Saturday, November 24, 2012

Live Jazz & Blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, November 24

Jazz pianist Yoko Miwa



Looking for great live jazz in Massachusetts on Saturday, November 24, 2012?  Check out these suggestions from MassJazz.
Boston/Cambridge
Arturo Sandoval
Doubletree Suites at Hilton Hotel
400 Soliders Field Road
Allston, Boston

Peter Smith Trio
Battery Wharf Lounge
Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel
3 Battery Street
Downtown Boston 

Yoko Miwa
129 South Street
Boston

Henri Smith
604 Columbus Avenue
South End, Boston

Brian McCree Group
With vocalist Ron Murphy
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Back Bay, Boston
Cambridge
Stanley Sagov & Remembering the Future
Regattabar Jazz Club
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge
North of Boston
38 Main Street
Rockport

HDRnB with Henley Douglas on sax
285 Cabot Street
Beverly

John Matrona Jazz Band
14 Littleton Road
Chelmsford

Central Mass
Sandi Bedrisian With The Workingman's Jazz Band
Village Forge Tavern
48 Monument Square
Concord

Lisa Yves Trio
Bobby Gus Band
Acton Jazz Café
103 Nagog Park
Acton

Cape Cod
Zoe Lewis
4404 Route 28
Cotuit, Cape Cod

Diociotto Corde Quintet 
Woods Hole, Cape Cod

Western Mass
Tim Ward Trio
10 Castle Street
Great Barrington

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters
20 Center Street
Northampton

For a full list of jazz clubs, hotels, concert venues and festivals in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com

Arturo Sandoval Performs at Scullers on November 24


Afro-Cuban jazz artist Arturo Sandoval is performing two shows at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.  Tickets to the show are $40 and can be purchased online or at the door. 

Born near Havana, Cuba, Sandoval has won nine Grammy Awards for flugelhorn and trumpet and is also a celebrated classical pianist, educator and composer. 

Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts at Scullers Jazz Club.

For year round information on live jazz throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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

Friday, November 23, 2012

Roomful of Blues Perform at Iron Horse in Northampton on Friday, November 23


Legendary blues band Roomful of Blues is performing at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.   Tickets are $25 at the door.

The eight-piece ensemble heavy on electric guitars and horns is celebrating four decades as one of the premier live blues bands in America.  Read these reviews of Roomful of Blues

Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts at Iron Horse Music Hall.

Find year round information on jazz clubs, concert halls, campus events and other venues for live jazz by visiting Massjazz.com.

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Jazz & Blues Vocalist Catherine Russell Performs in Rockport on Saturday, November 24


Rockport Music is presenting jazz and blues singer Catherine Russell in concert at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

MassJazz is giving away a free pair of tickets to the concert.  Enter to win here

Or, you can purchase tickets to the concert online or at the venue the night of the concert. 

Russell is a Grammy Award winner whom the Wall Street Journal called "one of the outstanding singers of our time."

Check out the upcoming schedule of concerts at Shalin Liu Performance Center this season.

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

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com.
 

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Looking for Live Jazz in Massachusetts?



Looking for live jazz in Massachusetts?  Here's a list of Massachusetts jazz clubs compiled by MassJazz, which promotes the state's jazz scene year round.

You can also find details on jazz brunches taking place at hotels, restaurants and cafes on weekends.

For visitors seeking tourism and travel information, go to MassVacation.com.

For up to date information on jazz any time of year, follow MassJazz on Twitter and Blog.

Jazz Singer / Guitarist Allan Harris Performs in Rockport on Friday, November 23


Rockport Music is presenting award-winning jazz singer and guitarist Allan Harris and his band in concert at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 23, 2012.

MassJazz is giving away a free pair of tickets to see the show.  Enter to win here

Or you can purchase tickets online or at the venue on the evening of the show. 

Tony Bennett calls Harris "my favorite singer," and the New York Times wrote that Harris "has the voice of a benign storyteller, a deeply romantic believer with an heroic vision."

Here is a schedule of live jazz presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center

Find year round information on live jazz throughout Massachusetts at MassJazz.com.

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com.


 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Author / Educator Mike Ladd and Berklee Students Discuss Cutting Edge Music at the National Center of Afro-American Artists on November 14



The Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute (BIAI) is presenting educator and poet Mike Ladd to perform an original work created during Ladd's week long residency at the Berklee College of Music.

The event is taking place at the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAA) in Roxbury on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Berklee students and Ladd will have a discussion on using music or sound design to create a new cutting-edge work based on his latest project, Satchmokovich, a forthcoming graphic novel.

BIAI provides innovative learning experiences for students seeking to move beyond the conventions of traditional musical practice.  

Here are directions to NCAA, located at 300 Walnut Street in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

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

Find visitor information at BostonUSA.com and MassVacation.com

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