Berklee College Wins Nine Grammys at 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony

Terri Lyne Carrington '83, trustee Phil Ramone, Quincy Jones '51, Esperanza Spalding '05, and Berklee President Roger H. Brown

Congratulations to Berklee College of Music, whose alumni and faculty took home nine Grammy at the 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony last night in Los Angeles. Read the whole story here.

The winners were recognized for their work in various categories and fields, including rap, songwriting, jazz and blues.  With Sunday's awards, Berklee alumni have now won 214 Grammy awards. 

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Jazz Singer Nadia Washington Performs at Darryl's in Boston for Valentine's Day Celebration

Jazz vocalist Nadia Washington is performing at a special Valentine's Day celebration at Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen in Boston's South End on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

Check out details of the Valentine's Day menu for the evening, served from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.. 

The Dallas-born Washington - who cites Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan as influences - received the prestigious Bill Cosby Presidential Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, and since then she has been performing in the New England region and up and down the East Cost.

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Jazz bassist Andy Wrba at Mission Bar + Tapas in Pittsfield on Monday Nights

Andy Wrba, bassist for Barefoot Truth,  play a regular jazz night each Monday night at Mission Bar + Tapas in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  The music starts at 8:00 p.m. and there is no cover charge.

The band plays everything from jazz and blues to rock and funk.

Pittsfield is home to the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival held each October in venues throughout the city. 

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Latin Jazz Party at Red Lulus on February 12 supports Salem Jazz & Soul Festival

The Salem Jazz & Soul Festival is sponsoring a Latin Dance Party at Red Lulu's on Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.).  Tickets are $40 per person or $75 for couple, and can be purchased at the door.

The event features live music from Gilberto Rivera & Rumba 4, with dance lessons by Greg Coles, one of New England's best known Latin dance instructors.

Ticket includes complimentary food, including gourmet soft tacos, a chips/salsa/guacamole bar, and an off the charts dessert.   Proceeds from the event benefit Salem Jazz & Soul Festival's mission to support music education programs on the North Shore and produce free concerts for the public. 

The event is also part of Salem's So Sweet, an initiatve organized by Salem Main Streets. 

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McCoy Tyner, David Sanborn, Rebecca Parris, Luther Guitar Junior Johson Performing Live in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 11

McCoy Tyner 

MassJazz has compiled a selection of great live jazz and blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 11, 2012.  Check out these performances below, and visit MassJazz.com for a full list of night clubs, hotel jazz, weekend brunches and campus events across the Bay State.

McCoy Tyner with Jonathan Batiste

Regattabar Jazz Club

One Bennett Street

Harvard Square, Cambridge

David Sanborn Trio

Scullers Jazz Club

400 Solders Field Road

Allston, Boston

Pat Loomis Jazz Quartet

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Peter Smith Trio
Fairmont Hotel Battery Wharf
Lobby Lounge
Downtown Boston

 The American Songbook: The JAZZ View presents
Hoagy Carmichael
Arsenal Centerfor the Arts
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown
  

 Rebecca Parris
“In Love with Parris”
Regent Theatre
7 Medford Street
Arlington

Bart Weisman Trio
Featuring Carol Wyeth
Cultural Centerof Cape Cod
307 Old Main
S. Yarmouth, Cape Cod
 

Henri Smith New Orleans Friends and Flavors
Community House of Hamilton and Wenham
284 Bay Road
Hamilton

Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson and the Magic Rockers
Iron Horse Music Hall
75 Main Street
Northampton

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Jazz Pianist Danilo Perez Performing at Shalin Liu Concert Hall in Rockport on February 10

The North Shore Jazz Project is presenting jazz pianist Danilo Perez & Friends in concert at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets to the concert are $25, $30 and $35, and can be purchased online or at the door.

Born and raised in Panama, Danilo Perez is an internationally renowned pianist, composer and educator who heads up the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee College of Music.

For a schedule of upcoming concerts presented by Rockport Music, click here.

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Great Live Jazz in Boston and Cambridge on Thursday, February 9

Jazz Pianist Leo Blanco 

Looking for live jazz in the Boston/Cambridge area on Thursday, February 9, 2012?  Check out these performances in some of the area's great jazz clubs and concert venues:

Leo Blanco Quartet
Regattabar Jazz Club
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Unfulfilled Desires
Scott Boni Trio
Lily Pad Jazz Cafe
1353 Cambridge Street
Cambridge

Natraj
Selegalese Drumming Master and Boston jazz musicians
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Wilbur Theatre
246 Tremont Street

Downtown Boston

Dominique Eade
Scullers Jazz Club
Doubletree Suites Hilton
400 Soldiers Field Road

Allston, Boston

Deva Mahal and Fredericks Brown

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Matt Cusson
Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen
604 Columbus Avenue
South End, Boston

Find more jazz clubs in greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts by clicking here. 

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