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 April 3rd, the jam will be led by bassist Greg Loughman. Noted saxophonist & JazzBoston Board Member Noah Preminger will lead on Friday, April 17th .

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:

Apr 15 Junior Cook with biographer and saxophonist Courtney M. Nero, author of Have Horn, Will Travel: The Life and Music of Henry “Junior” Cook.

Apr 22 Booker T Pittman with author Jason Borge

JazzNOW: International Jazz Day with Fabiola Méndez

The next JazzNOW concert, presented by GBH Music in collaboration with JazzBoston, will feature cuatrista Fabiola Méndez and her quartet for a celebration of International Jazz Day. 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. Following her viral GBH Jazz Instagram reel about the cuatro in 2025 and her well-rehttps://www.wgbh.org/events/jazznow-international-jazz-day-with-fabiola-mendezceived performance at the 2024 GBH Music Holiday Spectacular, Méndez returns to Fraser Studios in April as a headliner for the first time. Drawing inspiration from the mountains of Puerto Rico to the African rhythms of the Caribbean, Méndez and her quartet will present a collection of original works — taking the listener on a journey of storytelling through Latin folk and jazz. The concert takes place at 8 pm in Fraser Performance Studio with a pre-concert reception at 7:15 pm. Paris Alston, of GBH News Rooted, will host the performance, which will be filmed for broadcast on GBH2. Tickets are now available at

https://www.wgbh.org/events/jazznow-international-jazz-day-with-fabiola-mendez

Méndez will also be joining 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, at noon.

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 back. Monthly free concerts return this month with a special performance on Thursday, April 9th from 5:30-6:30 pm featuring Ken Field’s RSE Trio, with Blake Newman on bass and Phil Neighbors on drums, performing a set that blends the spirit of New Orleans jazz with some of Field’s original compositions for his group, the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Information at www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-jazz-night-with-ken-field-and-the-rse-trio-boston-public-library.

The next concert will feature Sam Spear & her group on May 14th.

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.