Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Vocalist Sheila Jordan Dies at 96
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
Paquito D’Rivera will perform Thursday, May 6, at Dizzy’s Club in New York.
(Photo: Geandy Pavon)This week’s choice streaming selections include a Billy Bang documentary, plus live performances by Paquito D’Rivera, The Hot Sardines, Jay Hogard and more. 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
Available Now: Documentary—Billy Bang, Lucky Man
Available Now: Evolution of A Groove: The Monterey Commissions
May 3: Robin Barnes & Family (New Orleans)
May 4: Bremmer Duthié & Harry Mayronne (New Orleans)
May 5: Michael Weiss Trio at Bar Bayeux (Brooklyn)
May 6: Live From Dizzy’s: Paquito D’Rivera and Alex Brown (New York)
May 7–20: Hot Sardines at Manchester Craftsman’s Guild
May 7: Kimmel/Ali/Harris at Constellation (Chicago)
May 8: Artifacts at Constellation (Chicago)
May 8: Noah Haidu/Todd Coolman/Billy Hart, Keith Jarrett 76th Birthday Tribute
May 10: Jay Hogard Quartet (Hartford Jazz Society, Connecticut)
Jordan was a dyed-in-the-wool bebopper whose formative musical experiences were with Charlie Parker.
Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
“I don’t guess I’m going to excite you; I know I’m going to excite you,” Palmieri said in an August 1994 DownBeat feature.
Aug 12, 2025 10:33 AM
Famed Latin jazz composer, bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri passed away in his New Jersey home on Aug. 6. He was…
“What I got from Percy was the dignity of playing the bass,” Buster Williams said of Percy Heath.
Aug 26, 2025 1:53 PM
Buster Williams, who at the age of 83 has been on the scene for 65 years, had never done a Blindfold Test. The first…
Don and Maureen Sickler serve as the keepers of engineer Rudy Van Gelder’s flame at Van Gelder Studio, perhaps the most famous recording studio in jazz history.
Sep 3, 2025 12:02 PM
On the last Sunday of 2024, in the control room of Van Gelder Studio, Don and Maureen Sickler, co-owners since Rudy Van…
The Free Slave, Cosmos Nucleus and Sunset To Dawn: three classic Muse albums being reissued this fall by Timer Traveler Recordings.
Aug 26, 2025 1:32 PM
Record producer and “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman has launched his next endeavor, the archival label Time Traveler…
