Nov 19, 2024 12:57 PM
In Memoriam: Roy Haynes, 1925–2024
Powerhouse jazz drummer and bandleader Roy Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York. He was 99. One of the few…
Reedist Roscoe Mitchell is set to stream a performance Wednesday as part of the Hot House Meets Havana festival.
(Photo: Elvira Faltermeier)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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Jan. 18-23: Panama Jazz Festival (Wayne Shorter, Kurt Elling, Danilo Pérez, Rubén Blades)
Jan. 18: Cyrus Chestnut
Jan. 18: Willerm Delisfort Project
Jan. 19: Cooper-Moore Trio
Jan. 18: TJG Online Lockdown Sessions, Vol. 31: Secret Mall, Caroline Davis, Tivon Pennicott, Gilad Hekselman
Jan. 19: Nicki and Patrick Adams
Jan. 19: Frank Lacy Group
Jan. 20: Säje
Jan. 20: Immanuel Wilkins
Jan. 20: Robert Edwards Quintet
Jan. 20: Jim Ridl/Lorin Cohen/Joel Rosenblatt
Jan. 21: Dave Sewelson Fat Foot R&B Revue
Jan. 21: Andrea Brachfeld And Insight
Jan. 21: Victor Lewis Group
Jan. 21: Aaron Parks Quartet
Jan. 22: Michel Herrera/Ari Brown/Yosef Ben Israel, Charles Heath/Coco Elysses
Jan. 22: Catherine Russell
Jan. 22: Antonio Hart Quartet
Jan. 22: Alex Brown/Victor Provost
Jan. 22: Vinicius Gomes Sextet
Jan. 23: Jeff Tweedy
Jan. 23: Obasi Akoto’s Oceanic Jazz Orchestra
Jan. 23: Stephane Wrembel
Jan. 23: Ken Fowser Group
Jan. 24: Ruy López Nuss/Tomeka Reid/Junius Paul/Alejandro Falcón (Hot House Meets Havana)
Jan. 24: Harry Appelman/Dave Ballou
Jan. 24: Tres Amigas
Jan. 24: Richie Vitale Quintet
“I treat every day like it’s Thanksgiving,” said Roy Haynes.
Nov 19, 2024 12:57 PM
Powerhouse jazz drummer and bandleader Roy Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York. He was 99. One of the few…
“Watching people like Max Roach or Elvin Jones and seeing how they utilize the whole drum kit in a very rhythmic and melodic way and how they stretched time — that was a huge inspiration to me,” Hussain said in DownBeat.
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“I love doing ballads,” Mike Stern says. “It’s just a part of me, some part of emotionally how I feel sometimes.”
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Jazz journalist Michael Jackson, left, dispenses a live Blindfold Test to drum master Billy Cobham.
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Drum king Billy Cobham, who, believe it or not, turned 80 in May, ruled the roost at January’s Panama Jazz Festival.…
Queen Latifah extols Harlem and the Apollo Theater at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors.
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Cuban-American jazz trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval and Harlem’s Apollo Theater were among the honorees at the 2024…