What a year it has been – one few of us could ever have imagined and none will ever forget. But through the darkest days, the sadness, fear, uncertainty and losses, you have been there to help change lives and bring relief and hope to jazz, blues and roots musicians all across the nation. Your …

PETER SHAPIRO AND STEVE JORDAN PRESENTS RED WHITE BLACK & BLUES: A 16-HOUR JOURNEY THROUGH BLACK AMERICAN LIVE MUSIC ON SATURDAY, JULY 25 AUDIO AND VISUAL REVIEW OF CLASSIC MOMENTS IN BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC TO BE STREAMED FREE ON FANS.COM ON SATURDAY, JULY 25, BEGINNING AT 9AM & REBROADCAST SUNDAY AT 9AM, STREAM TO FEATURE HUNDREDS OF LIVE PERFORMANCES BY …

GUY MINTUS TRIO AND SPECIAL GUESTS TO PLAY ONLINE BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ON JULY 19   Israeli Pianist-Vocalist’s “Live From Tel Aviv: “Gershwin Global Concert” Will Support the JFA’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund   NEW YORK, July 9, 2020 – Pianist-vocalist-composer-educator Guy Mintus’ trio will perform a special concert, “Live From …

To celebrate 11 years of Brooklyn Bowl, our friends at Relix + FANS – Be in the Stream are hosting an incredible 11-HOUR live stream beginning THIS Friday July 10th at 11:11am with proceeds benefiting the Jazz Foundation’s COVID-19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund. Tune in to the JFA’s Facebook page or RSVP to fans.com to catch …

JAM Pedals “LENDING A HAND” To the Jazz Foundation Covid-19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund JAM Pedals, makers of one-of-a-kind guitar “pedals,” is proud to announce “ Lending A Hand,” online auction to support non-profits organizations, including the Jazz Foundation of America, that provide emergency assistance to musicians in crisis as a result of Covid-19. In collaboration …

While sheltering at home with his family in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, pianist and composer Brad Mehldau wrote twelve new songs about what he was experiencing; together with interpretations of three tunes that mean a great deal to him personally.  The resulting solo album, Suite: April 2020, is available NOW,as a limited-edition deluxe 180-gram …

  TO SUPPORT ITS COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS Labels, Online Giants, and Charitable Foundations Step Up to Support Musicians in Need During the Health Crisis.  New Initiative Follows the JFA’s Successful Online Benefit Concert “#TheNewGig”. Broadening its efforts to aid musicians following the collapse of the live music business in the wake of the international pandemic, …

Proceeds to benefit Jazz Foundation of America Covid19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund. Founded in 1932 by master-luthier John D’Angelico, D’Angelico Guitars is a New York City-based guitar brand built on the history of one of the most revered luthiers of all time. Revered for making some of the finest archtop and semi-hollow guitars in the world, …

NOVEMBER 1, 1943 – FEBRUARY 15, 2020 Mr. John Wesley Davis, 76, a longtime resident of Alexandria, VA peacefully transitioned from his life on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the University of Maryland Prince George’s County Hospital in Cheverly, MD., while surrounded by his loving family. A noted Civil Rights attorney with an expertise in …

Dear JFA Family, The bottom has fallen out of the live music industry. Concerts, tours, and festivals have been canceled. Clubs, bars, and restaurants have closed. Our jazz and blues community is one of the earliest to be hit and one of the least equipped to endure such a disruption. The need is unprecedented but …