Apr 11, 2023 10:47 AM
Brad Mehldau Tells His Story
At the tail end of 2022, Brad Mehldau took advantage of a New York sojourn to play piano with old friends at Smalls…
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science are among the groups planning to stream live sets this week.
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a number of musicians are using online streaming services to connect directly with fans. We’ll keep a running tab for the week below.
A fee is associated with some of the material listed here, and several items have been sourced from WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center. DB
May 18: Lafayette Gilchrist
May 19: Allan Harris
May 19: Ben Williams
May 20: Rajna Swaminathan
May 20: Bill Frisell
May 20: Joel Ross
May 21: Sara Serpa
May 21: Jason Marsalis’ Trio Excursions
May 21: Ron Carter
May 21: Chick Corea
May 21: Harold López-Nussa
May 21: Dave Stryker & Jared Gold
May 22: Keyon Harrold
May 22: Vijay Iyer masterclass
May 22: Roberta Donnay
May 22: SFJAZZ Fridays at Five
May 22: William Parker & Isaiah Parker
May 23: Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
May 23: Ran Blake (Jazz Journal Association Local Hero Award Boston 2020)
May 23: Jaleel Shaw
May 23: Marcus Miller
May 23: Felix Pastorius
May 23: Ben Rosenblum
May 24: Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
May 24: Benjamin Jephta
May 24: Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas
May 24: Ben Rosenblum
Updated May 21
“Perhaps that’s a key to what makes me tick — a very strong curiosity, which makes me a perpetual fanboy of whatever I’m discovering,” Mehldau says.
Apr 11, 2023 10:47 AM
At the tail end of 2022, Brad Mehldau took advantage of a New York sojourn to play piano with old friends at Smalls…
Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023) with his trio at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
Apr 18, 2023 9:44 AM
Pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away April 16 in his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, after battling prostate…
“Remember to be a warrior, not a worrier,” Shorter said, 10 days prior to his passing on March 2.
May 9, 2023 12:02 PM
Sadly, the formative giants of jazz are passing the torch and joining the ancestors. But such cliché and dwelling on…
“When I first emerged on the scene, I was dealing with working with a certain trumpet player who shall remain nameless,” Reed said. “It was very much an indoctrinating, dogmatic point of view, but it was all I knew.”
May 16, 2023 3:15 PM
As a piano-playing prodigy, Philadelphia native Eric Reed performed gospel music in his father’s church at age 5. By…
“When you play blues-type stuff, the material is pretty obvious; it’s how you do a lot with a little,” Liebman said.
May 30, 2023 1:06 PM
At 76, soprano and tenor saxophonist Dave Liebman — an alumnus of bands led by Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, leader of…
