Jazz Pianist Ramsey Lewis Playing at Scullers Jazz Club on March 8-9

Jazz pianist, composer and legend Ramsey Lewis brings his Sun Goddess Tour to Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Thursday, March 8 and Friday, March 2012.  Joining Ramsey on the tour is Henry Johnson, Tim Grant, Joshua Ramos and Charles Heath.  Show times are 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. both nights.

Tickets are $38 and can be purchased online.

The Chicago native hit the jazz scene in the 1950s with a string of hits like The In Crowd.  Lewis has three Grammy Awards and seven Gold Records.  He received the prestigious Jazz Masters Award in 2007 from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Find a full schedule of upcoming shows at Scullers Jazz Club, located at 400 Soldiers Field Road in Boston's Allston neighborhood.

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

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Jazz Singer Gian Faraone at BOND Lounge in Boston on Wednesday, March 7

Up-and-coming jazz singer Gian Faraone is performing at BOND Lounge at Boston's Langham Hotel on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Raised in an Italian household in Venezuela, Faraone is forging a unique new sound influenced from a range of artists, from Pavarotti to Sinatra.

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

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Jazz Drummer Kendrick Scott, Live from Berklee's Cafe 939, on March 8

Famed jazz drummer Kendrick Scott is performing a live concert at Cafe 939 in Boston's Back Bay.  The show is part of the new collaboration between York area jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, NPR, and Berklee College of Music, designed to to showcase Berklee alumni.  Read the full press release here.

The show is sold out but listeners can hear the show live by clicking here.

The Checkout - Live at Berklee brings critically acclaimed, New York–based Berklee alumni back to Boston for a series of homecoming concerts at Berklee's Cafe 939. The concerts are broadcast live worldwide over NPR.org/checkoutlive and in New York over WBGO.

For a schedule of upcoming events at Berklee, click here.

To find year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events and festivals in Massachusetts visit MassJazz.com.

For visitor information, visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

Cape Cod Trumpeter Lou Colombo Dies

Our prayers, sorrow and appreciation go out to the family of Lou Colombo, legendary jazz trumpet player on Cape Cod, who died in a car accident in Ft. Meyer, Florida this week.

The Brockton-born musician played on Monday nights for decades at the family-owned Roadhouse Cafe in Hyannis, building a faithful clientele who loved top flight jazz.  That fan base included many performers who came to play at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, including Colombo's friend Tony Bennett. 

Colombo also performed at the Provincetown Jazz Festival and was a strong supporter of local jazz on Cape Cod.

His family posted this message on its site at the Roadhouse Cafe in Ft. Meyers, where Lou had been playing through the winter.

Here's a heart-felt tribute to Lou by Dave Rojay in Cape Cod Today.

Thank you Mr. Colombo for your great music. 

Live Jazz in Boston area and across Massachusetts on Saturday, March 3

Yoko Miwa Trio

Looking for live jazz Saturday, March 3, 2012 in greater Boston or somewhere in Massachusetts?  Check out these night clubs and concert halls, compiled by MassJazz.com.

Boston/Cambridge

Peter Smith Trio

The Battery Wharf Lounge

Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel

Soulfolk Experience – Maritri Garrett

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Elevation Theory

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Yoko Miwa

Jazz pianist

Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Justin Beech Trio

Lucky’s Lounge

355 Congress Street

Boston

Patrice Monahan's Shufflin Time Band

The Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

West of Boston
Paul Broadnax Trio
Remember Nat King Cole
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis Street
Framingham

North of Boston
Tenth Annual A Capella Night
Rogers Center for the Arts
Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover

Cape Cod
Greg Abate
Cotuit Centerfor the Arts
4404 Route 28
Cotuit, Cape Cod

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.

Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Concert at Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod this Friday, March 2

Jazz drummer Bart Weisman and his Klezmer Swing group are performing at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod this Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Art Gallery.

 Tickets are $18 / $15 for members, and can be purchased online or by calling 508-428-0669.

The group includes Monica Rizzio on violin and vocals , Clayton March on clarinet and mandolin, Alan Clinger on guitar, Laird Boles on bass, and Mr. Weisman on drums.

Weisman is founder and musical director of the Providence Jazz Festival,  which takes place each August on the Cape. 

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

To find tourist information visit MassVacation.com and CapeCodChamber.org.

Playing for Change Live Tour comes to Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Friday, March 2

Playing for Change Live - currently on an international tour - comes to the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $36-$46 and can be purchased online or at the door. 

The show, presented in Boston by Scullers Jazz Club, presents street musicians from around the world who came together in 2009 to create a powerful musical statement that seeks to affect change through music .

Vocalist Clarence Milton Bekker is one of the featured performers at the tour.

Find year round details on jazz in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

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