(Photo: Two of our performers this week. French ConéXion and Paradigm Shift)
This vigilance we all have followed with social/physical distancing and wearing masks is enabling us to enjoy the sound of jazz outdoors. Thus far, the Hotel Herny Summer Jazz Series as an example has helped the community to come together socially yet to do so in a vast space. Allowing us to enjoy jazz within safe guidelines and to keep our spirits up during the pandemic. Let’s keep it up!
Featured Events
Paradigm Shift at Hotel Henry Summer Jazz Thursdays
The Grammy-Nominated Soul-Jazz Trio makes a stop in Buffalo! In the early 90s, Paradigm Shift was born in Rochester, NY to bring spirit back to neo-jazz with organic, funky grooves and street-level ambiance. Bandleader Melvin Henderson and co-founder Gerry Youngman grew up in the golden age of jazz clubs: simmering hotbeds of grit and soul. In an era of turmoil and enormous social change, Henderson and Youngman spent their formative years watching and listening to the great jazz legends. After…
French Conéxion at Hotel Henry Summer Jazz Series
French ConéXion is an ensemble with a truly international background featuring Jeremy Spindler (France, Brazil), accordion, Marc Cousins (France, Belgium), double bass, and Bernard Kunz (Switzerland), guitar, oud. French ConéXion was formed in the summer of 2016 with the intention of creating high-quality music in a jazz format where musicians are able to take a composition and create a unique and new version at every performance. Inspiration for their unique sound comes from the music of French accordion great Richard…
Check Upcoming Events At JazzBuffalo For Both Live and 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
Contribute To “Keep Local Live Jazz Music Alive” Fund
To support the jazz series mentioned above and other local series JazzBuffalo is presenting, we are making available the ability to contribute to the Keep Local Jazz Alive Fund. The fund will help cover the costs of producing the free summer outdoor live jazz presented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Costs like set up, sound engineering, and artists that struggling venues find challenging at this time. Please donate a suggested amount of $5 per person, if you plan to attend a jazz series and only if you can, to help us make local live jazz possible. You can contribute via PayPal or Venmo:
PayPal: paypal.me/jazzbuffalo
Venmo: @Jazz249
Many Thanks!!
Jazz at Chandlerville Is Every Other Week
A reminder that Jazz at Chandlerville is now EVERY OTHER week. There is no Jazz at Chandlerville this week. The next Jazz at Chandlerville will be August 13 and feature the jazz fusion group THE TRUTH. Following August 13th, the next date will be August 27th and feature Carina and the Six String Preacher.
JazzBuffalo Stories You May Have Missed
10 National Jazz Live Streams To Watch This Weekend (August 6 – August 10)
More favorite Where To Watch Jazz Live Streams picks here by JazzBuffalo featuring international jazz artists in various jazz live stream series. Be sure to check out the multiple dates and performers at such clubs as Dizzys and others have for each date. For the full listing of jazz live streams happening this weekend as […]
Jazz Legend John “Spider” Martin Honored With Niagara Falls Street Naming
If you travel any time soon to the intersection of Main and Ontario Streets in the city of Niagara Falls, you will find a new street name sign. The new street sign, John “Spider” Martin Way, honors the late jazz musician and legend from Niagara Falls. The intersection is just down the block from where […]
Saranaide Gives Us A Delightful Summer Night Of Bossa Nova
The skies, sun, pinkish sunset, and the eventual summer starry night aligned for a beautiful evening on Friday, July 31. What made it all the better was the air being filled by the mesmerizing music of the multi-talented Saranaide and her trio of superb musicians. Taking us on a trip to Brazil and the music […]
The Emergence Of Alex McArthur – The Artist
The coronavirus pandemic has caused many of us to revisit old passions. Discover new ones. And, to make more than incremental steps in developing or evolving latent talents. One such person taking more than just a step forward while sheltering at home is the multi-talented jazz vocalist Alex McArthur. McArthur was invited to perform at […]
