MassJazz: Live Jazz on Saturday, June 18 in Greater Boston and across Massachusetts

Donal Fox

Looking for great live jazz this weekend?  Here is a sampling of jazz throughout Massachusetts on Saturday, June 18, 2011.  You can find more jazz details by visiting MassJazz.com.

Boston
Charles Floyd & Gospel Night at the Pops
Boston Pops with Keith Lockhart
Boston Symphony Hall
301 Mass Ave., Boston

Jack Jones

Scullers Jazz Club at Doubletree Suites

400 Solders Field Road, Boston

Steve Soares Trio

Top of the Hub

Prudential Center

Back Bay, Boston

Live Jazz
Darryl's Corner Bar
604 Columbus Ave
South End, Boston

Live Jazz
Wally's Jazz Cafe
427 Mass Ave
South End, Boston

Tribute to Frank Sinatra
with singer Adam Herbert
Lucky's Lounge
355 Congress Street, Boston

 

North Shore

Chris Isaak
Lowell Summer Music Series
Boarding House Park
40 French Street, Lowell

Shawn Monteiro

Tribute to Carmen McRae

Marblehead Summer Jazz 11

Unitarian Universalist Church

28 Mugford Street, Marblehead

Donal Fox
North Shore Jazz Project
10 North Street, Danvers

South Coast

Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreams
Featuring Eyvind Kang & Rudy Royston
Narrows Center for the Arts
16 Anawan Street, Fall River

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Group

Arts Alive Falmouth

Performance Tent at Falmouth Public Library

Falmouth, Cape Cod

Carol Wyeth Jazz Duo

Olyster Company

202 Depot Street
Dennisport, Cape Cod

Central Mass

Jean Mancini Gough & Friends

Sunset Jazz Series

Hopkinton Cultural Arts Alliance

99 Hayden Row Street, Hopkinton 

Western Mass

John Wayno Duo

Castle Street Restaurant

10 Castle Street
Great Barrington

You can find more details, including a list of jazz clubs, campus events, radio stations, concert venues and jazz festivals by visiting MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Live Jazz at BOND Restaurant at Langham Boston Hotel on Wednesday, June 15, features Jesse Scheinin

Young standout saxophonist Jesse Scheinin is performing at  BOND Restaurant & Lounge in downtown Boston on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 from 7:00 to 10:00  p.m.

A native of Santa Cruz, California, Scheinin is at the Berklee College of Music and a regular perform on the Boston jazz scene.

BOND Jazz Experiment, which runs from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. each Wednesday, highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz spectrum, including classic jazz from the American Songbook, rhythm and blues and funk.  For reservations call 617 956-8765.

Located at the Langham Boston Hotel,  BOND Restaurant & Lounge is open seven days a week, offering gourmet sandwiches for lunch, afternoon tea, and global cuisine for dinner, plus an extensive wine list and distinctive cocktails. A special jazz menu is available on Wednesdays.

For a full schedule of artists through April visit BONDBoston.com and click on events.

For year round jazz in concert halls, clubs, hotel lounges and college campuses throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com or BostonUSA.com.

Trumpeter Byron Stripling Pays Tribute to Louie Armstrong at Boston Pops Concert on June 14-15

Jazz trumpeter Byron Stripling is paying homage to trumpet legend Louie Armstrong in the American Icons concert with the Boston Pops Orchestra, taking place on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 14-15, 2011 at Boston Symphony Hall.

Tickets to the concert are $21 - $91 and can be purchased online.

Also on the program is master clarinetist Thomas Martin for a tribute to Benny Goodman,  and gospel vocalist Renee King, who performs selections from Gershwin, Bernstein and other composers.

Thomas Wilkins, musical director for the Omaha Symphony, is guest conductor for the evening.

For a full schedule of this year's Boston Pops season, click here.

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

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

R&B Sensation AHMIR performs on Boston Rock & Blues Concert Cruise on Sunday, June 12

Boston-based singing sensation Ahmir, the top R&B band on YouTube, is performing on the Rock & Blues Concert Cruise in Boston Harbor on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

Also performing A Capella group Ball in the House,also based in Boston.

Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased online.

For a full schedule of bands performing on the Rock & Blues Concert Cruise this summer, click here.

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

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Wally's Jazz Cafe in Boston wins Award from Jazz Journalists Association

Wally's Jazz Club in Boston's South End, is being honored with a Jazz Heroes award by the prestigious Jazz Journalists Association in New York City this weekend.

JazzBoston, which nominated the family-run jazz club for the award, has organized a party to celebrate the occasion on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Wally's, simultaneous to the Jazz Journalists award ceremony in New York City.

WGBH jazz radio hosts Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz will be at Wally's to present the family with the award when it is announced in New York.

For more details visit Wally's Jazz Cafe or JazzBoston.

For information about the Jazz Journalists Association, click here.

For year round jazz activities throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

Gospel Singing Star Oleta Adams Performs at Scullers in Boston on June 10-11

International gospel and R&B star Oleta Adams is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Friday and Saturday, June 10-11, 2011, at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. each night.

Tickets to the show are $38 and can be ordered online.  A show-and-dinner package is also available by calling 617 562-4111.

Adams, whose seven albums have sold over 2.5 million copies, has toured the world with Luther Vandross, Phil Collins, Tears for Fears and other performers.  

For a schedule of live events at Scullers this summer, click here.

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

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com. 

Fireplace Restaurant Hosts annual Latin Music Fest in Brookline on June 11-12

The Fireplace Restaurant  is hosting a two-day Latin Music Fest on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 1634 Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts.

The Fest goes from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. each night and features an outdoor stage with dance floor, plus food and beverage available outdoors.  Tickets to the Fest are $22 in advance and $30 the day of the event.  To purchase online click here.

Among the bands on Saturday:  Camelia Latinjazz Sextet, Tentumbao, Florencia Gonzalez Candombe Project, and Samba Tremeterra Percusion Ensemble.

On Sunday the bands include IRESI, Grupo Fantasia, Mango Blue, Receita de Samba and Cinco Son.

For a schedule of live jazz at the Fireplace in June, click here.

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

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.