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Flea Finds His Jazz Thing
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On Sunday, Bill Warfield is set to stream a show with his New York Jazz Quintet.
(Photo: Courtesy Bill Warfield)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
Sept. 21: Jon Davis Trio
Sept. 21: Mondays with Kuumbwa
Sept. 22: Ravi Coltrane Quartet featuring Brandee Younger
Sept. 22: Steve Nelson Quartet
Sept. 22: Keiji Haino
Sept. 23: Hiromi & Hadrien Feraud
Sept. 23: Roni Ben-Hur Quartet
Sept. 23: Angelica Sanchez & Marilyn Crispell
Sept. 24: DC JazzFest (Ben Williams, Danilo Pérez/Ben Street/Adam Cruz)
Sept. 24: Madeleine Peyroux
Sept. 24: Mark Sherman Quartet
Sept. 24: Ken Peplowski & Glenn Zaleski
Sept. 24: Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few
Sept. 24: Cat Toren & Human Kind
Sept. 24: Dan Tepfer & Thomas Enhco
Sept. 25: DC JazzFest (The Chuck Brown Band, Marc Cary)
Sept. 25: John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme: An Anniversary Celebration with SFJAZZ
Sept. 25: Jeremy Pelt/Warren Wolf Quartet
Sept. 25: Nicole Glover Quartet
Sept. 25: The Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Sept. 26: Charles Lloyd/Zakir Hussain/Julian Lage
Sept. 26: Artists for a Free World Protest Concert (Melanie Dyer Trio, Jason Kao Hwang Human Rites Trio)
Sept. 26: Marcus Strickland Trio
Sept. 26: Will Calhoun’s Changing Times Trio
Sept. 26: Hyde Park Jazz Festival (Greg Ward, Dee Alexander, Marquis Hill, Jason Adasiewicz)
Sept. 26: DC JazzFest (Heart of the Ghost, Matthew Whitaker Quartet)
Sept. 26: Jeremy Pelt/Warren Wolf Quartet
Sept. 26: Alex LoRe and Weirdear
Sept. 26: Ramsey Lewis
Sept. 26: Jay Clayton/Ed Neumeister/Gary Versace
Sept. 26: The Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Sept. 27: DC JazzFest (DCJazzPrix Finals, Allison Au)
Sept. 27: Bill Warfield & The New York Jazz Quintet
Sept. 27: Jill McCarron Trio
Sept. 27: The Afro-Peruvian Sextet
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