Friday, August 16, 2013

Provincetown Jazz Festival Taking Place on Cape Cod, Saturday, August 17 and Monday, August 19

Guitarist Jay Geils
 
The 9th annual Provincetown Jazz Festival is taking place on Saturday, August 17 at the Provincetown Town Hall auditorium, and on Monday, August 19, 2013 at the Cotuit Center for the Arts in Cotuit, Cape Cod.  Tickets are $25 for each night and can be purchased online with service charges, or at the venues.

Headlining this year is the New Guitar Summit, featuring local guitar legend Jay Geils, Howard Alden, and Gerry Beaudoin, along with Bart Weisman on drums, Ron Ormby on bass and Gerry Beaudoin III on vibes.  They're performing Saturday night in Provincetown. The opening band features Berklee professor Jane Miller on guitar, David Clarke on bass and Cercie Miller on saxophone.

On Monday, the festival shifts to Cotuit, where the line-up includes jazz singer Donna Bryne, along pianist Tim Ray, bassist Marshall Wood and drummer Bart Weisman.  A jazz quartet opens the show, featuring Fred Fried on guitar,  Bruce Abbot on sax and flutes, Michael Lavoie on bass and Miki Matsuki on drums.

Here is a full schedule of events.

You can also find a schedule of upcoming jazz festivals in Massachusetts, and more details on year round jazz in Massachusetts at MassJazz.com.

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

 

7th annual Salem Jazz & Soul Festival is August 17-18

Salem High School Jazz Band

The 7th annual Salem Jazz & Soul Festival takes place this weekend, on Saturday, August 17, and Sunday, August 18, 2013 in Salem, Massachusetts.  The festival runs from 11:15 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day, and is free and open to the public.

The Festival raises funds to support year round music education in the Salem school system.  Read more about the Salem Jazz & Soul Fest.

Here is a full schedule of the performers on Saturday and Sunday.

You can find year round jazz in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com.



 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Jazz on Martha's Vineyard at Featherstone Center for the Arts on Sunday, August 18


An Evening of Jazz on the Vineyard is taking place on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oaks Bluff.  The event runs from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Featured artists include the Love and Power Trio, with Orrin Evans on piano, Dezron Douglas on bass and Ralph Peterson, Jr. on drums.

Tickets are $65 and can be purchased online.  The price includes parking, hors d'oeuvres, wine and a signature cocktail. The event helps support Student Achievement Through Opportunity (SATO), a non-profit organization based in Hartford, CT. 

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

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com.
 

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Italian Jazz Singer Roberta Gambarini Opens this year's Rockport Jazz Festival on Wednesday, August 14


Jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini is kicking off this year's Rockport Jazz Festival on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets to the concert are $31-$52 and can be purchased online.

The Boston Globe referred to Gambarini as "a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan,
and Carmen McRae.” 

Here is a full schedule of this year's Rockport Jazz Festival.

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

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com.
 

Friday, August 9, 2013

George Schuller Jazz Trio Perform at Castle Street Cafe on Saturday, August 10


The George Schuller Trio, featuring Helen Sung on piano, Joris Teepe on bass and George Schuller on drums, perform at the Castle Street Café in Great Barrington, MA on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.  Admission is free.

Here's a schedule of upcoming jazz at Castle Street this month.

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

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com

 

Jazz Guitar Masters Eric Johnson and Mike Stern Perform at Regattabar in Harvard Square on August 9


Two masters on the electric guitar -  - Eric Johnson and Mike Stern -perform at Regattabar Jazz Club in Harvard Square, Cambridge on Friday, August 9, 2013 at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $30 and can be purchased online or at the venue.

Johnson has been named one of the 100 greatest guitarists of the 20th century by Musician Magazine, and Stern was named one of the top 75 jazz, blues and beyond guitarists by Downbeat Magazine.

Here is a schedule of upcoming shows at Regattabar.

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

Find visitor information at MassVacation.com.

MassVacation blog posting on MassJazz Travel Guide


Check out our blog posting today on MassVacation.com about the new MassJazz Travel Guide.

http://www.massvacation.com/blog/2013/08/massjazz-a-cultural-passport-to-the-world/

Pick up your free copy of MassJazz in jazz haunts and visitor centers across Massachusetts!

Sun Broadcasting Corp Launches Sun Music Live Shows at Wally's Cafe Jazz Club this Fall

Sun Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has begun production of Sun Music Live. The inaugural shows set at  Wally’s Café  in Boston will f...