What To Stream, July 27-Aug. 2

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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

July 31: Litchfield Jazz Festival featuring The Matt Wilson Quartet with Jeff Lederer, Dave Ballou and Chris Lightcap; The Rufus Reid Trio with Sullivan Fortner and Jonathan Blake; Emmet Cohen & Friends; and Beautiful Ballads with Albert Rivera, Andrew Hadro, Carmen Staff, Melinda Rose, Richie Barshay and Zwelakhe-Duma Bel Le Pere.



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