Jazz Saxophonist Leonard Brown and Joyful Noise Performing in Framingham on March 11

Jazz saxophonist, educator and scholar Dr. Leonard Brown and his group Joyful Noise, perform at the Samba Steak & Sushi House in Framingham on Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:00 p.m.)

Admission is $15 and can be purchased online or for $18 at the door.

Joyful Noise consists of Ron Mahdi on bass, Alvin Terry on drums, George W. Russell, Jr. on keyboards and Leonard Brown on tenor and soprano saxophones.

The show is part of Jazz Sundays organized by nceptive Entertainment, a group that promotes exceptional jazz.  For more upcoming events, click here.

Read an interview with Dr. Brown discussing John Coltrane. 

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44th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival Taking Place in Boston on Saturday, March 10

Over 3,000 high school jazz musicians from thirteen states are coming to Boston for the 44th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 10 2012.

The festival takes place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center at 900 Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay.  It runs from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

For a schedule of concerts and clinics, click here. If you can't make it to the festival, you can view it live.

Find about more about Berklee College of Music.

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Live Jazz in Greater Boston and Across Massachusetts on Friday, March 9

Ballet Hispanico

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

Boston

March 9-11
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents
Ballet Hispanico
Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont Street
Downtown Boston

March 9
Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess Tour
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road
Allston, Boston

March 9 – April 8
Huntington Theatre Company
August Wilson’s
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston

March 9
Makanda Project with Joe Ford
Boston Public Library
Dudley Branch Auditorium
65 Warren Street
Roxbury

Yoko Miwa

Jazz pianist

Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Herman Johnson Jazz Quartet

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Deva Mahal & Fredericks Brown

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Cambridge 

March 9-10
Bill Charlap Trio
Regattabar Jazz Club
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

SF Jazz High School All-Stars Combo

Gill Aharon Trio

The Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

The Chicken Slacks/ Funk & Soul

Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

North of Boston

Danny Heath Quartet

Chianti Tuscan Restaurant

285 Cabot Street
Beverly

Western Mass

Mark Ricker & Jimmy Burgoff
Blue Rock Restaurant & Bar
10 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls

Cape Cod
Bart Weisman Jazz Group
Grand Cru @ Cape Codder Resort
1225 Iyannough Road
Hyannis

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson Opening at Huntington Theatre Company in Boston on Friday, March 9

Huntington Theatre Company is presenting August Wilson's award-winning play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Boston University Theatre, from March 9 through April 8, 2012.

The play is part of Wilson's Century Cycle, and was Wilson's first Broadway hit.  In the play, legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down Chicago studio to record new sides of old favorites when generational and racial tensions suddenly explode. 

Find ticket information here.

See a full schedule of plays at Huntington Theatre, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2012 as one of the region's most acclaimed theatre companies.  See more details about Huntington Theatre.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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