Club Crisis

During the summer, pianist Cyrus Chestnut led a quartet in a livestream concert inside an audience-less Keystone Korner Baltimore. He compared the experience to studio sessions, where he tries to bring a live feel to the music. “It is very different when you’re playing for the floors, the chairs, the forks, the napkins, and the empty bar,” he said, laughing. “Nevertheless, our mandate is the same even when you’re playing for the camera people or those who are streaming. We still have to send the music out with passion, precision, and power. And hopefully, when they finish listening to the