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.

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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

Regattabar Jazz Club

One Bennett Street

Harvard Square, Cambridge

Matt Muirhead/Dan Wilkins Quintet

Second Order Demonics

Ameranouche

Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Boston

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

Michelle Willson

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Elevation Theory

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

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 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Deva Mahal & Fredericks Brown

Beehive Jazz Club

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

The Lily Pad

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

Chianti Tuscan Restaurant

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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

The Battery Wharf Lounge

Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel

Soulfolk Experience – Maritri Garrett

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Elevation Theory

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Yoko Miwa

Jazz pianist

Les Zygomates Wine Bar
129 South Street
Boston

Justin Beech Trio

Lucky’s Lounge

355 Congress Street

Boston

Patrice Monahan's Shufflin Time Band

The Lily Pad

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.

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Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Concert at Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod this Friday, March 2

Jazz drummer Bart Weisman and his Klezmer Swing group are performing at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod this Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Art Gallery.

 Tickets are $18 / $15 for members, and can be purchased online or by calling 508-428-0669.

The group includes Monica Rizzio on violin and vocals , Clayton March on clarinet and mandolin, Alan Clinger on guitar, Laird Boles on bass, and Mr. Weisman on drums.

Weisman is founder and musical director of the Providence Jazz Festival,  which takes place each August on the Cape. 

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

To find tourist information visit MassVacation.com and CapeCodChamber.org.

Playing for Change Live Tour comes to Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Friday, March 2

Playing for Change Live - currently on an international tour - comes to the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $36-$46 and can be purchased online or at the door. 

The show, presented in Boston by Scullers Jazz Club, presents street musicians from around the world who came together in 2009 to create a powerful musical statement that seeks to affect change through music .

Vocalist Clarence Milton Bekker is one of the featured performers at the tour.

Find year round details on jazz in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

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Lawrence Morris Brings A Conduction to New England Conservatory on March 2

Lawrence "Butch" Morris brings his unique talents as composer, conductor, arranger, and performer to the New England Conservatory on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $20 general admission and $18 for students, and can be ordered onlline.

Morris is recognized internationally as the principal theorist and practitioner in the evolution of Conduction® (a term borrowed from physics), a type of structured free improvisation where Morris directs and conducts an improvising ensemble with a series of hand and baton gestures. In this structured yet free improvisation, Morris conducts an ensemble from the classical, jazz, and contemporary music departments at NEC, where he was recently in residence.

The show is co-produced by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and New England Conservatory in cooperation with JazzBoston.

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SF Jazz Collective Performs at UMASS/Amherst on Thursday, March 1

The acclaimed SF Jazz Collective performs at the Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to the concert can be purchased online or at the door.

Hailing from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, Philadelphia, New Zealand, and Israel, the Collective's multi-cultural lineup mirrors the explosion of jazz talent around the globe. For more about the band, click here. 

You can see a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Fine Arts Center here.

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Esperanza Spalding at the Oscars - What a Wonderful Performance

Image Credit: Sandrine Lee

Congratulations to Esperanza Spalding, Grammy Award winning jazz musician and Berklee alumna, who performed What a Wonderful World at the 84th Academy Awards, along with the 120 member Southern California Children's Chorus.

Spalding and the Chorus performed during the show's In Memoriam montage.

The song, What a Wonderful World, was recorded by jazz great Louis Armstrong in 1968. 

On April 22, 2012 World Music/CRASHarts is presenting Esperanza Spalding and the Radio Music Society in concert  at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Boston. For ticket information click here.

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

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Great American Songbook Concert at Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Sunday, February 26

Hoagy Carmichael 

 

Livingston Taylor, Donna McElroy, Julian Lage and Matt Glaser are performing from the Great American Songbook - featuring the works of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer - in concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to the show - reserved seating - are $15 general admission and $10 for students, and can be purchased online or at the door.

Berklee is also broadcasting the show live through ConcertWindow live streaming.

To find out about jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events, festivals, weekend brunches and other jazz activities in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.

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Live Jazz and Blues in Massachusetts on Friday, February 24

Hugh Masekela

Looking for some live jazz, blues or world music in Massachusetts on Friday, February 24, 2012?  MassJazz offers this selection of performers and venues across the Bay State.

Boston

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

Either/Orchestra: The Collected Unconsciousness
Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue, South Boston

 

Deva Mahal and Fredricks Brown

Beehive Jazz Club

541 Tremont Street

South End, Boston

Malabar

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

Cambridge

An Evening of POEMJAZZ
Featuring Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood
Regattabar Jazz Club

Charles Hotel
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Rhythm of the Americas Trio

Gill Aharon Trio
The Lily Pad

1353 Cambridge Street

Inman Square, Cambridge

Dan Fox’s Jazz Singers Showcase

Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge

North of Boston

The Legendary Ladies of Song:
The Music of Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney
Rogers Centerfor the Arts
Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover
 

Western Mass

Jill Connolly
Blue Rock Restaurant & Bar
10 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls
  

Roomful of Blues
Bull Run Restaurant
215 Great Road, Shirley
 

Central Mass

Yoron Israel with High Standards
Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis Street
Framingham

Southeastern Mass

Hugh Masekela
Zeiterior Theatre
684 Purchase Street
New Bedford
 

Paula Cole
Narrows Center for the Arts
16 Anawan Street
Fall River

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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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.

For year round jazz in concert halls, clubs, hotel lounges and college campuses throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com

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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. 

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

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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.

For more school vacation ideas across Massachusetts, visit MassVacation.com.

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.

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

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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.

To follow jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events and other jazz activities year round in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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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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Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra Performing in Cambridge on February 18

The Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra is performing in concert at the YMCA Theatre on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

The JCA will play the music of David Harris, Darrell Katz, Bill Lowe, Bob Pilkington, Warren Senders, Hiro Honshuku and Norm Zocher.

Tickets to the concert are $12 general admission and $8 for seniors and students.

The YMCA is located at 820 Massachusetts in Cambridge, between Central Square and Harvard Square.  For directions click here.

You can find year round news on jazz concerts, night clubs, campus events, radio programs and jazz organizations throughout Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

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

 

New Black Eagle Jazz Band Performs at Rogers Center in N. Andover on February 17

The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, one of New England's foremost disciples of the New Orleans jazz tradition, is performing in concert at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College in North Andover on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

The band formed in 1971 and since then has played in concert halls around the world.

Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased online, or by calling 978 837-5355.  Tickets are $25 the day of the concert. 

Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Rogers Center. 

To find details on live jazz in night clubs, concert venues, college campuses and other locations around Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com.

Lance Houston Quartet Performs at Langham Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, February 15

Jazz flugelhorn player Lance Houston and his quartet perform at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 15, 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.

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

Jazz Singer Gretchen Parlato at Regattabar Jazz Club in Harvard Square, February 14

Jazz singer and songwriter Gretchen Parlato is performing two shows for Valentine's Day at the Regattabar Jazz Club at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Tickets to the show are $25 and can be purchased online or at the door. 

Born in Los Angeles, Parlato is a winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute International Singing Competition.  She has produced three acclaimed albums and has been guest artist on numerous others. 

For an upcoming schedule of performances at Regattabar, click here.

To find out more about jazz in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.

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Paul Broadnax and Cassandre McKinley Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on February 14

Noted jazz pianist Paul Broadnax and his quarter, along with guest vocalist Cassandre McKinley, perform at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door.

Dinner and the show is $62 per person.  To make reservations call 617 562-4111.

Here's a schedule of upcoming performances at Scullers Jazz Club.

Find year round details on jazz clubs, concerts, festivals, weekend brunches, radio programs and jazz activities in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.

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Berklee College Wins Nine Grammys at 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony

Terri Lyne Carrington '83, trustee Phil Ramone, Quincy Jones '51, Esperanza Spalding '05, and Berklee President Roger H. Brown

Congratulations to Berklee College of Music, whose alumni and faculty took home nine Grammy at the 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony last night in Los Angeles. Read the whole story here.

The winners were recognized for their work in various categories and fields, including rap, songwriting, jazz and blues.  With Sunday's awards, Berklee alumni have now won 214 Grammy awards. 

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Jazz Singer Nadia Washington Performs at Darryl's in Boston for Valentine's Day Celebration

Jazz vocalist Nadia Washington is performing at a special Valentine's Day celebration at Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen in Boston's South End on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

Check out details of the Valentine's Day menu for the evening, served from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.. 

The Dallas-born Washington - who cites Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan as influences - 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 more details on jazz clubs, concerts, campus events and jazz activities throughout Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

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Jazz bassist Andy Wrba at Mission Bar + Tapas in Pittsfield on Monday Nights

Andy Wrba, bassist for Barefoot Truth,  play a regular jazz night each Monday night at Mission Bar + Tapas in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  The music starts at 8:00 p.m. and there is no cover charge.

The band plays everything from jazz and blues to rock and funk.

Pittsfield is home to the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival held each October in venues throughout the city. 

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Latin Jazz Party at Red Lulus on February 12 supports Salem Jazz & Soul Festival

The Salem Jazz & Soul Festival is sponsoring a Latin Dance Party at Red Lulu's on Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.).  Tickets are $40 per person or $75 for couple, and can be purchased at the door.

The event features live music from Gilberto Rivera & Rumba 4, with dance lessons by Greg Coles, one of New England's best known Latin dance instructors.

Ticket includes complimentary food, including gourmet soft tacos, a chips/salsa/guacamole bar, and an off the charts dessert.   Proceeds from the event benefit Salem Jazz & Soul Festival's mission to support music education programs on the North Shore and produce free concerts for the public. 

The event is also part of Salem's So Sweet, an initiatve organized by Salem Main Streets. 

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McCoy Tyner, David Sanborn, Rebecca Parris, Luther Guitar Junior Johson Performing Live in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 11

McCoy Tyner 

MassJazz has compiled a selection of great live jazz and blues in Massachusetts on Saturday, February 11, 2012.  Check out these performances below, and visit MassJazz.com for a full list of night clubs, hotel jazz, weekend brunches and campus events across the Bay State.

McCoy Tyner with Jonathan Batiste

Regattabar Jazz Club

One Bennett Street

Harvard Square, Cambridge

David Sanborn Trio

Scullers Jazz Club

400 Solders Field Road

Allston, Boston

Pat Loomis Jazz Quartet

Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

604 Columbus Ave

South End, Boston

Peter Smith Trio
Fairmont Hotel Battery Wharf
Lobby Lounge
Downtown Boston

 The American Songbook: The JAZZ View presents
Hoagy Carmichael
Arsenal Centerfor the Arts
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown
  

 Rebecca Parris
“In Love with Parris”
Regent Theatre
7 Medford Street
Arlington

Bart Weisman Trio
Featuring Carol Wyeth
Cultural Centerof Cape Cod
307 Old Main
S. Yarmouth, Cape Cod
 

Henri Smith New Orleans Friends and Flavors
Community House of Hamilton and Wenham
284 Bay Road
Hamilton

Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson and the Magic Rockers
Iron Horse Music Hall
75 Main Street
Northampton

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Jazz Pianist Danilo Perez Performing at Shalin Liu Concert Hall in Rockport on February 10

The North Shore Jazz Project is presenting jazz pianist Danilo Perez & Friends in concert at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets to the concert are $25, $30 and $35, and can be purchased online or at the door.

Born and raised in Panama, Danilo Perez is an internationally renowned pianist, composer and educator who heads up the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee College of Music.

For a schedule of upcoming concerts presented by Rockport Music, click here.

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