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Chief Adjuah, Moor Mother, Ivan Neville & more playing free BAM Live at Fort Greene Park series

BAM’s long-running Live at Fort Greene Park series goes down October 1-2 and October 8-9 and also includes a Jack DeJohnette 80th Birthday celebration and Taylor McFerrin & Friends

Bang on a Can hosting second Marathon livestream with over 40 artists

Including sets from Terry Riley, Rhiannon Giddens, Shara Nova, Nico Muhly, Nadia Sirota, and many more.

Winter Jazzfest NYC expands 2016 lineup, including A Celebration of ECM Records

The annual Winter Jazzfest returns to various NYC venues in 2016 from January 13-17. Since we last spoke, the lineup added a bunch of other artists, including Naytronix, Red Baraat, Sun Ra Arkestra, SK Kakraba (Awesome Tapes from Africa),…

Missy Mazzoli & Victoire releasing a new album, touring with Glasser & Noveller, playing Carnegie Hall w/ Meredith Monk

Brooklyn composer/pianist Missy Mazzoli, who’s responsible for the 2012 opera Song from the Uproar (among other works), is releasing a new album with her ensemble Victoire, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, and three of the Roomful of Teeth vocalists (who she’s worked with before) called Vespers for a New Dark Age on March 31 via New Amsterdam Records…

Winter Jazz Fest 2014 lineup & tix (Robert Glasper, Bilal, John Medeski, Nels Cline, Ceramic Dog, Mother Falcon & more)

Bilal at Prince tribute in March (more by Fred Pessaro) The annual Winter Jazz Fest is returning in 2014 for its 10th anniversary, happening from January 7 – 11…

Andrew Bird, Questlove, Thundercat, Kim Gordon and others played the 'Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets' (pics)

“A night of Round Robin improvs and Julia Holter just adjusted her sheet music??? #undeadjazz #redmusicacademy” – Bill Bragin “James Chance…

Mykki Blanco, Factory Floor, Andrew Bird and more added to Red Bull Music Academy shows

Mykki Blanco at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Andrew Bird w/ Yo La Tengo on Hanukkah 2012 (more by PSquared Photography) The Red Bull Music Academy already announced a huge NYC residency which includes a number of great shows at multiple venues, and this thing just keeps getting bigger and better…

Kim Gordon, James Chance, Questlove, Andrew WK, Glenn Kotche & more in for big Red Bull improv jam

“On May 1 the Brooklyn Masonic Temple will welcome a host of artists to participate in a unique evening of live improvisation. No Wave pioneer James Chance, Wilco’s Glenn Kotche, …

Hyde Park Jazz Fest this weekend, and sooner too

“Rarely has a Chicago musical institution grown as dramatically and impressively as the Hyde Park Jazz Festival. What started as a one-day event five years ago will double in duration this weekend, bringing top-notch musicians to first-rate venues across the neighborhood…

Madison Square Park - 2009 free show schedule ++ other Wainwright (Loudon, Lucy & Sloan) tour dates

“Madison Square is probably best known around the world for lending its name to Madison Square Garden, which was a sports arena located just northeast of the park until 1925…