The Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center is offering JazzBoston members a pair of tickets to hear pianist Kevin Harris (photo left) and his Project on Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

The Regent Theatre and Either/Orchestra are offering JazzBoston members a pair of tickets to Either/Orchestra's 25th anniversary concert on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Regent. The concert features band founder Russ Gershon leading the 10 current members of the E/O plus 15 former members.

Scullers is offering three pairs of free tickets to each of these shows:saxophonist Walter Beasley, Dec. 3, 10 p.m, and "A Peter White Christmas," Dec. 7, 10 p.m.

If you're a JazzBoston member, write to newsletter@jazzboston.org now to enter the drawing to win free tickets to any of the events listed above, and please note which shows and dates you're interested in. You must be a JazzBoston member to be eligible to win.

JazzBoston welcomes Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen as a new Membership Partner. The venue, owned by Darryl Settles, is located at 604 Columbus Ave., Boston, where Settles formerly operated Bob's Southern Bistro. Live music is scheduled Tuesday through Saturday, with Greg Luttrell performing Tuesdays, Marie Davy and Bill Banfield's Urbane Project performing on alternate Wednesdays, Pat Loomis and Friends on Thursdays, Eguie Castrillo and the Brown Sound Band on Fridays, and Elevation Theory on Saturdays. JazzBoston members receive a 10% discount off all meals with the purchase of an entree.

JazzBoston members also receive discounts at Scullers, the Regattabar, Ryles, The Regent Theatre, the Amazing Things Art Center, Chianti Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge, The Redline, the Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center, World Music/CRASHarts, Bella Luna Restaurant & Milky Way Lounge, the Vernissage Restaurant's "Jazz Thursdays at Vernissage," the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Thursday evening jazz series, "Jazz at the Gardner," and Boston Pops jazz concerts at Symphony Hall. 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.

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston offers JazzBoston members a 25% discount on a wide range of seminars, workshops, and webinars geared to artists and arts organizations. To get information about a particular program or register online, email Sheri Mason, Director of Legal Services, and give her your membership number.

Click here to become a JazzBoston member now. Annual memberships begin as low as $20.

Scullers, Berklee Sign On As Sponsors for Jazz Week '11, Set for Apr. 29-May 8

JazzBoston thanks Scullers Jazz Club and Berklee College of Music for signing on early as Sponsors for Jazz Week '11. Both have been strong supporters of Jazz Week from the very beginning, with Scullers a Lead Sponsor every year since 2007, and Berklee a Venue Partner in 2007 and 2008 and a Major Sponsor for the first time in 2010.

Jazz Week returns for the fifth consecutive year next spring from April 29 to May 8, with the 2011 theme, "This Is Jazz." Fans should circle the dates for the 10-day celebration that last year featured more than 250 events, many of them free or low cost, at nearly 90 venues. We expect those numbers to grow in 2011, so musicians, presenters, and venue owners should start planning now to participate. You can find more information here about participating in Jazz Week '11.

The city has a new spot to step out and hear great music. Starting Dec. 2, Roxbury Center for Arts will transform Hibernian Hall's grand ballroom into Cafe Tatant, a relaxed listening lounge and supper club that features jazz, rhythm and blues, and soul music every Thursday. George Huggins of Ethnica Gourmet Catering will provide the fine dining, and on opening night vocalist Diane Richardson and her group will provide the sounds. Featured with Richardson will be Bill Lowe on trombone, John Kordalewski on piano, Ron Mahdi on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums.

The December dates are sponsored by Brother's Supermarket in Dorchester and Boston Beer Company in Jamaica Plain. Hibernian Hall is located at 184 Dudley St., Roxbury.

"What we're trying to do with Cafe Tatant is to host less of a noisy, stand-up nightclub and more of a relaxed, sit-down listening room," said Dillon Bustin, ACT Roxbury's director. "We'll be serving a gourmet meal and beverages, but the focus will be on the performers. We'll be honoring the local legends of Boston jazz, and also shining a light on younger, contemporary players.

"The idea is not to recall the 'smoky, dark, cave-like' clubs of the 1940s, but rather the elegant supper clubs of the same era. Proceeds will benefit the non-profit programs of Roxbury Center for Arts, and we'll be offering it all on the Boston side of the Charles River, in Dudley Square in the heart of the Roxbury community."

Click here for details and the upcoming Cafe Tatant schedule.

JazzBoston's "Riffs & Raps" Partnership with the Boston Public Library Brings Jazz to Neighborhoods in December

A special winter performance tour of JazzBoston's "Riffs & Raps: Jazzin' the Generations" program featuring saxophonist Arni Cheatham, bass trombonist, tuba player and percussionist Bill Lowe, and keyboard player Kevin Harris will be warming up eight neighborhood branch libraries in December.

The trio will take seniors and their juniors on a live musical journey through time, from the roots of jazz in blues and spirituals through the Great American Songbook right up to the many sounds of jazz today, with excursions into other music traditions at home and abroad along the way.

Click here for locations, dates and times of the sessions that will take place in branches in Dorchester, Roxbury, East Boston, Jamaica Plain and Brighton.

"Riffs & Raps: Jazzin' the Generations" was developed by JazzBoston specially for the Boston Public Library. It is presented in partnership with the Library and funded by an anonymous gift through the Boston Public Library Foundation. The program is the most recent addition to a history of Library partnerships with JazzBoston dating back to 2007 that includes the annual Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library, the original Riffs & Raps after-school program for at-risk teenagers, and the Riffs & Raps children's program. JazzBoston also assists with jazz programming for the Library's Concerts in the Courtyard series each summer.

The series will travel to the other branches in the Library system after a winter hiatus.

Just in time for your holiday shopping, JazzBoston's online store is offering discounts of 20% on all merchandise. You'll find t-shirts, hats, and tote bags (photo left) with low holiday prices ranging from $12 to $16. You'll look good whether you're treating yourself or jazzing up someone else's holiday ... and your purchases will help us support Boston's jazz scene. Click here to check out the sale.

And for those jazz fan who think they have everything, surprise them with a one-year JazzBoston membership, which can be purchased for as little as $20. Click here for details.