To go to each concert, click on the name and that will take you to either a link for the concert itself or to a website that will lead you there.

Here is Jazz Stream: July 28th – August 2nd:

Cassandra Wilson – Just Jazz Cafe – July 29th – 11:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM PDT

The Just Jazz Live Concert Series at Mr. Musichead Gallery welcomes two-time Grammy Award winning singer Cassandra Wilson, but you’ll have to be ready for jazz in the morning. The show starts at 11:00 AM on the East Coast and 8:00 AM on the West Coast. Wilson is joining Leroy Downs for music and conversation.

I saw Wilson perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival many years ago and she was stunning. Over the course of her over 20 albums, she has proven herself one of our finest jazz vocalists.

In addition to her solo career, Wilson has recorded with such artists as Angelique Kidjo, Meshell Ndegeocello, Terence Blanchard, Elvis Costello and Wynton Marsalis. With Marsalis she sang on his Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood on the Fields, the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Joe Farnsworth Quartet – Live at Smalls – July 29th: 7:45 PM EDT/4:45 PM PDT

Drummer Joe Farnsworth, who is a member of Pharoah Sanders’ band, is a drummer who has served as both a leader and a side man. He’s performed with Jon Hendricks, Jon Faddis, George Coleman, Cecil Payne, Annie Ross, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, Diana Krall and Benny Green.

He’s also recorded with members of his quartet who are appearing with him at this concert: Wynton Marsalis on trumpet; Mike LeDonne on piano and Peter Washington on bass.

Earlier this year he released a track called The Good Shepherd from what his upcoming album called Time to Swing which is scheduled for release in September. Marsalis and Washington appear on that record.

Tim Seisser Sextet perform Weather Report’s “Heavy Weather” – Jazz Record Art Collective – July 29th – 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT

In 1977 Weather Report released an album called Heavy Weather. It would go on to win album of the year from the readers of Down Beat Magazine. The members of Weather Report were Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuña and Manolo Badrena. The album contained eight tracks and went to number one on the US Billboard Jazz charts.

Bass player Tim Seisser (who wasn’t alive when Heavy Weather was released) will be joined by Corbin Andrick on saxophone; Paul Mutzabaugh on keys; Andrew Lawrence also on keys; Reuben Garza on drums and Jonathon Marks on percussion.

This show is part of Jazz Record Art Collective’s programming of primarily Chicago-based musicians who offer up their own interpretations of jazz and/or jazz-influenced albums. While the performance is going on, they always have an artist who is painting. Arthur Wright is the artist paired with the Tim Seisser Sextet for this performance.

Wayne Shorter Celebration Pt. 3 – SF Jazz – July 31st – 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT

In this week’s Fridays at Five concert, SF Jazz continues with the series of performances from 2019 that replaced shows previously scheduled to be performed by Wayne Shorter who was too ill to perform.

This third of what, so far, appears to be a five-part celebration of the legendary saxophonist and composer, finds Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard performing with Shorter’s touring band of pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade.

Upcoming Wayne Shorter celebrations will feature Joshua Redman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Terri Lyne Carrington and Shorter himself.

SF Jazz makes a concert available every Friday at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT. You must sign up for either a one-month membership ($5 for four weeks of performances) or $60 for full one-year subscription. Having seen several of these concerts, they are well-recorded, filmed well and definitely a bargain for any fan of jazz music.

Fred Hersch Trio – Village Vanguard – July 31st – August 1st – 9:00 PM EDT/6:00 PM PDT ($10)

Fifteen-time Grammy Award nominated jazz pianist Fred Hersch and his trio will perform two live sets from the Village Vanguard in New York City. That he’s never won a Grammy yet is just another reason why major changes are necessary there, but that’s another story in and of itself.

Hersch has recorded over 50 albums as either a soloist and or band leader. I could fill this entire column with quotes about how highly-regarded Hersch is, but I’ll leave it to fellow pianist Jason Moran who said, “Fred at the piano is like LeBron James on the basketball court. He’s perfection.”

Joining him for these two concerts are Drew Gress on bass and Joechen Ruckert on drums.

Tickets for each of these two performances are $10. Reservations must be made in advance in order to assure your ability to watch the performance.

Vijay Iyer, Eric Revis, Kokayi, Vanisha Gould – The Jazz Gallery Online Lockdown Sessions – August 1st – 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT

If you’ve read this blog before, you know what a big fan I am of pianist/composer Vijay Iyer. His participation in any conversation and/or performance is going to catch my eye.

New York’s The Jazz Gallery is doing Lockdown Sessions every Saturday. The musicians safely record sets for presentation during the Lockdown Session and the music is followed by a conversation.

Joining Iyer for this Saturday’s event is bassist’s Eric Revis; producer/performer Kokayi and singer Vanish Gould.

To watch any of The Jazz Gallery’s lockdown sessions requires making a reservation at least one hour in advance of the event. Reservations are $20 for non-members and $10 for members. Once you have secure your reservation, they will send you a Zoom link approximately half-an-hour prior to its start.

Julius Rodriguez Trio – Live at Smalls – August 2nd – 7:45 PM EDT/4:45 PM PDT

You may not know Julius Rodriguez, but you will. This amazingly talented young musician was hailed by Giovanni Russonello in the New York Times last fall as, “among the most impressive straight-ahead musicians coming of age in New York right now.”

All of 21 years old, he’s not only fast-rising as a jazz pianist, he’s performed with Wynton Marsalis, Keyon Harrold, Ben Williams, Jazzmeia Horn, A$AP Rocky, Meshell Ndegeocello, Braxton Cook and the late Roy Hargrove.

Joining him for this performance at Smalls in New York are Ben Williams on bass and Brian Richburg Jr. on drums.

His website indicates that he’s hoping to have his first album out in 2020. Let’s hope that’s coming soon.

That’s our Jazz Stream for this week. Leave a comment and let us know of exciting jazz shows you find streaming! Have a great week.

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Dan Tepfer/Aaron Diehl Two Piano Concert – July 15th – 3:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM PDT

Strictly speaking this is not going to be just a jazz concert. The program by these two pianists will include original compositions by each musician, works by Philip Glass and György Ligeti, plus selections from the Great American Songbook.

I’ve written about Diehl before. He’s equally comfortable playing classical music and playing jazz. I’ve seen him as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and as part of Cécile McLorin Salvant’s band.

Dan Tepfer I wasn’t familiar with before hearing about this online concert. But a quick review of his recordings makes it easy for me to say he’s a very good musician whose ability to create complex arrangements that still fully let the theme of a given song stay out front makes him quite interesting.

Diehl and Tepfer have performed two-piano concerts before. This will be the first time they do it virtually from separate locations.

Tickets for the concert are $5 and must be purchased in advance in order to get the link to the live event.

Dezron Douglas, Cyrus Chestnut & Victor Lewis Live at Smalls – July 15th – 7:45 PM EDT/4:45 PM PDT

Bass player Dezron Douglas reunites his one member of his trio from the 2012 Venus Records album Walkin’ My Baby Back Home. That trio included pianist Cyrus Chestnut and drummer Lewis Nash. Drummer Victor Lewis will be joining Douglas and Chestnut as they perform live from New York jazz institution Smalls on Wednesday, July 15th.

Douglas, who has long been a member of Cyrus Chestnut’s band, is an in-demand bass player. He has four recordings of his own that have been released. Additionally he has performed and recorded with such artists as Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Mulgrew Miller, Lewis Nash, Kevin Mahogany, Kenny Garrett, Eric Reed and The Marsalis Family.

I first became aware of Cyrus Chestnut when I picked up his 1996 album Earth Stories. I’ve been a fan ever since. In addition to his 22 albums under his own name, he’s performed with Gerald Albright, Kathleen Battle, Dee Dee Bridgewater, James Carter, Elvis Costello, Roy Hargrove, Bette Midler, Jimmy Scott and many more.

Lewis has four albums as a leader. He has performed with countless other musicians including Chestnut, John Abercrombie, Andy Bey, James Carter, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Abbey Lincoln, Cedar Walton and more people than could be listed here.

All three musicians also teach. No doubt they’ll teach us a few things with this performance. The performance is free, but does require registering your e-mail and opening an account with Smalls.

Billie Holiday’s “Lady in Satin“ – Jazz Record Art Collective – July 16th – 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT

1958’s Lady in Satin proved to be the next to last recording made by Billie Holiday in her lifetime. How one perceives the album is predicated on their view of Holiday and her life. Either the album reflected her status as a broken woman whose finer singing days were behind her or it is viewed as an album where she puts every ounce of pain and tragedy into her vocals.

The track list on Lady in Satin includes “I’m a Fool to Want You,” “For Heaven’s Sake,” “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” “I Get Along Without You Very Well,” “For All We Know,” Violets for Your Furs,” “You’ve Changed,” “It’s Easy to Remember,” “But Beautiful,” “Glad to Be Unhappy” and “I’ll Be Around.”

On Thursday, July 16th, Mardra and Reggie Thomas will perform live the complete Lady in Satin album. Mardra is a vocalist who has portrayed Holiday in concert and in staged productions. Reggie Thomas is an acclaimed pianist and organist. They won’t be working with a full orchestra and Ray Ellis’ wonderful arrangements. It will be interesting to hear how they approach this album that has critics and fan sharply divided.

The performance will take place on Jazz Record Art Collective’s Facebook page.

Jazz Stream is a new feature at Cultural Attaché. I will be posting weekly jazz updates for you under this name. Weekend events will still be part of Best Bets at Home. I hope you enjoy!

Photo of Dezron Douglas courtesy of his website.

Update: This post has been updated to correct the name of the drummer playing with Dezron Douglas. It is not Lewis Nash, but rather Victor Lewis. Cultural Attaché regrets the error.

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