Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
Ashley Kahn and Brandee Younger are set to discuss the legacy of Alice Coltrane on Wednesday.
(Photo: DownBeat Archives)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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Feb. 1: TJG Lockdown Session, No. 32 with Taylor Ho Bynum, Giveton Gelin, Mike Rodriguez, Marta Sanchez
Feb. 1: Omer Avital Trio
Feb. 2: Rob Brown/Chris Lightcap/Gerald Cleaver/Jo Wood-Brown
Feb. 2: Eric McPherson Group
Feb. 3: Alice Coltrane: The Swamini Who Swung with Ashley Kahn and Brandee Younger
Feb. 3: A Tribute to Lee Konitz (Sebastien Ammann/Lena Bloch/Cameron Brown/Michael Sarin)
Feb. 3: Ken Peplowski Group
Feb. 4: JD Parran/Dave Ross/Warren Smith/De’Jonerio Jones
Feb. 4: Gilad Hekselman Quartet
Feb. 4: Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Quartet
Feb. 4: Brownswood Celebrates The Release Of Indaba Is
Feb. 4: Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger
Feb. 5: E.J. Strickland Quintet
Feb. 5: Christian McBride’s New Jawn
Feb. 5: Tyshawn Sorey/Joe Lovano/Bill Frisell
Feb. 6: David Bixler/Rogerio Boccato/Jon Cowherd/Ike Sturm
Feb. 6: Palladium Plays The Music Of Wayne Shorter
Feb. 6: Tyshawn Sorey/Joe Lovano/Bill Frisell
Feb. 7: Ehud Asherie Trio
Feb. 7: Tyshawn Sorey/Joe Lovano/Bill Frisell
Updated Feb. 5
Gerald and John Clayton at the family home in Altadena during a photo shoot for the June 2022 cover of DownBeat. The house was lost during the Los Angeles fires.
Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
“She said, ‘A lot of people are going to try and stop you,’” Sheryl Bailey recalls of the advice she received from jazz guitarist Emily Remler (1957–’90). “‘They’re going to say you slept with somebody, you’re a dyke, you’re this and that and the other. Don’t listen to them, and just keep playing.’”
Feb 3, 2025 10:49 PM
In the April 1982 issue of People magazine, under the heading “Lookout: A Guide To The Up and Coming,” jazz…
The Old Country: More From The Deer Head Inn arrives 30 years after ECM issued the Keith Jarret Trio live album At The Deer Head Inn.
Jan 21, 2025 7:38 PM
Last November, Keith Jarrett, who has not played publicly since suffering two strokes in 2018, greenlighted ECM to drop…
“With jazz I thought it must be OK to be Black, for the first time,” says singer Sofia Jernberg.
Jan 2, 2025 10:50 AM
On Musho (Intakt), her recent duo album with pianist Alexander Hawkins, singer Sofia Jernberg interprets traditional…
“The first recording I owned with Brazilian music on it was Wayne Shorter’s Native Dancer,” says Renee Rosnes. “And then I just started to go down the rabbit hole.”
Jan 16, 2025 2:02 PM
In her four-decade career, Renee Rosnes has been recognized as a singular voice, both as a jazz composer and a…
