Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
In Memoriam: Jack DeJohnette, 1942–2025
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
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
Jack DeJohnette boasted a musical resume that was as long as it was fearsome.
Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
“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.
Sep 9, 2025 1:18 PM
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.
Sep 9, 2025 12:19 PM
Big Ears has announced the lineup for its 2026 festival, which will take place March 26–29 and include 250…
“[That’s] the thing of the beboppers,” Bradford said. “These guys were important for not only playing that wonderful music, but they knew a sort of social stance, you see?”
Sep 9, 2025 1:07 PM
It was a calm, balmy, near-perfect evening in Westwood, California, not far from UCLA, in the expansive courtyard at…
Esperanza Spalding closed an audacious Chicago Jazz Festival set with “Endangered Species.”
Sep 9, 2025 11:50 AM
The 45th Chicago Jazz Festival kicked off its headline events with two erudite individuals, Esperanza Spalding and…
