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News: Performance / Tour

Pat Braxton, Jazz Vocalist, Performs at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham on January 7

January 5, 2012

Boston jazz vocalist Pat Braxton is performing at the Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $18 general admission, $17 for students and seniors, $15 for members and $9 for children under twelve. Order tickets online or call 508 405-2787. Her band includes ...

News: Recording

The Lucien Dubuis Trio and Marc Ribot - Ultime Cosmos (2009)

January 5, 2012

Ultime Cosmos was not serious. At least, not serious in that We're Wearing Nice Suits, We're Going To Play Jazz kind of way. Heck, this wasn't even jazz, not in spirit anyway. A quick read of the instrumental lineup would definitely make a person think 'jazz'—contrabass clarinet, guitar, bass, drums—but the record had more of a ...

News: Festival

U City Jazz Festival Seeks Young Musicians for 2012 Event

January 4, 2012

As organizers gear up for a second year, the U City Jazz Festival is looking for young musicians who want to take part in its Young Lions Jazz Education initiative for 2012. Festival co-founder Mike Silverman, who's also the keyboardist for Bach to the Future, is seeking jazz groups whose members are all under the age ...

News: Interview

Interview: Sheila Jordan (Part 1)

January 4, 2012

On January 10, Sheila Jordan will be honored in New York by the National Endowment for the Arts as a 2012 NEA JazzMaster—the nation's most prestigious jazz award. Joining her on stage will be co-honorees drummer Jack DeJohnette, saxophonist Von Freeman, bassist Charlie Haden and trumpeter Jimmy Owens. It's going to be a big evening for ...

News: Performance / Tour

Lance Houston Jazz Quartet Performing at Boston's Seaport Hotel on Tuesday, January 3

January 4, 2012

Jazz flugelhorn player Lance Houston and his quartet perform at the Tamo Lounge at Boston's Seaport Hotel on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, starting at 6:00 p.m. Tamo's globally-influenced menu is brought to you by award-winning chef Rachel Klein. You can enjoy live jazz every Tuesday with Lance House and Thursday with the Urban Renewal Band, plus ...

News: Event

Ron Della Chiesa, Radio Host and Author, Speaking at Stellina Restaurant in Watertown on January 4

January 4, 2012

Ron Della Chiesa, Boston's popular radio host on 89.7 WGBH, is discussing and signing copies of his new book, Radio My Way, at Stellina Restaurant in Watertown on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The 304 page book, which is available for sale at the event, is a collection of profiles of jazz, ...

News: Performance / Tour

John Pizzarelli Quartet Performing at Mechanics Hall in Worcester on January 7

January 4, 2012

The John Pizzarelli Quartet is performing at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. The show is presented by Music Worcester, which has been promoting cultural activities in Central Massachusetts since 1858. Tickets to the show are $43-$46 general admission, and $20 for students; you can purchase online. A multi-talented ...

News: Performance / Tour

Grammy-Nominated Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane Kicks Off 2012 at the Annenberg Center

January 4, 2012

Philadelphia, PA—Touted as “amazing, deep, soulful, masterful" by Jazz Police, prodigious saxophonist Ravi Coltrane takes the stage with his quintet on January 14 at the Annenberg Center as a part of its Jazz Series. In a one-night-only treat just in time to kick that holiday hangover, jazz enthusiasts and newbies alike can delight in Coltrane's robust ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Omer Avital Group - "Free Forever" (Part 2 of 4 Part Series)

January 3, 2012

OVERVIEW: For those looking for a quick synopsis of Free Forever, and they don't get much pithier than this, I can satisfy your curiosity in three words: Go Get It. This album has so much to offer. When I looked at the release date, I was a bit shocked to see 2011; I've seen most of ...

News: Opinion

In Praise of British Jazz

January 3, 2012

For too long, British jazz artists of the 1950s have been viewed unfairly as dandified lightweights by American jazz fans. There always has been plenty of love for George Shearing, Marian McPartland, Victor Feldman and a handful of other English jazz musicians. But when it comes to the dozens of other British artists who never put ...