The Boston area jazz scene is growing, and we are grateful to all the members of our community for working together to continue to celebrate this important music! In particular, we are pleased that JazzBoston, the Cambridge Jazz Foundation, and the Boston Jazz Foundation have agreed to collaborate on a number of projects. Please note that these three non-profit organizations are independent, with differing areas of focus, but all are working towards the mutual goal of support & advocacy of improvisational jazz, a music that originated in the African American community. You can help by donating to them individually at their respective websites. Thank you!
JazzBoston’s free all-ages Jazz Jams currently on hiatus.
JazzBoston Hot Club listening Sessions free & online!
Jazz All Ways series continues with the Big Boston Baritone (Claire Daly) Benefit, Thursday October 3, 7:30pm at Regattabar!
GBH Music collaborates with JazzBoston to present GBH Jazz Nights at the BPL, 2nd Thursdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm
JazzNOW live streaming & in-person series returns to GBH in 2025
JazzBoston Newsletter now accepting paid advertising
JazzBoston’s free all-ages Jazz Jams currently on hiatus.
Jams Update: Unfortunately we have come to an end with the free all-ages jam sessions at Oggi. Big thanks to the venue and all of you who have supported the jam sessions over the past number of months. We will keep you posted here and in our newsletters on when and where we start up again. Thanks and have a great fall!
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 was formerly grant-funded, but it currently needs ongoing support. We are continuuing our $15,000 campaign to fund this series for one year. You can make a difference by donating to JazzBoston today – this funding will support stipends for the house band musicians. A number of generous JazzBoston members have already donated a combined $3500. Would you be able to help this important series continue? 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!
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
Coming up:
October 9 Kresten Osgood drummer and bandleader. Zoom from Copenhagen 1-4pm.
October 30 Fred Woodard curates a special memorial to Russel Malone.
November 13 Elijah Wald author of Jelly Roll his most recent book
November 20. Aidan Levy author of Saxophone Colossus. Music and discussion of Sonny’s notebooks written in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
December 4 my guest the great saxophonist bandleader explorer Greg Osby.
December 18 local bandleader John Kordalewski the music of Ken Makanda McIntyre.
Dec 4: Greg Osby
Dec 18: Guest John Kordalewski, leader of the Makanda Project
Jan 8: Max Roach
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 will be 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, 111 Perkins St #073, Boston, MA 02130, 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.
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 volunteers Nate Aronow and 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 is 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:
A short History of the 1369 Jazz Club
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 the the much beloved and much missed 1369 Jazz Club, which closed in 1988. You can read about it here!
Music Museum of New England Jazz Features!
The Music Museum of New England has posted several interesting articles about important people and places from the Boston area jazz scene. Take a look at their pieces about Eric Jackson, Serge Chaloff, Herb Pomeroy, Lloyd Trotman, Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club, and the latest entry about The Hi-Hat Club!
Our programs have been funded in part by generous grants from:
