Sep 3, 2026 10:44 AM
In Memoriam: Cassandra Wilson, 1955–2026
Cassandra Wilson, a singer, songwriter and producer who was one of the most acclaimed and successful jazz vocalists of…
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)
Wilson’s ability to connect to audiences helped her to win two Grammy awards and multiple other accolades. She was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2022.
Sep 3, 2026 10:44 AM
Cassandra Wilson, a singer, songwriter and producer who was one of the most acclaimed and successful jazz vocalists of…
“The love from the jazz and music community restored my faith in humanity,” Walia wrote in an online post upon his release from detention at an ICE facility.
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Indian jazz guitarist and composer Pritesh Walia has been released after being unexpectedly detained by ICE and taken…
Percussionist Poncho Sanchez was among the artists scheduled to perform at the now-canceled inaugural LA Jazz Festival.
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The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, originally scheduled to run Aug. 7–23 with dozens of events across Los Angeles’…
Bertoncini was a specialist and advocate for the nylon-string acoustic guitar, turning down high-profile opportunities that were unsuited to the sound and techniques that he used with that instrument.
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Gene Bertoncini, an esteemed jazz guitarist, composer, arranger and educator, died Aug. 29 at the Lillian Booth Actors…
A solo concert by saxophonist Joshua Redman will close the first night of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 26.
Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
