Jan 15, 2021 9:00 AM
John Coltrane, Out Of Obscurity
In late June of 1964, in between Impulse Records studio dates for Crescent and A Love Supreme, saxophonist John…
Regina Carter is set to explore the legacy of Ella Fitzgerald on Tuesday.
(Photo: Christopher Drukker)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
Jan. 11-16: Chris’ Jazz Café Virtual Fundraiser (Johnathan Blake, Rodney Green)
Jan. 11-17: Panama Jazz Festival (Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington/Kris Davis/Val Jeanty, Cyrus Chestnut)
Jan. 11: Alex Terrier/Kenny Barron
Jan. 11: Emmet Cohen
Jan. 12: In Conversation with Bill Frisell
Jan. 12: Tony Malaby’s Turnpike Trio
Jan. 12: Paul Jost Quartet
Jan. 12: Sacha Perry/Daniel Duke/Renaud Penant
Jan. 12: Regina Carter: A Salute To Ella In Stories And Song
Jan. 13: Chet Doxas/Dave Ambrosio/Billy Hart
Jan. 13: Jazz & Cinema: A 100-Year Romance With Ashley Kahn
Jan. 13: Jonathan Saraga Trio
Jan. 13: Jeremy Manasia Quintet
Jan. 13: Jazz Tales With Pepe Gonzalez
Jan. 13: Warren Wolf/Quincy Phillips/Jeff Reed
Jan. 14: Mara Rosenbloom Affinity Trio
Jan. 14: Clovis Nicolas Quintet
Jan. 14: Jon Cowherd
Jan. 14: Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
Jan. 14: Shemekia Copeland
Jan. 15: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: In The Eyes Of Children (with Kim Nalley, Marcus Shelby & Others)
Jan. 15: Four Letter Words
Jan. 15: Melissa Aldana Quintet
Jan. 15: Ben Rosenblum Trio
Jan. 15: Peter Bernstein
Jan. 15: Gilad Hekselman
Jan. 16: Charles Lloyd’s Kindred Spirits
Jan. 16: Jared Gold Group
Jan. 16: Ben Rosenblum
Jan. 16: Roseanna Vitro/Kenny Werner
Jan. 16: Isaiah Collier And The Chosen Few
Jan. 16: Lage Lund
Jan. 16: Terri Lyne Carrington/John Patitucci
Jan. 16: Melissa Aldana
Jan. 16: Larry Goldings
Jan. 16: Stanley Cowell: A Singular Voice
Jan. 17: Kenny Garrett Quintet
Jan. 17: Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Jan. 17: Tom Oren
Jan. 17: Kenny Werner
Jan. 17: Sullivan Fortner
Jan. 17: Rossano Sportiello
Updated Jan. 15
John Coltrane’s Blue World takes its name from a contrafact of Harold Arlen’s “Out Of This World.”
Jan 15, 2021 9:00 AM
In late June of 1964, in between Impulse Records studio dates for Crescent and A Love Supreme, saxophonist John…
Carla Bley (left), Steve Swallow and Andy Sheppard recorded Life Goes On for the ECM label.
Dec 15, 2020 8:57 AM
The list below is a roundup of the 5-, 4.5- and 4-star reviews that ran in the print edition of DownBeat during 2020.…
James Erskine’s documentary Billie includes vintage photos that have been digitally colorized by artist Marina Amaral.
Dec 4, 2020 1:53 PM
How does one craft a biography of Billie Holiday with a surprise ending?
She is perhaps the most intensely…
Guitarist Pat Metheny topped two DownBeat Readers Poll categories this year: Guitar and Jazz Album, for his disc From This Place (Nonesuch).
Dec 4, 2020 8:47 AM
A conversation with Pat Metheny is similar to one of his shows: Some parts seem carefully constructed, while others are…
Veronica Swift has both a historical connection to the music and a desire to expand its artistic purview.
Nov 27, 2020 9:00 AM
Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.
Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen…
