Jazz Week '10 Schedule of Events
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Friday, April 23
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Free Friday Kickoff Events Presented by JazzBoston and New England Conservatory Daytime Concerts All Over Town (jazz in public spaces, performed by NEC student ensembles) •Zurca Circus Big Brass Band (contemporary New Orleans) Prudential Center, Boston noon •Ro Sham Beaux (jazz rock fusion) Downtown Crossing, Boston noon •Patrick Kunka Group (modern jazz) South Station, Boston noon •Quenchlove (contemporary R&B, jazz) Cambridge Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge noon •And more …. Check this calendar for updates on venues & times A Conversation with Ran Blake and Ken Schaphorst: Music, Boston, and the Art of Improvisation Fred Harris, Director of Wind & Jazz Ensembles at MIT, interviews NEC Jazz Studies founder Ran Blake & current Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst. Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston, 617/585-1100, www.necmusic.edu 7 PM |
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NEC Jazz Orchestra: Music of Ken Schaphorst with Special Guest, Ran Blake and an introduction by Eric Jackson, the dean of Boston jazz radio Jordan Hall 8 PM |
More Kickoff Events
New Brew Jazz Jam (jazz open mic)
The Red Room at Cafe 939, 939 Boylston St., Boston
www.cafe939.com
1 PM
All ages
Jazz Week East
"Kid Jazz Walk"
A Tribute to New Orleans Jazz
Led by Todd Brunel, Mike Carey,Forbes Graham, Gary Fieldman
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
1 PM
Free
All ages
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Jazz Week @ Fenway Park Red Sox Nation celebrates the music when award-winning vocalist/songwriter and New England Conservatory faculty member Dominique Eade performs the national anthem. An NEC jazz ensemble provides pre-game entertainment inside the gates.
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Chefs Jam for Jazz Week
Good food and jazz go together! From April 23 to May 2, JazzBoston once again partners with the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau to promote great listening and dining experiences at affordable prices. Look for specially priced two-course lunches and dinners as some of Boston’s most popular chefs create jazz-inspired dishes just for this week. See www.jazzboston.org for daily updates on restaurants celebrating Jazz Week.
Jazz @ Your Neighborhood Library
Afternoon and evening music, dance, film and art for audiences of all ages
"The Kohlhase Sessions": Drawings by Tommey (jazz art exhibit, how art inspires art)
Hyde Park Branch Library
35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park
617/313-6557
www.artistsatlargeinc.org
Through May 2, during library hours
Free
Paul Broadnax/Peter Kontrimas/Les Harris
Stone Soup Café, 141 High St. (Rt 133), Ipswich
978/356-4222
www.boudreaujazz.com
6 - 9 PM
No charge
All ages
Terry Eaton's "Satin Swing" (piano standards and light jazz)
Scupper Jack's Restaurant and Bar, 3 Nagog Park, Route 2A, Acton
978/263-8327
www.scupperjacks.com
6:30 – 10:30 PM
No cover
All ages
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Wendee Glick Quartet Montebello Ristorante Italiano, 2 Florence St., Malden 781.321.8500 7-10 PM http://www.montebelloitaliano.com/default.asp No cover, reservations |
Jazz Week East
Sergio Salvatore (jazz pianist)
Zumix Sumner Street Firehouse, 260 Sumner St., East Boston
www.jazzweekeast.com
10:30 AM Free workshop
7 PM Performance
Seats $5
Standing/sitting on floor free
All ages
Jazz Week East
Carlos Mario Rojas (Colombian jazz)
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
7 PM
Jazz Week East
Jazz Greats Photo Exhibit, Photographer Nick Puopolo
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
Open during entire Jazz Week
Free
Jazz Jamm (traditional sit-in jam session) 7 -9 PM
Jason Palmer Quintet 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
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C'est si Bon, with singer Angela Rossi 7 – 8:30 PM Paul Combs Pocket Big Band 9:30 PM – midnight Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton 978/263-6161 www.actonjazzcafe.com $12 cover at door, $10 online All ages |
Mike Doughty: The Question Jar Show (an acoustic evening)
The Regattabar, Charles hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge
617/395-7757
www.regattabarjazz.com
7:30 PM and 10 PM
$20
All ages
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Stanley Jordan (electric guitar trio) Scullers Jazz Club (in the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston Reservations required: 617/562-4111 www.scullersjazz.com 8 PM and 10 PM $25 All ages |
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NEC Jazz Orchestra: Music of Ken Schaphorst with Special Guest, Ran Blake New England Conservatory of Music, Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston, 617/585-1100 www.necmusic.edu 8 PM Free All ages |
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JCA Orchestra in Concert (creative music) Emmanuel Center, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston 8 PM $12, $8 seniors & students All ages |
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Hal McIntyre Orchestra (straightahead, big band, swing) The Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham 508/405-2787 www.amazingthings.org 8 PM |
All ages
Bert Seager Trio (modern jazz piano)
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
www.fourseasons.com/boston
8 PM to midnight
No cover
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Henri Smith with the Workingman's Band (New Orleans jazz) The Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord 978/369-9200 www.concordscolonialinn.com 8 PM No cover 18+ |
The Ronnie Ron Trio
Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro, 129 South St., Boston
617/542-5108
www.winebar.com
8:30 PM – 12:30 AM
Steve Soares Trio (piano standards)
Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston
617/437-6984
www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php
8:30 PM
$24 minimum per person for table service
All ages
Cubist
Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge
617/876-9330
www.rylesjazz.com
9 PM
$10
All ages
Jim Repa and Destinations
Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly
978/921-2233
www.chiantibeverly.com
9 PM – midnight
No cover
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Rajdulari Stork Club, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston 9:30 PM 617.391.0256 http://www.storkclubboston.com |
Saturday, April 24
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Jazz for Kids, with Lisa Yves Trio, the Young Beboppers, & Tal Shalom Kobi (bebop and classic jazz) |
Jazz Brunch
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
10:30 AM – 3 PM
No cover
All ages
Sinatra Saturday Brunch (jazz duo)
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
617/357-LUCK
www.luckyslounge.com
11 AM – 2 PM
No cover
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Jazz @ Your Neighborhood Library Afternoon and evening music, dance, film and art for audiences of all ages Gifrants (hip hot Haitian) Hyde Park Branch Library 35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park 617/313-6557 www.artistsatlargeinc.org 2 PM Free |
Jam Session (camp, funky, straightahead)
Club Caravan, 1380 North Shore Rd., Revere
781/284-9559
3 – 7 PM
$5 cover
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"The Women of Jazz & Blues" with Pat Braxton and her Band Piano Factory Gallery, 791 Tremont St., Boston 4 – 7 PM $10 donation All ages |
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Sinti Rhythm Quartet (Gypsy jazz) Atwood's Tavern, 877 Cambridge St., Cambridge 617/864-2792 www.atwoodstavern.com 4:30 – 7:30 PM No cover All ages |
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Jazz Jamm (traditional sit-in jam session) 6 - 8 PM Jason Palmer Quintet 9 PM – 1:30 AM Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 617/424-1408 www.wallyscafe.com |
Sinatra Show (jazz trio)
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
617/357-LUCK
www.luckyslounge.com
6:30 – 10:30 PM
No cover
21+
Terry Eaton's "Satin Swing" (piano standards and light jazz)
Scupper Jack's Restaurant and Bar, 3 Nagog Park, Route 2A, Acton
978/263-8327
www.scupperjacks.com
6:30 – 10:30 PM
No cover
All ages
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Carmen Marsico Trio Ricardo's Cafe & Trattoria, 110 Gorham St., Lowell 7:30-11:30 PM (978) 453-2777 http://www.ricardoscafetrattoria.com |
Dixie Diehards (traditional & Dixieland jazz band)
Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St., Marion
508/748-1266
www.marionartcenter.org
7:30 PM
$10
All ages
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The Either/Orchestra (jazz/latin/Ethiopian) Regattabar, Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square, Cambridge 617/395-7757 www.regattabarjazz.com 7:30 – 9 PM $16 All ages |
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Stormy Weather, a multi media tribute to Lena Horne (narration and vocals) Scullers Jazz Club (in the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston Reservations required: 617/562-4111 www.scullersjazz.com 8 PM and 10 PM $38 All ages |
Jamaica Plain Jazz Collective
"Homecoming: Jazz in the Age of Aquarius"
With presentations by author Mark Schneider
Menino Arts Center
26 Central Ave., Hyde Park
8-11 PM
617-361-8676, 617-364-2787
Violette de Bartillat and Friends
Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro, 129 South St., Boston
617/542-5108
www.winebar.com
8 PM – midnight
Kris Adams Trio (vocal jazz and piano)
All Seasons Table, 64 Pleasant St., Malden
781/397-8188
www.allseasonstablerestaurant.com
8 – 11 PM
No cover
All ages
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Charlie Kohlhase's Explorers Quintet Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square, Somerville 617/628-0196 http://www.thirdlifestudio.com 8 PM $8 |
Joe Barbato Trio
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
www.fourseasons.com/boston
8 PM to midnight
No cover
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Phyllis Fallon with the Workingman's Band (standards) The Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord 978/369-9200 www.concordscolonialinn.com 8 PM No cover 18+ |
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Annie Royer and Les Garcons Musette (French and jazz) Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/876-9330 www.rylesjazz.com 9 PM $20/advance purchase, $25/door All ages |
Steve Soares Trio (piano standards)
Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston
617/437-6984
www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php
8:30 PM
$24 minimum per person for table service
All ages
Soul Sax Quintet, featuring Henley Douglas Jr. and Nat Simpkins
Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly
978/921-2233
www.chiantibeverly.com
9 PM – midnight
No cover
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Bill Champitto Stork Club, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston 9:30 PM 617.391.0256 http://www.storkclubboston.com |
Sunday, April 25
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The Yoko Miwa Trio (jazz brunch) Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/876-9330 www.rylesjazz.com 10 AM – 3 PM No cover All ages |
Jazz Brunch
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
10:30 AM – 3 PM
No cover
All ages
Dan Greenspan Duo (jazz brunch)
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
www.fourseasons.com/boston
11 AM – 2 PM
No cover
Sinatra Sunday Brunch (jazz duo)
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
617/357-LUCK
www.luckyslounge.com
11 AM – 2 PM
No cover
Jazz Brunch
Bullfinch's Restaurant, 730 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury
978/443-4094
www.bullfinchs.com
11 AM – 2 PM
No charge
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Billy Novick and Anthony Weller (eclectic, cool, straightahead) 75 Chestnut, 75 Chestnut St., Beacon Hill, Boston 617/227-2175 www.75chestnut.com 11 AM – 2:30 PM No cover All ages, families encouraged |
Jazz brunch with Ferdinando Argenti/piano & John Baboian/guitar (standards)
The Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Square W., Salem
978/825-4311
www.hawthornehotel.com/dining
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
"Burritos and Bop": The Just Jazz Trio (jazz brunch)
Olé Mexican Grille, 11 Springfield St., Cambridge
617/492-4495
www.OleGrill.com
12 – 2:30 PM
Violette De Bartillat
Sugarbowl Cafe, 857 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester
(617) 265-9000
12-2 PM
No cover
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Jem Jazz Trio (laid back jazz) Tryst Restaurant, 689 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 781/641-2227 www.trystrestaurant.com 12 – 3 PM No cover All ages |
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Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library Weekday and evening seminars and performances for audiences of all ages, presented by JazzBoston "Riffs & Raps — Jazzin’ the Generations" Seniors and their juniors are invited to move mind and body as Arni Cheatham, Bill Lowe, and John Funkhouser carry on musical conversations that talk with the past, reinvent the present, and anticipate the future. Discover how the joys of jazz bridge the generations. Central Library, Johnson Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston Rabb Lecture Hall 2 PM Free |
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Tribute to Nina Simone featuring Valerie Stephens (vocal jazz ensemble) |
A-NO-NE Jazz (original jazz)
Café Luna, 403 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
617/576-3400
www.cafeluna-centralsquare.com
2:30 PM
The Julie Lavender Quintet (open studio concert)
The Boston Vineyard Church, 170 Rindge Ave., Cambridge
617/252-0005
www.bostonvineyard.com
2:30 PM
$15
Jazz Week East
SPAJazzy (spaghetti jazz)
Old Italian tunes with a jazz interpretation
Led by Sergio Salvatore
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
Sponsored by Italian Unita
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
4-6 PM
Jazz @ Sally: Paul Combs' Pocket Big Band
Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville
617/666-3589
www.sallyobriensbar.com
4 – 7 PM
No cover
All ages
Little Bang
The Brickbottom Gallery
1 Fitchburg St.
Somerville
5 PM
Suggested donation: $7
http://www.brickbottom.com/
Henri Smith with the Workingmen's Jazz Band (New Orleans)
Glenn's Restaurant & Cool Bar, 44 Merrimac St.,, Newburyport
978/465-3811
www.glennsrestuarnat.com
6 PM
No cover
Jazz Jamm (traditional sit-in jam session) 7 - 9 PM
Whitney (female vocalist) 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
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Al Vega Trio Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston 617/357-LUCK www.luckyslounge.com 7 PM – midnight |
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Kurtis Rivers Quintet VFW Ramsey Post, 54 Woodrow Ave., Dorchester 7:30 – 10 PM |
Poetry Night/Jeff Robinson Trio
Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
617/547-0759
www.lizardloungeclub.com
7:30 PM
$5
21+
Jazz Jam with host Wendy Nottonson 4 – 7 PM
Starlight Jazz Jam 7:30 PM
Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton
978/263-6161
www.actonjazzcafe.com
$5 cover
All ages
Barbara & Al Boudreau Quintet
Stone Soup Café, 141 High St. (Rt 133), Ipswich
978/356-4222
www.boudreaujazz.com
5- 8 PM
No charge
All ages
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Gillypad: Valdisa Moura 5 PM Andrei Matorin (jazz violin) 7 PM Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet 8 PM The Gill Aharon Trio 9 PM The Joe Hunt Trio (interactive improvisation) 10 PM The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/584-2218 www.lily-pad.net All ages |
Whose Muddy Shoes
Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly
978/921-2233
www.chiantibeverly.com
6 – 9 PM
No cover
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Jazz Jam with host Joe Raia Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton 978/263-6161 www.actonjazzcafe.com 7:30 – 10:30 PM $5 cover All ages |
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Karayorgis/Newton/William Outpost 186, 186-1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge 617/876-0860 www.zeitgeist-outpost.org 8 PM $10 or B/O All ages |
Peter Smith Trio (American songbook)
88 Wharf Restaurant, 88 Wharf St., Milton
857/598-4826
www.88wharf.com
8 – 10 PM
No admission fee
All ages
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Joe Hunt Trio Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St.,Cambridge, MA 10 PM (617) 395-1393 $10 http://www.lily-pad.net/ |
Rebecca Cline (standards with Latin influence)
Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston
617/437-6984
www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php
8:30 PM
$24 minimum per person for table service
All ages
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Sunday Night Jazz and Blues with John Minnock & Special Guests Encore Lounge in the Courtyard Marriott, 275 Tremont St. (theater district), Boston 617/728-2162 www.johnminnock.com 7:30 PM – midnight No cover |
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Monday, April 26
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Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library Weekday and evening seminars and performances for audiences of all ages, presented by JazzBoston "Band in Boston: New Directions" Orchestra leaders Russ Gershon (Either/Orchestra), Darrell Katz, (Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra), John Kordalewski (Makanda Project), and Mark Harvey (Aardvark Jazz Orchestra) discuss postmodern explorations in large ensemble composition and performance, including world music influences and the role of improvisation. Moderated by Harvey. 6 PM Central Library, Johnson Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston Boston Room Free |
Global Attraction (contemporary improvisation concert)
New England Conservatory of Music, Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston 617/585-1100
www.necmusic.edu
8 PM
Free
All ages
Jazz Week East
Al Vega, with Steve Marvin, Ted Casher, Rick Klane, Dave Dox
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
8-10 PM
"The Music Workshop" (eclectic casual improv, open stage, open mic)
Riverside Theatre Works, 45-47 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park
617/361-7024
www.rtwboston.org
8 PM
$5 suggested donation
All ages
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Mario Cerra Quartet (original compositions and standards) 8 PM The Fringe 10:22 PM The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/584-2218 www.lily-pad.net All ages |
Marty Ballou Trio (straightahead)
Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston
617/437-6984
www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php
8:30 PM
$24 minimum per person for table service
All ages
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Jazz Jam with Renato Malavasi (jam session) My House Bar & Lounge, 609 Washington St., Rt. 3A, Quincy 617/201-2918 8:30 PM - midnight |
Jose Ramos Blues
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
9 PM – 1:30 AM
Tuesday, April 27
Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library
Weekday and evening seminars and performances for audiences of all ages, presented by JazzBoston
"Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" Exclusive US preview of this Boston-made film festival hit about the relationship between music and love, Introduced by the film’s star, Boston-based trumpeter and JazzBoston board member Jason Palmer. Come early to get a seat!
6 PM
Central Library, Johnson Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
Rabb Lecture Hall
Free
Pierce Series: Tanya Kalmanovitch Ensemble (contemporary improvisation) 7 PM
Dave Harris Ensemble (world music) 8 PM
Frank Carlberg Vocal Ensemble 9 PM
New England Conservatory of Music, Pierce Hall, 241 St. Botolph St., Boston
617/585-1100
www.necmusic.edu
Free
All ages
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New Black Eagle Jazz Band (traditional jazz/swing) Sherborn Inn, 33 North Main St., Sherborn 508/655-9521 www.sherborninn.com 7 – 9:30 PM $10 All ages |
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Yoko Miwa Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro, 129 South St., Boston 617/542-5108 www.winebar.com 7 PM – 10 PM |
Amanda Carr Quartet
The Sahara Club, 34 Bates St., Methuen
603/898-1591, 978/683-9200
www.jockosjazz.com
7:30 – 11:30 PM
$10
Jazz Week East
Paul Broadnax Trio
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
8 PM
$10 donation
Adult
Yvonne Aubert Trio
Stork Club, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston
8 PM
617.391.0256
http://www.storkclubboston.com
Blaque Lyte (contemporary jazz ensemble)
Scullers Jazz Club (in the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston
Reservations required: 617/562-4111
www.scullersjazz.com
8 PM
$20
All ages
Karina Stone (original Latin vocals)
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
8 PM – midnight
No cover
All ages
Jazz Jam with host Jamie Stewardson & faculty of the Rivers School of Music
Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham
508/405-2787
www.amazingthings.org
8 PM
$6 (members $5)
All ages
Berklee Jazz/World String Orchestra (diverse new music)
Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
www.berkleebpc.com
8:15 PM
$10
All ages
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Silvano's Cleome with Joe Lovano Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/876-9330 www.rylesjazz.com 8:30 PM $8 All ages |
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April Hall (American songbook vocals) Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston 617/437-6984 www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php 8:30 PM $24 minimum per person for table service All ages |
Wally's Stepchildren (funk)
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wednesday, April 28
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The Winiker Band (swing, pop, rock) Sherborn Inn, 33 North Main St., Sherborn 508/655-9521 www.sherborninn.com 11:30 AM – 2 PM $20, includes lunch Program for seniors |
Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library
Weekday and evening seminars and performances for audiences of all ages, presented by JazzBoston
"Band in Boston: Traditions and Continuities" Amanda Carr, vocalist and founder of the American Big Band Preservation Society, Kenny Hadley, bandleader, and others explore the foundations of the Boston big band tradition and its vitality today.
12:30 PM
Central Library, Johnson Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
Rabb Lecture Hall
Free
Miles Music: From "Birth" to "Blue" (jazz ensemble music and conversation)
A300 lounge (3rd floor A building), Bunker Hill Community College, 250 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown
617/228-2221
5 – 6 PM
Free
All ages
Todne Texeira
Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro, 129 South St., Boston
617/542-5108
www.winebar.com
6 PM – 10 PM
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Daniel Bennett Group Liberty Hotel 215 Charles St. Boston (617) 224-4001 http://www.libertyhotel.com 6:30pm Free |
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Pierce Series: John Lockwood Ensemble (Lockwood's original compositions) 7 PM Jorrit Dijkstra Ensemble (standards and original compositions) 8 PM Rakalam Bob Moses Ensemble (original free compositions) 9 PM New England Conservatory of Music, Pierce Hall, 241 St. Botolph St., Boston 617/585-1100 www.necmusic.edu Free All ages |
La Femme Women Music Production 7 - 9 PM
Elevation Theory Funk Band 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
The New New Orleans Jazz Band (traditional jazz, pop, swing)
Tony Pilla's Restaurant, Holiday Inn, 15 Middlesex Canal Park, Woburn
781/897-4000
www.tonypillas.com
7 – 9:30 PM
No cover
Phil McGowan Trio – Downtown Newburyport!
River Merrimac Bar & Grille, 50 Water St., Newburyport
978/463-4040,
www.rivermerrimacbarandgrille.com
7 – 10 PM
No cover
Jazz Week East
The Nick Grondin Jazz Band 7:30 PM
Zumix Guitar Jazz Group 7 PM opener
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
Donations
All ages
Lowell's Jazz and Blues Jam Session
Blue Taleh, 15 Kearney Sq., Lowell
978/453-1112
www.bluetalehlowell.com
7:30 – 11 PM
Jazz on the Big Screen
Jazz On Film at the Regent Presents "Jazz on a Summer’s Day" (screening followed by Q&A with jazz scholars & enthusiasts) A celluloid time capsule of the legendary 1958 Newport Jazz Festival
Regent Theatre
7 Medford Street (off Mass. Ave.)
Arlington
781/646-4849
www.RegentTheatre.com
7:30 PM
$7 in advance, $10 day of ($5 for Regent Theatre and JazzBoston members)
Gilad Barkan Band (world jazz)
Regattabar, The Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge
617/395-7757
regattabarjazz.com
7:30 PM
$12
All ages
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The Hot Club of Detroit (gypsy jazz ensemble) Scullers Jazz Club (in the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston Reservations required: 617/562-4111 www.scullersjazz.com 8 PM $20 All ages |
Chuck Anastasiou (solo guitar)
Outpost 186, 186-1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge
617/876-0860
www.zeitgeist-outpost.org
8 PM
$10 or B/O
All ages
Adam Birnbaum (solo piano, improvisations on jazz standards and original compositions)
Boston College, Gasson Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA
8 PM
Free
Patrice Monahan and Annie Royer (French jazz)
Masona Grill, 4 Corey St., West Roxbury
617/323-3331
8 – 10 PM
No cover
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Jimmy Mazzy, Moishe Feldman & the Last Minute Men (traditional/Dixieland, straightahead, swing) The Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord 978/369-9200 www.concordscolonialinn.com 8 - 11 PM No cover All ages |
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Florencia Gonzalez Big Band The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston 617/423-0069 www.beehiveboston.com 8 PM – midnight No cover All ages |
Berklee Rainbow Band: A Lifetime Celebration (big band)
Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
www.berkleebpc.com
8:15 PM
$10
All ages
April Hall (American songbook vocals)
Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston
617/437-6984
www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php
8:30 PM
$24 minimum per person for table service
All ages
KGBG: Bob Kaufman/Bruce Gertz/Jerry Bergonzi/Phil Grenadier
Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton
978/263-6161
www.actonjazzcafe.com
9 PM
$8 cover
All ages
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Joe Weinberg The Fireplace, 1634 Beacon St., Brookline 617-975-1900 9:30 PM |
Thursday, April 29
Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library
Weekday and evening seminars and performances for audiences of all ages, presented by JazzBoston
"Ellington, Boston, and Beyond" Composer and jazz historian Gunther Schuller and Boston jazz historian Richard Vacca discuss Duke Ellington's connections with the Boston area and other aspects of his music and career. A celebration of the Duke on his 111th birthday! Moderated by Ellington expert Mark Harvey.
6 PM
Central Library, Johnson Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
Boston Room
Free
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Nick Laudani 5:30 – 7 PM Harry Fix 8 PM – midnight Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro, 129 South St., Boston 617/542-5108 www.winebar.com |
Jazz Worship Service
Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston
617/536-1970
www.oldsouth.org
5:45 PM
Free
Donations accepted
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Jazz @ Your Neighborhood Library Afternoon and evening music, dance, film and art for audiences of all ages "Rhythm in Sound and Motion" with Forbes Graham (trumpet) and Liz Roncka (contemporary dance) Hyde Park Branch Library 35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park 617/313-6557 www.artistsatlargeinc.org 6-8 PM Free |
Acker Bressler Trio
The View, 357 W. Squantum St., Quincy
6 PM
617-770-2500
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Starchild/The Gwenn Vivian Quartet 6:30 – 7:45 PM
Blues Jam 8:15 – 11 PM
Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton
978/263-6161
www.actonjazzcafe.com
$5 cover
All ages
Pierce Series: Dominique Eade Ensemble (vocal ensembles) 7, 8 and 9 PM
New England Conservatory of Music, Pierce Hall, 241 St. Botolph St., Boston
617/585-1100
www.necmusic.edu
7 PM
Free
All ages
Jazz Jamm (traditional sit-in jam session) 7 - 9 PM
Latin Jazz 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
Bert Seager/John Lockwood/Austin McMahon
Stone Soup Café, 141 High St. (Rt 133), Ipswich
978/356-4222
7 - 10 PM
No charge
All ages
The Joe McMahon Trio (straight ahead)
Redline, 59 JFK St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617/491-9851
www.redlinecambridge.com
7 -10 PM
No cover
21+
The Boston Higashi School Big Band/Milton Academy Jazz groups (world, funky, straightahead)
Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge
617/876-9330
www.rylesjazz.com
7 - 11 PM
$10 cover
All ages
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Jazz on the Big Screen Jazz On Film at the Regent Presents Two Takes on Miles (cool jazz meets jazz fusion) "Miles Davis — Cool Jazz Sound" (25 min.) 1959 TV program with Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, & Jimmy Cobb, & including the Gil Evans Orchestra "Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue" (87 min.) Landmark 1970 Isle of Wight Festival performance with Jack DeJohnette, Regent Theatre 7 Medford Street (off Mass. Ave.) Arlington 781/646-4849 www.RegentTheatre.com 7:30 PM $7 in advance, $10 day of ($5 for Regent Theatre and JazzBoston members) |
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Otis Grove (jazz, rock & funk) Johnny D's, 17 Holland St., Somerville 617/776-2004 www.johnnyds.com 7:30 – 10 PM $8 All ages, family friendly |
Jazz Week East
Infrared Band with Eric Hofbauer (original modern music – guitar, sax, drums)
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
7:30 PM
$10 donation
All ages
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Ned Rothenberg & Sync (merger of jazz and Asian) New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newtonville 617/964-3424 www.newartcenter.org 7:30 PM $20, $15 students |
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Magos Herrerra Quartet (Brazilian jazz vocal ensemble) Scullers Jazz Club (in the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston Reservations required: 617/562-4111 www.scullersjazz.com 8 PM $20 All ages |
Dave Fox 4 (adventures in sound)
Outpost 186, 186-1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge
617/876-0860
www.zeitgeist-outpost.org
8 PM
$8 or B/O
All ages
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Bjorn Wennas/Carmen Marsico Quintet (jazz/world) Vernissage, 1627 Beacon St., Brookline 617/566-3340 www.vernissagerestaurant.com 8 – 10 PM $15, $12 students All ages |
Patrice Monahan and Annie Royer (French jazz)
Savino's Grill, 449 Common St., Belmont
617/484-3499
8 – 10 PM
No cover
"Danzon for My Father," Tufts Jazz Orchestra
Goddard Chapel, Tufts University, Medford
www.tufts.edu
8 PM
Free
Chord Scale Madness/The Urban Outreach Jazz Orchestra (big band)
Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
www.berkleebpc.com
8:15 PM
$10
All ages
April Hall (American songbook vocals)
Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston
617/437-6984
www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php
8:30 PM
$24 minimum per person for table service
All ages
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The Julie Lavender Trio The Stork Club, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston 617/391-0256 www.storkclub.com 9 PM No cover |
Trio Mara
The Fireplace, 1634 Beacon St., Brookline
617-975-1900
9:30 PM
Adam Birnbaum (solo piano, improvisations on jazz standards and original compositions)
Lily Pad, Inman Square, 1352 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
10 PM
$10 suggested donation
http://www.lily-pad.net/
Mark Zaleski Band
Alchemist Lounge
435-439 South Huntington Ave
Jamaica Plain
(617) 477-5741
http://www.alchemistlounge.com
10 PM
No cover
Jazz Bones with Jeff Galindo (post-bop)
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
10 PM – 2 AM
No cover
All ages
Friday, April 30
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Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library |
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Jacob William 'Para' Quintet With Forbes Graham, Jim Hobbs, Steve Lantner,Jacob William, Laurence Cook As Part Of Worldwide Live Streaming And Webcast Of Exhibit "Through The Virtual Looking Glass International Metaverse Based Node For Artistic Diffusion" Harbor Gallery, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston 617-287.7988 http://www.umb.edu/harborgallery/ 12 PM |
Nick Laudani 5:30 – 7 PM
The Ronnie Ron Trio
Les Zygomates Wine Bar and Bistro, 129 South St., Boston
617/542-5108
8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
www.winebar.com
Paul Broadnax/Peter Kontrimas/Les Harris
Stone Soup Café, 141 High St. (Rt 133), Ipswich
978/356-4222
www.boudreaujazz.com
6 - 9 PM
No charge
All ages
Akiko Aoki & JB Duo (voice and guitar)
Sushi Island Restaurant (Sushi & Jazz), 397 Main St., Wakefield Center
6:30-9:30 PM
www.sushiisland.us
781-224-3479
No cover charge/$10 meal/drink minimum
Terry Eaton's "Satin Swing" (piano standards and light jazz)
Scupper Jack's Restaurant and Bar, 3 Nagog Park, Route 2A, Acton
978/263-8327
www.scupperjacks.com
6:30 – 10:30 PM
No cover
All ages
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Jazz on the Big Screen Jazz On Film at the Regent Presents First Boston showing: Rarely Seen Videos from the Private Collection of Jazz Historian Hal Miller (introduction by Miller, providing historical context & related anecdotes) "Boston in Jazz: A Long and Lustrous Tradition" 7 PM "A Century of Jazz Greats" 9 PM One presentation: $7 in advance, $10 day of; both presentations: $12 in advance, $17 day of ($2 discount for Regent Theatre and JazzBoston members) Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street (off Mass. Ave.), Arlington 781/646-4849 www.RegentTheatre.com |
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Pablo Ablanedo Group (Argentinean Jazz) The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/395-1393 www.lily-pad.net 7 PM $10 cover All ages |
The Valerie Stephens Group (jazz funk n blues – musicians bring your ax)
Slade's Bar and Grill, 958 Tremont St., Roxbury Crossing
617/442-4600
www.sladesbar.com
7 – 11 PM
No cover
Jazz Jamm (traditional sit-in jam session) 7 -9 PM
Jason Palmer Quintet 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
Joe Raia and Students of Wellesley College 7 – 8:30 PM
Joe Raia and Faculty of Wellesley College 9:30 to midnight
Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton
978/263-6161
www.actonjazzcafe.com
$12 cover at door, $10 on line
All ages
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India Jazz Suites: Kathak Meets Tap (Indian classical, jazz, tap dance) The Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave. Boston 7:30 PM $40 Special 20% Jazz Week Discount available for purchases before April 28 at 4 PM. For details, tickets and info call World Music/CRASHArts, 617/876-4275 www.WorldMusic.org |
Kenny Werner Trio (jazz piano)
The Regattabar, Charles hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge
617/395-7757
www.regattabarjazz.com
7:30 PM ($25) and 10 PM ($22)
All ages
Wellesley BlueJazz
Wellesley College, Jewett Auditorium, Jewett Art Center, 106 Central St., Wellesley
781/283-2028
www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html
7:30 PM
Free
All ages
Los Americas with tap dancer, Max Pollock (Afro-Cuban band)
Wayland High School Auditorium, 264 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland
508-358-2311
7:30 PM
Free
All ages
Melba Moore & Phil Perry (contemporary R&B vocal ensemble)
Scullers Jazz Club In the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston
Reservations required: 617/562-4111,
www.scullersjazz.com
8 PM and 10 PM
$35
All ages
Jon Damian Trio (original music)
Outpost 186, 186-1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge
617/876-0860
www.zeitgeist-outpost.org
8 PM
$10 or B/O
All ages
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Swing Café (swing, jazz, rockabilly concert and dance) Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham 508/405-2787 www.amazingthings.org 8 PM $16 (students/seniors $15, members $13) All ages |
RapAtaPtaP and "All That" (world jazz and Flamenco-inspired tap dance)
Church of Our Savior, 25 Monmouth St., Brookline
www.patricemonahan.com
8 PM
$15/$12 seniors and students
All ages
Jazz Week East
Tony Vaughn (smooth jazz)
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
8 PM
$10 donation
Adult
Bert Seager Trio (modern jazz piano)
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
www.fourseasons.com/boston
8 PM to midnight
No cover
Hannah Rose & Harvey Diamond Group (standards)
The Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord
978/369-9200
www.concordscolonialinn.com
8 PM
No cover
18+
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April Hall (American songbook vocals) Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston 617/437-6984 www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php 8:30 PM $24 minimum per person for table service All ages |
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Natraj (innovative world jazz ensemble) Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/876-9330 www.rylesjazz.com 9 PM $12 All ages |
Manami Morita Trio
Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly
978/921-2233
www.chiantibeverly.com
9 PM – midnight
No cover
Leo Blanco World Jazz Quintet (Latin jazz)
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
10 PM – 2 AM
No cover
All ages
Saturday, May 1
Jazz Brunch
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
10:30 AM – 3 PM
No cover
All ages
Sinatra Saturday Brunch (jazz duo)
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
617/357-LUCK
www.luckyslounge.com
11 AM – 2 PM
No cover
Wake up the earth/Brothers of Heliopolis (original compositions for 13 musicians)
Outdoor festival, Jamaica Plain, near Stonybrook Station
Noon to 1:30 PM
Free, open to all
Children and families encouraged
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Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library Weekday and evening seminars and performances for audiences of all ages, presented by JazzBoston "A Tribute to Charlie Banacos" The memory of legendary teacher/pianist Charlie Banacos is honored by his former students, including Bruce Gertz, coordinator of this event, Bill Pierce, George Garzone, Rebecca Cline, Bruce Bartlett, Jeri DiMarco Bergonzi, John Ramsay, and Charlie's former bandmates Nick Goumas and Jack Diefendorf. 2 PM Central Library, Johnson Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston Rabb Lecture Hall Free |
John, June & Christina Baboian w/ special guest Artie Barsamian
The Armenian Nursing Home
Jamaica Plain
2 PM
Jazz @ Your Neighborhood Library
Afternoon and evening music, dance, film and art for audiences of all ages
"Found Inspiration by TCS" (piano improv to found film footage)
Hyde Park Branch Library
35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park
617/313-6557
www.artistsatlargeinc.org
2 PM
Free
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Seacoast Stompers (traditional Dixieland, swing) Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton 978/263-6161 www.actonjazzcafe.com 2 – 5 PM $12 at door, $10 on line All ages |
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Pablo Ablanedo Group (Argentinean Jazz) The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/395-1393 www.lily-pad.net 4 PM $10 cover All ages |
Jason Palmer Quintet 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
Kaoruko & JB Duo (voice and guitar)
Sushi Island Restaurant (Sushi & Jazz), 397 Main St., Wakefield Center
6:15-9:15 PM
www.sushiisland.us
781-224-3479
No cover charge/$10 meal/drink minimum
Sinatra Show (jazz trio)
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
617/357-LUCK
www.luckyslounge.com
6:30 – 10:30 PM
No cover
21+
Terry Eaton's "Satin Swing" (piano standards and light jazz)
Scupper Jack's Restaurant and Bar, 3 Nagog Park, Route 2A, Acton
978/263-8327
www.scupperjacks.com
6:30 – 10:30 PM
No cover
All ages
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Alex Baboian Trio Sugar Bowl Cafe, 857 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester (617) 265-9000 7-10 PM No cover |
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Jazz @ Your Neighborhood Library Afternoon and evening music, dance, film and art for audiences of all ages The Makanda Project featuring Oliver Lake Also, Salim Washington on his new book, "Clawing at the Limits of Cool," about Miles & ‘Trane Dudley Branch Library 65 Warren St. Roxbury 617/442-6186 7-10:30 PM Free |
Obbini Tumbao (Afro-Cuban jazz)
The Regattabar, Charles hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge
617/395-7757
www.regattabarjazz.com
7:30 PM and 10 PM
$18
All ages
Jazz Week East
Underwater Airport (jazz band and video)
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
7:30 PM
$10 donation
All ages
Melba Moore & Phil Perry (contemporary R&B vocal ensemble)
Scullers Jazz Club (in the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston), 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston
Reservations required: 617/562-4111
www.scullersjazz.com
8 PM and 10 PM
$35
All ages
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India Jazz Suites: Kathak Meets Tap (Indian classical, jazz, tap dance) The Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave. Boston 8 PM $40 Special 20% Jazz Week Discount available for purchases before April 28, 4 PM. For details, tickets and info call World Music/CRASHArts, 617/876-4275 www.WorldMusic.org |
Steve Lantner Quartet
Outpost 186, 186-1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge
617/876-0860
www.zeitgeist-outpost.org
8 PM
$10 or B/O
All ages
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Leonard/Raberg/Tronzo Trio (improv, composition, electronics) GASP Gallery, 362 Boylston St., Brookline 617/418-4308 www.g-a-s-p.net 8 PM (preceded by a discussion of computers and electronics in jazz at 7 PM) $12 suggested donation, $6 students/seniors All ages |
The Yoko Miwa Trio
Les Zygomates, 129 South St. (near South Station), Boston
617/542-5108
8 PM – midnight
No cover
All ages
The Jazz Navigators (jazz fusion)
Gulu-Gulu Café, 247 Essex St., Salem
978/740-8882
www.gulu-gulu.com
8 PM
No cover
All ages
Joe Barbato Trio
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
www.fourseasons.com/boston
8 PM to midnight
No cover
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Allspice Swing featuring Tad Hitchcock& Valerie Walton (swing and bebop) The Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord 978/369-9200, www.concordscolonialinn.com 8 PM No cover 18+ |
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April Hall (American songbook vocals) Top of the Hub Lounge, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston 617/437-6984 www.topofthehub.net/jazz.php 8:30 PM $24 minimum per person for table service All ages |
Brothers of Heliopolis (original compositions for 13 musicians)
Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge
617/876-9330
www.rylesjazz.com
9 PM – 1 AM
$10
All ages
Mark Retallack Trio
Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly,
978/921-2233
www.chiantibeverly.com
9 PM – midnight
No cover
Sunday, May 2
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The Patricia Adams Quartet (standards) Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge 617/876-9330 www.rylesjazz.com 9 AM – 3 PM Brunch, no cover, all ages |
Jazz Brunch
The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
617/423-0069
www.beehiveboston.com
10:30 AM – 3 PM
No cover
All ages
Dan Greenspan Duo (jazz brunch)
Four Seasons Hotel, Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston St., Boston
617/338-4400
www.fourseasons.com/boston
11 AM – 2 PM
No cover
Cafe Flueri Jazz Brunch with The Robert Rivera Trio
every Sunday from 9/13/2009 to 6/28/2010 (11:00 AM to 3:00 PM)
Langham Hotel,Post Office Sq.,Boston
11 AM-3 PM
617.451.1900
http://boston.langhamhotels.com/en/restaurants/sunday_jazz_brunch.htm
Sinatra Sunday Brunch (jazz duo)
Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston
617/357-LUCK
www.luckyslounge.com
11 AM – 2 PM
No cover
Jazz Brunch
Bullfinch's Restaurant, 730 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury
978/443-4094
www.bullfinchs.com
11 AM – 2 PM
No charge
Jazz Week East
Jazz Brunch
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/569-7287
www.scupsintheharbour.com
Starts at 3 PM
$10 donation
All ages
"Burritos and Bop": The Just Jazz Trio (jazz brunch)
Olé Mexican Grille, 11 Springfield St., Cambridge
617/492-4495
www.OleGrill.com
12 – 2:30 PM
Jem Jazz Trio (laid back jazz)
Tryst Restaurant, 689 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington
781/641-2227
www.trystrestaurant.com
12 – 3 PM
No cover
All ages
Tribute to Lennie Sogoloff and the Legendary Lennie's on the Turnpike
By the North Shore Jazz Project, featuring the Danny Harrington Quartet
Chianti Tuscan Grill, 285 Cabot St., Beverly
www.northshorejazzproject.org
1-2:30 PM & 3-4:30 PM
$17 in advance, $20 at the door
Jazz @ Your Neighborhood Library
Afternoon and evening music, dance, film and art for audiences of all ages
Bert Seager Trio (original compositions, with explanations)
Newton Free Library
330 Homer St.
Newton
617/796-1410
www.newtonfreelibrary.net
2-3:30 PM
Free
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Seacoast Stompers Traditional Jazz Band Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Road (Rte. 2A/119), Acton 978-263-6161 http://www.actonjazzcafe.com 2-5 PM $10 advance, $12 at the door |
A-NO-NE Jazz (original jazz)
Café Luna, 403 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
617/576-3400
www.cafeluna-centralsquare.com
2:30 PM
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India Jazz Suites: Kathak Meets Tap (Indian classical, jazz, tap dance) The Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave. Boston 3 PM $40 Special 20% Jazz Week Discount available for purchases before April 28, 4 PM. For details, tickets and info call World Music/CRASHArts, 617/876-4275 www.WorldMusic.org |
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Jazz Tap Dance: The Legacy Dancers, featuring teen tap phenom, Ryan Casey Gallery at the Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St., Boston 857/233-2974 www.galleryatthepianofactory.org 4 PM $10 suggested donation All ages |
Jazz @ Sally: D+B Jazz Quartet
Sally O'Brien's, 335 Somerville Ave., Somerville
617/666-3589
www.sallyobriensbar.com
4 – 7 PM
No cover
All ages
Jazz Jam with host Steve Burke
Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton
978/263-6161
www.actonjazzcafe.com
4 - 7 PM
$5 cover
All ages
Barbara & Al Boudreau Quintet
Stone Soup Café, 141 High St. (Rt 133), Ipswich
978/356-4222
www.boudreaujazz.com
5- 8 PM
No charge
All ages
Gillypad: Notrio, with Nat Mugavero/Gill Aharon/Eric Hofbauer 6 PM
The Gill Aharon Trio 8 PM
David Maxwell 9:30 PM
The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge
617/584-2218
www.lily-pad.net
All ages
Jazz Week East
Jazz Jam with Todd Brunnell and the Circadian Rhythm Kings
80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, 80 Border St., East Boston
617/510-7011
www.jazzweekeast.com
Begins at 2 PM, followed by Jazz Jam at 3 PM
Free
Refreshments
All ages
Whose Muddy Shoes
Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly
978/921-2233
www.chiantibeverly.com
6 – 9 PM
No cover
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Michelle Willson (cool, straightahead, swing) Glenn's Restaurant & Cool Bar, 44 Merrimac St.,, Newburyport 978/465-3811 www.glennsrestaurant.com 6 PM No cover |
Jazz Jamm (traditional sit-in jam session) 7 - 9 PM
Whitney (female vocalist) 9 PM – 1:30 AM
Wally's Cafe, 427 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
617/424-1408
www.wallyscafe.com
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Al Vega Trio Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St., Boston 617/357-LUCK www.luckyslounge.com 7 PM – midnight |
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Kurtis Rivers Quintet VFW Ramsey Post, 54 Woodrow Ave., Dorchester 7:30 – 10 PM |
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Poetry Night/Jeff Robinson Trio Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 617/547-0759 www.lizardloungeclub.com 7:30 PM $5 21+ |
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Kotaro Shimazaki/Sari Nakamura Group Sugar Bowl Cafe, 857 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester (617) 265-9000 7-10 PM No cover |
Jazz Jam with John Funkhouser, Aubrey Johnson and the Allective Collective
Acton Jazz Cafe, 452 Great Rd., Acton
978/263-6161
www.actonjazzcafe.com
7:30 PM – midnight
$5 cover
All ages
Jazz Tuber Trio with the Zamir chorale (traditional, Dixieland jazz/pop)
Temple Shir Tikva, 141 Boston Post Rd., Wayland
508/358-9992
www.shirtikva.org
7:30 PM
All ages, families welcome
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New Language Collaborative (new improvised music) Featuring Stephen Haynes, Eric Zinman, Glynis Loman, Syd Smart Outpost 186, 186-1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge 617/876-0860 www.zeitgeist-outpost.org 8 PM $10 or B/O All ages |
Peter Smith Trio (American songbook)
88Wharf Restaurant, 88 Wharf St., Milton
857/598-4826
www.88wharf.com
8 – 10 PM
No admission fee
All ages
Nick Grondin Group (original jazz)
Alchemist Lounge, 435 South Huntington Ave., Jamaica Plain
617/477-5741
www.alchemistlounge.com
10 PM – midnight
No cover
