Monthly Highlights

On the first anniversary of his death, trumpeter and bandleader Quincy Jones (1933–2024) is seen in a tantalizingly short Stingray DJAZZ channel première on November 3. In late 1959, Jones put together an all-star American big band to tour Europe as part of a Harold Arlen musical. Jones discovered t…

On November 20, Stingray DJAZZ celebrates the 55th birthday of American jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer. As a teenager, Keezer was the last pianist to join Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. As Keezer was well versed in earlier jazz traditions, concert tours in the bands of legendary players like flug…

To raise awareness of men’s health issues, Stingray DJAZZ pays special attention to Movember – the month formerly known as November – when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache. Every Monday in November, Stingray DJAZZ broadcasts iconic concerts by legendary mustachioed jazz music…

Like every month, Editor’s Choice presents a handpicked favorite of Stingray DJAZZ's editor-in-chief, Karen van der Stal. This month, Karen spotlights the distinctly folk-influenced modern jazz of the Croatian foursome ‘GIIPUJA’. The unusual line-up of double bass, drums, bass clarinet, violin, and …