Magic Triangle Jazz Series presents Two Trombone Trios at UMASS/Amherst on Thursday, February 23

The Magic Triangle Jazz Series, produced by WMUA-91.1FM and the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is presenting Two Trombone Trios in concert on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at Beranson Recital Hall.

The double billing features Frank Lacy on trombone; Andrew Drury on drums and Kevin Ray on bass, plus the Ray Anderson Trio featuring Ray Anderson on trombone; Dean Johnson on bass and Eric McPherson on drums.

General Admission is $12; and $7 for students. Tickets can be purchased online.

For a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Fine Arts Center click here.

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Jazz Drummer Ralph Peterson Performs at BOND Lounge at Boston's Langham Hotel on February 22

Respected jazz drummer, band leader and composer Ralph Peterson is performing at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The show is part of the BOND Jazz Experiment, which runs from  each Wednesday evening and 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.

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Author and Trombonist Samuel Jay Keyser at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, February 22 with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra

Jazz trombonist Samuel Jay Keyser is signing copies of his new book, I Married a Travel Junkie, at the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra concert taking place at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, February 2012, at 8:00 p.m.

Keyser is a member of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Professor Emeritus and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at MIT, and author of several books, including Mens et Mania: The MIT Nobody Knows.

I Married a Travel Junkie is published by GemmaMedia, a Boston-based company that publishes cultural memoir from around the world. 

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JFK Library Presents African Dance and Drumming on February 22

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston is presenting a special show called Djembe dell'Arte - African Dance and Drumming, on Tuesday, February 22, 2012 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., as part of Black History Month and school vacation week.

The event, which is part of the library's Celebrate! series, is free and open to the public.  To register, click here.

To see a schedule of upcoming events in the Celebrate! series, click here.

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Boston College Jazz Ensemble Performing on Campus on Monday, February 20

Boston College's award-winning  bOp! Jazz Ensemble is performing in concert on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Gasson Hall on BC's campus in Chestnut Hill.  The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.  For a map of the campus, click here.

This is the band's pre-festival concert before heading off to perform at  the prestigious Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho. 

BC bOp! Jazz Ensemble is led by Sebastian Bonaiuto, Director of Bands at Boston College.

For more jazz programs at Massachusetts universities, click here.

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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra performs at Scullers Jazz Club on February 22

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.   Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online.

Their performance is entitled  "Blues, Ballads and Beyond", and features music by Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham and Duke Ellington, plus original music by Mark Harvey, trumpeter and music director of the orchestra.

Founded in 1973, the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra has premiered over 100 original works for jazz orchestra and has released eight CDs to critical acclaim.

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Live Jazz and Blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 18

Yoko Miwa

Looking for some live jazz, blues or world music in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 18, 2012?  MassJazz offers this selection of performers and venues across the Bay State.

Boston

Listening to Jazz Workshop: Charles Mingus
Bill Lowe and John Kordalewski
Dudley Library Auditorium
65 Warren Street
Roxbury, Boston

(Note this is an afternoon event)

Earl Klugh

Jazz Guitarist
Scullers Jazz Club
Doubletree Suites Hilton
400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston

Peter Smith Trio

American Songbook

Fairmont Hotel @ Battery Wharf

Battery Wharf

Downtown Boston

Henri Smith & New Orleans Jazz

Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen
604 Columbus Avenue
South End, Boston

Yoko Miwa

Jazz pianist

Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Cambridge

Women of the World

Regattabar Jazz Club

Featuring women from US, Japan, Mexico, Italy, India and more.
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

An Evening of Duos

Neha Jiwrajka and Katie Seiler

The Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra
YMCA Theatre
820 Mass Ave
Cambridge

The Boston Horns

Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

Western Mass

Western Mass

Catherine Russell

Jazz & Blues vocalist
Mass MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA Way
North Adams

Mark Nomad

Blues Guitarist

Black Moon Music Lounge

37 State Street

Belchertown

Cape Cod

Bart Weisman Jazz Group

Cape Codder Resort & Spa
1225 Iyannough Road
Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis

For year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, radio stations, campus events, weekend brunches and jazz activities throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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