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Coming Attractions in Jazz: August 2010

By J. R. Carroll Vacation time? Not for the musicians of New England. An amazing amount of live music this month, not a little of it free and open to the public. Photo by Denise Sullivan Treme trombonist and vocalist Glen David Andrews bridges gospel and New Orleans jazz at Johnny D’s in Somerville, MA […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alex Alvear, Alfredo Rodriguez, Amazing Things Arts Center, Asylum, Athene Wilson, Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Charlie Banacos, Charlie Kohlhase, Cubist Band, David Binney, Double Wide, Ecuador, Elin, Explorer's Club, Ezekiel's Wheels, Frank London, Franklin Park Coalition, Glen David Andrews, Gregorio Uribe, HarborWalk Sounds, Herbie Hancock, Institute of Contemporary Art, Jazz Underground, Jerry Leake, Jerry Sabatini, Jimmy Herring, John Ellis, Johnny D's, Juancho Herrera, Kendall Square, Kendrick Oliver, Klezmatics, Klezmer Brass All-Stars, lautari, Lenny White, Leo Nocentelli, Lily Pad, Lowell Summer Music Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Ñawi, New Life Jazz Orchestra, Other Europeans Band, Outpost 186, Phill Argyris, Radio Bean, Red Fox Inn, Regattabar, Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Roma, Ryles, Scullers, Slainte, Sonic Explorers, Spruce and Maple Quartet, The Beachcomber, The Caboose at The Greenway, Third Occasion, Tish Adams, Tito Puente Latin Music Series, Titus Sparrow Park, Xander Naylor

Coming Attractions in Jazz: March 2010

By J. R. Carroll March is the month for Elder Statesmen—and drummers. Bassist Buster Williams has played and recorded with, well, damn near everyone, and currently leads his own Something More Quartet; they’ll be coming to Scullers on March 2 at 8 p.m. Photo by Mandy Hall, available under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Drummer […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Amazing Things Arts Center, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Berklee Performance Center, Boston Jewish Music Festival, Buster Williams, Cindy Blackman, Don Byron, Hankus Netsky, Harvey Diamond, Honeyboy Edwards, Jim Repa, Joe Hunt, John Scofield, Jorge Perez-Albela, Judy Bressler, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kenny Werner, Klezmer Conservatory Band, Lily Pad, Marc Benno, Oscar Castro Neves, Paul Combs, Rebecca Cline, Regattabar, Respect Sextet, Roy Haynes, Ryles, Scullers, Steve Langone, Sun Ra, Tadd-Dameron, Tony Williams Lifetime, Toots Thielemans

Coming Attractions in Jazz: February 2010

There may not be any Lester Young tributes scheduled for Presidents’ Day, but the entire month of February is nothing less than a valentine to jazz piano. By J. R. Carroll Pianist Jason Moran hasn’t yet encountered a piece of music (or even raw sound) that he couldn’t transform into a jaw-dropping improvisation. Johannes Brahms, […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alex Alvear, Allan Holdsworth, Beehive, Berklee College of Music, Brad Mehldau, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Dan Moretti, Eliane Elias, Fred Hersch, Hip Hop, Iron Horse Music Hall, Jason Moran, Jazz Marauders, Jazz Underground, Kenny Barron, Kurt Elling, Leo Blanco, Lionel Loueke, Lisa Thorson, Mango Blue, Marc Rossi, Marta Gomez, Nando Michelin, New England Conservatory, Ramona Borthwick, Regattabar, Regina Carter, Robert Glasper, Russell Malone, Ryles, Sanders Theatre, Scullers, Tony Williams Lifetime

Coming Attractions in Jazz: January 2010

By J. R. Carroll If January inspires a desire for warmer climes and a trip to the tropics isn’t in the cards, you can still come in out of the cornstarch and dry your mukluks as musicians who’ve brought their traditions to Boston from around the world turn up the heat. Zili Misik and their […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alma, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Claudio Ragazzi, Cyro Baptista, Doug Johnson, Eguie Castrillo, Evan Harlan, Fernando Brandao, Fernando Huergo, Fly, Geetha Ramanathan Bennett, Golden Striker, Jeff Ballard, Jequere, Jose Pienasola, Karina Stone, Keita Ogawa, Larry Grenadier, Lily Pad, Lizard Lounge, Luciana Souza, Marc Rossi, Mark Turner, Mulgrew Miller, Nando Michelin, Nat King Cole, Natraj, Obbini Tumbao, Outpost 186, Prasanna, Rafiq Bhatia, Regattabar, Romero Lubambo, Ron Carter, Russell Malone, Ryles, Sanders Theatre, Scullers, Tiempo Libre, Tito Puente, Zili Misik

Coming Attractions in Jazz: December 2009

By J. R. Carroll December is always an exasperating month for jazz fans: The first week is crammed with more events than any human without self-cloning abilities can possibly attend; after that, the major clubs close their doors many evenings in order to host private parties (hey, something has to pay the bills). The upside […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: A-NO-NE, Acton Jazz Cafe, Anat Cohen, Armenian Library and Museum of America, Beehive, Berklee Performance Center, Bern Nix, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cameron Brown, Catherine Bent, Choro, Choro Democratico, Choros Com Chocolate, Dave Bryant, Either/Orchestra, Fernando Huergo, Firehouse 12, Gabrielle Agachiko, HBO, Hiro Honshuku, Jazz Underground, Ken Field, Lily Pad, Mary Halvorson, Natick Center for the Arts, Outpost 186, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Ryles, Sheila Jordan, Third Life Studio, Trio Baru, Vernissage, Vortex, Yulia Musayelyan

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