Monthly Highlights

To celebrate the holidays, Stingray DJAZZ presents an exclusive live performance of José James’ recent album “Merry Christmas from José James”. Combining the classic jazz-crooner elegance of Frank Sinatra and Nat “King” Cole with the earthy sophistication of soul legends Stevie Wonder and Donny Hath…

In 1974, an obscure genus of green algae became familiar to millions of forward-looking music fans after saxophonist Jay Beckenstein baptized his groundbreaking new ensemble ‘Spyro Gyra’. Today, Beckenstein still helms Spyro Gyra, celebrating 50 years in the thick of jazz fusion. Stingray DJAZZ jump…

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 vocalist Gregory Porter’s exhilarating live performance at the Blue Note Festival in Paris’ Olympia. Music fans all over the world agree that this fo…

Every Sunday evening in December, Stingray DJAZZ premieres new concerts from German jazz ensembles at 21:00. These premieres were all recorded at jazzahead! 2024 in Bremen, Germany. Annual trade fair, exhibition, and festival jazzahead! is one of the international jazz community’s most important eve…

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Stingray DJAZZ! Especially for you, Da Pá Virada Sessions in São Paulo, Brazil has produced a Latin New Year’s Eve Special. This festive evening is opened by the duo of vocalist Giana Viscardi and guitarist Gustavo Marques, who combine the best of two continents in thei…