Aug 26, 2025 1:53 PM
Blindfold Test: Buster Williams
Buster Williams, who at the age of 83 has been on the scene for 65 years, had never done a Blindfold Test. The first…
A Thursday symposium is set to explore the work of late pianist Geri Allen.
(Photo: Courtesy Motéma)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.
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Nov. 2: Darius Jones
Nov. 2: Jazz Talk, Episode 1: Dr. Nathan Davis: Musician, Innovator, and Educator
Nov. 2: Rodney Green Group
Nov. 3: Saul Rubin Trio
Nov. 4: Jazz Talk, Episode 2: Racial Equity in Jazz and Jazz Education with Nicole Mitchell Gantt
Nov. 4: Francisco Mela MPT Trío
Nov. 4: Sullivan Fortner Trio
Nov. 5: Young Stars of Jazz with Wynton Marsalis
Nov. 5: Feed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen
Nov. 5: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 5: Thomas Marriott’s Trumpet Ship
Nov. 5: Ab Baars
Nov. 5: Akiko Tsuruga Quintet
Nov. 5: Yosvany Terry
Nov. 6: Reminiscing Eminence: A Tribute to Geri Allen
Nov. 6: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 6: Benjamin Hunter Quintet
Nov. 6: Fred Hersch
Nov. 6: GZA: Liquid Swords 25th Anniversary
Nov. 6: José James Celebrates Bill Withers
Nov. 7: Pitt Jazz Faculty Showcase Concert, a Tribute to Dr. Nathan Davis
Nov. 7: Dumpstaphunk
Nov. 7: 2020 Healdsburg Jazz Gala
Nov. 7: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 7: Fred Hersch/Miguel Zenón
Nov. 7: Marcus Strickland Group
Nov. 7: Tamir Hendelman Tribute To Harry Warren
Nov. 7: Bright Dog Red
Nov. 8: Jazzfest Berlin
Nov. 8: Ravi Coltrane Quartet
Nov. 8: Arcoiris Sandoval Quintet
“What I got from Percy was the dignity of playing the bass,” Buster Williams said of Percy Heath.
Aug 26, 2025 1:53 PM
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…
Butcher Brown, clockwise from top left: Marcus Tenney, DJ Harrison, Morgan Burrs, Corey Fonville and Andrew Randazzo. (Keyboardist Harrison couldn’t make the gig, so special guest Jacob Mann sat in with the band at the Reno Jazz Festival.)
Aug 19, 2025 12:41 PM
The band known as Butcher Brown has enjoyed the last half-decade basking in the glow from the twin engines of critical…
This year’s Jazz em Agosto set by the Darius Jones Trio captured the titular alto saxophonist at his most ferocious.
Aug 26, 2025 1:31 PM
The organizers of Lisbon, Portugal’s Jazz em Agosto Festival assume its audience is thoughtful and independent. Over…
