Jul 22, 2025 10:58 AM
Pianist, Educator Hal Galper Dies at 87
Hal Galper, a pianist, composer and arranger who enjoyed a substantial performing career but made perhaps a deeper…
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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