As we enter Phase 4 of reopening here in New York State and WNY, there is hope for enjoying outdoor live jazz this summer. While indoors will be challenging with plenty of ambiguity on how to proceed, we are fortunate to have outdoor options. Options that include following guidelines related to social distancing and the […]
“Freddy Cole? He’s the tops, mate! The very tops!” When I first learned of the passing of vocalist/pianist Freddy Cole on Sunday at the age of 88, this quote immediately popped into my head, as it did over the past nearly three decades whenever I saw Freddy’s name or heard him sing. With Cole’s passing, […]
The 2019 documentary about the life of the iconic Ella Fitzgerald has made its way to the United States and to the WNY region. Ella: Just One of Those Things is available virtually through an arrangement with The Screening Room and its virtual cinema. The film is directed by Leslie Woodhead and produced by Reggie […]
Jazz pianist and vocalist Freddy Cole has died at the age of 88. Born in 1931 in Chicago, he called Atlanta home for the last 48 years. Cole passed on the evening of June 27, 2020. Freddy Cole was the younger brother of his famous sibling, Nat King Cole. He was the youngest of five children, 12 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week, there are a few notable concerts happening during the middle of the week worth watching. In addition to the JazzBuffalo weekend guide to jazz live streams, we wanted to highlight a few happening Tuesday and Wednesday. The DC JazzFest in collaboration with Live From Out Living Rooms has a spectacular line up that […]
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 […]
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 […]
