French Jazz Singer Anna Talpe Performs at Boston's Jazz in July series on Thursday, July 28

French-born jazz vocalist Anna Talpe is performing at Petit Robert Central Bistro at 101 Arch Street in downtown Boston on Thursday, July 28, 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.

Roxbury International Film Festival Runs in Boston July 28 Through July 31

The 13th annual Roxbury International Film Festival is taking place in Boston from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31, 2011 in various cultural venues around the city.

Produced  by The Color of Film Collaborative, RIFF was launched in 1999 to celebrate films written, produced and directed by filmmakers of color.

The opening night film, The Athlete, directed by Dave Frankel and Rasselas Lakew, is being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, on Thursday, July 28 at 8:00 p.m.. 

For a full schedule of this year's line-up of films and workshops, click here.

You can also follow the Roxbury International Film Festival on Facebook and Twitter.

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

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

Jazz Vocalist Nadia Washington Performing at BOND Lounge in Boston's Langham Hotel on Wednesday, July 27

Jazz singer Nadia Washington is performing at the BOND Restaurant | Lounge at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The Dallas-born musician - who is influenced by Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan - has been performing since she was a child.  She received the prestigious Bill Cosby Presidential Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, and since then she has been performing in the New England region and up and down the East Cost.

For a full schedule of jazz acts every Wednesday night at BOND Lounge, click here.

For a year round schedule of jazz concerts, clubs, campus events and festivals throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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

Japanese Pianist Yoko Miwa performing two free concerts at Boston's Jazz in July Series on Tuesday, July 26

Japanese jazz pianist Yoko Miwa is performing two free concerts in downtown Boston, as part of the Jazz in July concert series, on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

At noon Yoko and her trio perform at Shopper's Park at Washington and Franklin Streets in downtown Boston, starting at noon.

Then in the afternoon Yoko gives a solo performance at Les Zygomates starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets to this event are free but reservations are suggested.

The Jazz in July series is sponsored each summer by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, and features dozens of great jazz performances throughout the downtown Boston district.

For a calendar of events of upcoming concerts in Jazz in July, click here.

For a full schedule of jazz concerts, jazz clubs, campus events and jazz brunches, visit MassJazz.com.

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

The Jazz Tellers Perform at Charles Hotel Courtyard in Harvard Square on Monday, July 25

The Jazz Tellers, a trio of young jazz stars from the Berklee College of Music, perform at the Upper Courtyard of the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Monday, July 25, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The concert is free, and is part of the  Berklee Courtyard Summer Series hosted with the Regattabar Jazz Club, which is located at the Charles Hotel.

The group includes Callum Mackenzie on saxophone, Lee Dynes on guitar and Nate Wong on drums.

For a full schedule of upcoming events at Regattabar, click here.

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

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

Internationall Jazz Trio Playing at Seaward Inn in Rockport, Mass. on Sunday, July 24

An exciting trio of young jazz musicians from Norway, Brazil and the Unites States are performing at the Seaward Inn B&B in Rockport Massachusetts on Sunday, July 24, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

The performers include Felix Peikli, a 20 year old jazz clarinetist from Norway; Italo Cunha, an 18 year old Brazilian Jazz Guitarist; and Alek Razden a 17 year old Saxophonist from Rockport, MA.  

The concert is part of the Sunday Morning Live series taking place all summer at the Seaward.  For a full schedule of events, click here. 

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

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com.
 

Madeleine Peyroux Tickets on Sale Today for her October 7th Concert at Berklee Performance Center in Boston

Tickets to see jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Friday, October 7, 2011 are going on sale today.

You can order tickets online through Ticketmaster.

Peyroux is a noted interpreter of American jazz and blues, greatly influenced by Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith as well as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

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

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