Sep 3, 2025 12:02 PM
Keeping the Flame at Van Gelder Studio
On the last Sunday of 2024, in the control room of Van Gelder Studio, Don and Maureen Sickler, co-owners since Rudy Van…
Anat Cohen is set to stream a Jazz House Kids presentation on Wednesday.
(Photo: Lee Whiteman/Freihofer’s Saratoga Springs Jazz Festival)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
Dec. 14: Becca Stevens/Elan Mehler Album Release
Dec. 14: Rodney Green’s Jackson Miller
Dec. 15: Nona Hendryx/Tariq Al-Sabir
Dec. 15: Gabriel Guerrero QUΔΠTUM Trio
Dec. 15: Frank Lacy Septet
Dec. 16: Jim Ridl
Dec. 16: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project
Dec. 16: Anat Cohen (An Introduction To Choro)
Dec. 17: Emmet Cohen Trio
Dec. 17: Lucinda Williams
Dec. 17: End-Of-Year Livestream Concert With The Jazz Gallery All-Stars
Dec. 17: Eric Wyatt Trio
Dec. 17: JD Parran/Dave Ross/Warren Smith (Postponed)
Dec. 18: Jonathan Finlayson
Dec. 18: A Night At The Savoy With Jamison Ross
Dec. 18: The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Dec. 18: Ole Mathisen/Matt Garrison/Marko Djordjevic
Dec. 18: Sacha Perry & Renaud Penant
Dec. 18: Peter Zak Trio
Dec. 18: The Marco Pignataro Jazzet With Strings
Dec. 18: Kenny Barron
Dec. 18: David Hazeltine Trio
Dec. 19: Jazz At Lincoln Center Big Band Holidays
Dec. 19: Django a Gogo Festival
Dec. 19: Eric McPherson Quartet
Dec. 19: Cyrus Chestnut & Dezron Douglas
Dec. 19: Claudia Acuña Trio
Dec. 19: Kenny Barron
Dec. 19: David Hazeltine Trio
Dec. 19: Carla Marciano Quartet
Dec. 20: Bobby Hutcherson, A Living Legacy Presented By Stefon Harris And Joe Locke
Dec. 20: Carol Morgan Quartet
Dec. 20: Alex Norris Quintet
Updated Dec. 18
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.
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