Berklee BeanTown Festival Underway in Boston Today, Rain or Shine!

Tia Fuller

(Saturday, September 29, 2012) - The 12th annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival opened today at noon in Boston's South End, offering an amazing line-up of great jazz performers.  The event runs to 6:00 p.m, and is free and open to the public!

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Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco at Boston's Agganis Arena on October 31-November 4

Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco, an acrobatic celebration of urban life, is coming to the Agganis Arena at Boston University for eight shows from October 31 through November 4, 2012.

After touring the world for two decades, the show is winding down and Boston is one of its final stops before it returns to Montreal in December to disband.  It's a great chance to see this extravaganza of acrobatic feats enhanced by a polyrhythmic live band of world class musicians.

MassJazz has a pair of free tickets to give to a lucky contestant: here's how to Enter the Contest.

Or, you can purchase tickets online to any of the eight shows.

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Singer / Songwriter Melody Gardot Performs at Boston's Berklee Performance Center on September 27

Singer-songwriter Melody Gardot is performing at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.   Tickets are $36-46 and can be purchased online or at the venue.

Gardot is on tour to promote her third album, The Absence.

The concert is the lead-in to the 12th annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival taking place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 in Boston's South End.  

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Blues Guitar Masters Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Robert Cray Perform at Boston's Wilbur Theatre on September 27

Two great blues bands led by guitarists Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Robert Cray, perform in concert at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.  

Tickets are $42.50-$49.50 and can be purchase online or at the theatre.

Here's a schedule of upcoming concerts at Wilbur Theatre, located at 246 Tremont Street in downtown Boston.

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Jazz Pianist Claire Ritter Performs at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center on September 27

Jazz pianist and composer Claire Ritter is celebrating the release of her 10th CD with a concert at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Ritter is joined by  Stan Strickland, on  flute and bass clarinet; vocalist Dominique Eade, and Takaaki Masuko on percussion.

Tickets range from $15-$20 and can be purchased online or by calling 617 577-1400.

Here is a full schedule of upcoming events at the Multicultural Arts Center.

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Magic Triangle Presents Solos and Duos Music at UMass/Amherst on September 27

The Magic Triangle Series, which showcases Black music around the world, is presenting four musicians with distinct backgrounds - Satoko Fujii, Carla Kihlstedt, Natsuki Tamura and MatthiasBossi - to perform three duos at Berzason Recital Hall at the Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts in Amherst, on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets to the show are $10 general admission and $5 for students. 

UMass/Amherst has a full schedule of jazz concerts this fall and winter. 

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Jazz Festival in Falmouth, Cape Cod Taking Place September 25-30

Grace Kelly

JazzFest Falmouth 2012 is taking place in the beautiful seaside town of Falmouth, Cape Cod, from September 25 through September 30, 2012, at various venues around town.

Among the performers are jazz saxophonist Grace Kelly, blues vocalist Toni Lynn Washington, the Stage Door Canteen Big Band, pianist Eddie Scheer, jazz singer Michelle Cruze, the Bart Weisman Jazz Group, Russ Wilcox Group and many more.  Here's a complete line-up of jazz performers.

The Grace Kelly Quintet, which performs Saturday, September 29 at Highfield Theatre in Falmouth, features Jason Palmer on trumpet, Pete McCann on guitar, Evan Gregor on bass, and Jordan Perison on drums.

In addition, this year's JazzFest Falmouth includes a lecture by author Richard Vacca, a Friday Night Jazz Stroll along Main Street in Falmouth,  and a free master's class for students.  Here is the complete schedule.

JazzFest Falmouth 2012 is presented by ArtsFalmouth, a non-profit group that supports the celebration of Arts in Falmouth.

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