Jazz Week '10
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For 10 days from April 23 to May 2, Jazz Week '10: Made in Boston, Played in Boston celebrates the special role the Boston jazz scene plays as an incubator and stage for some of the most creative musicians in the world. More than 230 events at over 80 venues, many of them inspired by this year's theme, offer a look to the music's future and a nod to its past.
With proclamations by the Mayors of Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville and new participants throughout the Greater Boston area, Jazz Week continues to extend its reach musically and geographically. Now in its fourth year, Jazz Week '10 is the biggest and best celebration yet, offering more variety than ever and plenty of free and low-cost events.
Among the highlights:
- "Free Friday" featuring kickoff day concerts by NEC student ensembles in public spaces around the city and an evening kickoff concert at Jordan Hall with the NEC Jazz Orchestra and special guest Ran Blake.
- Concert tributes to two Boston jazz legends, the late renowned teacher, pianist, and composer Charlie Banacos and clubowner Lennie Sogoloff of Lennie's-on-the-Turnpike fame
- Exclusive U.S. preview of "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench," a Boston-made film about the relationship of music and love, introduced by trumpeter Jason Palmer, who also stars in the film
- Jazz on Film at the Regent, five not-to-be-missed documentaries of jazz greats and great performances at the Regent Theatre in Arlington
- Jazz Week in the Galleries, live performances at art galleries and studios in Somerville, the South End, Lower Roxbury, Dorchester, and Brookline, including the Leonard/Raberg/Tronzo Trio at the GASP Gallery
- Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library, 7 days and nights of free seminars and performances for all ages at the Main Library in Copley Square, presented by JazzBoston
- Jazz Week @ Your Neighborhood Library, six interdisciplinary programs including Gifrants at the Hyde Park Branch Library, the Makanda Project featuring Oliver Lake at the Dudley Branch Library, and the Bert Seager Trio at the Newton Free Library
- Jazz Week in East Boston, including performances by Sergio Salvatore at Zumix Sumner Street Firehouse and the Nick Grondin Jazz Band and Infrared Band at 80 Border Street Cultural Exchange
- Jazz Week @ Fenway Park, with vocalist and NEC faculty member Dominique Eade performing the national anthem before the Sox-Orioles game on kickoff day and a jazz ensemble from NEC providing pre-game entertainment inside the gates
- Chefs Jam for Jazz Week, a repeat of last year's partnership between JazzBoston and the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau to promote affordable dining and listening experiences with specially priced menus and jazz-inspired dishes at some of Boston's most popular restaurants.
For the full schedule of Jazz Week '10 events, updated daily, click here. For scenes of this year's action, check out the Jazz Week '10 Photo Gallery.
JazzBoston is deeply appreciative of the support of our Sponsors and Partners, who made Jazz Week '10 possible. We also extend a warm personal thanks to the 2010 Friends of Jazz.
