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Next Hot Club of Boston listening session: Elmo Hope – Wed 6/8/22

JazzNOW: The Legacy of Tony Bennett – Friday 6/17/22

Boston Jazz United for Ukraine rases over $5K for relief efforts

Jazz All Ways continues on Sundays thru June at Zuzu in Central Square

South Bay Jazz Festival brought jazz to the South Bay House of Corrections

JazzNOW: The Legacy of Tony Bennett

The next in our series of collaborations with GBH Music, “JazzNOW: The Legacy of Tony Bennett” will take place live on Friday 6/17 at 8pm from the acoustically acclaimed GBH Fraser Performance Studio in Brighton, with free live streaming access. The concert will feature members of Tony Bennett’s touring and recording quartet, including Tim Ray on piano, Gray Sargent on guitar, Marshall Wood on bass, and guest Donna Byrne on vocals. This exciting performance and the Q&A that will flow will highlight some of Tony Bennett’s enormous catalog of recordings.  Hosting will be Eric Jackson.  Streaming access is free, but you must register: https://www.wgbh.org/events/jazznow-the-legacy-of-tony-bennett-virtual-and-in-person

This program is supported in part by grants from the Boston Cultural Council/Reopen Creative Boston Fund, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, and by the Mass Cultural Council.

Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the in-person preview of this concert live at GBH Studio At the Boston Public Library on Wednesday 6/15/22 at noon has been canceled.

Shop JazzBoston Merch!!

There is now a quick and easy way to buy official JazzBoston hats & t-shirts, and to support JazzBoston at the same time!!  Thanks to volunteer Nate Aronow and JazzBoston Advisory Council Chair Cj Kelley, we now have an official online store hosted by the fine folks at Bonfire.  Browse and shop at

https://www.bonfire.com/store/shop-jazz-boston!

JazzBoston Membership

JazzBoston membership is now free, and open to all members of the Boston-area jazz community, including musicians, audiences, venues/presenters, and jazz media!

 In an effort to encourage everyone to participate and eliminate any financial barriers, there is no charge to become a JazzBoston member. Whether you are already a subscriber or were a past member, if you’d like to continue your support of, and advocacy for, the Boston area jazz community, we strongly encourage you to sign up again for free JazzBoston membership.

https://mailchi.mp/jazzboston.org/membership-sign-up-form

Donations are still accepted in order to assist with ongoing JazzBoston expenses. You can donate at:

 https://jazzboston.org/get-involved/donate/

JazzBoston Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to JazzBoston Inc. are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Boston Jazz History Blog:

Lennie Sogoloff: Jazz Along the Turnpike

Boston jazz historian Richard Vacca’s Boston Jazz Chronicles is an amazing and valuable resource.  We encourage jazz musicians and fans to check it out.

Vacca’s beautifully maintained and researched blog includes regular features about noted people & places that helped shape the Boston-area jazz scene.  The current entry is about club owner Lennie Sogoloff, who operated Lennie’s-on-the-Turmpike from 1962 to 1972.  Read about him here.