Mar 18, 2025 3:00 PM
A Love Supreme at 60: Thoughts on Coltrane’s Masterwork
In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme, John Coltrane wrote: “Yes, it is true — ‘seek and ye shall…
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
“This is one of the great gifts that Coltrane gave us — he gave us a key to the cosmos in this recording,” says John McLaughlin.
Mar 18, 2025 3:00 PM
In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme, John Coltrane wrote: “Yes, it is true — ‘seek and ye shall…
The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall.
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“I’m certainly influenced by Geri Allen,” said Iverson, during a live Blindfold Test at the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival.
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Between last Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Ethan Iverson performed as part of the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival in…
“At the end of the day, once you’ve run out of differences, we’re left with similarities,” Collier says. “Cultural differences are mitigated through 12 notes.”
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DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the premiere…
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
