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By Adam Feibel Steve J. Sherman Eight acclaimed jazz pianists will perform as part of Steinway’s fundraising concert for the Jazz Foundation of America’s COVID-19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund. Taking place on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. ET, the prerecorded concert — called Eight x 88 — will feature solo and duet performances by Fred Hersch, Christian Sands, Sullivan Fortner, Kris Davis, Aaron Diehl, Orrin Evans, Aaron Goldberg and Kevin Hays. The pianists have interpreted a mix of songs by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Frank Loesser, Stevie Wonder and more. The Jazz Foundation of...

Top 10 jazz albums of 2020 By Jon Garelick Globe Staff,Updated December 24, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Email to a Friend “UNANIMOUS SOURCES” Jeff Albert The random shuffle of livestreaming WWOZ from New Orleans revealed this gem from veteran trombonist Jeff Albert: fast-walking-bass swing topped with free-bop horn solos; gritty funk grooves (with the essential baritone sax of Dan Oestreicher); and assenting horn choruses and themes of anthemic uplift. “LIFE GOES ON” Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow The great composer Carla Bley, now 84, delivered this third disc with trio-mate...

Hello dear Music Clubbers! I’m writing from pandemically wrecked Nashville, at the moment I put fingers to keyboard the epicenter of the worldwide pandemic. Which, as you can imagine, has me cringing in a corner when I’m not lashing out, virtually, about the deep cultural crises that have pushed America, and particularly its various heartlands, here. (I recommend the two trenchant albums the Drive-By Truckers released this year if you want to know more about that.) Yet as I place my latest order for curbside-pickup groceries and anticipate my daily dog-led three-mile walk—virtually my o...

Year in review: 25 of the best jazz albums of 2020 By JAZZ.FM91 The jazz clubs all closed, and so did everything else. But thankfully, the music never stopped. This was a challenging year for most people. Yet jazz artists from around the world went on to release an impressive amount of great music — for some, the best of their careers. That music brought us a sense of excitement and hope at a time when we needed it most. One day, these musicians will be seeing us in the audience once again, finally able to soak in the sounds of live music. Until then, we have these standout records (along w...