Jazz Singer Shepley Metcalf Performing at UpStars on the Square in Cambridge, February 8

Jazz vocalist Shepley Metcalf is performing a mellow evening of music and song at UpStairs on the Square, in  Cambridge, on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 8:15 p.m.  There is no cover charge for diners.

Metcalf, whom the Boston Globe called "one of the finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook,"  is joined by Molly Flannery on piano.

UpStairs on the Square is located at 91 Winthrop Street in Harvard Square. For upcoming events at the restaurant, click here.

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George Russell Jazz Trio Performing at Arsenal Center for the Arts on February 6

Jazz pianist George Russell, Jr, and his Trio, featuring guest vocalist Lynette Gittens, perform at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown on Monday, February 7, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 general admission and $13 for Arsenal members and students.  To purchase tickets online click here. 

For a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, click here.

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Passim's in Harvard Square has Jazz on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5

Not a football fan on Super Bowl Sunday? Fear not. 

Club Passim in Harvard Square, Cambridge, is hosting a unique collaborative performance featuring Grammy-nominated music producer/performer Nicolay and exploratory jazz-trio The Hot at Nights. Together they will perform the music from their recent Shibuya Session EP. 

The concert takes place on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $13 for members and $15 for non-members, and can be purchased online or at the door. 

For a schedule of upcoming concerts at Passim's, click here.

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Shea Rose performing at Cafe 939 in Boston on Saturday, February 4

Singer Shea Rose is performing at Berklee's Cafe 939 in Boston's Back Bay on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.  Admission is $10 and can be purchased at the door.

Rose is a graduate of Berklee and has been described as "Lenny Kravitz meets Lauryn Hill."

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Listening to Jazz Workshop Features the Music of Monk at Boston Public Library, Dudley Branch, on Saturday, February 4

Jazz trombonist Bill Lowe and pianist John Kordalewski are leading a Listening to Jazz Workshop at the Boston Public Library's Dudley Branch, 65 Warren Street in Roxbury on Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. 

The event is free and open to the public.

The workshop helps participants understand common compositional structures (blues and 32 bar song forms) and demonstrates how an improvised solo relates to the composition being played.  

This session features the work of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, and focuses on his unique approaches and contributions to the art form. 

For year round details on jazz concerts, workshops, campus events, night clubs, radio programs and jazz groups in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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Massachusetts Celebrates Black History Month Through February

February is Black History Month across the United States, and Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism has compiled a full list of historical attractions as well as cultural and educational activities taking place to celebrate the Bay State's distinct African-American heritage.

To see the full schedule of Massachusetts activities and venues, click here.

Musical celebrations include a concert at Berklee Performance Center on February 7 entitled Modern Impressionism: da Silva, Mahdi and Savage, featuring original music combining many elements of the African diaspora, including gospel, Brazilian, African, bebop, and R&B.

Then on February 22, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is presenting African Dance with Djembe dell'Arte, accompanied by drumming ensemble Troupe Komee Djosee from Mali, West Africa. The performance features authentic African masks and costumes, folk dances of Mali, and a lively drum circle.

To see a full schedule of jazz, blues and world music through February in Massachusetts, click here. 

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Great Jazz in Massachusetts All 29 Days of February

Hugh Masekela

You can find great live jazz all across Massachusetts in February, 2012, every night of the week!  Check out the MassJazz February calendar for dozens of concerts, lectures and gigs. 

A number of world-renowned musicians are performing here in February, including Hugh Masekela, David Sanborn, George Clinton, Larry Coryell, Mike Stern, Earl Klugh and Paula Cole.

And check out jazz at college campuses, including Jason Moran at New England Conservatory, Wynton Marsalis at Harvard, Legendary Ladies of Song at Merrimack College, BC bOp! Jazz Band at Boston College, Two Trombone Trios at UMass/Amherst and George Clinton at Berklee. 

Plus, you'll find great local musicians performing around town, including the Either/Orchestra, Jazz Composers Alliance, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Grace Kelly, Yoran Israel, Danielo Perez, Rebecca Parris and Roomful of Blues.

Find year round details on jazz  concerts, campus events, nightclubs, jazz in hotels,  radio programs, jazz brunches and jazz organizations throughout Massachusetts at MassJazz.com.

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