Great American Songbook Concert at Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Sunday, February 26

Hoagy Carmichael 

 

Livingston Taylor, Donna McElroy, Julian Lage and Matt Glaser are performing from the Great American Songbook - featuring the works of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer - in concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to the show - reserved seating - are $15 general admission and $10 for students, and can be purchased online or at the door.

Berklee is also broadcasting the show live through ConcertWindow live streaming.

To find out about jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events, festivals, weekend brunches and other jazz activities in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.

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

Live Jazz and Blues in Massachusetts on Friday, February 24

Hugh Masekela

Looking for some live jazz, blues or world music in Massachusetts on Friday, February 24, 2012?  MassJazz offers this selection of performers and venues across the Bay State.

Boston

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

Either/Orchestra: The Collected Unconsciousness
Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue, South Boston

 

Deva Mahal and Fredricks Brown

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Malabar

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

Cambridge

An Evening of POEMJAZZ
Featuring Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood
Regattabar Jazz Club

Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Rhythm of the Americas Trio

Gill Aharon Trio
The Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Dan Fox’s Jazz Singers Showcase

Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

North of Boston

The Legendary Ladies of Song:
The Music of Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney
Rogers Centerfor the Arts
Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover
 

Western Mass

Jill Connolly
Blue Rock Restaurant & Bar
10 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls
  

Roomful of Blues
Bull Run Restaurant
215 Great Road, Shirley
 

Central Mass

Yoron Israel with High Standards
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis Street
Framingham

Southeastern Mass

Hugh Masekela
Zeiterior Theatre
684 Purchase Street
New Bedford
 

Paula Cole
Narrows Center for the Arts
16 Anawan Street
Fall River

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Jazz Group

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

For year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, radio stations, campus events, weekend brunches and jazz activities throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com

Magic Triangle Jazz Series presents Two Trombone Trios at UMASS/Amherst on Thursday, February 23

The Magic Triangle Jazz Series, produced by WMUA-91.1FM and the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is presenting Two Trombone Trios in concert on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at Beranson Recital Hall.

The double billing features Frank Lacy on trombone; Andrew Drury on drums and Kevin Ray on bass, plus the Ray Anderson Trio featuring Ray Anderson on trombone; Dean Johnson on bass and Eric McPherson on drums.

General Admission is $12; and $7 for students. Tickets can be purchased online.

For a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Fine Arts Center click here.

For year round details of jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events and jazz activities throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com.

Jazz Drummer Ralph Peterson Performs at BOND Lounge at Boston's Langham Hotel on February 22

Respected jazz drummer, band leader and composer Ralph Peterson is performing at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 22, 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.

For year round jazz in concert halls, clubs, hotel lounges and college campuses throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com

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

Author and Trombonist Samuel Jay Keyser at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, February 22 with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra

Jazz trombonist Samuel Jay Keyser is signing copies of his new book, I Married a Travel Junkie, at the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra concert taking place at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, February 2012, at 8:00 p.m.

Keyser is a member of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Professor Emeritus and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at MIT, and author of several books, including Mens et Mania: The MIT Nobody Knows.

I Married a Travel Junkie is published by GemmaMedia, a Boston-based company that publishes cultural memoir from around the world. 

For details on jazz concerts, campus events, radio stations, night clubs and jazz activities in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

JFK Library Presents African Dance and Drumming on February 22

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston is presenting a special show called Djembe dell'Arte - African Dance and Drumming, on Tuesday, February 22, 2012 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., as part of Black History Month and school vacation week.

The event, which is part of the library's Celebrate! series, is free and open to the public.  To register, click here.

To see a schedule of upcoming events in the Celebrate! series, click here.

For more school vacation ideas across Massachusetts, visit MassVacation.com.

Boston College Jazz Ensemble Performing on Campus on Monday, February 20

Boston College's award-winning  bOp! Jazz Ensemble is performing in concert on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Gasson Hall on BC's campus in Chestnut Hill.  The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.  For a map of the campus, click here.

This is the band's pre-festival concert before heading off to perform at  the prestigious Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho. 

BC bOp! Jazz Ensemble is led by Sebastian Bonaiuto, Director of Bands at Boston College.

For more jazz programs at Massachusetts universities, click here.

For year round details on jazz concerts, campus events, night clubs, radio stations, festivals, weekend brunches and jazz activities throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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