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…
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
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…
Trio aRT with its avalanche of instrumentation: from left, Pheeroan akLaff, Scott Robinson and Julian Thayer.
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Trio aRT, a working unit since 1988, shockingly released its very first studio recording this summer. Recorded in…
“Think of all the creative people I’m going to meet and a whole other way of thinking about music and a challenge of singing completely different material than I would have sung otherwise to my highest level in dedication to the moment,” Elling says about his Broadway run.
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Kurt Elling was back at home in Chicago, grabbing some family time in a late-June window between gigs. Sporting a smile…
Pat Metheny will perform with his Side-Eye III ensemble at Big Ears 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee, next March.
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Big Ears has announced the lineup for its 2026 festival, which will take place March 26–29 and include 250…
Mark Masters, right, with Billy Harper.
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The Rising Star Category of this publication’s annual Critics Poll was once called Talent Deserving Wider Recognition…
