Jun 17, 2025 11:12 AM
Kandace Springs Sings Billie Holiday
When it came time to pose for the cover of her new album, Lady In Satin — a tribute to Billie Holiday’s 1958…
Check out the Kenny Barron Trio on March 20.
(Photo: Courtesy Jazz Forum Arts)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. A fee is associated with some of the material listed, and some items have been sourced from WBGO, WDCB and WWOZ. So, please support jazz radio, too. DB
March 15-21: Fred Hersch, Seven Days of Streams
March 16: SXSW
March 17: Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers (with Don Was, Jay Lane)
March 19: Sullivan Fortner via Dacamera
March 19: Jacob Slocum’s Rose Window at Constellation (Chicago)
March 20: Adiaphora Orchestra at Constellation (Chicago)
March 19-21: Derek Douget Band, A Night In New Orleans
March 20: Honoring Pat Martino, Alternative Guitar Summit 2021
March 20: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox—Live (USA)
March 20: Yoko Miwa, East Coast Jazz Festival
March 20: Kenny Barron Trio at the Jazz Forum
March 21: Honoring Pat Martino, Alternative Guitar Summit 2021
March 21: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox—Live (AUS)
March 21: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox—Live (UK)
March 21: Tom Andy’s “Double-Keys” Quartet at Murray’s (Columbia, Missouri)
March 21: Amina Claudine Myers Birthday Salon
March 21: John Fedchock’s New York Sextet
“There’s nothing quite like it,” Springs says of working with an orchestra. “It’s 60 people working in harmony in the moment. Singing with them is kind of empowering but also humbling at the same time.”
Jun 17, 2025 11:12 AM
When it came time to pose for the cover of her new album, Lady In Satin — a tribute to Billie Holiday’s 1958…
James Brandon Lewis earned honors for Artist of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. Three of his recordings placed in the Albums of the Year category.
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Chuck Mangione on the cover of the May 8, 1975, edition of DownBeat.
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At 56, Rodney Whitaker, professor of jazz bass and director of jazz studies at Michigan State University, is equally…
