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”
Faced with the devastating impact of venue closures and booking cancellations, a group of performing artists led by vocalist, composer, and improviser Amirtha Kidambi has … Read More “Jazz Artists Raise Concerns Over Coronavirus Cancellations”
As work for New York City’s musicians has halted indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, live-streaming performances have been popping up all over. The most … Read More “Live from Our Living Rooms Festival Continues Through April 7”
The 2020 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) launched on March 26 at 12:30 p.m. EDT, as scheduled—but online. At the precise date and time that the … Read More “The Savannah Music Festival Takes to the Internet”
Although he is, like most of us, largely confined to his home right now, pianist Fred Hersch is keeping busy. Always one to jump the … Read More “Fred Hersch Starts “Tune of the Day” Webcast from His Home”
In the midst of a wave of coronavirus-related event cancellations and postponements, the Detroit Jazz Festival is moving ahead, at least for the moment. As … Read More “2020 Detroit Jazz Festival Lineup Is Announced, in Spite of Coronavirus”
Bassist Christian McBride and the music education program Jazz House Kids have found a means of reaching their target audience during this time of quarantine … Read More “Christian McBride and Jazz House Kids to Host Online Listening Party March 20”
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the jazz community. Bars, restaurants, and clubs have been ordered to close in major cities throughout … Read More “Coronavirus-Related Cancellations and Postponements”
In the face of a rapidly worsening coronavirus pandemic, U.S. cities are declaring states of emergency, while arts centers and cultural institutions of all kinds … Read More “Jazz at Lincoln Center and SFJAZZ Join Coronavirus Cancellation List”
In a move that would have seemed hasty last week but now feels inevitable, the organizers of the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., have … Read More “Big Ears Festival Is Canceled”
