Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
Vocalist Amirtha Kidambi is planning to stream a Thursday set.
(Photo: Chris Weiss)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.
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Sept. 14: Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Sept. 15: Sasha Dobson Sextet
Sept. 15: Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman
Sept. 15: Allegra Levy’s Lose My Number: Allegra Levy Sings John McNeil release show
Sept. 16: Hiromi & Simon Phillips
Sept. 16: Jeremy Pelt Quintet
Sept. 16: Hiromi
Sept. 16: CoPA Conversations: Hank Shocklee & Timo Andres
Sept. 17: Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Keep The Music Playing Virtual Gala
Sept. 17: Emmet Cohen Group
Sept. 17: Amirtha Kidambi
Sept. 17: Aruan Ortiz Ensemble
Sept. 18: Wayne Escoffery Quartet
Sept. 18: Frank Basile/Sam Dillon Quintet
Sept. 18: Wayne Shorter Celebration, Part 5
Sept. 18: Bill Frisell Trio
Sept. 18: Bill Charlap & Wynton Marsalis
Sept. 19: Akiko Tsuruga Quintet
Sept. 19: Keyon Harrold
Sept. 19: Bill Charlap & Wynton Marsalis
Sept. 19: Wayne Escoffery Quartet
Sept. 20: The Puerto Rican Jazz Connection presented by John Santos with David Sánchez
Sept. 20: Ehud Asherie Trio
Sept. 20: Tamir Hendelman (Richard Rodgers tribute)
Updated Sept. 18
Gerald and John Clayton at the family home in Altadena during a photo shoot for the June 2022 cover of DownBeat. The house was lost during the Los Angeles fires.
Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
“She said, ‘A lot of people are going to try and stop you,’” Sheryl Bailey recalls of the advice she received from jazz guitarist Emily Remler (1957–’90). “‘They’re going to say you slept with somebody, you’re a dyke, you’re this and that and the other. Don’t listen to them, and just keep playing.’”
Feb 3, 2025 10:49 PM
In the April 1982 issue of People magazine, under the heading “Lookout: A Guide To The Up and Coming,” jazz…
The Old Country: More From The Deer Head Inn arrives 30 years after ECM issued the Keith Jarret Trio live album At The Deer Head Inn.
Jan 21, 2025 7:38 PM
Last November, Keith Jarrett, who has not played publicly since suffering two strokes in 2018, greenlighted ECM to drop…
As Ted Nash, left, departs the alto saxophone chair for LCJO, Alexa Tarantino steps in as the band’s first female full-time member.
Mar 4, 2025 1:29 PM
If only because openings for JLCO’s 15 permanent positions appear about as frequently as sub-freezing days on the…
“The first recording I owned with Brazilian music on it was Wayne Shorter’s Native Dancer,” says Renee Rosnes. “And then I just started to go down the rabbit hole.”
Jan 16, 2025 2:02 PM
In her four-decade career, Renee Rosnes has been recognized as a singular voice, both as a jazz composer and a…
