Paulie's NOLA Jazz & Blues Festival in Worcester on June 23-24

The 5th annual Paulie's NOLA Jazz & Blues Festival is taking place in Worcester on Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Keystone Plaza Urban Fairgrounds in Worcester. 

The festival runs from noon to midnight on Saturday and noon to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The celebration of New Orleans and Louisiana music features top performers like Henri Smith New Orleans Friends & Flavours featuring Charles Neville & Amadee Castenell.

Also performing, Tab Benoit, Eric Lindell Band, Bonerama, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Honey Island Swamp Band, Jumpin Johnny Sansone, Sonny Landreth, and Billy Iuso.

Here is a full schedule of performers. 

You can find a full schedule of jazz and blues festivals in Massachusetts this summer and fall.

For year round details on jazz and blues concerts, campus events, night clubs, brunches, radio programs and more, visit MassJazz.com.

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and Central Massachusetts.

Winiker Orchestra Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Scullers Jazz Club on June 20

Congratulations to the Bo and Bill Winiker Orchestra,  celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of Boston's premier jazz bands, with a concert at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

The brothers got their start in music fifty years ago thanks to their parents.  Read The Boston Globe story on the Winiker Orchestra.

See schedule of Sculler events coming up this summer.

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

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

Jazz Pianist Hey Rim Jeon Performs at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on June 19

Korean-born jazz pianist and composer Hey Rim Jeon is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.   Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door.  For information about a dinner/show package for $62, click here.

A graduate of the Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory, Hey Rim is assistant professor at Berklee, where she teaches harmony and piano.

Check out Scullers' upcoming schedule of performances this summer.

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

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Jazz Great Lou Colombo Remembered in Hyannis on June 17

Jazz trumpet legend Lou Colombo, who died in a car accident in March while in Florida, is getting a New Orleans-style jazz procession in his memory in Hyannis Cape Cod, on Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.

The procession starts at Colombo Cafe on Main Street and heads to the Cape Cod Melody Tent on West Main, where an afternoon of music and memories are being shared by the Colombo family and Lou's many friends and colleagues.

Among the speakers are jazz radio hosts Ron della Chiesa and Dick Golden.  Music is being provided by the Roadhouse Band and the Gray Sargent band, with a jazz session taking place afterwards.

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

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and CapeCodChamber.org.

14th annual Roxbury International Film Festival Taking Place in Boston This Weekend

The 14th annual Roxbury International Film Festival, featuring independent films by filmmakers of color, is taking place in Boston through Sunday, June 17, 2012, at various venues, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Mass College of the Art and Design, and Northeastern University. 

One of the films being premiered is Oxygen for the Ears: Living History, a story of the trials and tribulations of jazz in America. It airs on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. at the Egan Center at Northeastern University.  Tickets are $10 and are available at the venue.

For a full schedule of screenings, click here.  And read a history of RIFF. 

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

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

Michelle Cruz Quartet Performing at Colonial Blackinton Inn in Attleboro on June 15

Jazz singer Michelle Cruz and her quartet perform at the Colonial Blackinton Inn in Attleboro on Friday, June 15, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  The group performs there every Friday evening through the summer.

For a complete schedule of live music taking place at Colonial Blackinton Inn, click here.

You can find year round details on jazz festivals, concerts, night clubs, weekend brunches, campus events, radio stations and other jazz-related activities in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Singer Patti Austin Performs with Boston Pops at Symphony Hall on June 15-16

Singing legend Patti Austin is performing with the Boston Pops Orchestra on June 15-16, 2012 at Boston Symphony Hall. 

The show is part of the Boston Pops Visions of America: Salute to the Red, White and Blue.  Ms. Austin is  joined by singer Steve Tyrell, with Keith Lockhart conducting.  For ticket information click here.

Here is the 2012 schedule of Boston Pops spring and summer season.  

For a year round look at jazz and blues taking place throughout Massachusetts, including festivals, concerts, campus events, night clubs, hotel brunches and more, visit MassJazz.com

Find visitor and tourism information at MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.