May 26, 2026 11:08 AM
Sonny Rollins Passes Away at 95
Sonny Rollins, the iconic saxophonist, composer and improviser whose career stretched from the origins of bebop to 21st…
Saxophonist Sharel Cassity and multi-disciplinary artist Richard Johnson are set to stream a July 12 show as part of the Sunday Night Jazz Series presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival in partnership with the Hyde Park Jazz Society.
(Photo: Courtesy Of Artist)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
July 6: Sara Gazarek
July 7: Joe Locke
July 7: Carmen Staaf (Newvelle Online Listening Session)
July 7: Donald Harrison
July 8: Larry Young’s UNITY performed by The Jazz Record Art Collective
July 8: Music for a Free World (Dave Sewelson, Steve Swell, William Parker, Marvin Bugalu Smith)
July 8: Maurice “Mobetta” Brown
July 8: Marcus Machado
July 9: Helen Money
July 9: Nicholas Payton
July 10: Eric Reed Quartet (Stacy Dillard, Dezron Douglas & Jeremy Bean Clemons)
July 10: Terrie Ex, Ab Baars, Ig Henneman (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Jaap Blonk (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Ken Vandermark (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Paal Nilssen-Love & Frode Gjerstad (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Sylvie Courvoisier (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Brandon Lopez (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Nate Wooley & Ikue Mori (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Fred Lonberg-Holm & Joe McPhee (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 10: Nir Felder
July 10: Norah Jones
July 11: Eric Reed Quartet (Stacy Dillard, Dezron Douglas & Jeremy Bean Clemons)
July 11: Tamir Hendelman
July 11: SongWriter: Roxane Gay and Toshi Reagon & Celisse
July 11: Elisabeth Harnik (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Icepick (Corsano/Håker Flaten/Wooley) (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Mats Gustafsson (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Terrie Ex & Andy Moor (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Tim Daisy & Dave Rempis (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Luke Stewart (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Joe McPhee (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Marker (Clinkman/Marquette/Stewart/Sudderberg/Vandermark) (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 11: Karrin Allyson
July 11: Marquis Hill
July 12: Eric Reed Quartet (Stacy Dillard, Dezron Douglas & Jeremy Bean Clemons)
July 12: Sharel Cassity & Richard Johnson (rescheduled for July 14)
July 12: Chris Corsano (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Susan Alcorn, Macie Stewart, Tim Daisy (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Håkon Kornstad (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Mats Gustafsson, Jaap Blonk, Fred Lonberg-Holm (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Ikue Mori (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Claire Rousay (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Ben Hall, Bonnie Jones, Luke Stewart (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Joe Morris (Catalytic Sound Festival 2020)
July 12: Jason Miles
Updated July 13
Onstage, Rollins would move about restlessly, thrusting his tenor sax in the air as he blew.
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