Aardvark Jazz Orchestra performs at Scullers Jazz Club on February 22

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.   Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online.

Their performance is entitled  "Blues, Ballads and Beyond", and features music by Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham and Duke Ellington, plus original music by Mark Harvey, trumpeter and music director of the orchestra.

Founded in 1973, the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra has premiered over 100 original works for jazz orchestra and has released eight CDs to critical acclaim.

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Live Jazz and Blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 18

Yoko Miwa

Looking for some live jazz, blues or world music in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 18, 2012?  MassJazz offers this selection of performers and venues across the Bay State.

Boston

Listening to Jazz Workshop: Charles Mingus
Bill Lowe and John Kordalewski
Dudley Library Auditorium
65 Warren Street
Roxbury, Boston

(Note this is an afternoon event)

Earl Klugh

Jazz Guitarist
Scullers Jazz Club
Doubletree Suites Hilton
400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston

Peter Smith Trio

American Songbook

Fairmont Hotel @ Battery Wharf

Battery Wharf

Downtown Boston

Henri Smith & New Orleans Jazz

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

Yoko Miwa

Jazz pianist

Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Cambridge

Women of the World

Regattabar Jazz Club

Featuring women from US, Japan, Mexico, Italy, India and more.
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

An Evening of Duos

Neha Jiwrajka and Katie Seiler

The Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra
YMCA Theatre
820 Mass Ave
Cambridge

The Boston Horns

Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

Western Mass

Western Mass

Catherine Russell

Jazz & Blues vocalist
Mass MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA Way
North Adams

Mark Nomad

Blues Guitarist

Black Moon Music Lounge

37 State Street

Belchertown

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Jazz Group

Cape Codder Resort & Spa
1225 Iyannough Road
Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis

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Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra Performing in Cambridge on February 18

The Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra is performing in concert at the YMCA Theatre on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

The JCA will play the music of David Harris, Darrell Katz, Bill Lowe, Bob Pilkington, Warren Senders, Hiro Honshuku and Norm Zocher.

Tickets to the concert are $12 general admission and $8 for seniors and students.

The YMCA is located at 820 Massachusetts in Cambridge, between Central Square and Harvard Square.  For directions click here.

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New Black Eagle Jazz Band Performs at Rogers Center in N. Andover on February 17

The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, one of New England's foremost disciples of the New Orleans jazz tradition, is performing in concert at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College in North Andover on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

The band formed in 1971 and since then has played in concert halls around the world.

Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased online, or by calling 978 837-5355.  Tickets are $25 the day of the concert. 

Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Rogers Center. 

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Lance Houston Quartet Performs at Langham Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, February 15

Jazz flugelhorn player Lance Houston and his quartet perform at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The show is part of the BOND Jazz Experiment, which runs from  each Wednesday evening and highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz spectrum, including classic jazz from the American Songbook, rhythm and blues and funk.  For reservations call 617 956-8765.

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Jazz Singer Gretchen Parlato at Regattabar Jazz Club in Harvard Square, February 14

Jazz singer and songwriter Gretchen Parlato is performing two shows for Valentine's Day at the Regattabar Jazz Club at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Tickets to the show are $25 and can be purchased online or at the door. 

Born in Los Angeles, Parlato is a winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute International Singing Competition.  She has produced three acclaimed albums and has been guest artist on numerous others. 

For an upcoming schedule of performances at Regattabar, click here.

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Paul Broadnax and Cassandre McKinley Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on February 14

Noted jazz pianist Paul Broadnax and his quarter, along with guest vocalist Cassandre McKinley, perform at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door.

Dinner and the show is $62 per person.  To make reservations call 617 562-4111.

Here's a schedule of upcoming performances at Scullers Jazz Club.

Find year round details on jazz clubs, concerts, festivals, weekend brunches, radio programs and jazz activities in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.