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…
Bassist and bandleader Dezron Douglas is set to stream a trio set from Smalls on Wednesday.
(Photo: Brandee Younger)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
June 15: Interviews with Randy Brecker, George Schuller, Rufus Reid and more
June 15: Jonathan Michel Trio
June 15: Nicki Parrott presents Chez Nicki Jams
June 15: John Scofield Q&A
June 16: Interviews with Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Joe Magnarelli and more
June 16: Spike Wilner Quintet
June 17: Interviews with Lenny White, Jamey Aebersold, Ran Blake and more
June 17: Dezron Douglas Trio
June 17: David Helbock
June 18: Kenny Barron
June 18: Hyde Park Jazz Festival Benefit with Camille Thurman & Darrell Green
June 18: Interviews with Laurie Antonioli, Bob McChesney, Phil Markowitz and more
June 18: Rachel Z Quartet
June 19: Interviews with Adam Nussbaum, Joe Lovano, Ingrid Jensen and more
June 19: Kris Davis, Lina Allemano & Anna Webber
June 19: Billy Drummond Group
June 19: Great Black Music Ensemble (with Ernest Dawkins, Dee Alexander, Angel Bat Dawid)
June 19: Tatsu Aoki, Mars Williams & Jamie Kempkers
June 19: Dawn Clement
June 20: Vijay Iyer Trio (Nick Dunston, Jeremy Dutton)
June 20: Summer Solstice Concert with Hamid Drake & Michael Zerang
June 20: BadBadNotGood
June 20: Tamir Hendelman’s Cole Porter tribute
June 20: Jason Brown Group
June 21: Steven Feifke & Alexa Tarantino
June 21: Vijay Iyer Trio (Nick Dunston, Jeremy Dutton)
June 21: Father’s Day with Warren Wolf Trio
June 21: Both Sides Now Tentet with Christine Jensen
June 21: Ralph Lalama Group
June 21: Kasia Pietrzko
June 21: Dee Dee Bridgewater (interview)
June 21: Marshall Keys
June 21: Helen Sung
Updated June 18
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…
“Cerebral and academic thought is a different way to approach music,” Flea says of his continuing dive into jazz. “I’ve always relied on emotion and intuition and physicality.”
Mar 30, 2026 10:30 PM
In the relatively small pantheon of certifiable rock stars venturing into the intersection of pop music and jazz, the…
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…
