Jul 27, 2021 10:30 AM
John Pizzarelli’s Ode to Pat Metheny
It was in his darkest hour, during the early stages of the 2020 lockdown, that guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli…
Joe Lovano—along with Ben Street and Andrew Cyrille—are set to stream a pair of performances this week.
(Photo: Jimmy Katz/ECM)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 29: Reginald Cyntje (interview)
June 29: Reginald Cyntje (performance)
June 29: John Clayton & Gerald Clayton
June 29: Mingus Mondays with Scott Robinson
June 29: Ari Hoenig Trio
June 29: Miles Davis (at the 1985 Montreal International Jazz Festival)
June 29: Don Braden
June 30: Frank Lacy Group
June 30: Sarah Vaughan (at the 1983 Montreal International Jazz Festival)
July 1: Gretchen Parlato & Alan Hampton
July 1: Marc Devin Trio
July 1: Maurice “Mobetta” Brown
July 1: Whit Dickey Trio
July 2: Rachel Z & Omar Hakim
July 2: Dave Liebman Trio
July 2: Nicholas Payton
July 3: Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis & Val Jeanty
July 3: Naoko Terai Quartet (Blue Note Tokyo)
July 3: Rodney Green’s Jackson Miller
July 3: Ralph Peterson
July 3: Jana Herzen & Charnett Moffett
July 3: Joe Lovano Trio Fascination (Ben Street, Andrew Cyrille)
July 3: Voices of Compassion (Ellen Christi, Patricia Nicholson, Jean Carla Rodea, William Parker)
July 3: Allen Toussaint with Preservation Hall Jazz Band (2014 at SFJAZZ)
July 4: Naoko Terai Quartet (Blue Note Tokyo)
July 4: Lionel Loueke
July 4: Sullivan Fortner Trio
July 4: Kurt Rosenwinkel
July 5: Joe Lovano Trio Fascination (Ben Street, Andrew Cyrille)
July 5: Kohmi Hirose (Blue Note Tokyo)
July 5: Lew Tabackin Trio
July 5: Jason Lindner
John Pizzarelli hit the woodshed, literally, to develop material for his new recording Better Days Ahead: Solo Guitar Takes On Pat Metheny.
Jul 27, 2021 10:30 AM
It was in his darkest hour, during the early stages of the 2020 lockdown, that guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli…
This year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been canceled. It was scheduled to take place in October.
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New Orleans musicians reacted with distress and disbelief — along with some relief — to the latest COVID…
Corea was named Artist, Pianist and Keyboardist of the Year for the final time in the 69th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll.
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Editor’s Note: This article is from the August 2021 DownBeat Critics Poll issue.
At the time of this writing,…
Carla Bley, the 2021 critics’ choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame
Aug 17, 2021 10:50 AM
Given the tenor of the times, Carla Bley’s extraordinary career shouldn’t have happened. What were the chances…
Squint is Julian Lage’s debut on Blue Note Records.
Aug 3, 2021 9:53 AM
Clasping his hands to his chest, then raising them to the heavens, Julian Lage evoked echoes of the exuberant child he…
