Jazz Jams continuing First & Third Fridays from 5-7 pm at Phoenix Landing!

JazzBoston’s free jazz jams are continuing at The Phoenix Landing, 512 Mass Ave, Central Square, Cambridge!  Thanks to Kevin from Phoenix Landing for making this happen!!  Jams are all-ages, free, and open to the public on the 1st & 3rd Fridays from 5-7 pm.  Stop by to play or to hang out and listen to the music!

On Friday May 1st, the jam will be led by noted saxophonist and JazzBoston Board Member Noah Preminger. Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Nic Adams will lead on Friday, May 15th .

Join us and thank The Phoenix Landing for hosting us by purchasing food and/or drink!

The jams have provided a much-needed opportunity for intermediate & advanced musicians to collaborate directly with a house band of noted area professionals and educators.  This series is partially grant-funded, but it needs additional support.  You can make a difference by donating to JazzBoston today – this funding will support stipends for the house band musicians.  Donate small or large amounts at https://jazzboston.org/get-involved/donate. Thank you for your free membership, and don’t forget to tell your jazz-loving friends they can join at https://jazzboston.org!

This program is supported in part by grants from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and Cambridge Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

JazzBoston Hot Club Listening Sessions free & online!

Join Bill Goldberg and his special guests for free online jazz listening sessions mostly (but not always) on first & third Wednesdays of the month at 7pm at the Zoom link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86215122439?pwd=ZHA5bnpWVFNFVXkxRE01K1I1aWhvZz09   Previous listening sessions can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@jazzboston.

Coming up:

May 6 Steve Lacy Part 2, with stories from Evan Rapport

May 20 From Speakeasies to Symphonies: author Scott E. Brown on the stride master James P. Johnson https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Speakeasies-to-Symphonies

Jun 3 Tal Farlow: fast hands & flying lines, with Eddie Karp

Jun 17 Kenny Dorham – hard bop at its finest – with “Whistle Stop” authors Robert Pallitto & John A. Melendez https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/W/Whistle-Stop

JazzNOW: International Jazz Day with Fabiola Méndez

The International Jazz Day JazzNOW concert, presented by GBH Music in collaboration with JazzBoston, featured cuatrista Fabiola Méndez and her quartet for a sold-out concert. Méndez is an Emmy-nominated composer and musician known for her unique blend of genres, including folk, jazz, and Afro-Caribbean influences. Notably, Méndez was the first musician to graduate from Berklee with the Puerto Rican cuatro, the island’s national instrument, as her primary instrument.

Méndez also joined JazzBoston President Ken Field for a short presentation recognizing International Jazz Day at the Boston City Council meeting at Boston City Hall on Wednesday, April 29th.

The next JazzNOW concert on 6/3 will feature saxophonist Greg Abate with a Tribute to Ray Charles, with whom Abate served as lead alto saxophonist for many years. https://www.wgbh.org/events/jazznow-ray-charles-tribute-with-greg-abate

Special thanks to the Goldstein Family Fund for support of this series!

View previous JazzNOW concerts online at https://www.wgbh.org/music/jazz 

GBH Music Jazz Nights at the Boston Public Library

GBH Jazz Nights at the Boston Public Library in collaboration with JazzBoston are continuing! Monthly free concerts return this month with two performances. On Thursday, May 14th, from 5:30-6:30 pm, featuring Sam Spear and her ensemble. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Registration & information at https://www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-jazz-night-with-sam-spear-boston-public-library

And on Thursday, May 28, legendary trumpeter Tiger Okoshi and his group will present a tribute to Miles Davis for the centennial of Miles’s birthday a few days earlier. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Registration & information at https://www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-jazz-night-with-tiger-okoshi-a-tribute-to-miles-davis-boston-public-library

We are grateful to the Goldstein Famly Fund for generous support of this series.

JazzBoston Newsletter Now Accepting Paid Advertising!

JazzBoston has received several inquiries regarding paid advertising in our newsletter, which is sent monthly by email to over 4600 JazzBoston members.  We have decided to move forward with paid advertising.  Email inquiries to newsletter@jazzboston.org.  The guidelines are as follows:

Content: Promotion of any single Boston-area live jazz performance.  Determination of acceptable content is solely at the discretion of JazzBoston.  (Note that certain jazz events presented by JazzBoston and its partners, as well as Boston-area jazz festivals and other events of general interest are included in the Newsletter without charge at the discretion of JazzBoston.)
Cost: $1/word, with a minimum of $75, and a maximum of 200 words ($200).
Payment: Via check to JazzBoston, c/o Douglas Martin, Esq, 1208 VFW Pkwy #103, Boston, MA 02132, or via Venmo (@JazzBostonInc) or PayPal (treasurer@jazzboston.org)
Deadline: Receipt of materials and payment by 20th of the month preceding the desired placement
Placement: Ads will be placed at the bottom of the JazzBoston Newsletter
Limitations: A maximum of 5 ads will run in each Newsletter.  The first 5 ad requests received by the deadline will run each month.
Formatting: Ads will run using the same font and font size as other items in the Newsletter.  The JazzBoston Newsletter Editor will format submitted text as needed.
Images: A single optional submitted image can be included with the ad, with sizing and placement to be determined by the JazzBoston Newsletter Editor.