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JazzBoston Hosts Hometown Musicians at Berklee BeanTown Jazz Fest Sept. 26
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Nearly 20 of the city's most creative jazz artists will be on hand to talk with fans about their music and the scene when JazzBoston makes its third appearance at the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, from noon to 6 p.m. The free outdoor event takes place on Columbus Ave. between Mass. Ave. and Burke St.
Look for the JazzBoston tent and its "Meet Boston's Musicians" table where these artists are among those scheduled to appear: Dave Bryant, Terri Lyne Carrington, Garrison Fewell, Kevin Harris, Jim Hobbs, Eric Hofbauer, Hiro Honshuku, Pat Loomis, Bill Lowe, Carmen Marsico, Myanna, Larry Roland, Elan Trotman, Frank Wilkins, and Patrice Williamson. For updates as artists are added to the roster and the schedule of appearances, check "JazzBoston at BeanTown."
In addition to out-of-town artists like Jane Bunnett, Ernie Andrews, and Joe Louis Walker who will perform on Saturday, a strong contingent of Boston-based players will also appear, including Donna McElroy, Elan Trotman, Marcus Santos, Little Joe Cook, and Eguie Castrillo.
According to drummer and BeanTown Artistic Director Carrington, who is also a JazzBoston Artistic Advisor, "It's important for BeanTown to remain neighborhood-based, and it's really important as it grows to keep the model of always including local artists along with outside artists."
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Send Us Your Videos for JazzBoston's "What's Your Jazz?" Installation at BeanTown, Come By and Answer the Question on TV
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JazzBoston's BeanTown tent will also house a mini TV studio, with a camera crew and a large monitor, where we'll shoot and show videos of music lovers and passers-by answering the question, "What's your jazz?" Email videos of yourself or your friends to myjazz@jazzboston.org by Tuesday night, Sept. 22, and we'll include them in the show. Just begin with the words, "My jazz" or "My jazz is" and keep the length to 20 seconds or less. If you prefer writing to emoting, you can post your answer on the "My jazz is . . . ." board in the tent.
Your videos and written responses will be posted on JazzBoston's website and Facebook page and will become part of JazzBoston's ongoing multimedia campaign to build audiences for the music. For more info about the campaign, click here.
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| JazzBoston and Scullers Team Up To Lead VIP Trip to 7th Annual Panama Jazz Festival in January |
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Join the crew from JazzBoston and Scullers Jazz Club along with members of the Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory community for an unforgettable trip to the 7th annual Panama Jazz Festival. From January 11 to 16, Panama City, the capital of the nation known as the bridge of the Americas, will host music lovers from around the world.
Founded by pianist and composer Danilo Perez (photo left), who is the festival's artistic director and president of the Danilo Perez Foundation, this year's festival will be a tribute to Panamanian pianist Sonny White, who performed and recorded with such jazz greats as Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, and Dexter Gordon.
JazzBoston in partnership with the Danilo Perez Foundation is offering a package with an array of VIP events, including cocktails at the U.S. Embassy, a press conference with the Mayor of Panama City, and a private tour of the awe-inspiring Panama Canal that will take you close enough to touch the ships as they pass through the locks. The package also includes deep discounts on accommodations and round-trip airfare from Boston. A roster of world-class musicians will perform at concerts around the city, and a day of free performances in the colorful Plaza Catedral of the Old City will cap a week of great music, delicious cuisine, walks through tropical rain forests, and for sun worshipers, plenty of time pool-side.
Leave behind Boston's winter blues and join us for this first-time VIP trip. For more details, write to panama@jazzboston.org. And watch the JazzBoston website for updates as the musical lineup takes shape.
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| Members Connection I: Stork Club, ALMA, Are New JazzBoston Membership Partners |
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The Stork Club, 604 Columbus Ave., Boston, which offers free live jazz and blues seven nights a week, is JazzBoston's newest Membership Partner, offering a 10% meal discount to JazzBoston members. The club, located in the former Bob's Southern Bistro space, offers a wide range of tasty appetizers, sandwiches, and entrees. Saxophonist Melissa Aldana leads a quintet nightly from Sept. 19 to 25 starting at 9:30 p.m.
The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), located at 65 Main St., Watertown, has also signed on as a Membership Partner, providing JazzBoston members with a $5 discount off its $15 regular admission for the "Jazz Nights @ ALMA" concert series. The performances, which begin at 8 p.m. and take place in ALMA's intimate Contemporary Art Gallery, continue with pianist Armen Donelian (photo left) and his trio, Oct. 2; Classic Groove, Nov. 6; and the Yulia Musayelian quartet, Dec. 4.
JazzBoston members also receive discounts at the Regattabar, Scullers, The Beehive, Ryles, The Redline Restaurant, the Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center, Restaurant Laura's "Thursday Night Jazz To Dine By" series, the Vernissage Restaurant's "Jazz Thursdays at Vernissage," and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Thursday evening jazz series, "Jazz at the Gardner." For discounts at all these venues, just show your JazzBoston card at the door, or when calling for reservations, give your name and member number.
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| Members Connection II: Free Tix to John Coltrane Memorial Concerts, "Kickin' the Blues," Scullers, Regattabar |
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The presenters of the 32nd annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert, "The Believer," are offering JazzBoston members two pair of free tickets, one to each of the two shows on Sept. 26 and 27. The first concert, featuring the 14-piece John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble interpreting classic 'Trane compositions, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Northeastern University's Blackman Auditorium. The Sunday, Sept. 27, performance takes place at 3 p.m. at Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St., Roxbury, and features an ensemble with Stan Strickland, Laszlo Gardony, and Yoron Israel. Click here for show details. The first two JazzBoston members who write to newsletter@jazzboston.org will receive a pair of general admission tickets to one of the two shows.
Berklee College of Music is offering JazzBoston members two pair of free tickets to "Kickin' the Blues" at Berklee Performance Center on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. featuring David Sanborn, Kevin Mahogany, Bernard Purdie, and Amina Claudine Myers. The first two JazzBoston members who write to newsletter@jazzboston.org will receive tickets to this show.
Scullers Jazz Club and the Regattabar are offering JazzBoston members free tickets to several upcoming shows. Scullers is offering two pairs of free tickets to the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra's 8 p.m. show on Sept. 30, while the Regattabar is offering one pair of free tickets to alto saxophonist Benny Reid on Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. If you are a JazzBoston member, write to newsletter@jazzboston.org now to claim these tickets.
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| Freebie Sampler |
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Benny Goodman fans will want to catch the 100th anniversary tribute to the legendary clarinetist and bandleader featuring clarinetists Harry Skoler and Felix Peikli on Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Berklee's David Friend Recital Hall.
New England Conservatory pays tribute to late composer and faculty member George Russell (photo left) on Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. in Jordan Hall featuring colleagues and former students Tiger Okoshi, George Garzone, Ran Blake, Ben Schwendener, Mark Rossi, Pat Hollenbeck, and Ken Schaphorst.
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| Bella Luna Restaurant Offers Free Jazz Series |
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A new free concert series, "Jazz @ Bella Luna," takes over the Milky Way Lounge and Bella Luna Restaurant, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Next up: guitarist Bill Banfield's (photo left) CD release party on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. Other artists in the series include trios led by George Russell Jr., Jesse Taitt, and Orville Wright. |
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