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Makanda Project Jazz Ensemble is Profiled in Boston Globe
The Makanda Project and its work in bringing jazz back to Roxbury in Boston has been profiled in The Boston Globe by Alexandra Legend Siegel. To read the full story, click here. The group was formed in honor of the late Makanda Ken McIntyre, a Boston-born jazz musician and educator who composed over 400 pieces of ...
JazzBoston's 5th Anniversary of JazzWeek Taking Place April 29-May 8, 2011
Hundreds of jazz events are schedule for the 5th anniversary of JazzWeek 11', taking place in greater Boston the week of April 29 to May 8, 2011. JazzWeek is organized by JazzBoston, which has compiled over 200 events in 80 venues throughout the Boston area, including night clubs, concert halls, campuses, libraries, radio stations and more. ...
Liberty Big Band Performing in Pittsfield on April 8 as Part of Jazz Appreciation Month
The U.S. Air Force jazz ensemble, Liberty Big Band, is performing a special concert on Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as part of Jazz Appreciation Month across the United States. The 16-piece ensemble- which has been entertaining music lovers for over 25 years - is based at Hanscom Air Force ...
Armen Donelian Trio Performing at Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington This Friday, April 8
The Armen Donelian Trio is performing at the Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Led by Armenian-born composer and jazz pianist Armen Donelian, the trio includes drummer George Schuller and bassist David Clark. Located at 10 Castle Street in Great Barrington, the Castle Street Cafe ...
Governor Deval Patrick Declares April as Jazz Month in Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick has issued a proclamation declaring April 2011 to be Jazz Month in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The proclamation praises the legacy of jazz as an American art form and the contributions of Massachusetts jazz performers like Chick Corea from Chelsea, Roy Haynes from Roxbury, Phil Woods from Springfield and others. And the proclamation ...
French Jazz Pianist Michel Legrand at Regattabar in Cambridge on April 6
French composer, singer and pianist Michel Legrand is performing with his trio at the Regattabar Jazz Club at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Tickets are$38.00 and can be purchased online. Legrand won five Grammy Awards for his compositions and was nominated 27 times during his illustrious career. Among ...
Jazz Appreciation Day Taking Place in Salem, Massachusetts on Saturday, April 2
The Salem Jazz & Soul Festival in Salem, Massachusetts is putting on a Jazz Appreciation Day concert at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Salem Five Community Room, 210 Essex Street in Salem. The free event features the SJSF All Stars, starring Henley Douglas, Jr. on sax, Garret Savluk on trumpet, Squantch on ...
Jazz Vocalist Shelley Neill Performing at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center on Friday, April 1
Premier jazz vocalist Shelley Neill and her masterful band of musicians from Berklee College of Music are performing on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Jazz Club at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge Massachusetts, starting at 8:00 p.m.. Tickets to the show are $15-$20 and can be ordered online. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. ...
Jazz Violinist Ada Pasternak Performing at Bond Lounge in Boston on Wednesday, March 30
Violinist Ada Pasternak is performing on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at BOND Lounge at the Langham Boston Hotel from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Born in Moscow, Russia, Pasternak moved to the United States and studied with her aunt, Aysa Meshberg in New York. She received a Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where she studied performance. Located ...
Smithsonian Institute's Jazz Appreciation Month Highlights Women Musicians
The Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC is celebrating its 10th annual Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2011. The annual celebration pays tribute to jazz both as an historic and living art form, and encourages educators, jazz societies, musicians and the general public throughout the country to take part. The 2011 JAM celebration honors the legacy of ...
