Great Live Jazz in Massachusetts on Friday, July 22, in Boston, Cambridge, Cape Cod, Worcester, Rockport

Check out some cool jazz in Massachusetts on Friday, July 22, 2011:

Boston

Noontime Concert

Jazz in July Series

Summer Street at Macy’s

Downtown Crossing

Boston

Tom Wandell Trio

Jazz in July Series

Avenue One Terrace

Hyatt Regency Hotel

Downtown Crossing

Boston

Marcia Ball

Scullers Jazz Club at Doubletree Suites Hotel

400 Soldiers Field Road

Allston, Boston

Cambridge

David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards
Regattabar Jazz Club at Charles Hotel
One Bennett Street

Harvard Square, Cambridge

North of Boston

Christian McBride & Inside Straight
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street

Rockport 

Central Mass

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
WICN Presents Jazz at Sunset
Ecotarium

Worcester

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Jazz Group

Grand Cru Restaurant

Cape Codder Resort

Hyannis, Cape Cod

For a full list of jazz clubs, festivals, concerts, campus events, brunches and other cultural activities year round, visit MassJazz.com.

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

Sons of Daughters jazz trio perform at ICA on Boston Waterfront on Thursday ,July 21

Jazz trio Sons and Daughters perform at the Institute of Contemporary Art on the Boston waterfront on Thursday, July 21, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.  Admission is free.

The concert is part of the HarborWalk Sounds summer series that runs from July through September 8, featuring top musicians from the Berklee College of Music.

For a full schedule of HarborWalk Sounds, click here.

For a full schedule of upcoming concerts hosted by the Berklee College of Music, click here.

For year round details on jazz festivals, concerts, campus events, brunches, courses and jazz clubs, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and Boston USA.com.

Jazz Singer Anna Talpe Performs at Jazz in July Series in Boston on Thursday, July 21

French-born jazz vocalist Anna Talpe is performing at Petit Robert Central Bistro at 101 Arch Street in downtown Boston on Thursday, July 21, 2011 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The concert is part of the Jazz in July Series sponsored by Downtown Crossing Business Improvement District. 

For a full schedule of Jazz in July concerts, click here.

For more about Petit Robert Bistro and its locations throughout Boston, click here. 

For year round details on jazz events, festivals, brunches, campus events and other cultural activities, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Tribute to Jazz Pianist Billy Taylor at UMASS/Amherst on Wednesday, July 20

UMASS/Amherst is having a special tribute to Dr. Billy Taylor, one of the jazz giants of the 20th century and a founder of the university's Jazz in July program 30 years ago.

The event takes place in the Amherst Room at the University Campus Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.  Tickets to the event are $35.00 and can be ordered online.

Dr. Taylor, who died in December, 2010 at age 89, is regarded as one of the most influential jazz artists of his lifetime.  He composed over 300 songs and performed with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Webster and others.

For a list of upcoming jazz concerts at UMASS/Amherst this summer and fall, click here.

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

For tourist information,visit MassVacation.com.

Massachusetts Issues Free MassJazz Travel Guide, Available at Visitor Centers and Jazz Venues

Massachusetts has issued its 3rd annual MassJazz Travel Guide, a compendium of jazz festivals, outdoor and indoor concerts and campus events, plus live jazz and weekend brunches at hotels, restaurants and nightclubs across the state from July to November 2011.

The 40-page color magazine is available free to visitors and residents, and can be picked up at tourist centers and jazz venues.  See Distribution List for details. 



The MassJazz initiative was launched in summer 2009 and is supported by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism.  Other partners include Berklee College of Music, University of Massachusetts @ Amherst, Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, WGBH, 89.7, WICN 90.5, JazzBoston and various jazz venues in Massachusetts.

For a up-to-date, year round look at jazz in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information on visiting Massachusetts, go to MassVacation.com.

Boston Pops Tribute to Cole Porter at Tanglewood on Sunday, July 17

Kelli O'Hara

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra are doing a musical tribute to American songwriter Cole Porter at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 2:30 p.m.

Joining the orchestra are Broadway singer Kelli O'Hara and singer/actor Jason Danieley.

Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate.

For a full schedule of concerts at Tanglewood, click here.

For year round jazz and other musical events in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.  

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com. 

Great Jazz, Blues & Latin Music throughout Massachusetts on Saturday, July 16

Duke Robillard 

Looking for great live jazz, blues and Latin music this weekend?  Here is a sampling of some live music taking place across Massachusetts on Saturday, July 16, 2011.  You can find more jazz details by visiting MassJazz.com.

Cape Cod

Pink Martini
Cape Cod Melody Tent
21 W. Main Street

Hyannis, Cape Cod

Sol y Canto

Cultural Center of Cape Cod

South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

South Shore

Classic Jazz for a Summer Evening
Pilgrim Festival Chorus
Stonebridge Club in The Pinehills
Plymouth

North of Boston

John Hammond & Duke Robillard
Lowell Summer Music Series
Boarding House Park
40 French Street, Lowell

Organism

Chianti Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge

265 Cabot Street, Beverly

Boston/Cambridge

Jazz in July Series
Musique
Summer Street @ Macys
Downtown Boston

2nd annual
Summertime Soul
Regattabar Jazz Club at Charles Hotel
One Bennett Street, Cambridge

Makanda Project Summer Concert
Roxbury Heritage State Park
183 Roxbury Street, Roxbury

 Festival Betances 2011

Villa Victoria Plaza

South End, Boston
Features international stars of Latino music including Afro-Cuban pianist Larry Harlow, and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. 
 

Tony Carelli

Top of the Hub Restaurant

Prudential Center, 52^nd floor

Back Bay, Boston 
 

Valerie Stevens Group

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

 Jazz Session

Wally’s Jazz Café

427 Massachusetts Avenue

South End, Boston

Ritmo Masacote - Latin Jazz

Ryles Jazz Club

212 Hampshire Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

For a complete list of jazz clubs, concert venues, campus events, outdoor festivals, concert series and other jazz and blues activities, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information in Massachusetts, visit MassVacation.com.