Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Vocalist Sheila Jordan Dies at 96
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.
(Photo: Briene Lermitte)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
Nov. 9: Mondays With Milford Graves
Nov. 9: In Conversation with Miguel Zenón And Kurt Rosenwinkel
Nov. 9: Lucas Pino Nonet
Nov. 10: Anna Wray Espinosa
Nov. 10: Ryley Walker
Nov. 10: Warren Wolf Trio
Nov. 10: Jeff Hamilton/Tamir Hendelman
Nov. 10: Data Lords: Maria Schneider & Donny McCaslin In Conversation
Nov. 11: Sullivan Fortner
Nov. 11: Adam Kolker Quartet
Nov. 11: Helio Alves Quartet
Nov. 12: Ulysses Owens Jr.‘s Generation Y
Nov. 12: Lucinda Williams
Nov. 12: Cassie Wieland
Nov. 12: Joel Ross
Nov. 12: Freda Payne
Nov. 12: Ken Peplowski Trio
Nov. 12: Zakir Hussain/Mickey Hart/Rakesh Chaurasia
Nov. 13: Kurt Elling
Nov. 13: Remy Le Boeuf
Nov. 13: Sons Of Kemet
Nov. 13: Mike LeDonne Quintet
Nov. 13: 60th Anniversary Hartford Jazz Society Concert And Fundraiser With Steve Turre
Nov. 13: Emi Makabe Anniversary Album Release
Nov. 13: Freda Payne
Nov. 13: Chris Thile & Madison Cunningham
Nov. 13: Lonnie Holley & Friends (Big Ears)
Nov. 13: Renee Rosnes
Nov. 14: Miki Yamanaka Quartet
Nov. 14: Freda Payne
Nov. 14: David Shenton & The Mark Wade Trio
Nov. 14: Tipitina’s “Save Tip’s” Fundraiser
Nov. 14: Renee Rosnes
Nov. 15: Juliet Kurtzman & Pete Malinverni
Nov. 15: Joe Magnarelli Quintet
Nov. 15: Gregg August
Updated Nov. 13
Jordan was a dyed-in-the-wool bebopper whose formative musical experiences were with Charlie Parker.
Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
“I don’t guess I’m going to excite you; I know I’m going to excite you,” Palmieri said in an August 1994 DownBeat feature.
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Famed Latin jazz composer, bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri passed away in his New Jersey home on Aug. 6. He was…
“What I got from Percy was the dignity of playing the bass,” Buster Williams said of Percy Heath.
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Buster Williams, who at the age of 83 has been on the scene for 65 years, had never done a Blindfold Test. The first…
Don and Maureen Sickler serve as the keepers of engineer Rudy Van Gelder’s flame at Van Gelder Studio, perhaps the most famous recording studio in jazz history.
Sep 3, 2025 12:02 PM
On the last Sunday of 2024, in the control room of Van Gelder Studio, Don and Maureen Sickler, co-owners since Rudy Van…
The Free Slave, Cosmos Nucleus and Sunset To Dawn: three classic Muse albums being reissued this fall by Timer Traveler Recordings.
Aug 26, 2025 1:32 PM
Record producer and “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman has launched his next endeavor, the archival label Time Traveler…
