Mike Baggetta Quartet at the Dirty Truth on November 6

The Mike Baggetta Quartet appears at The Dirty Truth Beer Hall in Northampton, MA on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.  There is no cover charge.

The group will have its new CD, Source Material, on sale at the gig.

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Great Deals in Boston on hotels, museums, restaurants and tours

Searching for an affordable vacation where you can do all the things you want at a reasonable price?

You can get great deals in Boston on hotels, museums, cultural activities, tours around Boston and family friendly activities, thanks to the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Poncho Sanchez Latin Band, with Terence Blanchard, Performs at Berklee on Sunday, November 6

The Poncho Sanchez Latin Band, featuring Terence Blanchard is in concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.  Tickets to the concert are $41-$55 and can be purchased online.

The show is part of the Celebrity Series of Boston 2011-2012 season.

A longtime bandleader and premier exponent of Latin jazz, congero Poncho Sanchez is joined on this concert tour by multi-Grammy winner Terence Blanchard,  anther pioneer in Latin jazz.

For year round jazz in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

Choreographer Mickey Davidson and The Makanda Project perform at Hibernian Hall in Boston on November 5-6

Well I See: The Music in the Motion,  a collaboration among choreographer Mickey Davidson and her dancers (New York City) and the members of the Makanda Project jazz ensemble (Boston), is being  presented at the Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall in Boston on Saturday, November 5 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday,  November 6, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets to the show cost $20 and can be ordered online. 

The show explores the interlocking relationship between music and dance, and is also a celebration of the music of the late Ken McIntyre, a Boston jazz artist and composer who influenced Davidson and for whom the Makanda Project is dedicated.

For more information about Hibernian Hall, click here.

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For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com. 

Jazz Pianist Hey Rim Jeon Performs at Ryles Jazz Club on November 3

Korean-born jazz pianist and composer Hey Rim Jeon is performing at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

Jeon,  an an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music, is performing with Greg Holt on bass, Tim Mayer on sax, and J. Curtis WarnerJr. on drums.

Tickets to the performance are $7 per person and can be purchased online or at the door. 

For a schedule of live jazz at Ryles, located at 212 Hampshire Street in Cambridge's Inman Square, click here. 

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

Berklee Performs Michael Jackson's Thriller Live on Halloween Night!

Students and faculty at the Berklee College of Music are performing the entire album of Michael Jackson's Thriller on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 8:15p.m.  Tickets are available online.

The concert takes place at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston's Back Bay.  Assistant Professor Tom Appleman is directing the performance.

You can also watch the concert streamlined live by clicking here.

For year round jazz in Massachusetts visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

Free Halloween Concert at Boston's Jordan Hall on Monday, October 31

Jazz pianist and composer Ran Blake and trombonist Aaron Harley are presenting their 7th annual Shadow of a Doubt Halloween Concert, at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, on Monday, October 31, 2011, starting at 8:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

Students and faculty of NEC's Contemporary Improvisation department—along with guests—perform in response to the plots, moods, scenes, spirit, and music of these two films as clips appear onscreen. Blake and Hartley coach a Storyboarding/Noir Ensemble that will play a key role in this concert.


The music will come primarily from two classic movies from film noir: Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Claude Chabrol's Le Boucher (1970).

For year round jazz activities in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.