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Bassist William Parker (shown here), pianist Matthew Shipp and drummer Bobby Kapp are set to stream a Thursday performance.
(Photo: Peter Gannushkin)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. Below, we’ll keep a running tab of jazz and blues programming scheduled for this week.
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
Aug. 17: Zaccai Curtis Trio
Aug. 17: Jason Marshall Quintet
Aug. 18: Monty Alexander
Aug. 18: Conrad Tao
Aug. 18: Ancient Aliens
Aug. 18: Chris Dingman
Aug. 19: The Sofia Goodman Group
Aug. 19: Dominick Farinacci & Tamir Hendelman
Aug. 19: Brooklyn Circle
Aug. 20: Thana Alexa & Antonio Sanchez
Aug. 20: Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura
Aug. 20: Anthony Pinciotti/Dayna Stephens/Omer Avital
Aug. 20: Matthew Shipp/Bobby Kapp/William Parker
Aug. 20: 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
Aug. 20: Patrick Bartley
Aug. 21: Amir ElSaffar
Aug. 21: Andrew Cyrille Quartet
Aug. 21: Vanessa Rubin
Aug. 21: Sammy DeLeon’s Latin Jazz Sextet
Aug. 21: Jackie Warren
Aug. 21: Mike Rodriguez Quintet
Aug. 21: Dianne Reeves: Music of ‘Bridges’
Aug. 21: Christian Sands Trio
Aug. 22: Andrew Cyrille Quartet
Aug. 22: Philip Harper Quintet
Aug. 22: Ben LaMar Gay
Aug. 22: Christian Sands Trio
Aug. 23: The New Orleans Brass Band Tradition: From The Streets To The World (presented by Dr. Michael White)
Aug. 23: Jazz Re:Fest
Aug. 23: Dara Tucker
Aug. 23: Mike Boone Quartet
Aug. 23: Christian Sands Trio
Aug. 23: Mayu Saeki & Warren Wolf
Aug. 23: Orrin Evans/Dezron Douglas/Johnathan Blake
Updated Aug. 18
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