Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
In Memoriam: John Hammond Jr., 1942–2026
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some are using online streaming services to connect directly with fans. Here are a few events streaming this week.
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March 8: UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra: Awakening—New Music for Jazz Orchestra
March 9: Kermit Ruffins from the House of Blues (New Orleans)
March 10: Maria Schneider for New England Conservatory’s Grow Your Art
March 11: Shuffle—Luxembourg Jazz Meeting
March 11: Matthew Evan Taylor, The Unheard Mixtapes
March 11: Helen Sung Quartet: Live From Dizzy’s
March 12: Winter’s Jazz Club Jazz Revival, Part 2
March 13: Alligator Records 50th Anniversary Streaming Celebration Launch
March 13: Brass Fest In The Bubble (New Orleans)
March 13: Camila Mennite Pereyra Quintet at Constellation (Chicago)
March 13: Winter’s Jazz Club Jazz Revival, Part 2
March 13: Camila Mennitte Pereyra Quintet at Constellation (Chicago)
March 14: Winter’s Jazz Club Jazz Revival, Part 2
March 14 Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band at Snug Harbor (New Orleans)
Hammond came to the blues through the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which he experienced firsthand in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
“Cerebral and academic thought is a different way to approach music,” Flea says of his continuing dive into jazz. “I’ve always relied on emotion and intuition and physicality.”
Mar 30, 2026 10:30 PM
In the relatively small pantheon of certifiable rock stars venturing into the intersection of pop music and jazz, the…
Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater will be among the headliners at this year’s DC JazzFest.
Mar 2, 2026 9:48 PM
The first wave of artists scheduled to perform at the 2026 DC JazzFest have been announced. This year’s headliners…
“These days, with curated news, where people only get half the story, people can’t even speak to family members anymore,” Schneider laments.
Mar 10, 2026 1:43 PM
Maria Schneider is doing her part to try to fix what ails America. Which got her thinking about crows, specifically,…
Each of the 25 JAMs has delivered a poster featuring a jazz legend that is sent out to schools across the nation. This year’s poster features Tony Bennett.
Mar 30, 2026 10:20 PM
Every April for the past quarter century, something remarkable has happened across the United States and far beyond.…
