| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Lizard Lounge Poetry JamPresented by Poetry Jam February 13, 2011-June 29, 2014 Every Sunday with a Poetry Slam co-hosted by Joyce Cunha and Jeff Robinson starting at 7:30pm and a Featured Poet and Open Mic accompanied by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm – there’s a $5 cover and you must be 21 to enter the venue – Sultry red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews give this small room one of the best ambiances in town. | Poetry Jam | 02/13/11-
06/29/14 | Cambridge |
Dancin' at the Mansion w/ Greg Caputo QuartetPresented by Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum March 10-June 9, 2012 The Greg Caputo Quartet featuring vocalist Vivian Caputo, will perform well-loved standards at “Dancin’ at the Mansion” get-togethers at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum every second Saturday 7:30pm to 10:30pm.
Ventfort Hall, where the elegant ambiance of the past is re-created, is offering one evening a month dances at which attendees can indulge in one of the pleasures of the past, couples dancing to great music. | Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum | 03/10/12-
06/09/12 | Lenox |
Bellevue Cadillac and the Evan Goodrow BandPresented by Bay State Cruise Lines - Provincetown II July 3, 2012 Rock and Blues Concert Cruise featuring Melissa Ferrick and Rose Polenzani
The Rock and Blues Concert Cruises will return for an eighth season of summer fun and promises to be better than ever. The series hosts jazz/rock outfit Bellevue Cadillac on a night coinciding with the annual Tall Ships exhibit in Boston Harbor.
The 2012 series will again take place aboard the Provincetown II operated by Bay State Cruise Company, providing one of the best concert experiences... | Bay State Cruise Lines - Provincetown II | 07/03/12 | Boston |
Green River FestivalPresented by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce July 14-July 15, 2012 Western New England's favorite summer festival (voted best festival in the Valley Advocate for the past 10 years)! The festival is thrilled and honored to celebrate Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday on July 14th. Presented by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, this celebration combines a spectacular line up of music on three stages, food, crafts, a dance tent, a wide array of kid's activities and entertainment, and hot air balloon rides for the Pioneer Valley's biggest outdoor... | Franklin County Chamber of Commerce | 07/14/12-
07/15/12 | Greenfield |
Acoustic Hot TunaPresented by Heptunes July 7, 2012 An acoustic evening with the Jefferson Airplane alumnae, Jack Casady & Jorma Kaukonen, with their long-time accompanist, mandolist Barry Mitterhoff, in Newburyport's completely renovated intimate circa 1930's theatre. | Heptunes | 07/07/12 | Newburyport |
The Help Wanted BandPresented by Town of Acton July 12, 2012 Free Event. Open to the public. Outdoor venue-subject to change if necessary. Visit our website for more details. | Town of Acton | 07/12/12 | Acton |
The HootchiesPresented by Town of Acton July 19, 2012 Free event, open to the public. Outdoor venue--subject to change if necessary. | Town of Acton | 07/19/12 | Acton |
Hot Tamale Brass BandPresented by Town of Acton August 2, 2012 Free Admission - Outdoor venue - subject to change is necessary. | Town of Acton | 08/02/12 | Acton |
Bob Wolfman / Larry Coryell BandPresented by The Bull Run Restaurant June 2, 2012 "Transition" is the new CD by this supergroup featuring five of the best players in their respective fields today. Every once in a while a band comes together by some magical, magnetic pull of the cosmos and blows everyone away. Produced by Larry Coryell, the "Godfather" of Jazz/Rock fusion, this new CD reflects influences from 60's Jazz to Classic 70's Blues and Fusion. With music and lyrics by Wolfman, Coryell and Bailey, "Transition" is possibly one of the... | The Bull Run Restaurant | 06/02/12 | Shirley |
FossFestPresented by FossFest June 3, 2012 The FossFest Stage of Carnaval@SomerStreets on Sunday June 3rd from 12-4pm. Located at the Broadway end of Foss Park in Somerville, this is a free, outdoor, afternoon event with live music including rock, pop, americana, and smooth folk. This event is sponsored in part by Somerville Arts Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council and in collaboration with the City of Somerville and East Somerville Main Streets. | FossFest | 06/03/12 | Somerville |
AARON NEVILLE Featuring the Quintet and Charles NevillePresented by gimmeLIVE and North Shore Music Theatre at North Shore Music Theatre June 30, 2012 On Saturday, June 30, gimmeLIVE presents New Orleans multi-Grammy winning legend Aaron Neville with his quintet featuring his brother, Charles. Aaron Neville has been recording multi-platinum hits since his Tell It Like It Is topped the charts in 1967. His triple-platinum album with Linda Ronstadt won a Grammy in 1989 and his 1991 cover of Everybody Plays the Fool was a world-wide #1 hit. In his new CD, the first recorded after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home, Neville's music grows... | gimmeLIVE | 06/30/12 | Beverly |
| Norah Jones | Live Nation | 07/01/12 | Boston |
Chick Corea & Gary Burton Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall October 21, 2012 Hot House Tour with the Harlem String Quartet
The long-standing partnership between these two musical pioneers continues to grow and flourish. In this performance, Chick Corea and Gary Burton will perform material from their new album Hot House, exploring their unique takes on “standards” by composers from Kurt Weill and Antonio Carlos Jobim to Thelonious Monk and Lennon & McCartney. The duo also adds the Harlem String Quartet, expanding their remarkable... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 10/21/12 | Boston |
Chucho Valdés QuartetPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Berklee Performance Center November 29, 2012 Multi–Grammy Award winner Chucho Valdés brings his quartet to the Berklee Performance Center for an evening of thrilling Cuban jazz.
“… the dean of Latin jazz.” – The New York Times
“… one of the world’s great, virtuosic pianists” – The New York Times
[Chucho Valdés is] gigantic, the towering – in all senses – genius of Cuban jazz piano, probably now the... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 11/29/12 | Boston |
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour - 55th AnniversaryPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Berklee Performance Center January 31, 2013 Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals
Christian McBride, bass
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet
Chris Potter, saxophone
Benny Green, piano
Lewis Nash, drums
Monterey is the longest consecutively running jazz festival in the world.This exclusive presentation, Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour, 55th Anniversary, celebrates the Festival’s legacy expanding the boundaries of live jazz presentation. With vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater leading a stellar lineup of... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 01/31/13 | Boston |
Barbara Cook vocals and John Pizzarelli guitar/vocalsPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 6, 2013
“We will just have to start thinking of [Barbara Cook] in terms of a natural wonder, like a solar eclipse.” – The Times (London)
“John Pizzarelli is too versatile to have the common touch … he’s an uncommon talent.” – TIME Magazine
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/06/13 | Boston |
Bobby McFerrin - Spirit You AllPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 14, 2013
A peerless vocal improviser with a breathtaking range, Bobby McFerrin returns with his latest projectinfluenced by the spirituals his father sang: Spirit You All.
“The critics in Germany call him Stimmwunder (wonder voice), and it’s not hard to understand why. There is something almost superhuman about the range and technique of … Bobby McFerrin. He sounds, by turns, like a blackbird, a Martian, an operatic soprano, a small...
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/14/13 | Boston |
Joe JacksonPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre September 19, 2012 “I revere the Duke, but I didn’t want to make a reverent album”, Joe Jackson says of The Duke, his new tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington.
The Duke is indeed an unconventional salute to Ellington, demonstrating the timeless brilliance of his compositions while showcasing Jackson’s skills as arranger, instrumentalist and singer. Though it’s his second album of non-original material (after 1981’s Jumpin’ Jive) it’s nonetheless a deeply... | The Wilbur Theatre | 09/19/12 | Boston |
La Voz De Tres Presented by The Beehive at The Beehive May 30-May 31, 2012 On Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 the dynamic, Brooklyn-based trio La Voz De Tres will take the stage at The Beehive from 8:00PM to 12:00AM. La Voz De Tres will bring infectious rhythms and the nuanced songwriting traditions of Brazil, Chile, Cuba and other Latin American countries to the stage along with the spontaneous and exhilarating improvisation and interplay of jazz.
Armed with the rich and entrancing voice of lead singer Natalia Bernal, keyboardist Mike Eckroth and... | The Beehive | 05/30/12-
05/31/12 | Boston |
Yoron Israel & High StandardsPresented by Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center at Multicultural Arts Center June 14, 2012 With Yoron Israel on drums, Laszlo Gardony on piano, Ron Mahdi on bass and Lance Bryant on Tenor & Soprano Sax. Celebrating the release of "Visions — The Music of Stevie Wonder" Café seating. Snacks, beverages, beer and wine for sale. | Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center | 06/14/12 | Cambridge |
Improv/JazzPresented by IMPROV/JAZZ at Lily Pad June 15, 2012 Scott Getchell, trumpets
Kevin Frenette, guitar
James Bergin, viola
David Haas, piano
Kit Demos, bass & modular synthesizer
John McLellan, drums
plus a Surprise Guest!
("In Flight" watercolor, 2001, by Sonja Maneri) | IMPROV/JAZZ | 06/15/12 | Cambridge |
Jazz Show and Jazz Jam feat: host KaorukoPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 29, 2012 Kaoruko comes from Tokyo where she worked in the nightclubs singing and playing piano. She came to Boston in 1990 to study at Berklee College of Music where she studied jazz composition with Herb Pomeroy, Greg Hopkins and met her mentor of jazz Hal Crook. Kaoruko now leads her band the Kaoruko Jazz Ensemble on the local scen
The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/29/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show/Jam with Daryl Lowery & Berklee facultyPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 7-December 4, 2012 The first hour of the event is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the “jammers” who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
This weeks feature/host: Daryl Lowery and friends. | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/07/12-
12/04/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show/Jam with Ted Knowlton and cohortsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 14-December 11, 2012 The first hour of the event is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the “jammers” who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!! This weeks feature/host: Ted Knowlton and friends.
| Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/14/12-
12/11/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show/Jam with John Funkhouser and FriendsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 21-December 18, 2012 The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
This weeks feature/host: John Funkhouser Trio
John plays... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/21/12-
12/18/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show/Jam with Jamie Stewartson & Rivers School FacultyPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center February 28-November 27, 2012 The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
Jamie directs the Jazz program at the Rivers Music School. He... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 02/28/12-
11/27/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show/Jam with Kaoruko and FriendsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 29-October 30, 2012 The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!
Kaoruko comes from Tokyo where she worked in the nightclubs... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/29/12-
10/30/12 | Framingham |
Folk Open Mic w/feature Bob Dylan's 71st Birthday Bash & host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 24, 2012 Our Amazing Things Folk Open Mike offers a friendly supportive venue for developing singer-songwriters and folks who "just like to play". It is a great way to get to know the music community, and to share ideas and techniques. All types of music are welcome. Fans come to see fantastic local artists, and never go away disappointed. See and be seen - heck build a fan base! Always a feature, always fun. Our host, singer-songwriter Dan Cloutier, (www.dancloutiermusic.com) takes... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/24/12 | Framingham |
Folk Open Mic w/feature Jackie Damsky and String River & host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 31, 2012 Our Amazing Things Folk Open Mike offers a friendly supportive venue for developing singer-songwriters and folks who "just like to play". It is a great way to get to know the music community, and to share ideas and techniques. All types of music are welcome. Fans come to see fantastic local artists, and never go away disappointed. See and be seen - heck build a fan base! Always a feature, always fun. Our host, singer-songwriter Dan Cloutier, (www.dancloutiermusic.com) takes... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/31/12 | Framingham |
The Mystix plays a benefit show for Amazing ThingsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 1, 2012 Hailed by the New England press as "Boston's best roots players" and a "roots supergroup," the MYSTIX are rapidly gaining recognition across the U.S., Europe and Japan as one of the great Americana/Roots bands anywhere. Their latest CD, "Down to the Shore," is a smash hit with radio listeners around the world, reaching #17 on the U.S. Americana Chart, #5 on the Euro-Americana chart, and #10 on the Jambands.com/Relix chart) and was listed as a potential Grammy... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/01/12 | Framingham |
Bombay Jim and the Swinging SapphiresPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 2, 2012 Since the release of their 2001 CD "Keep Honkin", Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires is hailed as one of the country’s hottest swing bands. Featured on the HBO Series, "Family Bonds", and heard on jazz and swing radio stations throughout the nation. Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires has opened for the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and the Les Brown Orchestra. They have performed at The Great Connecuticut Jazz Festival and the Cape Cod Jazz Festival to name a... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/02/12 | Framingham |
Jazz Show and Jazz Jam feat Host Daryl Lowery & Berklee FacultyPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 5, 2012 The first hour of the event is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the “jammers” who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!! | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/05/12 | Framingham |
Folk Open Mic w/feature Steve Allain & host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 7, 2012 Our Amazing Things Folk Open Mike offers a friendly supportive venue for developing singer-songwriters and folks who "just like to play". It is a great way to get to know the music community, and to share ideas and techniques. All types of music are welcome. Fans come to see fantastic local artists, and never go away disappointed. See and be seen - heck build a fan base! Always a feature, always fun. Our host, singer-songwriter Dan Cloutier, (www.dancloutiermusic.com) takes... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/07/12 | Framingham |
Paul Rishell and Annie RainesPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 8, 2012 W.C. Handy Award Winners Paul Rishell & Annie Raines heat up the stage with their fiery blues. Steel guitarist Rishell, who played with the legendary Son House, is a master of the intricate and rhythmic fingerpicking styles of Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Robert Johnson. He sings with a depth and resonance that will liquefy your bones. Raines, hailed everywhere as the world's best female blues harmonica player, sings her own blues songs and also plays mandolin and piano. | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/08/12 | Framingham |
Live Art AuctionPresented by North Shore Arts Association at North Shore Arts Association August 11, 2012 Annual fundraiser for artist association in its 90th year! Original artwork in various media by well-known artist members. Enjoy a jazz trio, open wine bar and hors d'oeuvres, followed by the auction. | North Shore Arts Association | 08/11/12 | Gloucester |
| Chicago / the Doobie Brothers | Live Nation | 08/16/12 | Mansfield |
Ann Hampton CallawayPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 19, 2012 ::Rockport Music Jazz Festival::
"To Ella With Love" Live in concert!
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Ann Hampton Callaway is a leading champion of the great American Songbook, having made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host, and producer. Her unique jazz-pop singing style and Platinum Award-winning song writing has lead her to collaborate with the likes of Barbra Streisand and Carole King. Callaway sing songs from her... | Rockport Music | 08/19/12 | Rockport |
Grace Kelly QuintetPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 16, 2012 ::Rockport Music Jazz Festival::
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Award-winning alto saxophonist Grace Kelly, makes her third appearance at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Kelly has appeared at leading jazz festivals throughout Europe and the United States and was named the alto saxophone “Rising Star” in Downbeat Magazine’s 2009, 2010, and 2011 Critics Polls. The Yoko Miwa Trio, making its Rockport debut, opens the program.
"What if I told you... | Rockport Music | 08/16/12 | Rockport |
Tierney Sutton BandPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 15, 2012 ::Rockport Music Jazz Festival::
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Comprised of acclaimed vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Christian Jacob (piano), Trey Henry (bass), and Ray Brinker (drums), the Tierney Sutton Band has been a spirited force in the world of jazz for over 17 years. Nominated for three Grammy Awards for “Best Vocal Jazz Album,” the band has headlined in such leading venues as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, The Kennedy Center, and Jazz at Lincoln... | Rockport Music | 08/15/12 | Rockport |
John Jorgensen QuintetPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center July 29, 2012 DETAILS:
Considered one of the pioneers of the American gypsy-jazz movement, guitarist John Jorgensen and his quintet make their Shalin Liu Performance Center debut. Inspired by the artistry and music of Django Reinhardt, Jorgensen is “far-and-away the best interpreter of Reinhardt’s material….spirited, romantic, and breathtakingly distinctive.” (San Francisco Examiner)
“The superlatives always fly when guitarists start talking about... | Rockport Music | 07/29/12 | Rockport |
Cape Ann Big BandPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center July 28, 2012 DETAILS:
This diverse 17-piece big band entertains and delights audiences with danceable music infused with jazz, swing, soul, and rock n’ roll that will bring you back in time. Known for operating like a family, Cape Ann Big Band prides itself with having a repertoire without horizon. Their program includes such classics as “Mack the Knife,” “I’ve Got You Under my Skin,” and “Take the A Train.” | Rockport Music | 07/28/12 | Rockport |
Roy HaynesPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 17, 2012 ::Rockport Music Jazz Festival::
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In his seven decades of performing, Roy Haynes has established himself as the quintessential jazz drummer. Playing alongside Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk, his light, distinctive style made him a top call drummer and one of the most recorded jazz artists of his day. | Rockport Music | 08/17/12 | Rockport |
Ellis MarsalisPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 18, 2012 ::Rockport Music Jazz Festival::
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Patriarch of a leading jazz family, Ellis Marsalis has made a lasting impression in the musical world from Hollywood and back. “One of the premier pianists in modern jazz” (Jazz Times), Marsalis is also a sought after mentor and teacher, who has helped shape some of the genre’s most important new musicians. | Rockport Music | 08/18/12 | Rockport |
Concerts in the Carriage House - Sinti RythmPresented by Gore Place at Gore Place June 6, 2012 Enjoy the first in a series of summer concerts in the 1793 carriage house at Gore Place. Before the concert, stroll the grounds or enjoy a picnic on the lawns. Doors open at 7pm. June 6, Sinti Rhythm play gypsy jazz. | Gore Place | 06/06/12 | Waltham |
