Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
Hyde Park Jazz Fest on Chicago’s South Side to Present 20th Edition
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
Joe Bonamassa
(Photo: Courtesy joebonamassa.com)Iggy Pop talks about Dr. Lonnie Smith with Don Was. Valerie June hips us to her new record. Alligator Records continues to celebrate its 50 years in the blues. Jazz Set swings with Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride. Fred Hersch brings his trio to the Jazz Standard’s Flip Side Sessions. Joe Bonamassa delivers on Austin City Limits Live. All this and more is streaming this week. A fee is associated with some of the material listed, and some items have been sourced from WBGO, WDCB and WWOZ. So, please support jazz radio. DB
Available Now: Blue Note Records First Look with Iggy Pop and Don Was (on YouTube)
Available Now: Gone in 30 Minutes with Valerie June (on YouTube)
Available Now: Sweet Home Chicago Blues: Celebrating Alligator Records at 50
March 30: Yulia Musayelyan Tango Project Oblivion Album Release Party
March 31: Healdsburg Jazz Presents “Convergence,” a fictitious meeting of Mary Lou Williams and Nina Simone
March 31: Ralph Pucci 5th Annual Jazz Set with Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride
April 1: Joe Bonamassa Live
April 1: Andrew Beals/Chris Morrison Organ Quartet
April 2: Fred Hersch Trio, Jazz Standard Flip Side Sessions (New York)
April 2: Irma Thomas with Leo Nocentelli and Walter Wolfman Washington from the Funky Uncle (New Orleans)
April 2: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Tribute to Louis Armstrong
April 3: Straight Ahead from the Blue Llama (Michigan)
April 4: Amina Figarova at Snug Harbor (New Orleans)
A solo concert by saxophonist Joshua Redman will close the first night of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 26.
Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
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