Jazz Week '10
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For 10 days from April 23 to May 2, Jazz Week '10 will celebrate the broad range of jazz created and performed in and around Boston today and the artists who have inspired and are inspired by the city's energetic music scene.
Officially proclaimed by both Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Cambridge City Council and coordinated and promoted for the fourth consecutive year by JazzBoston, Jazz Week '10: Made in Boston, Played in Boston will feature more than 200 events that offer a look to the future and a nod to the past. It will showcase everything from films, children's events, and electronic music programs to tributes to influential figures in the city's rich jazz history.
In addition to performances by musicians of every generationand style, Jazz Week '10 continues the tradition of offering free and low-cost events in scores of venues allover theGreater Boston area — from clubs, galleries, museums,s and churches to libraries, universities, hotels, and community centers. Watch this page for news of this spring's lineup.
For information about participating in Jazz Week '10, click here. For scenes of last year's action, check out the Jazz Week '09 Photo Gallery.
JazzBoston thanks our early Jazz Week '10 Sponsors and Partners. We are very proud to have the support of The New England Conservatory of Mujsic as Jazz Week's Primary Sponsor once again this year. NEC's participation in Jazz Week '10 will cap the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the school's Jazz Studies Program during the 2009 - 2010 academic year. We extend special thanks to Scullers Jazz Club, a Lead Sponsor of Jazz Week since its revival in 2007, and to the Boston Pops, which returns as a Major Sponsor for the third consecutive year as it celebrates the orchestra's 125th season. Special thanks also to our partner and friend, the Berklee College of Music, which joins us as a Major Sponsor for the first time this year.
We also want to thank the Phoenix Media/Communications Group, the official print sponsor of Jazz Week '10, and WGBH 89.7, which will be Jazz Week's official radio sponsor once again.
