Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
In Memoriam: Gordon Goodwin, 1954–2025
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
Fay Victor is set for an online conversation Wednesday with another vocalist and improviser, Joan La Barbara, as a part of the The New School’s CoPA Conversations.
(Photo: Chris Weiss)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 20: Don Braden Quartet
July 20: Tashi Dorji
July 20: Ethan Iverson Group
July 20: Nicki Parrott Presents Chez Nicki Jams
July 20: Mingus Monday with Wayne Escoffery
July 21: Joel Ross
July 21: Nicki Parrott Trio
July 21: Sacha Perry Group
July 22: Doug Munro & La Pompe Attack
July 22: Emilio Modeste Group
July 22: JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Wednesday Summer Sessions with Sean Jones
July 22: Mark Dresser/Anthony Davis/Michael Dessen
July 22: Joan La Barbara & Fay Victor (CoPA Conversations)
July 22: Ben Rosenblum
July 23: Orrin Evans (Dedication to Billy Strayhorn)
July 23: Mimi Jones Group
July 23: The Akiko Tsuruga Quintet
July 23: Henry Cole
July 24: Cécile McLorin Salvant
July 24: David Rodgers Experiment
July 24: Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio
July 24: Ken Fowser Sextet
July 24: James Brandon Lewis/Kirk Knuffke/Gerald Cleaver
July 24: Maurice “Mobetta” Brown
July 24: Steve Turre & Friends
July 24: Tom Marriott/Jeff Johnson/Rick Mandyck/John Bishop
July 24: The Cookers
July 24: Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
July 25: Nicole Zuraitis Ensemble
July 25: Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio
July 25: Don Aliquo Quartet
July 25: Ramsey Lewis (The Beatles Songbook)
July 25: The Cookers
July 25: TVL Ruido Festival (Mette Rasmussen, Ken Vandermark & more)
July 26: Jason Palmer
July 26: Santi Debriano Flash of the Spirit
July 26: The Cookers
July 26: Orrin Evans Quartet
Updated July 24
Goodwin was one of the most acclaimed, successful and influential jazz musicians of his generation.
Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
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