Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Pianist Joey Alexander is set to stream a performance on Friday.
(Photo: Meredith Truax)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. 28: DC JazzFest (Maimouna Youssef, Herb Scott, Frédéric Yonnet and The Band With No Name)
Sept. 28: Ari Hoenig Quartet
Sept. 28: Happy Hour Hang with Gretchen Parlato
Sept. 29: Cha Wa
Sept. 29: Michael Feinberg Quintet release show
Sept. 30: Hiromi & Stefano Bollani
Sept. 30: Barry Stephenson release show
Sept. 30: Will Calhoun Changing Times Trio
Sept. 30: Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
Oct. 1: Catherine Russell Trio
Oct. 1: James Carter Organ Trio
Oct. 1: John Ellis
Oct. 1: Herb Alpert Is ... documentary
Oct. 2: Joey Alexander
Oct. 2: Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Quartet
Oct. 2: María Grand & Amirtha Kidambi
Oct. 2: Bobi Céspedes
Oct. 3: José James, Taali
Oct. 3: James Francies
Oct. 3: Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Quartet
Oct. 3: Luke Stewart + Leila Bordreuil: Works for Feedback Ensemble
Oct. 3: Ravi Coltrane/Matt Garrison/Marcus Gilmore
Updated Oct. 2
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
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Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
“Branford’s playing has steadily improved,” says younger brother Wynton Marsalis. “He’s just gotten more and more serious.”
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Branford Marsalis was on the road again. Coffee cup in hand, the saxophonist — sporting a gray hoodie and a look of…
“What did I want more of when I was this age?” Sasha Berliner asks when she’s in her teaching mode.
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Part of the jazz vibraphone conversation since her late teens, Sasha Berliner has long come across as a fully formed…
Roscoe Mitchell will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Vision Festival.
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Arts for Art has announced the full lineup for the 2025 Vision Festival, which will run June 2–7 at Roulette…
