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Saxophonist, Sonic Explorer Casey Benjamin Dies at 45
Casey Benjamin, the alto saxophonist, vocalist, keyboardist and producer who stamped his distinctive sounds on the…
Cha Wa performs at the Creole Tomato Fest on June 30.
(Photo: Courtesy of Cha Wa)Happy Independence Week to all. Streaming highlights for the week feature Mardi Gras Indian band Cha Wa from the Creole Tomato Fest in New Orleans; Dee Dee Bridgewater from the Jazz & Heritage Center in New Orleans; a Mi Xiao-Fen album release performance from The Orange Peel in North Carolina, Percolateur’s gypsy jazz from The Sanctuary in Chicago; Bixler, Boccato, Cowherd & Sturm from The Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn and more. As always, 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
June 29: Peter Evans, Being & Becoming — Emanations (New York)
June 30: Min Xiao-Fen White Lotus album release performance from The Orange Peel (Asheville, North Carolina)
June 30: Joe Martin Quartet at Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn)
June 30: Joe Clark & Friends performing the music from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Chicago)
June 30: Michael Harrison, Seven Sacred Names album release event
June 30: Cha Wa at the Creole Tomato Fest (New Orleans)
June 30: Tribal Gold at The Funky Uncle (New Orleans)
July 1: Mike Alfieri and Walsh Kunkel at An die Music Live! (Baltimore)
July 1: lePercolateur — Gypsy Jazz at The Sanctuary (Chicago)
July 1: Illville Vanguard at Fulton Street Collective (Chicago)
July 1: The Night Crawlers at the Creole Tomato Fest (New Orleans)
July 2: Bixler, Boccato, Cowherd and Sturm at the Soapbox Gallery (Brooklyn)
July 2: Cameron Dupruy at the Creole Tomato Fest (New Orleans)
July 2: Angelika “Jelly” Joseph at the Jazz & Heritage Center (New Orleans)
July 3: Jaime Branch: Fly or Die at Constellation (Chicago)
July 3: Dee Dee Bridgewater Live at the Jazz & Heritage Center (New Orleans)
July 3: TKQ —Ted Baker, Kris Funn, Quincy Phillips at An die Musik Live!
July 3: Jared Rabin at The Sanctuary (Chicago)
July 4: Anaïs St. John & Harry Mayronne at the Popup Porch Fest (New Orleans)
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