Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
In Memoriam: Al Foster, 1943–2025
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
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
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
“Branford’s playing has steadily improved,” says younger brother Wynton Marsalis. “He’s just gotten more and more serious.”
May 20, 2025 11:58 AM
Branford Marsalis was on the road again. Coffee cup in hand, the saxophonist — sporting a gray hoodie and a look of…
“What did I want more of when I was this age?” Sasha Berliner asks when she’s in her teaching mode.
May 13, 2025 12:39 PM
Part of the jazz vibraphone conversation since her late teens, Sasha Berliner has long come across as a fully formed…
Roscoe Mitchell will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Vision Festival.
May 27, 2025 6:21 PM
Arts for Art has announced the full lineup for the 2025 Vision Festival, which will run June 2–7 at Roulette…
Benny Benack III and his quartet took the Midwest Jazz Collective’s route for a test run this spring.
Jun 3, 2025 10:31 AM
The time and labor required to tour is, for many musicians, daunting at best and prohibitive at worst. It’s hardly…
