Sunday, July 31, 2011

Felix Peikli Quartet Performs at Regattabar Courtyard Series on Monday, August 1


Norway's jazz clarinet master Felix Peikli and his quarter perform at the Regattabar Courtyard Series on Monday, August 1, 2011 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Courtyard at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge.  The event is free and open to the public.

The concert is part of the Berklee Summer Concert Series.

To view a full schedule of concerts at Regattabar Jazz club, click here.

Check out upcoming events sponsored by Berklee College of Music, by clicking here.

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

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


Saxophone Teacher John Payne: 25,000 Lessons Later!


Congratulations to the John Payne Music Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2011. 

You can read a story on John Payne  in the current issue of MassJazz Travel Guide, where he estimates he's given over 25,000 lessons during that time!

You can find full details on jazz clubs, festivals, brunches, campus events, radio stations and jazz groups by visiting MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com.

Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart Talks about Jazz in Massachusetts

(photo by Hilary Scott)

Here's a short interview with Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops conductor, talking about jazz, in the current issue of MassJazz Travel Guiide, available for free in jazz venues and tourist centers around the state.

You can find full details on jazz clubs, festivals, brunches, campus events, radio stations and jazz groups by visiting MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com.


UMass Amherst Celebrated 30 Years of Jazz in July this Summer



The Jazz in July program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. The program was started in 1981 by a group of educators and jazz artists, including Dr. Frederick Tilliss, Dr. Billy Taylor and others.

Read the story in the current issue of MassJazz Travel Guide by clicking here.

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

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Roxbury International Film Festival in Boston, July 31, Features Great Films, Documentaries and Narrative Shorts



(July 31, 2011) Today is the final day of the 11th annual  Roxbury International Film Festival in Boston. 

Among the films  being shown across Boston today: A Mother's Love, directed by Tim Alexander: The Making of a Judge, directed by Linda Carter; and Land of Opportunity, directed by Luisa Dantas, a documentary about post-Katrina New Orleans.

Among the narrative shorts being screened: Letters to Bijou, directed by Elijah Starr;  and The Saga of Roxbury, directed by Brynmore Williams.

Also, there is a Sunday Inspirational Brunch featuring Lori Dow and Friends at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square, Roxbury, this morning from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, followed by various youth day activities at the hall.

You can find a full schedule of RIFF films here.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Live Jazz and Blues in Boston and Massachusetts on Friday, July 29

Jeff Kashiwa of The Rippingtons 

Looking for some great live jazz and blues in Boston and throughout Massachusetts?  MassJazz has compiled a list of events taking place today: Friday, July 29, 2011:

Boston/Outdoors

Yoko Miwa
Summer Street at Macy’s
Downtown Boston

Aires de Argentina
Boston Public Library
Copley Square
Back Bay, Boston

Boston Harbor Jazz Cruise
Spirit of Boston Cruise Ship
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston Harbor

Boston/Indoors

The Rippingtons
Featuring Russ Freeman
Doubletree Suites Hotel
Allston, Boston

Danny Heath, Trombonist
604 Columbus Ave
South End, Boston

Michael Olatuja
541 Tremont Street
South End, Boston
 
Steve Soares Trio
Prudential Center
52nd Floor
Back Bay, Boston

Tango en Tres
Avenue One @ Hyatt Regency Hotel
LaFayette Place
Downtown Boston

Cambridge

Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica
1353 Cambridge Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

Musaner – Folk Jazz Ensemble
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Soul City
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Trio
Grand Cru Restaurant
1225 Iyannough Road
Hyannis, Cape Cod

North of Boston

Jane Monheit
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street
Rockport


Central Mass

Duke Robillard Band
WICN Presents Jazz at Sunset
Ecotarium
222 Harrington Way
Worcester

You can find year round details on jazz clubs, concerts, festivals, brunches and campus events by visiting MassJazz.com.

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



Thursday, July 28, 2011

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.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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.

Monday, July 25, 2011

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.




Friday, July 22, 2011

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.


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
Summer Street at Macy’s
Downtown Crossing
Boston

Tom Wandell Trio
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
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.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

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.







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...