Newton Jazz and Wine Festival hosts Celebrating Ella, by Patrice Williamson on Friday September 19

 

The 5^th annual Newton Jazz and Wine Festival kicks off this year with a tribute to jazz great Ella Fitzgerald, presented by vocalist Patrice Williamson.

The event takes place on Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Newton War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall, located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for the 8:00 p.m. show. Tickets are $25 for the show, or $50 for the show plus wine and appetizers, and can be purchased online.

Joining Williamson on stage are guest vocalists Lydia Harrell, Cassandra Pearl, Dale LePage and Dominique Eade.   The instrumental trio includes Mark Shilansky on piano, Keala Kaumeheiwa on bass and Steve Langone on drums.

On Saturday, check out an afternoon of free music at the Jackson Homestead in Newton from noon to 5:00 p.m., featuring the Lance Martin Band, B3 Kings, KenyaDig, Joe McMahon Trio and NJ&WF All Stars. 

Newton Jazz and Wine Festival is presented by the New England Jazz Enrichment Foundation.

You can find year round details on live jazz and blues in Massachusetts, including festivals, concerts, night clubs, radio programs and campus events, by visiting MassJazz.com.

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Mozik group performs tonight (9/15) at Arsenal Center for the Arts

Brazilian jazz group with Afro-Cuban rhythms, Mozik, performs tonight, 9/15 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts located on 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show can are $20 and can be purchased online.

“Vivacious and exciting,” is how Downbeat describes them.

Reared on hard rock, classical music, blues, funk and jazz, pianist Gilson Schachnik and drummer Mauricio Zottarelli independently found their way to Berklee College of Music, earning scholarships to study at the prestigious institution. They combined forces to produce the group Mozik which came to include Russian Yulia Musayelyan/ flute, Argentine Fernando Huergo/ bass and Brazilian Gustavo Assis Brasil/guitars.  To learn more and listen: http://mozikmusic.com/

Here is a schedule of upcoming events at the Arsenal Center for the Arts this fall.

You can find year round details on live jazz and blues in Massachusetts, including festivals, concerts, night clubs, radio programs and campus events, by visiting MassJazz.com.

Find visitor information at MassVacation.com and Bostonusa.com/

British Blues Vocalist Polly Gibbons performs 9/16 at Ryles Jazz Club.

Polly Gibbons, a talented blues and jazz vocalist from the United Kingdom, is performing at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge on September 16 at 8:00 p.m.   Tickets can be purchased online for $10.

Most known for her rich and unique vocals, she was nominated for a BBC Jazz Award in 2006 for her original tone. Her soulfulness and versatility has given her the recognition she deserves. To learn more about Polly or to listen to a few songs, visit her website.

Upcoming fall events at Ryles Jazz club can be found here.  Ryles Jazz Club is located on 212 Hampshire Street in Inman Square, Cambridge.
 
You can find year round details on live jazz and blues in Massachusetts, including festivals, concerts, night clubs, radio programs and campus events, by visiting MassJazz.com.

Find visitor information at MassVacation.com and Bostonusa.com/

Jazz Guitar Ace John Pizzarelli Performs at Scullers Jazz Club on September 12-13

World-famous jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and his quartet perform in concert at Scullers Jazz Club at 400 Soldier's Field Road in Boston on Friday, September 12-13, 2014 at 8:00 p.m and 10: p.m.  Tickets to the show are $35 and be be purchased online.

Pizzarelli has been hailed for "reinvigorating the American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz," wrote The Boston Globe.

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

You can find year round details on live jazz and blues in Massachusetts, including festivals, concerts, night clubs, radio programs and campus events, by visiting MassJazz.com.

Find visitor information at MassVacation.com and Bostonusa.com/

Utar Artun – Turkish Composer Studies at Boston’s New England Conservatory

Here is a profile of Boston's Turkish Composer, Utar Artun, in the current issue of the 2014 MassJazz Guide.  Read the digital version here.

Pick up a free copy of MassJazz Guide at these locations.

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Profile of NEC jazz student Xiongguan Zhang: From Shanghai to Boston

Check out our profile of jazz guitarist Xiongguan Zhang, a student at the New England Conservatory of Music.  Xiongguan is featured in the 2014 issue of MassJazz Guide, a compendium about live music, educational programs, nightlife, brunches,  and other features of the jazz scene in Massachusetts.

Published by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, the MassJazz Guide is available for free at visitor centers, nightclubs and hotels, college campuses and festivals around Massachusetts.

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

Northampton Jazz Festival Taking Place Saturday, September 6

The 4th annual Northampton Jazz Festival is taking place on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Hampton Avenue in downtown Northampton.

Headlining jazz performers include Etienne Charles, Seamus Blake, Champain Fulton and others.

Here is a full schedule of events.

The festival kicked off on Tuesday, September 2, with daily jazz activities leading up to the festival.

As part of the festivities, there is a Twelve Mile Meal Chef Battle featuring three teams of chefs from local restaurants.

And finally, a Home Brew Challente is taking place at the festival this year to determine the best home brewed beer in the area.

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