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 December 5th, the jam will be led by internationally touring composer, saxophonist, and JazzBoston Board member Noah Preminger. Bassist, composer, and band leader Greg Loughman will lead the jam on Friday Decenber 19th,

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:

December 3– GRADY TATE with our friend Thomas Taylor – https://www.thomasdrum.com/biography

December 17- Andrew Cyrille focus with Eddie Karp

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 an exceptional performance on Thursday, December 11th, from 5:30-6:30 pm featuring innovative composer and pianist David Leach & his quartet. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged—information at https://www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-jazz-nights-at-the-bpl-with-david-leach.

The next concert will feature the guitar/bass duo of Andrew Stern & John Lockwood on January 8th.

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

JazzBoston presents George W. Russell Jr. at NEJC/NCSC Jazz Concert Series December 18th

On Thursday December 18th from 6:30-7:45pm, New England Jazz Connections (NEJC) & JazzBoston will present the Chair of Berklee’s Harmony & Jazz Composition Dept, George W. Russell Jr, and his ensemble in a performance ranging from solo piano to groove-oriented jazz that will arouse the listener’s intellect and touch their soul. His playing is filled with passion, fire, soul, and spirit. The concert is part of a series organized by NEJC (https://www.newenglandjazzconnections.com), and hosted at the Newcastle Saranac Community Studio, 607 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, MA, with funding from Fenway Forward, formerly Fenway Community Development Corp (https://www.fenwayforward.org). Tickets are available at https://events.humanitix.com/ncsc-jazz-concert-series-george-w-russell-jr-presented-by-jazzboston.

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.