Nick Mason, Major Parkinson's Claudia Cox and Jordan Rudess all stream tonight

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7With the cancellation of almost all live entertainment owing to the the worldwide Covid-19 outbreak many bands and artists are turning to the Internet to as an outlet for their creativity and to entertain their fanbase.

We're bringing you daily updates here too on the Prog website, pointing you in the direction of anything that's prog-friendly, on a daily basis (working with Chris Parkins' Virtual Prog Gigs Facebook page to highlight what's going on.

Nick Mason

Not a streaming gig, but Classic Album Sunday's will be streaming an interview with Nick Mason as a Classic Albums At Home watch party at their Facebook page at 8.15pm (GMT), where they'll be discussing Pink Floyd's classic 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon.

Nick Mason Classic Album Sundays watch party 8.15pm 8.15pm (GMT)

Claudia Cox and Carmen Bóveda

The Major Parkinson violinist and Spanish musician Carmen Bóveda (both previously students of the Grieg Academy in Norway) will be streaming on Facebook tonight at 7pm (GMT) from the LEKK Bar in Bergen, Norway.

Claudia Cox and Carmen Bóveda live at the LEKK Bar 7pm (GMT)

Jordan Rudess

The Dream Theater keyboard player is hosting another unique piano mediation at his official Facebook page at 8pm (GMT). "Let’s unite through the healing power of music and reverberate peace and positivity throughout the world," says Rudess.

Live piano meditation from Jordan Rudess' official Facebook page at 8pm (GMT)

Ollie Ducie

The bassist and vocalist for folk rockers Lucid is hosting a live solo session on his Facebook page this evening, from 8.15-10.15pm. "Being able to perform is something i feel very blessed i can still do even in this Virtual Medium! I will be open to requests and some interaction of course! Please tune in and Join me," says Duce.

Ollie Ducie live solo session from his Facebook page at 8.15pm (GMT)

If you know of any upcoming prog-friendly streams, please e-mail us at: prog@futurenet.com and we'll add you to our listings.

Stay safe and prog on.

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Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.