Jazz-inspired Cinco de Mayo Celebrations in Boston, Thursday May 5

Here are some jazz and Latin gigs in the greater Boston area celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Thursday, May 5, 2011, with a mixture of Mexican food and Latin-inspired jazz:

Florencia Gonzalez Duo

Avenue One at Hyatt Regency Hotel

One Avenue de Lafayette

Downtown Crossing, Boston
617 422-5579

Florenciagonzalez

Aquas-Aquas with Rafael Alcala

Beehive Jazz Club
541 Tremont Street
South End, Boston
617 423-0069
beehivejazz.com

Manguito - Latin music

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Avenue

South End, Boston

617 536-1100

darrylscornerbarboston

All that Brass: A Tribute to Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass
Sherborn Inn
33 North Main Street, Sherborn
800 552-9742
sherborninn

Zumix Jazz Allstars and the Nick Grondin Group

Zumix

260 Sumner Street

East Boston

617 568-9777

zumix

For year round information on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events and festivals in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

In Boston, live jazz at the Langham Hotel on Wednesday, May 4 with Ada Pasternak

Violinist Ada Pasternak is performing on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at BOND Lounge at the Langham Boston Hotel from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. 

Born in Moscow, Russia, Pasternak moved to the United States and studied with her aunt, Aysa Meshberg in New York.  She received a Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where she studied performance. 

Located at the Langham Boston Hotel,  the BOND Restaurant & Lounge is open seven days a week, offering gourmet sandwiches for lunch, afternoon tea, and global cuisine for dinner, plus an extensive wine list and distinctive cocktails. A special jazz menu is available on Wednesdays

For year round details on jazz nightclubs, concerts, campus events, brunches and festivals throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com or BostonUSA.com.

Ellingtonia - a tribute to Duke Ellington - at NEC's Jordan Hall in Boston on Tuesday, May 3

New England Conservatory jazz stalwarts Anthony Coleman, Ran Blake and a talented host of faculty and students are presenting a tribute to Duke Ellington this evening at on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at Jordan Hall in Boston.  The concert - called Ellingtonia -- is free and open to the public.

You can find notes, comments and details on Ellingtonia on Facebook.

Jordan Hall is located at 30 Gainsborough Street in Boston, off of Huntington Avenue.

For a list of jazz events happening in greater Boston this week, visit JazzWeek 11. 

For year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events, brunches, festivals and more across Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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Seaport Boston Hotel Introducing Live Jazz at Tamo Bar & Terrace Starting on Tuesday, May 3

The Tamo Bar and Terrace at Seaport Boston Hotel is welcoming the Lance Houston Jazz Quartet to perform Tuesday nights on the Terrace throughout the summer, starting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 6:00 p.m.

Overlooking Boston's waterfront in the Seaport District,  Tamo is an upscale, popular spot for local residents and visitors, with a menu created by renowned chef Rachel Klein.    It's located in the Seaport Boston Hotel, one of the city's finest hotels, right next to the World Trade Center.  

Lance Houston is a talented flugelhorn player from Berklee College of Music with a superior quartet, including pianist Mihoko Abe, drummer Miki Matsuki, and bassist Francisco Ojeda.

For year round jazz in hotels, nightclubs, concert halls and campuses throughout New England, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com or BostonUSA.com.

Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble Performing at Sherborn Inn on Tuesday, May 3

Classic jazz group Monte Carlo Jazz Ensemble is performing at the Sherborn Inn on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Led by pianist Robin Vedier and featuring clarinetist Craig Ball, Monte Carlo plays the music of Irving Berlin, Jelly Roll Morton and others from the early days of jazz.

Located at 33 North Main Street in Sherborn, the Sherborn Inn has an excellent series of jazz on Tuesday evenings and other nights throughout the year featuring top jazz bands from the New England region. A great source of jazz information for the entire region is the New England Traditional Jazz Plus website.

For details on jazz clubs, concerts, campus events, brunches and festivals in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Tribute to Eric Jackson, WGBH Jazz Radio Host, at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Monday, May 2

As part of JazzWeek 11', the jazz community of greater Boston is paying special tribute to radio host Eric Jackson of WGBH, 89.7 FM on Monday, May 2, 2011 at Sculler's Jazz Club in Boston.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. 

This special concert features many of region's 's finest jazz musicians, including Danilo Perez, Walter Beasley, Grace Kelly, Terri Lyne Carrington, Cecil McBee, Rebecca Parris, Phil Wilson, George Garzone, Bob Moses, Ralph Peterson, Dominique Eade, Bill Pierce, Donal Fox, Laszlo Gardony, and many more.

Fred Taylor, the renowned jazz impressario, is the producer of the show.

For more details on JazzWeek 11, visit JazzBoston.org.

For year round information on jazz concerts, clubs, campus events, brunches and festivals, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information about Massachusetts, visit MassVacation.com.

John Payne Sax Choir Performing at Ryles on Tuesday, May 3 for two shows

The John Payne Quartet is reuniting with the 35-member John Payne Saxophone Choir for a special reunion concert on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Show time is 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m..  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online.

Payne is renowned in the Boston area  as a performer (flute, soprano,alto and tenor sax) and as an educator.  He was a studio musician on Van Morrison's seminal album, Astral Week, and played on many other albums. 

He has been teaching hundreds of local children and adults how to play the saxophone at the John Payne Music Center in Brookline over the past 30 years.  

The Saxophone Choir - an outgrowth of the Music Center - has allowed hundreds of Payne's saxophone students to hone their skills through live performance at some of the area's big jazz clubs.  This concert is a reunion of 35 of these players.  The choir is led by sax player and teacher Duncan Martin.

The concert is part of hundreds of concerts taking place in the greater Boston area during JazzWeek 11.

For more details on jazz clubs, concerts, campus events, festivals and other activities throughout Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com

For tourist information about Massachusetts, visit MassVacation.com.