Rudresh Mahanthappa Performs at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, April 24

Rudresh Mahanthappa, named Downbeat's 2012 Alto Saxophonist of the Year, is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased online or at the door.

A native of India, Mahanthappa has helped create a new language in jazz but adding a variety of other musical genres, including South Indian classical music.

Here are some upcoming concerts at Scullers.

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Jazz Vocalist Bobby McFerrin at Boston Symphony Hall on Sunday, April 14

Jazz singer and vocal artist Bobby McFerrin is performing at Boston Symphony Hall on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3pm.  The concert is presented by Celebrity Series of Boston.

Tickets to the concert are $30-$75 and can be purchased at the venue.

Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts presented by Celebrity Series of Boston. 

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Japanese Jazz Pianist Hiromi and Trio at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on April 13-14

The Hiromi Trio Project, featuring jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara, bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips, performs four shows at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. each night.

Tickets to the show are $40 and are available online or at the door. 

Born in Japan, Hiromi is a prolific jazz composer and pianist who studied at Berklee College of Music.

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

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Live Jazz and Blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, March 30

Blues Guitarist Matthew Stubbs

Looking for live jazz and blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, March 30, 2013?  MassJazz.com has these suggestions:

Boston

James Cotton

Scullers Jazz Club

400 Soldiers Field Road

Allston, Boston

The Shady Horns

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Alexi P

Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen
604 Columbus Avenue
South End, Boston

Christina Isabelle/ Bigfoot Wallace/ Evan Nachimson

Café 939

939 Boylston Street

Back Bay, Boston

Peter Smith

Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel

3 Battery Wharf

Boston

Cambridge

Lance Martin

Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

Alejandro T. Acierto and Timothy McCormack

Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Cambridge

West of Boston 

The Tough Love Trio (7 pm)

The Boston Horns (9 pm)

Acton Jazz Café

103 Nagog Park Shopping Mall

Acton

Central Mass

Benny Sharoni Jazz Quartet

Nick’s Bar & Restaurant       

124 Millbury Street

Worcester

North of Boston

Matthew Stubbs

Back Page Lounge

15 Kearney Square

Lowell

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman with Carol Wyeth

Island Merchant

302 Main Street

Hyannis

Western Mass

Don Mikkelsen

Castle Street Cafe

10 Castle Street

Great Barrington

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Blues Master James Cotton Performs at Scullers Jazz Club on March 29-30

Grammy award winner James Cotton is performing four show at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. each night.  Tickets to the show are $25 and can be purchased online or at the venue.

The legendary blues harmonica player and singer has been performing for over six decades, and continues to draw new fans everywhere he goes.  Read his bio here.

Here is a schedule of upcoming music at Scullers Jazz Club, located at the Doubletree Suites Hilton Hotel at 400 Soldiers Field Road in Boston's Allston neighborhood.

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Cape Ann Big Band Performs in Rockport on Friday, March 29

The popular Cape Ann Big Band is playing a concerting at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets to the concert are $19, $28 and $34 and can be purchased online or at the venue.

Led by Carlos Menezes, the 17-piece Cape Ann Big Band covers a spectrum of sounds, ranging from swing to rock and popular music.  Here is a video of the Cape Ann Big Band.

Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts presented by Rockport Music. 

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Nona Hendryx Rewired Concert at Berklee Performance Center on Tuesday, March 26

Singer Nona Hendryx is showcasing the latest trends in music technology at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 8:15 p.m.  Tickets to the show are $8 in advance, available online, or $12 the day of the show.

The concert is a collaboration between Nona and the Electronic Production & Design department at Berklee College, and will feature faculty and students from the department.

Here is a schedule of upcoming events at the Berklee Performance Center, located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston's Back Bay. 

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