. “I’ve always relied on emotion and intuition and physicality.”
Mar 30, 2026 10:30 PM
In the relatively small pantheon of certifiable rock stars venturing into the intersection of pop music and jazz, the…
Lettuce, from left: Eric Coomes, Adam Deitch, Ryan Zoidis, Eric Bloom, Adam Smirnoff and Nigel Hall
Feb 17, 2026 11:05 AM
They were Berklee misfits. Neither jazzy enough for the straightahead crowd at Boston’s highly prestigious College of…
New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp
Feb 19, 2026 10:39 AM
Jazz camps have exploded around the globe as a summertime tradition for working on your chops and making new friends.…
Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater will be among the headliners at this year’s DC JazzFest.
Mar 2, 2026 9:48 PM
The first wave of artists scheduled to perform at the 2026 DC JazzFest have been announced. This year’s headliners…
