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…
The Le Boeuf Brothers are set to stream a Tuesday performance.
(Photo: Shervin Lainez)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
Oct. 5: Laraaji
Oct. 5: Ray Gallon Trio
Oct. 5: Miguel Zenón and Chris Potter in Conversation
Oct. 6: The Le Boeuf Brothers
Oct. 7: Hiromi & Robert Trujillo
Oct. 7: DOMi & JD Beck
Oct. 7: Dred Scott’s West Coast Jazz Revival
Oct. 7: Suzanne Vega
Oct. 7: Christian Sands
Oct. 8: Bill Charlap: An Evening of Solo Piano
Oct. 8: Jazz Kitchen (A Conversation Series Celebrating Food And Jazz)
Oct. 8: Vision Festival Healing Soul Livestream (Wadada Leo Smith)
Oct. 8: Morgan Guerin
Oct. 8: Vanisha Gould Trio
Oct. 8: Melanie Charles Quartet
Oct. 8: Miles Okazaki Trickster
Oct. 8: The Jazz Gallery All-Stars Concert at the Kennedy Center
Oct. 9: Jazz Philadelphia Summit 2020
Oct. 9: Theo Croker
Oct. 9: Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Oct. 9: Vision Festival Healing Soul Livestream (Oliver Lake Organ Quartet)
Oct. 9: Kurt Elling
Oct. 9: Abraham Burton Group
Oct. 9: Bad Plus
Oct. 9: Thelonious Monk Birthday Celebration with Joanne Brackeen, Kris Davis and Helen Sung
Oct. 10: Mike Stern
Oct. 10: Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Oct. 10: Chick Corea: From Mozart to Monk
Oct. 10: Don Was All-Star Revue’s Tribute to John Lee Hooker
Oct. 10: Anthony Wonsey Trio
Oct. 10: Jazz Gallery Lockdown Sessions (Steven Bernstein, Emma Frank, Clarence Penn, Cory Smythe)
Oct. 10: Jazz Philadelphia Summit 2020
Oct. 10: Jesse Sharps & The Gathering
Oct. 10: Marquis Hill
Oct. 11: Vision Festival Healing Soul Livestream (Andrew Cyrille Quartet, Gerald Cleaver’s Black Host)
Oct. 11: Melissa Aldana Quintet
Oct. 11: Areni Agbabian
Updated Oct. 6
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