Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Bassist Adi Meyerson is set to stream an Art Is Alive set Friday.
(Photo: David Everly)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
June 22: Andrew Bernstein
June 22: The Prime Rib Big Band featuring Joel Frahm
June 22: Sarah Hughes (interview)
June 22: Regina Carter & Alvester Garnett
June 22: Akua Dixon
June 22: Yuko Mabuchi
June 23: Dan Tepfer
June 23: Dave Douglas (masterclass)
June 23: Emmet Cohen
June 23: Orrin Evans
June 24: Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti
June 24: Jane Bunnett
June 25: Joe Morris Instantiation
June 25: Aaron Myers
June 25: Chelsea Green
June 25: Jerome Jennings
June 25–26: Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (film)
June 26: Nicole Zuraitis
June 26: Cyrus Chestnut
June 26: John Lake
June 26: Marcus Strickland (interview)
June 26: Marcus Strickland (performance)
June 26: Elijah Balbed
June 26: Adi Meyerson
June 26: Kansas Smitty’s
June 27: Joe Martin Quartet (Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Nasheet Waits)
June 27: Ramsey Lewis
June 27: Warren Wolf (interview)
June 27: Warren Wolf (performance)
June 27: Kameleon Beats
June 27: Oscar Peterson & Oliver Jones (from 2004 Montreal International Jazz Festival)
June 28: Joe Martin Quartet (Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Nasheet Waits)
June 28: Tarus Mateen (interview)
June 28: Tarus Mateen, Dana Hawkins & Tamika Love Jones
June 28: Joe Lovano & Judi Silvano
June 28: Sara Serpa
June 28: Jaco Pastorius (from 1982 Montreal International Jazz Festival)
Updated June 23
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
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Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
Davis was a two-time Grammy winner for liner notes.
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Francis Davis, an august jazz and cultural critic who won both awards and esteem in print, film and radio, died April…
“Branford’s playing has steadily improved,” says younger brother Wynton Marsalis. “He’s just gotten more and more serious.”
May 20, 2025 11:58 AM
Branford Marsalis was on the road again. Coffee cup in hand, the saxophonist — sporting a gray hoodie and a look of…
“What did I want more of when I was this age?” Sasha Berliner asks when she’s in her teaching mode.
May 13, 2025 12:39 PM
Part of the jazz vibraphone conversation since her late teens, Sasha Berliner has long come across as a fully formed…
