Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Vocalist Sheila Jordan Dies at 96
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
Mette Rasmussen, shown here performing at Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in 2018, is set to stream a performance on Monday.
(Photo: Martin Morissette/FIMAV)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 27: Mette Rasmussen
July 27: Ari Hoenig Trio
July 27: Mingus Monday Live with Wayne Escoffery
July 27: Jonathan Finlayson
July 28: Julian Lage
July 28: Mako Sica with Tatsu Aoki
July 28: Frank Lacy Group
July 29: Joe Farnsworth Group
July 29: JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Wednesday Summer Sessions with Maria Schneider
July 29: Weather Report’s Heavy Weather performed by The Tim Seiser Sextet
July 29: Mara Rosenbloom/Melanie Dyer/Sam Newsome
July 30: Sae Hashimoto
July 30: Willerm Delisfort Project
July 30: Johnathan Blake
July 30: Scott Hamilton/Jan Lundgren Quartet featuring Ulf Wakenius
July 30: Nduduzo Makhathini (Jazz Coalition commission)
July 30: Alexa Tarantino featuring Riley Mulherkar
July 31: Fred Hersch Trio
July 31: Chris Walters
July 31: Wayne Shorter Celebration, Part 3
July 31: Dan Tepfer
July 31: Charlie Parker Tribute w/Thomas Fonnesbaek at Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival
Aug. 1: Fred Hersch Trio
Aug. 1: Oracle Blue
Aug. 1: Brandon Lee Lewis’ Program of Deprogramming
Aug. 1: Vijay Iyer, Eric Revis, Kokayi, Vanisha Gould
Aug. 1: Nils Landgren and Johan Norberg featuring Ida Sand
Aug. 2: Delfeayo Marsalis Keep NOLA Music Alive fundraiser
Aug. 2: Julius Rodriguez Trio
Aug. 2: Alexa Quarantino & Steven Lock and Feif-Key play The Beatles
Updated July 30
Jordan was a dyed-in-the-wool bebopper whose formative musical experiences were with Charlie Parker.
Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
“I don’t guess I’m going to excite you; I know I’m going to excite you,” Palmieri said in an August 1994 DownBeat feature.
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Famed Latin jazz composer, bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri passed away in his New Jersey home on Aug. 6. He was…
“What I got from Percy was the dignity of playing the bass,” Buster Williams said of Percy Heath.
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Buster Williams, who at the age of 83 has been on the scene for 65 years, had never done a Blindfold Test. The first…
Don and Maureen Sickler serve as the keepers of engineer Rudy Van Gelder’s flame at Van Gelder Studio, perhaps the most famous recording studio in jazz history.
Sep 3, 2025 12:02 PM
On the last Sunday of 2024, in the control room of Van Gelder Studio, Don and Maureen Sickler, co-owners since Rudy Van…
The Free Slave, Cosmos Nucleus and Sunset To Dawn: three classic Muse albums being reissued this fall by Timer Traveler Recordings.
Aug 26, 2025 1:32 PM
Record producer and “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman has launched his next endeavor, the archival label Time Traveler…
