Results for "MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts"

Jazz Pianists Fred Hersch + Jason Moran Perform at NEC in Boston on March 8

March 8, 2011

A free concert by two formidable jazz pianists, Fred Hersch and Jason Moran, is taking place at Jordan Hall in Boston on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Both pianists are faculty members at the New England Conservatory and are highly regarded as collaborate artists. Moran is completing his first year of teaching at NEC, ...

Klezmer and Swing Music at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod This Sunday, March 6

March 6, 2011

Master jazz drummer Bart Weisman, a Provincetown musician and founder of the annual Provincetown Jazz Festival, leads a performance of traditional Jewish klezmer and swing era music at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod, on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. The Center is located at 4404 Falmouth Road in Cotuit. For ...

Jazz Vocalist Charmaine Clamor Performing at Regattabar Jazz Club in Harvard Square on Saturday, March 5

March 5, 2011

Filipino jazz star Charmaine Clamor is performing two shows at the famous Regattabar jazz club in Cambridge Massachusetts on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $22 and can be ordered online. Hailed as “one of the important and original singers of the decade" by music critic Don ...

Sonny Rollins and Quincy Jones Receive National Medal of Arts from President Obama at White House

March 4, 2011

President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts to two jazz giants—saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and musician and composer Quincy Jones—at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, March 3, 2011. See story by Patrick Jarenwattananon of A Blog Supreme on NPR, and a video of the awards ceremony below.

Berklee's High School Jazz Festival Kicks Off in Boston on March 5

March 4, 2011

The 43rd High School Jazz Festival hosted by Berklee College of Music is taking place on March 5, 2011 in Boston. The event showcases over 3,000 students and 200 big bands, combos, and vocal ensembles from California to New England competing for $175,000 in scholarships to Berklee's summer programs. The festival includes clinics and concerts by ...

Jazz at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center This Friday, March 4

March 4, 2011

A great night of jazz is on tap at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center on Friday, March 4, 2011. The Ben Schwendener Group takes the stage at 7:30 p.m., celebrating the release of its new CD Apfelschaun: New Episode. The group includes pianist composer Ben Schwendener, saxophinist Uew Steinmetz, bassist Bridget Kearney and drummer Michael Calabrese. ...

Berklee's Women Musicians Network Features 50 Women Musicians at Berklee Performance Center on Thursday, March 3

March 3, 2011

More than 50 women will grace the stage at the Berklee Performance Center when Berklee's Women Musicians Network (WMN) presents its 14th annual concert on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 8:15 p.m. Tickets to the show are $10 and can be ordered online. Female students from countries around the world—including Argentina, Japan, Italy, South Korea, Spain, ...

Berklee Jazz Students React to Esperanza Spalding's Grammy Award

February 26, 2011

US Census Bureau Pays Tribute to Jazz as Part of Black History Month

February 24, 2011

Profile America for the 23rd day of Black History Month, 2011. It has been called “the only true American art form." Over a century old, it's appreciated around the world—what else but the music called jazz? A blend of religious and work songs, Spanish and French influences, ragtime and marching bands, all laid over African rhythms, ...

Jazz Singer Kurt Elling Performing at Scullers in Boston on February 25-26

February 25, 2011