Jazz Week — April 21 to 29
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Preview Events
Wednesday, April 11
Laszlo Gardony Trio w/ John Lockwood & Yoron Israel
Wednesdays at Wheelock/Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month
Wheelock College, 43 Hawes St., Brookline
7 - 9 PM
617/879-2302
Free
Saturday, April 14
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The Harvard Jazz Band w/ Eddie Palmieri & Brian Lynch The Afro-Cuban Connection: A 35th Anniversary Concert Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge 8 PM 617/496-2222, www.boxoffice.harvard.edu $15, students $8 |
Friday, April 20
WGBH 89.7FM, "Jazz from Studio Four"
8pm
"Jazz Goes Classical"
In honor of Classical Music Month, Steve Schwartz looks at the musical space where jazz meets classical music, featuring Chet Baker playing Ravel; Yusef Lateef playing Satie and Benny Carter playing his Symphony in Riffs. Work by Bill Evans, Coleman Hawkins, Lee Konitz and others will also be included.
8pm
Jazz Week
Saturday, April 21
The Bob Gallo QuintetClub Caravan, 1380 North Shore Rd., Revere
3 - 7 PM
781/284-9599
$5
Jazz Jam Session - Paulo Danay Band
Slade’s Bar & Grill, 958 Tremont St., Boston
4 - 7 PM
617/442-4600, www.sladesbar.com
No cover
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Stringer Experience Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave., Boston 6 - 8 PM 617/424-1408, http://www.wallyscafe.com No cover |
Marianne Solivan
Art in Bloom
The Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston
7:30 - 10:30 PM
617/369-3300, www.mfa.org
Beth Logan & Harvey Diamond w/ the Workingman's Jazz Band
Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord
978/369-9200, www.concordscolonialinn.com
No cover
All-Star Jazz Blowout: Benefit for New Orleans Habitat Musicians’ Village
Jazz Week kick-off concert featuring drummer Max Weinberg, Band Leader of NBC TV's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," w/ Phil Wilson directing the Rainbow Band joined by faculty & student guests from Berklee, NEC, Harvard, MIT, Wellesley, Longy & Brandeis. Also: Henri Smith & Nat Simpkins; the reunion of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet w/ Allan Chase, Cercie Miller, Tom Hall & Joel Springer.
Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston
8 PM
617/931-2000, 617/747-2261, www.ticketmaster.com
$15, students & seniors $10
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The Makanda Project John Kordalewski, Salim Washington, Charlie Kohlhase, Kurtis Rivers, Sean Berry, Josiah Woodson, Robert Stringer, John Lockwood & Yoron Israel 8PM Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd., Newton Centre 781/237-1917, www.highlandjazz.org $16, students $10 * Presented by the Highland Jazz Series |
Herman Johnson Quartet
Bob's Southern Bistro, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston
617/536-6204, www.bobssouthernbistro.com
7:30 PM
$3-$5
http://www.bobssouthernbistro.com
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Lyambiko The Real Deal at The Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., Cambridge 7 PM & 9:30 PM 617/876-7777, www.concertix.com $20 (Also Apr. 20, $16) |
Jason Palmer Collective
Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave, Boston
9:30 PM - 1 AM
617/424-1408, www.wallyscafe.com
No cover
Agape: The Kenneth Hollman Quintet
The Music of Cedar Walton
"Jazz Week at the Piano Factory "
The Gallery at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston
8-10:30 PM
617/437-9365
Also, from Apr. 21-29 at the Gallery at the Piano Factory: A weeklong communal celebration of the art of jazz through a multi-media presentation that includes paintings, photographs, live music, food and drink. Featuring paintings by Richard Waters and others, photographs by Vinnie Haynes.
Teresa Ines
Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge
9 PM
617/876-9330, www.ryles.com
$12
Alan Rowe Quartet
Solstice, 1625 Tremont St., Boston
10 PM - 1 AM
617/566-5958, www.solsticecafe.net
No cover
Suzanne Davis
Taj Boston Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston
617/536-5700
6 PM – Midnight
No cover
6-9 PM: Bill Duffy
9:30 PM-12:30 AM: Joe Barbato
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
No cover
Sunday, April 22
11 AM - 2 PM: Dan Greenspan, Jazz Brunch Duo6 - 9 PM: Alfredo Cardim
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
No cover
Jazz Brunch w/ Yoko Miwa
Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge
10 AM - 3 PM
617/876-9330, www.ryles.com
No cover
Nadine Chase & Jon Wheatley, Sunday Brunch
Haley House Bakery Café, 12 Dade St. (Dudley Square), Roxbury
11AM - 2 PM
617/445-0900, www.haleyhouse.org/cafe/
Sinatra Sunday Brunch w/ Bennett Miller
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
11AM - 2 PM
617/357-5825, www.luckyslounge.com
No cover
Made in the Shade
Langham Hotel, Post Office Square, Boston
11 AM - 3 PM
617/451-1900
$50, children 12 and under $17.50
Jazz Brunch w/ Ronnie Ron Duo
Bravo @ the MFA, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston
11:30 AM - 3 PM
617/369-3474, www.mfa.org
$29, $34
Jazz Brunch w/ Greg Capozzi
Bambara, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge
11:30 AM – 2 PM
617/868.4444, www.bambara-cambridge.com
No cover
Sunday Brunch w/ Steve Fell Quartet
Pomodoro, 24 Harvard St., Brookline
Noon - 3 PM
617/566-4455
No cover
Jim Hobbs & the Fully Celebrated Orchestra
"Jazz Week at the Piano Factory "
The Gallery at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston
1:30-3:30 PM
617/437-9365
Also, from Apr. 21-29 at the Gallery at the Piano Factory: A weeklong communal celebration of the art of jazz through a multi-media presentation that includes paintings, photographs, live music, food and drink. Featuring paintings by Richard Waters and others, photographs by Vinnie Haynes.
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JazzBoston Family Initiative — Jazz for All Ages Center for Latino Arts, Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center at Villa Victoria, 405 Shawmut Ave., Boston 2 - 3 PM: Latin Jazz Master Class for Children w/ Anita Quinto 2:30 - 4:30 PM: Face Painting for Children w/ PartyArty 4 - 5 PM: Drum Circle for Children & Parents w/ Marcus Santos 617/262-1342, www.claboston.org $5, children $3 |
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Jazz at the Jamaicaway, Jam Session Jamaicaway Books & Gifts 676 Centre St., Jamaica Plain 2 - 5 PM $5 suggested 617/983-3204, www.jamaicawaybooks.com |
Young People’s Jazz in the Afternoon
The Community Music Center of Boston, outside, at the Boston Center for the Arts
3 PM
Family friendly
Free
Jazz Jam Session - Zeke Martin
Slade’s Bar & Grill, 958 Tremont St., Boston
4 - 7 PM
617/442-4600, www.sladesbar.com
No cover
Either/Orchestra
Milky Way, 403-405 Center St., Jamaica Plain
9 & 11 PM
617/524-3740, www.milkywayjp.com
$10
Jason Palmer, Jazz Jam Session
Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave., Boston
4 - 7 PM
617/424-1408, www.wallyscafe.com
No cover
Jazz Jam Session
Acton Jazz Café, 452 Great Rd., Rtes 2A & 119, Acton
4 - 7 PM
978/263-6161, www.actonjazzcafe.com
$5
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Ray Santisi Trio & Guests Marriott Copley Hotel, Terrace Lounge, Boston 7 – 11 PM 617/236-5800 No cover |
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Lori Dow & Friends Sunday Brunch Bob's Southern Bistro, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston 10 AM - 2:30 PM 617/536-6204, www.bobssouthernbistro.com No cover http://www.bobssouthernbistro.com |
Paul Broadnax w/ Marty Ballou & Bob Gullotti
Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston
8 PM – Midnight
617/536-1775, www.topofthehub.net
No cover
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Al Vega Trio Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM 617/357-5825, www.luckyslounge.com No cover |
B3 Kings
Matt Murphy's Pub, 14 Harvard St., Brookline
10 PM - 2 AM
617/232-0188, www.mattmurphyspub.com
No cover
Monday, April 23
JazzBoston Presents: Perspectives on JazzJazz — Black America's Gift to the Nation & the World
Lecture by Leonard Brown
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Square, Boston
Noon
Free
Tight Makes Right: Music of the Big Band Era
Jay Keyser
w/ Fred Harris, lecture
Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
3 PM
617/452-3205
Free
Paul Broadnax Duo w/ Peter Kontrimas
Bullfinch's Restaurant, 630 Post Rd., Sudbury
6 - 9:30 PM
978/443-4094, www.bullfinchs.com
No cover
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Jazz Week @ Borders Kevin Harris Project Borders-Back Bay In-Store Performance Series, 511 Boylston St., Boston 7 PM 617/236-1444 Free |
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JazzBoston Presents: Perspectives on Jazz Jazz Cross-Currents Panel w/ Joe Lovano, Phil Scarff, Mehmet Sanlikol & Bertram Lehman New England Conservatory, Room SB113, 241 St. Botolph St., Boston 7:30 PM Free |
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Berklee Faculty Jam Session hosted by Bill Banfield Bob's Southern Bistro, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston 7:30 PM 617/536-6204, www.bobssouthernbistro.com |
Tufts Small Jazz Ensembles
Distler Performance Hall, Tufts University, Medford
8 – 10 PM
617/628-5000, www.tufts.edu
Free
WGBH 89.7FM "Jazz with Eric in the Evening"
"Duke Ellington"
Eric Jackson celebrates legendary jazz innovator Duke Ellington’s birthday (4/29/1899) with his annual two-part spotlight on the Duke. The first segment features Ellington’s music from the 1920s to 1950 and the second from the 1950s onward.
8 PM
Pat Donaher - Lift It & It Says Live
Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge
7:15 & 8:30 PM
617/876-6060, www.lily-pad.net
$10
Bill Duffy
6 - 10 PM
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
No cover
Jazz Jam hosted by Marianne Solivan
Les Zygomates, 129 South St., Boston
8 - 11 PM
617/542-5108, www.winebar.com
No cover
The Fringe
Creative Nation Concert Series
Artists from Boston label Creative Nation Music
The Lily Pad, Inman Square, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge
10 PM
info@cnmpro.com, www.cnmpro.com
$10, $5 w/ student ID
Tuesday, April 24
JazzBoston Presents: Perspectives on Jazz
Jazz in the South End, Then & Now
Panel w/ Eric Jackson, Hy Lockhart, Ed Henderson & Al Vega
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Square, Boston
Noon
Free
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Jazz Week @ Borders Gypsy Schaeffer Borders- Back Bay In-Store Performance Series 511 Boylston St., Boston 7 PM 617/236-1444 Free |
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Allan Chase Trio w/ John Damian & Bob Nieske Tribute to Jimmy Giuffre Rutman's Violins, 11 Westland Rd., Boston 7:30 - 9:30 PM www.rutmansviolins.com Donation |
WGBH, 89.7 FM Live Broadcast
"Jazz with Eric in the Evening"
Mike Tucker Quartet: Hailed by the Boston Herald as “one of the most promising young tenor saxophone players in jazz”, Mike Tucker and his Quartet join Eric Jackson live in Studio One for the final jazz performance in this venerable space.
8 PM
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FiLmprov A Moment in Chaos Animated Films by Kate Matson w/ Improvisation by Phil Scarff, John Funkhouser, Mark Harvey, Peter Bloom, Jay Keyser, Dan Zupan & Harry Wellott * In conjunction w/the Cambridge Science Festival Volpe Transportation Building, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Cambridge 7:30 PM 617/452-3205 fiLmprov.tripod.com $10 |
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Bob Brookmeyer w/ New England Conservatory Jazz Composers Orchestra Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston 8 PM 617/585-1100, www.newenglandconservatory.edu Free |
Inviting Invention: Deborah Henson-Conant w/ Special Guest
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Auditorium, 220 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
*In conjunction w/ the Cambridge Science Festival
6:30 PM
www.cambridgesciencefestival.org
Free
Bill Duffy
Taj Boston Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston
6 – 11 PM
617/536-5700
No cover
Joe Barbato
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
6 – 10 PM
617/338-4400
No cover
Black Eagle Jazz Band
Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main St., Sherborn
7-9:30 PM
508/655-9521
$10
Ed Saindon Quartet
Sahara Club, 4 Bates St., Methuen
7:30-10:30 PM
978/683-9200
Chris Taylor Trio
Top of the Hub Restaurant & Bar
800 Boylston St., Prudential Bldg, 52nd Fl, Boston
8:30 PM - 1 AM
617/536-1775, www.selectrestaurants.com
No cover
Harry Fix Quartet
Les Zygomates, 129 South St., Boston
8 PM - Midnight
617/542-5108 www.winebar.com
No cover
Boston Horns Big Band
Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge
8:30 PM
617/876-8330, www.ryles.com
$7
Wednesday, April 25
JazzBoston Presents: Perspectives on JazzFrom the Savoy to Storyville — Touring the Boston Jazz Scene 1937-1962
Lecture by Richard Vacca
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Square, Boston
Noon
Free
James Merenda’s Masked Marvels
Matt Murphy’s Pub, 14 Harvard St., Brookline
10:30 PM
www.mattmurphyspub.com
No cover
Ben Monder
Johnny Ds, 17 Holland St., Somerville MA
8:30 PM
617/776.2004, www.johnnyds.com
$15
Keller Room, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston
6:30 PM
617/585-1100, www.newenglandconservatory.edu
Free
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Jazz Week @ Borders Elan Trotman Borders-Back Bay In-Store Performance Series, 511 Boylston St., Boston 7 PM 617/236-1444 Free |
Inviting Invention: Deborah Henson-Conant w/ Special Guests
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Auditorium, 220 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
*In conjunction w/ Cambridge Science Festival
6:30 PM
www.cambridgesciencefestival.org
Free
Joe Morocco
Taj Boston Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston
6 – 11 PM
617/536-5700
No cover
Alfredo Cardim
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
6 – 10 PM
617/338-4400
No cover
Chris Taylor Trio
Top of the Hub Restaurant & Bar
800 Boylston St., Prudential Bldg, 52nd Fl, Boston
8:30 PM - 1 AM
617/536-1775, www.selectrestaurants.com
No cover
Eric Hofbauer & Industrious Noise
Creative Nation Concert Series
Artists from Boston label Creative Nation Music
The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge
7 - 9:30 PM
info@cnmpro.com, www.cnmpro.com
$10, $5 w/ student ID
Lisa Thorson, Tim Ray & Dave Clark
Jazz at Masona Grill
Masona Grill, 4 Corey St., West Roxbury
7:30 PM & 9 PM
617/323-3331, www.masonagrill.com
$10
Rusty Scott Quartet
Les Zygomates, 129 South St., Boston
8 PM - Midnight
617/542-5108, www.winebar.com
No cover
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Patricia Zarate, Francisco Molina & Others A Tribute to Chile Ryles, 212 Hampshire St. Cambridge 8 PM 617/876-9330 $10 www.ryles.com |
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Jimmy Mazzy & the Last Minute Men Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord 8 PM 978/369-9200, No cover www.concordscolonialinn.com |
The Herbert Four/ Upbeat Ratpack Night
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
9:30 PM - 12:45 AM
617/357-5825, www.luckyslounge.com
No cover
Steve Fell Quartet w/ Andy Voelker
The Fireplace Restaurant, 1634 Beacon St., Brookline
9:30 PM - 12:30 AM
(617) 975-1900, www.fireplacerest.com
No cover
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Jerry Bergonzi, Bruce Gertz, Bob Kaufmann & Gabriel Guerrero Acton Jazz Café, 452 Great Rd., Rtes 2A & 119 8:30 PM 978/263-6161, $7.50 www.actonjazzcafe.com |
Thursday, April 26
Inviting Invention: Deborah Henson-Conant w/ Special GuestsNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Auditorium, 220 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
*In conjunction w/ the Cambridge Science Festival
2:30 PM
www.cambridgesciencefestival.org
Free
Willie Sordillo
Jazz Worship Service
Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston
6 PM
617/425-5159
Free
Keller Jazz at New England Conservatory
Keller Room, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston
6:30 PM
617/585-1100, www.newenglandconservatory.edu
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Nadine Chase & Jon Wheatley Dalias Bistro & Wine Bar,1657 Beacon St., Brookline 7 - 9 PM 617/730-8040/td> |
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Henri Smith & Nat Simpkins Bob's Southern Bistro, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston 7 - 11 PM 617/536-6204 $3-5www.bobssouthernbistro.com |
Eric Hofbauer Infra-Red Band & Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club
Creative Nation Concert Series
Artists from Boston label Creative Nation Music
The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St. Cambridge
7 - 9:30 PM
info@cnmpro.com, www.cnmpro.com
$10, $5 w/student ID
The Dave Whitney Swing Orchestra
Angelica's Restaurant, Middleton
7:30 - 11 PM
978/750-4900
$15, covers dinner & dancing
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Avishai Cohen The Regattabar, Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge 7:30 & 10 PM 617/661-5000, www.regattabarjazz.com $20 |
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Jazz Week @ Borders Mike DiBari Trio Borders-Back Bay In-Store Performance Series, 511 Boylston St., Boston 7 PM 617/236-1444 Free |
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Frank Morgan Scullers Jazz Club, Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, Boston 8 & 10 PM 617/562-4111, www.scullersjazz.com $20 |
Yoko Miwa Trio
Les Zygomates, 129 South St., Boston
8 PM - Midnight
617/542-5108, www.winebar.com
No cover
Chris Taylor Trio
Top of the Hub Restaurant & Bar
800 Boylston St., Prudential Bldg, 52nd Fl, Boston
8:30 PM - 1 AM
617/536-1775, www.selectrestaurants.com
No cover
Alfredo Cardim
Taj Boston Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston
6 – 11 PM
617/536-5700
No cover
Joe Morocco
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
6 – 10 PM
617/338-4400
No cover
Ray Santisi Trio
Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge
8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
617/876-9330, www.ryles.com
$10
Al Vega Trio
Mr. Dooley's Tavern, 77 Broad St., Boston
9 PM - 1 AM
617/338-5656
No cover
Andrew Stern Project
The Fireplace Restaurant, 1634 Beacon St., Brookline
9:30 PM - 12:30 AM
(617) 975-1900, www.fireplacerest.com
No cover
Grayson Farmer & the Wild Sextet, Late Night Jazz Jam
Matt Murphy's Pub, 14 Harvard St., Brookline
10 PM - 2 AM
617/232-0188,www.mattmurphyspub.com
No cover
Jazz Jam Session
Solstice, 1625 Tremont St., Boston
10 PM - 1 AM
617/566-5958, www.solsticecafe.net
No cover
Friday, April 27
JazzBoston Presents: Perspectives on JazzJazz Week, Then & Now
Panel w/ Arni Cheatham, Ron Gill, Mark Harvey, Marianne Solivan & Bob Young
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, Copley Square, Boston
Noon
Free
Natraj Trio
Fundraiser for Backers of the Lexington Debate
Lexington Historical Society Depot, 1332 Mass. Ave., Lexington
6:30 PM
781/862-1703
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Jazz Week @ Borders Grace Kelly Also: Live event painting by Gail Fitzpatrick, sale immediately after to benefit JazzBoston Borders-Back Bay In-Store Performance Series, 511 Boylston St., Boston 7 PM 617/236-1444 Free |
Krisanthi Pappas
Club Café/209, 209 Columbus Ave., Boston
8:30 -11:30 PM
617/536-0966, www.209boston.com
No cover
Alfredo Cardim
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
6 PM - 12:30 AM
617/338-4400
No cover
Eugene Maslov
Taj Boston Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston
6 – 9 PM
617/536-5700
No cover
Revolutionary Snake Ensemblette
Miller Street Open Studios, 11 Miller St., Somerville
6-10 PM
617/835-8969, http://technofrolics.com/MillerStreetOpenStudios/
Free
Chris Taylor Quintet
Top of the Hub Restaurant & Bar
800 Boylston St., Prudential Bldg, 52nd Fl, Boston
8:30 PM - 1 AM
617/536-1775, www.selectrestaurants.com
No cover
Lori Dow & Friends
Bob's Southern Bistro, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston
7 - 11 PM
617/536-6204, www.bobssouthernbistro.com
$3 - $5
Pamela Hines with Becky Livas
Acton Jazz Café, 452 Great Rd., Rtes 2A & 119, Acton
7 - 8:30 PM
978/263-6161, www.actonjazzcafe.com
Garrison Fewell Duo & Pete Kenagy Quartet
Creative Nation Concert Series
Artists from Boston label Creative Nation Music
The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge
7 - 9:30 PM
info@cnmpro.com, www.cnmpro.com
$10, $5 w/ student ID
Al Vega Trio
Caprice Restaurant and Lounge, 275 Tremont St., Boston
7 - 10 PM
617/292-0080
No cover
Gerry Beaudoin & Cercie Miller
Club Mediterranean, Rt. 1 South, 24 Broadway, Lynnfield
8 - 11 PM
781/595-9100, www.med-restaurant.com
No cover
Luther Gray, Charlie Kohlhase, Matt Langley Trio
Brookline Tai Chi Center, 1615 Beacon St., Brookline
8 - 10 PM
617/277-2975
Suggested donation $10, students $5
The New World Jazz Composers Octet w/ Daryl Lowery, Daniel Ian Smith, Rick Hammett, Ken Cervenka, Grey Wardson, Keala Kaumeheiwa, Steve Langone & Ricardon Monzon
Jazz in the Sanctuary Series
The Church of Our Saviour, 25 Monmouth St., Brookline
8 PM
617/364-2243
$10, students $5
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Valerie Stephens Exploring Nina Simone "Jazz Week at the Piano Factory " The Gallery at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston 8 & 10 PM 617/437-9365 $10 Also, from Apr. 21-29 at the Gallery at the Piano Factory: A weeklong communal celebration of the art of jazz through a multi-media presentation that includes paintings, photographs, live music, food and drink. Featuring paintings by Richard Waters and others, photographs by Vinnie Haynes. |
Ronnie Ron Trio
Les Zygomates, 129 South St., Boston
8 PM - Midnight
617/542-5108, www.winebar.com
Free
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Marta Gomez The Regattabar, Charles Hotel,1 Bennett St., Cambridge 7:30 & 10 PM 617/661-5000, www.regattabarjazz.com $16 |
Ellis Marsalis
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston
8 & 10:30 PM
617/562-4111, www.scullersjazz.com
$28
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Jason Palmer Collective Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave., Boston 9:30 PM - 1 AM 617/424-1408, www.wallyscafe.com No cover |
Les Fish & the Jazz Cats
Acton Jazz Café, 452 Great Rd., Rtes 2A & 119, Acton
9:30 PM - Midnight
978/263-6161
$11
www.actonjazzcafe.com
Saturday, April 28
Jazz Brunch w/ Ronnie Ron Duo
Bravo @ the MFA, The Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston
11:30 AM - 3 PM
617/369-3474, www.mfa.org
Club Caravan, 1380 North Shore Rd., Revere
3 - 7 PM
781/284-9599
$5
Jazz Jam Session - Jazz Report
Slade’s Bar & Grill, 958 Tremont St., Boston
4 – 7 PM
617/442-4600, www.sladesbar.com
No cover
Stringer Experience
Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave., Boston
6 - 8 PM
617/424-1408, www.wallyscafe.com
No cover
Chris Taylor Quartet
Top of the Hub Restaurant & Bar
800 Boylston St., Prudential Bldg, 52nd Fl, Boston
8:30 PM - 1 AM
617/536-1775, www.selectrestaurants.com
No cover
6 - 9 PM: Bill Duffy
9:30 PM - 12:30 AM: Bert Seager
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
No cover
Alexei Tsiganov
Taj Boston Hotel, 15 Arlington St., Boston
6 PM - 12 AM
617/536-5700
No cover
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Bill Horvitz Band Nave Gallery @ Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church 155 Powderhouse Blvd., Somerville 8 -10:30 PM 617/776-3723, http://www.artsomerville.org//nave/nave_info.html $10, students $7 |
Herman Johnson Quartet
Bob's Southern Bistro, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston
7 - 11 PM
617/536-6204, www.bobssouthernbistro.com
$3 - $5
Agape: The Kenneth Hollman Quintet
The Music of Cedar Walton
"Jazz Week at the Piano Factory "
The Gallery at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston
8-10:30 PM
617/437-9365
Also, from Apr. 21-29 at the Gallery at the Piano Factory: A weeklong communal celebration of the art of jazz through a multi-media presentation that includes paintings, photographs, live music, food and drink. Featuring paintings by Richard Waters and others, photographs by Vinnie Haynes.
Felice Pomeranz Quartet w/ Matt Marvuglio, Barry Smith & Yoron Israel
James Library & Center for the Arts, 24 West St., Norwell
7:30 PM
781/659-7100, www.jameslibrary.org
$20, $18, students $10
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Carmen Marsico Trio Ricardo's Café & Trattoria, 110 Gorham St., Lowell 7:30 - 11:30 PM 978/453-2777, www.ricardoscafetrattoria.com |
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ESP Jazz Vocal Trio Celebrating 30 Years of Music! The New School of Music, 25 Lowell St., Cambridge 7:30 - 10:30 PM 617/492-8105 |
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Marianne Solivan Quartet Les Zygomates, 129 South Street, Boston 8 PM - Midnight 617/ 542-5108 www.winebar.com No cover |
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Ellis Marsalis Scullers Jazz Club, Boston 8 & 10:30 PM 617/562-4111, www.scullersjazz.com $28 |
Hannah Rose & Harvey Diamond w/ the Workingman's Jazz Band
Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord
978/369-9200, www.concordscolonialinn.com
No cover
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Carmen Staaf Quintet Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge 7 - 9:30 PM 617/876-6060, www.lily-pad.net $8 |
Jason Palmer Collective
Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave., Boston
9:30 PM - 1 AM
617/424-1408, www.wallyscafe.com
No cover
Alan Rowe Quartet
Solstice, 1625 Tremont St., Boston
10 PM - 1 AM
617/566-5958, www.solsticecafe.net
Sunday, April 29
Jazz Brunch w/ Anita Coelho
Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge
10 AM - 3 PM
617/876-9330, www.ryles.com
No cover
11 AM - 2 PM: Dan Greenspan, Jazz Brunch Duo
6-9 PM: Joe Barbato
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
No cover
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Wendee Glick, Sunday Jazz Brunch Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord 10:30AM - 2PM 978/369-9200, www.concordscolonialinn.com $26.95 |
Made in the Shade
Langham Hotel, Post Office Square, Boston
11 AM - 3 PM
617/451-1900
Adults $50, children 12 and under $17.50
Sinatra Sunday Brunch w/ Bennett Miller
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress Street, Boston
11 AM - 2 PM
617/357-5825, www.luckyslounge.com
No cover
Bullfinch's Restaurant, 730 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury
11 AM - 2 PM
978/443-4094, www.bullfinchs.com
No cover
Jazz Brunch w/ Ronnie Ron Duo
Bravo @ the MFA, Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
11:30 AM - 3 PM
617/369-3474, www.mfa.org
$29, $34
Jazz Brunch w/ Christine Fawson
Bambara, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd, Cambridge
11:30 AM - 2 PM
617/868.4444, www.bambara-cambridge.com
No cover
Sunday Brunch w/ Steve Fell Quartet
Pomodoro, 24 Harvard St., Brookline
Noon - 3 PM
617/566-4455
No cover
Jazz at the Jamaicaway, Jam Session
Jamaicaway Books & Gifts, 676 Centre St., Jamaica Plain
2 - 5 PM
617/983-3204, www.jamaicawaybooks.com
$5 suggested donation
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Dominique Eade Music for Children of All Ages A JazzBoston Family Initiative Program Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge 3 - 4 PM 617/547-6789, www.ccae.org $8, children $4 |
Kyle Miles Jazz Ensemble
The Regattabar, Charles Hotel,1 Bennett St., Cambridge
Boston Children's Chorus Fundraiser
3 PM
617/661-5000, www.regattabarjazz.com
$20
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The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Jazz in Film: Ellington & Beyond Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston 3:30 PM 617/369-3300, webticketing@mfa.org $25, $20 |
Jason Palmer, Jazz Jam Session
Wally's Jazz Café, 424 Mass. Ave., Boston
4 - 7 PM
617/424-1408, www.wallyscafe.com
No cover
Jazz Jam Session - Paulo Danay
Slade’s Bar & Grill, 958 Tremont St., Boston
4 - 7 PM
617/442-4600, www.sladesbar.com
No cover
Duke Ellington Birthday Bash/Jam Session
The Gallery at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston
5-8 PM
617/437-9365
Also, from Apr. 21-29 at the Gallery at the Piano Factory: A weeklong communal celebration of the art of jazz through a multi-media presentation that includes paintings, photographs, live music, food and drink. Featuring paintings by Richard Waters and others, photographs by Vinnie Haynes.
Harry James Orchestra conducted by Fred Radke
Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood 16th Annual Jazz Concert & Dance
Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead
7 PM
781/631-9300, 781/595-1528
$24 in advance, $28 at the door
Ray Santisi Trio & Guests
Marriott Copley Hotel, Terrace Lounge, Copley Square, Boston
7 - 11 PM
617-236-5800
No cover
Freex to Geex 2007
Computer music sound, live video & improvised music; Berklee faculty & students w/ special guests. Olivia Block presents the world premiere of Rime and Glaze for 16 musicians. Block's score integrates voices, string quartet, laptop soloists, live improvisation with contact microphones and more. Pierce Warnecke, Anthony Baldino and Julia Campbell from Berklee's Music Synthesis Department present new electroacoustic works. Berklee professor Neil Leonard presents Echoes and Footsteps for winds, electronics and video.
* Presented by the Music Synthesis Dept. of Berklee College of Music & Boston Cyberarts Festival
Berklee College of Music, Fenway Recital Hall, 22 Fenway Rd., Boston
7:30 PM
Free
Paul Broadnax w/ Marty Ballou & Bob Gullotti
Top of the Hub, Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston
8 PM - Midnight
617/536-1775, www.topofthehub.net
No cover
Kris Adams
Rat Pack Cafe, 50/60 Worcester Rd., Rt. 9, Framingham
7-10 PM
508/628-1842, www.ratpackcafe.com
$10, $42.50 w/dinner
Al Vega Trio
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
617/357-5825, www.luckyslounge.com
No cover
Films with Music by Duke Ellington, Paris Blues & Anatomy of a Murder
(Also Monday, Apr. 30)
The Brattle Theater, Harvard Square, Cambridge
Jazz Week Coda
Sunday, April 29 & Monday, April 30
Boston Arts Academy Annual Jazz ConcertFeaturing BAA Jazz Combos, Big Band & Jazz Choir
Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge
7 - 9 PM
617/876-9330, www.rylesjazz.com
Monday, April 30
WGBH FM "Jazz with Eric in the Evening""Duke Ellington"
Eric Jackson celebrates legendary jazz innovator Duke Ellington’s birthday (4/29/1899) with the second of his annual two-part spotlight on the Duke. The first segment features Ellington’s music from the 1920s to 1950 and the second from the 1950s onward.
8 PM
