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

Jazz in July Series

Summer Street at Macy’s

Downtown Crossing

Boston

Tom Wandell Trio

Jazz in July Series

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

Cape Codder Resort

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.

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.

Jazz Singer Anna Talpe Performs at Jazz in July Series in Boston on Thursday, July 21

French-born jazz vocalist Anna Talpe is performing at Petit Robert Central Bistro at 101 Arch Street in downtown Boston on Thursday, July 21, 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.

Tribute to Jazz Pianist Billy Taylor at UMASS/Amherst on Wednesday, July 20

UMASS/Amherst is having a special tribute to Dr. Billy Taylor, one of the jazz giants of the 20th century and a founder of the university's Jazz in July program 30 years ago.

The event takes place in the Amherst Room at the University Campus Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.  Tickets to the event are $35.00 and can be ordered online.

Dr. Taylor, who died in December, 2010 at age 89, is regarded as one of the most influential jazz artists of his lifetime.  He composed over 300 songs and performed with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Webster and others.

For a list of upcoming jazz concerts at UMASS/Amherst this summer and fall, click here.

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

For tourist information,visit MassVacation.com.

Massachusetts Issues Free MassJazz Travel Guide, Available at Visitor Centers and Jazz Venues

Massachusetts has issued its 3rd annual MassJazz Travel Guide, a compendium of jazz festivals, outdoor and indoor concerts and campus events, plus live jazz and weekend brunches at hotels, restaurants and nightclubs across the state from July to November 2011.

The 40-page color magazine is available free to visitors and residents, and can be picked up at tourist centers and jazz venues.  See Distribution List for details. 



The MassJazz initiative was launched in summer 2009 and is supported by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism.  Other partners include Berklee College of Music, University of Massachusetts @ Amherst, Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, WGBH, 89.7, WICN 90.5, JazzBoston and various jazz venues in Massachusetts.

For a up-to-date, year round look at jazz in Massachusetts, visit MassJazz.com.

For tourist information on visiting Massachusetts, go to MassVacation.com.