Today (May 29), singer/bassist/composer Esperanza Spalding and pianist/composer Fred Hersch have released a five-song EP, Esperanza Spalding & Fred Hersch: Live at the Village Vanguard … Read More “Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hersch Release Limited-Edition Benefit EP”
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage and the world grapples with the prospect of reopening, musicians from around the globe will come together—virtually, from … Read More “Global Stay Well Concert Set for May 21”
Michael Murphy’s jazz-accented documentary Up from the Streets – New Orleans: The City of Music was supposed to be released the old-fashioned way this spring—in … Read More “New Orleans Music Documentary’s Virtual Release Has Local Angle”
By now it’s no secret: Our current reality—global pandemic, lockdown, social distancing—has left many members of the jazz community in critical condition, not from a … Read More “Jazz Coalition Launched to Support Musicians During Lockdown”
Seeking to address widespread financial need in the musical community following the shuttering of live performances amid the international health emergency, the Jazz Foundation of … Read More “Jazz Foundation’s #TheNewGig to Benefit COVID-19 Musicians’ Fund”
As the COVID-19 quarantine schedule grows longer, so too does the list of jazz artists in dire straits. Fortunately, the list of emergency initiatives to … Read More “Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Establishes Emergency Artist Fund”
It’s official: There will be no Newport Jazz Festival or Newport Folk Festival this year. Today (Apr. 29) the Newport Festivals organization announced the cancellation … Read More “Newport Festivals Canceled for 2020”
The institutions that support and advocate jazz have not abandoned the music or its makers in their hour of greatest need. Several are taking steps … Read More “Grants Available for Musicians Affected by COVID-19 Crisis”
Outside In Music, a record label operated by jazz trombonist Nick Finzer, is offering a solution to the coronavirus-related hurdles artists are encountering in releasing … Read More “Outside In Music Offers Help to Artists with New Releases”
New York City’s shelter-in-place rule has meant that even the city’s street musicians have suddenly found themselves without venues. However, a new Brooklyn-based initiative called … Read More “NYC Musicians Perform Concerts from Cars”
