Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Valley Jazz Divas Perform at Black Moon Music Lounge on Tuesday, March 20


The Valley Jazz Divas perform a mix of bebop, blues, ballads and swing at the Black Moon Music Lounge in Belchertown on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.  There is no cover charge.

The trio consists of singers Jill Connolly, Carol Abbe Smith, and Barbara Weene, longtime stars of the local jazz scene with gorgeous vocal harmonies and verve. 

Black Moon Music Lounge, located at 37 State Street in Belchertown, has a full line-up of great music throughout the winter.  Click here for a schedule.

For year round jazz activities in Massachusetts, including concerts, night clubs, campus events, weekend brunches, radio stations, festivals and more, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com or Pioneer Valley.



Monday, March 19, 2012

Danish Jazz Vibraphonist Winnie Dahlgren Performs at Arsenel in Watertown on March 19

Danish vibraphone master and composer Winnie Dahlgren is performing with her Sextet at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown on Monday, March 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.  The concert is part of the Center's Jazz@Arsenal series taking place through the spring.

Tickets are $18 and be purchased online or by calling 617 923-8487. 

Influenced by Latin and World Music genres, Dahlgren's latest CD is  strongly influenced by Afro-Cuban and Caribbean styles.  Dahlgren is a graduate of Berklee College of Music

For a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Arsenal for the Arts, click here.

Find year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events, festivals, radio stations and other music activities in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

Visitors can find information at MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.


Friday, March 16, 2012

Great Live Jazz in Nightclubs across Massachusetts on Friday, March 16


 Miguel Zenon 

Looking for live jazz Friday, March 16, 2012 in greater Boston or somewhere in Massachusetts?  Check out these night clubs and concert halls, compiled by MassJazz.com


Cambridge
Edmar Castaneda and Miguel Zenon
One Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Matt Muirhead/Dan Wilkins Quintet
Second Order Demonics
Ameranouche
1353 Cambridge Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

Boston
Steve Tyrell
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road
Allston, Boston

Michelle Willson
541 Tremont Street
South End, Boston

Elevation Theory
604 Columbus Ave
South End, Boston

Nick Laudani Jazz Band
Ron Poster Trio Swing Piano
Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

(Through April 8)
Huntington Theatre Company
August Wilson’s
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Adric Rosen
Battery Wharf Lounge
Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel
3 Battery Street
Downtown Boston

MetroWest
Stan Strickland “Be Here Now” Quintet
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis Street
Framingham

Hannah Rose and Harvey Diamond Group
Village Forge Tavern 
48 Monument Square, Concord
Colonial Inn Restaurant

Cape Cod
Bart Weisman Jazz Group
Grand Cru @ Cape Codder Resort
1225 Iyannough Road
Hyannis

Western Mass
Dave Shattuck Trio
Blue Rock Restaurant & Bar
10 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls

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

For tourist information visit MassVacation.com 
 

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Restaurant Week Boston Runs March 18-23 & 25-30


The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, along with American Express, is presenting Restaurant Week Boston on March 18-23 and March 25-30, 2012 at participating restaurants throughout the area.

Over 200 restaurants are participating in this year's Restaurant Week, which offers great prices at some of the area's finest restaurants. A two-course lunch is $15.12 and $20.12 for a three course lunch.  A three-course dinner is $33.12 (not including beverage, tax and tip.)

For a full list of the participating restaurants, click here.

This year proceeds from the event are being donated to Melmark New England, a private, not-for-profit, community-based organization dedicated to serving children with autism spectrum disorders.

For more about visiting Boston, go to BostonUSA.com

 

Les Miserables, Celebrating 25 Years, Opens at Boston Opera House on March 13



Les Misérables, one of Broadway's most legendary productions, opens at the Boston Opera House for a three-week run on  Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Purchase tickets online.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the production, presented by Carmen MacKintosh, features all new staging and scenery inspired by the artwork of Victor Hugo. The New York Times calls this production of  Les Misérables “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.”

For details on other Broadway shows coming to Boston ,visit Broadway in Boston.

To find year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, weekend brunches, campus events and festivals, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com
 
 




Monday, March 12, 2012

Flamenco, Gypsy Music Featured at Middle Eastern Music Festival at Berklee Performance Center on Monday, March 12



The Middle Eastern Music Festival - featuring flamenco, Arabic, Mediterranean, and Balkan music - is taking place at Berklee Performance Center in Boston's Back Bay on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 8:15 p.m.

Tickets to the show are $15 and $10 and can be purchased online or at the door.

 Part of Berklee College of Music's Signature Series, the concert focuses on the music of Spanish flamenco composer and singer Enrique Morente, as well as the musical journey of Gypsies from India to the Mediterranean. 

For a schedule of upcoming concerts at Berklee Performance Center, click here

Find year round details on jazz concerts, campus events, nightclubs, radio programs, festivals and other jazz activities throughout Massachusetts at MassJazz.com.

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Jazz Saxophonist Leonard Brown and Joyful Noise Performing in Framingham on March 11


Jazz saxophonist, educator and scholar Dr. Leonard Brown and his group Joyful Noise, perform at the Samba Steak & Sushi House in Framingham on Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:00 p.m.)

Admission is $15 and can be purchased online or for $18 at the door.

Joyful Noise consists of Ron Mahdi on bass, Alvin Terry on drums, George W. Russell, Jr. on keyboards and Leonard Brown on tenor and soprano saxophones.

The show is part of Jazz Sundays organized by nceptive Entertainment, a group that promotes exceptional jazz.  For more upcoming events, click here.

Read an interview with Dr. Brown discussing John Coltrane

Find out about jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events, festivals and jazz activities year round in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

For information about visiting Massachusetts, go to MassVacation.com.






Saturday, March 10, 2012

44th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival Taking Place in Boston on Saturday, March 10


Over 3,000 high school jazz musicians from thirteen states are coming to Boston for the 44th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 10 2012.

The festival takes place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center at 900 Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay.  It runs from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

For a schedule of concerts and clinics, click here. If you can't make it to the festival, you can view it live.

Find about more about Berklee College of Music.

To discover year round jazz concerts, campus events, night clubs, weekend brunches and other jazz activities across Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com


Friday, March 9, 2012

Live Jazz in Greater Boston and Across Massachusetts on Friday, March 9


Ballet Hispanico

Looking for live jazz Friday, March , 2012 in greater Boston or somewhere in Massachusetts?  Check out these night clubs and concert halls, compiled by MassJazz.com.

Boston
March 9-11
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents
Ballet Hispanico
Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont Street
Downtown Boston

March 9
Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess Tour
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road
Allston, Boston

March 9 – April 8
Huntington Theatre Company
August Wilson’s
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston

March 9
Makanda Project with Joe Ford
Boston Public Library
Dudley Branch Auditorium
65 Warren Street
Roxbury

Yoko Miwa
Jazz pianist
Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Herman Johnson Jazz Quartet
604 Columbus Ave
South End, Boston

Deva Mahal & Fredericks Brown
541 Tremont Street
South End, Boston

Cambridge 
March 9-10
Bill Charlap Trio
Regattabar Jazz Club
Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

SF Jazz High School All-Stars Combo
Gill Aharon Trio
1353 Cambridge Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

The Chicken Slacks/ Funk & Soul
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

North of Boston
Danny Heath Quartet
285 Cabot Street
Beverly

Western Mass
Mark Ricker & Jimmy Burgoff
Blue Rock Restaurant & Bar
10 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls

Cape Cod
Bart Weisman Jazz Group
Grand Cru @ Cape Codder Resort
1225 Iyannough Road
Hyannis

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


Thursday, March 8, 2012

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson Opening at Huntington Theatre Company in Boston on Friday, March 9


Huntington Theatre Company is presenting August Wilson's award-winning play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Boston University Theatre, from March 9 through April 8, 2012.

The play is part of Wilson's Century Cycle, and was Wilson's first Broadway hit.  In the play, legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down Chicago studio to record new sides of old favorites when generational and racial tensions suddenly explode. 

Find ticket information here.

See a full schedule of plays at Huntington Theatre, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2012 as one of the region's most acclaimed theatre companies.  See more details about Huntington Theatre.

For year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events and other jazz activities in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.







Jazz Pianist Ramsey Lewis Playing at Scullers Jazz Club on March 8-9


Jazz pianist, composer and legend Ramsey Lewis brings his Sun Goddess Tour to Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Thursday, March 8 and Friday, March 2012.  Joining Ramsey on the tour is Henry Johnson, Tim Grant, Joshua Ramos and Charles Heath.  Show times are 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. both nights.

Tickets are $38 and can be purchased online.

The Chicago native hit the jazz scene in the 1950s with a string of hits like The In Crowd.  Lewis has three Grammy Awards and seven Gold Records.  He received the prestigious Jazz Masters Award in 2007 from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Find a full schedule of upcoming shows at Scullers Jazz Club, located at 400 Soldiers Field Road in Boston's Allston neighborhood.

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

For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Jazz Singer Gian Faraone at BOND Lounge in Boston on Wednesday, March 7


Up-and-coming jazz singer Gian Faraone is performing at BOND Lounge at Boston's Langham Hotel on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Raised in an Italian household in Venezuela, Faraone is forging a unique new sound influenced from a range of artists, from Pavarotti to Sinatra.

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.

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

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Jazz Drummer Kendrick Scott, Live from Berklee's Cafe 939, on March 8


Famed jazz drummer Kendrick Scott is performing a live concert at Cafe 939 in Boston's Back Bay.  The show is part of the new collaboration between York area jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, NPR, and Berklee College of Music, designed to to showcase Berklee alumni.  Read the full press release here.

The show is sold out but listeners can hear the show live by clicking here.

The Checkout - Live at Berklee brings critically acclaimed, New York–based Berklee alumni back to Boston for a series of homecoming concerts at Berklee's Cafe 939. The concerts are broadcast live worldwide over NPR.org/checkoutlive and in New York over WBGO.

For a schedule of upcoming events at Berklee, click here.

To find year round details on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events and festivals in Massachusetts visit MassJazz.com.

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

Cape Cod Trumpeter Lou Colombo Dies


Our prayers, sorrow and appreciation go out to the family of Lou Colombo, legendary jazz trumpet player on Cape Cod, who died in a car accident in Ft. Meyer, Florida this week.

The Brockton-born musician played on Monday nights for decades at the family-owned Roadhouse Cafe in Hyannis, building a faithful clientele who loved top flight jazz.  That fan base included many performers who came to play at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, including Colombo's friend Tony Bennett. 

Colombo also performed at the Provincetown Jazz Festival and was a strong supporter of local jazz on Cape Cod.

His family posted this message on its site at the Roadhouse Cafe in Ft. Meyers, where Lou had been playing through the winter.

Here's a heart-felt tribute to Lou by Dave Rojay in Cape Cod Today.

Thank you Mr. Colombo for your great music. 




Friday, March 2, 2012

Live Jazz in Boston area and across Massachusetts on Saturday, March 3

Yoko Miwa Trio

Looking for live jazz Saturday, March 3, 2012 in greater Boston or somewhere in Massachusetts?  Check out these night clubs and concert halls, compiled by MassJazz.com.

Boston/Cambridge
Peter Smith Trio
Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel

Soulfolk Experience – Maritri Garrett
541 Tremont Street
South End, Boston

Elevation Theory
604 Columbus Ave
South End, Boston

Yoko Miwa
Jazz pianist
Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Justin Beech Trio
355 Congress Street
Boston

Patrice Monahan's Shufflin Time Band
1353 Cambridge Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

West of Boston
Paul Broadnax Trio
Remember Nat King Cole
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis Street
Framingham

North of Boston
Tenth Annual A Capella Night
Rogers Center for the Arts
Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover

Cape Cod
Greg Abate
Cotuit Centerfor the Arts
4404 Route 28
Cotuit, Cape Cod

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

For tourist information visit MassVacation.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...