We are entering a new phase during our times in the COVID-1 pandemic. We will be taking jazz outdoors at Tappo Rooftop Patio and start our second season of Jazz at Chandlerville. We have all been eager to experience live jazz. Let’s keep it available all summer by following guidelines for social distancing and wearing masks.
Featured Events
After a false start, the guidance is clear we can start outdoors and we start with the return of JazzMondays on the Tappo Rooftop Patio!
The Sesh: Will Holton, Cal Parmer, Anthony Payne Jr.,and Brandon Sherman-Josey Live in the Studio
Get a chance to see and hear bassist Cal Parmer, saxophonist Will Holton, drummer Anthony Payne Jr., and keyboardist Brandon Sherman-Josey in a virtual live performance! https://www.facebook.com/willholtonlive/videos/3854760347929569/
JazzBuffalo JazzMondays with My Cousin Toné at Tappo Rooftop Patio!
The popular Summer JazzMondays on the rooftop patio of Tappo Restaurant returns for the summer of 2020! We’re bringing back My Cousin Tone’ to perform on the rooftop patio every Monday night! Voted in the JazzBuffalo annual poll as favorite Jazz Large Ensemble! Sit back and enjoy dinner and a bottle of wine while My Cousin Toné plays tunes everyone will love from its repertoire of jazz classics, standards, soul, and hard bop songs. The patio will be open weather…
Sunset Jazz
Catch Joe Baudo, Joe Parisi, Dave Cohen, and vocalist Denise Behag perform tunes from the Great American Songbook.
Jazz at Chandlerville
JazzBuffalo is partnering with the teams of folks involved in the development of Chandler Street once again to bring to the community in 2020 Jazz at Chandlerville. Jazz at Chandlerville became a destination every Thursday last summer for those seeking a respite with good food, drinks, and diverse lively jazz music. Once again, we will present music every Thursday in the summer. Look for the finest in diverse jazz music hosted and presented by JazzBuffalo! And yes! We will be…
Check Upcoming Events At JazzBuffalo For Live Stream
Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events section of JazzBuffalo.org to learn about the fabulous amount of live streaming jazz available this weekend and beyond. Go here:
Upcoming Events: Live Stream
Jazz To Return To Hotel Henry
We are looking at jazz returning to the Hotel Henry – outdoors! Stay tuned for more information and details when ready to go!
Call For Writers And Creators
We welcomed Steve Siegel as a contributing author. See his article below. We want more authors. Contact us!
JazzBuffalo Stories You May Have Missed
20 Jazz Live Streams To Watch This Weekend (June 25 – June 29)
This week’s available jazz live streams are punctuated by virtual presentations from canceled jazz festivals. Including the Saratoga Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Plus, several unique live streams focused on tributes. For the full listing of jazz live streams happening this weekend as well as the next week and […]
The Short and Curious Life of Wade Legge
Imagine with me if you will, an all- time, all- star jazz group made up of internationally known musicians who were either born in Buffalo or spent a great deal of their lives as residents of the Queen City. Now who gets the piano chair? Most casual jazz fans would gravitate towards Al Tinney who […]
Spyro Gyra Release Video Featuring Medley Of Early Hits
Spyro Gyra has had an amazing 40 plus years run at producing and performing their unique jazz fusion sound. Originating from Congress Street in the West Side of Buffalo in 1977, the band became a worldwide sensation. Their first album, self-entitled, was released in 1977 under the Crosseyed Bear Records label and then picked up […]
Stacey Kent Isolation Videos Are Next Best Thing
Today was to be a special day. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a change in plans. Close to 400 jazz fans were looking forward to the rare appearance of the multi-talented and award-winning jazz vocalist, Stacey Kent on this Father’s Day. In what would have been her first-ever concert here in Buffalo at the Nichols […]
“Universe” Documents Landmark Compositions By Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, And Wallace Roney
In 1966 a landmark suite of orchestral jazz was written for Miles Davis and set to be recorded by The Miles Davis Quintet. That moment would never happen. The quintet broke up and the compositions were lost for 50 years…until they were finally recovered by Miles’ only protégé, Wallace Roney–the one man Miles would trust […]
