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…
SFJAZZ is set to rebroadcast a performance by Maceo Parker on New Year’s Eve.
(Photo: Simone Quattrociocchi/CC BY-SA 3.0)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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Dec. 28: Lafayette Gilchrist
Dec. 28: Steve Turre
Dec. 28: Jon Beshay Quartet
Dec. 29: A Live Virtual Chat With Women Leaders In Jazz
Dec. 29: Spike Wilner Quartet
Dec. 29: Eva Novoa
Dec. 29: Allan Harris
Dec. 29: Buster Williams Quartet
Dec. 30: John Chin Quintet
Dec. 30: Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Quartet
Dec. 30: Tim Berne/Scott Colley/Nasheet Waits
Dec. 31: Lucinda Williams
Dec. 31: Emmet Cohen Trio
Dec. 31: Hiromi
Dec. 31: Chris Potter Quartet
Dec. 31: Johnny O’Neal
Dec. 31: Pink Martini Holiday Spectacular
Dec. 31: The Jungle Show With Billy F. Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan & Sue Foley
Jan. 1: Chris Potter Quartet
Jan. 1: Maceo Parker
Jan. 1: Corey Wallace Dubtet
Jan. 1: Jake Shimabukuro
Jan. 2: David Gibson Quartet
Jan. 3: Bill Heid Trio
Jan. 3: Ralph Lalama & Bop-Juice
Updated Dec. 29
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.
Aug 12, 2025 10:33 AM
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.
Aug 26, 2025 1:53 PM
Buster Williams, who at the age of 83 has been on the scene for 65 years, had never done a Blindfold Test. The first…
“I love the place that fate or whatever has positioned me in Gil Evans’ life and legacy,” said Ryan Truesdell.
Aug 5, 2025 12:26 PM
“I originally set out to give two years of my life to Gil,” Ryan Truesdell said of his mindset in 2009, when he…
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…
