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Members Connection I: Win Free Tickets to Walter Beasley, Alfredo Rodriguez, Luisa Maita, Klezmatics, More
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Scullers is offering JazzBoston members two pairs of tickets to each of these shows: Walter Beasley, Aug. 26, 10 p.m.; Robin McKelle, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.; Gerry Beaudoin Trio, Sept. 8, 8 p.m.; Alfredo Rodriguez (photo left), Sept. 13, 8 p.m.; and David Maxwell and Nicole Nelson, Sept. 15, 8 p.m.
The Regattabar is offering JazzBoston members one pair of tickets to each of these shows: Aaron Goldberg and Guillermo Klein, Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Ameranouche, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m.; Patty Ascher, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m.; Luisa Maita, Aug. 26, 10 p.m.; Either/Orchestra, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m.; the Klezmatics, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Patrizio, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m.; Stanley Sagov and the Remembering the Future Jazz Band, Sept. 17, 7:30 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 members receive discounts at Scullers, the Regattabar, Ryles, The Regent Theatre, the Amazing Things Art Center, Chianti Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge, Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen, 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," 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 and Business Council of Greater Boston offers JazzBoston members a 20% 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.
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Members Connection II: NEC School of Continuing Ed Welcomes JazzBoston Members ; Offers 15% Discount
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Earn credits or study for pure pleasure at New England Conservatory's School of Continuing Education, JazzBoston's newest Membership Partner. SCE is offering JazzBoston members a 15% discount on all classes, lessons, and ensembles in jazz and other genres, from private instrument instruction to full certificate programs. Jazz courses in the fall schedule include theory and ear training, composition and arranging, and jazz history. Click here for more information.
Before registering online, JazzBoston members should call the SCE Registrar's office at (617)585-1314 to get instructions for using the special JazzBoston discount code. You will be asked for your JazzBoston member number, so be sure to have your membership card on hand. Please note: this 15% discount cannot be used with any other coupons, discounts or financial aid support.
Click here to become a JazzBoston member now.
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JazzBoston and Dayla Arabella Adventures Lead VIP Trip to Panama Jazz Festival in January
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There's no need to mourn the end of summer when you can start planning for a very special, and specially priced, winter getaway - six days and nights at the Panama Jazz Festival, founded by Boston-based pianist and composer Danilo Perez. JazzBoston is partnering with Dayla Arabella Adventures to offer our third VIP package trip to the festival, which takes place January 16 - 22 in Panama City.
The 2012 Panama Jazz Festival features one of the best lineups in the nine-year history of the event. Among the performers: Chucho Valdes (photo above), Carlos Garnett, John Scofield, Omara Portuondo, Tito Puente Jr., and Charlie Sepulveda. 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.
In addition to VIP tickets to all concerts, the JazzBoston VIP package includes a reception with the U.S. Ambassador to Panama; 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; entry to master classes and clinics conducted by the festival artists; deep discounts on beautiful accommodations at the Hotel El Panama, the official hotel of the festival; and round-trip air fare from Boston. We'll also have a welcome reception for our group in the pool area of the hotel and a closing dinner on the private terrace of one of the finest restaurants in Panama City.
For details on joining the 2012 group, which is limited to 20 people, write to panama@jazzboston.org.
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WGBH Radio: Streaming Jazz 24/7
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If you haven't checked out the WGBH radio website recently, it's jammed with more archived radio shows by local hosts Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz than ever before. Recent programs streaming on the site include Schwartz's feature on Regina Carter, Charlie Haden and Abbey Lincoln, and Jackson's special on Jason Moran. Also online: playlists by Jackson, Schwartz and Ray Smith's "Jazz Decades." |
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Freebie Sampler I: Festival Time North of Boston
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The first annual Merrimack Valley Jazz Festival kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Sampas Pavilion, 500 Pawtucket Blvd., Lowell, with a full afternoon of music, dance and entertainment for all ages. Among the performers: Greg Hopkins and the Berklee College of Music Faculty Big Band; Gerry Barrett's Special Edition Big Band; the Adagio Big Band; the Jon Wheatley Quintet; Henri Smith's Friends and Flavour; and the Lowell Jazz Day Camp Faculty band.
On Aug. 20 and 21, the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival celebrates its fifth year with two days of music at Salem Willows, 167 Fort Ave., Salem, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Appearing on Saturday: Bonerama, Charles Neville and the Harvey Diamond Quartet, Nicky Egan, the Bobby Keyes Trio, and the Salem High School Jazz Band. Sunday's lineup includes: Big Sam's Funky Nation (photo above), Club d'Elf, Thaddeus Hogarth, Goldberg, Miksis & Langone, with special guest Scott Aruda on trumpet, and the North Shore Jazz Project All-Stars. |
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Freebie Sampler II: Outdoor Shows All Over the City
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Step outside over the next month and you'll find jazz of all kinds just about everywhere.
New England Conservatory partners with the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company this weekend with a pair of free concerts preceding the Company's performance of "All's Well That Ends Well" at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common. Appearing on Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. will be the Love Experiment, and on Aug. 14 at 5:30 p.m., the Rob Flax Trio.
The Makanda Project performs on Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. in Roxbury Heritage Park, 183 Roxbury St., Roxbury, in a concert that will feature an ensemble of five vocalists joining the full band. Also appearing will be several youth groups: Books of Hope poets and Mssng Lnks Summer Program Vocal Explorations.
Berklee's "Summer in the City" series continues with a slew of outdoor shows: David Ehle, Spectacle Island, Aug. 14 at noon; Nadia Washington, Aug. 15, Charles Hotel Courtyard, 6 p.m.; Julia Easterlin (photo above), Kendall Square, Aug. 18, noon, and the ICA, 6 p.m.; Christian Li, Aug. 21, Spectacle Island, 1 p.m.; Grace Kelly, Aug. 25, Kendall Square, noon, and the ICA, 6 p.m.; the Nikolas Anadolis Trio, Charles Hotel Courtyard, Aug. 29, 6 p.m.; the Concetta Donato Quartet, Spectacle Island, Sept. 4, 1 p.m.; and Mark Whitfield Jr., Kendall Square, Sept. 8, noon, and the ICA, 6 p.m.
On Aug. 24, you can catch the Revolutionary Saxophone Ensemble Quartet at the Boston City Hall arcade on Cambridge St. at noon.
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Write Us, Join Us, Please Pass This On...
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We know you receive a lot of newsletters, and we want ours to be one of your favorites. Please send your comments and suggestions to newsletter@jazzboston.org. To find out more about JazzBoston, including membership benefits and volunteer opportunities, check out our website at www.jazzboston.org. And pass this newsletter along to all the jazz fans and music lovers you know!
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