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…
A Thursday symposium is set to explore the work of late pianist Geri Allen.
(Photo: Courtesy Motéma)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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Nov. 2: Darius Jones
Nov. 2: Jazz Talk, Episode 1: Dr. Nathan Davis: Musician, Innovator, and Educator
Nov. 2: Rodney Green Group
Nov. 3: Saul Rubin Trio
Nov. 4: Jazz Talk, Episode 2: Racial Equity in Jazz and Jazz Education with Nicole Mitchell Gantt
Nov. 4: Francisco Mela MPT Trío
Nov. 4: Sullivan Fortner Trio
Nov. 5: Young Stars of Jazz with Wynton Marsalis
Nov. 5: Feed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen
Nov. 5: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 5: Thomas Marriott’s Trumpet Ship
Nov. 5: Ab Baars
Nov. 5: Akiko Tsuruga Quintet
Nov. 5: Yosvany Terry
Nov. 6: Reminiscing Eminence: A Tribute to Geri Allen
Nov. 6: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 6: Benjamin Hunter Quintet
Nov. 6: Fred Hersch
Nov. 6: GZA: Liquid Swords 25th Anniversary
Nov. 6: José James Celebrates Bill Withers
Nov. 7: Pitt Jazz Faculty Showcase Concert, a Tribute to Dr. Nathan Davis
Nov. 7: Dumpstaphunk
Nov. 7: 2020 Healdsburg Jazz Gala
Nov. 7: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 7: Fred Hersch/Miguel Zenón
Nov. 7: Marcus Strickland Group
Nov. 7: Tamir Hendelman Tribute To Harry Warren
Nov. 7: Bright Dog Red
Nov. 8: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 8: Ravi Coltrane Quartet
Nov. 8: Arcoiris Sandoval Quintet
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…
“With jazz I thought it must be OK to be Black, for the first time,” says singer Sofia Jernberg.
Jan 2, 2025 10:50 AM
On Musho (Intakt), her recent duo album with pianist Alexander Hawkins, singer Sofia Jernberg interprets traditional…
“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…
