Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
In Memoriam: John Hammond Jr., 1942–2026
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
Violinist Tomoko Omura and her husband, pianist Glenn Zaleski, are set to stream a performance on Sunday.
(Photo: tomokoomura.com)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. 23: Ari Hoenig Quartet
Nov. 24: Veronica Swift with the Emmet Cohen Trio
Nov. 24: Silje Nergaard, Ketil Bjørnstad (Big Ears)
Nov. 24: John Clayton/Tamir Hendelman
Nov. 24: Ari Hoenig/Albert Marques
Nov. 24: Spike Wilner Group
Nov. 24: Chameleon: A Talk About Herbie Hancock With Lionel Loueke And James Genus
Nov. 25: Melissa Aldana & Dan Tepfer
Nov. 25: Dezron Douglas
Nov. 25: Zach Brock/Matt Penman/Clarence Penn
Nov. 25: Rufus Roundtree And Da B’More Brass Factory
Nov. 27: Mats Ellertsen, Trygve Seim (Big Ears)
Nov. 27: Gregory Porter
Nov. 27: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Nov. 27: Tim Armacost Quartet
Nov. 27: Hayes Greenfield & Dean Johnson Duo
Nov. 27: The Afro-Peruvian Sextet
Nov. 27: Miguel Zenón And Luis Perdomo Present El Arte Del Bolero
Nov. 27: Mike LeDonne/Ron Carter/Joe Farnsworth
Nov. 28: Etienne Charles Creole Soul
Nov. 28: Philip Harper Quintet
Nov. 28: Mike LeDonne/Ron Carter/Joe Farnsworth
Nov. 29: We Jazz Festival
Nov. 29: Glenn Zaleski/Tomoko Omura
Nov. 29: Johnny O’Neal Trio
Hammond came to the blues through the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which he experienced firsthand in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
Lettuce, from left: Eric Coomes, Adam Deitch, Ryan Zoidis, Eric Bloom, Adam Smirnoff and Nigel Hall
Feb 17, 2026 11:05 AM
They were Berklee misfits. Neither jazzy enough for the straightahead crowd at Boston’s highly prestigious College of…
New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp
Feb 19, 2026 10:39 AM
Jazz camps have exploded around the globe as a summertime tradition for working on your chops and making new friends.…
Lovers of the big band experience, clockwise from top left, John Clayton, Leigh Pilzer, Ted Nash, David Pietro and Christine Jensen.
Feb 10, 2026 11:00 AM
The popularity of big band music might have peaked in the 1930s and ’40s, but despite the many changes on the jazz…
Sullivan Fortner continues a winning streak with his third Grammy for Jazz Album of the Year after earning the Gilmore Larry J. Bell Artist Award last October.
Feb 10, 2026 10:48 AM
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards presented a marathon of winners, tributes and music on Feb. 1. Kendrick Lamar added five…
