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Apr 19 2017

Celebrate Jazz Week all over Greater Boston

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Table of contents: Jazz Week 2017: Thank You Fred Taylor! | JazzBoston special events | Celebrate Jazz Week all over Greater Boston | Arlington Jazz Festival | Member's Connection: Win free tickets | No-cost jazz

Mar 15 2017

March 2017 Newsletter

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Table of contents: Get ready for Jazz Week 2017 | Join now to attend JazzBoston's Annual Members & Friends Party | Women's History Month: Yoko Miwa | Jazz in the Sanctuary: Yoron Israel | Member's Connection: Win free tickets | No-cost jazz

Feb 9 2017

February 2017 Newsletter

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Table of contents: JazzBoston introduces Jennifer Roach | Maceo Parker | Jazz at the Sanctuary | Valentine's Day Listings | Mardi Gras and jazz | Member's Connection: Win free tickets | No-cost jazz

Dec 20 2016

December 2016/January 2017 Newsletter

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Table of contents: Help us Connect | White Rose Coffeehouse | Holiday Picks | No Walls | Editor's POV: Holiday jazz albums | Members' Connection: Win free tickets, Our membership partners | No-cost jazz

Nov 4 2016

November 2016 Newsletter

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Table of contents: Jazz At The Firehouse series | JazzBoston is listening | Jazz Musicians from Boston: Harry Carney | Member's Connection: Win free tickets | No-cost jazz

Oct 8 2016

October 2016 Newsletter

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Table of contents: Save the date: 39th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert | FiLmprov 20th Anniversary | Artist Spotlight: Jaki Byard | Member's Connection: Win free tickets | No-cost jazz

Sep 24 2016

5th annual Beans & Cornbread Jazzfest Breakfast

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Bring out the music in you: Join Mel King and other jazz lovers and community leaders for the 5th annual Beans & Cornbread Jazzfest Breakfast. There's no better way than this to warm up for the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival. Stop by from 9 AM to noon for a home-cooked meal prepared by the chefs [...]

Sep 9 2016

September 2016 Newsletter

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Table of contents: Look for JazzBoston at Beantown! I Dudley Jazz Festival Recap with Fred Woodard I Newport, through young eyes and ears I Boston Jazz Brunches I Member's Connection: Win free tickets I No-cost jazz

Sep 2 2016

Opportunity Fund Open Application

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Applications are now being accepted for September. The application submission window closes on 9/15. Grants will be made to individual artists for specific needs, such as materials, professional development costs, conference fees, and stipends for teaching artists. Applicants may request up to $1,000. $10,000 will be available per month until it runs out. Learn more [...]

Jul 14 2016

A Newport Snapshot: The Herb Pomeroy Big Band, 1958

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By Dick Vacca It’s mid July, and that means the 2016 edition of America’s oldest jazz festival, at Newport, is just weeks away. Boston jazz musicians, starting of course with pianist George Wein, the event’s founder, have always been a presence at Newport, and sometimes they’ve provided some sensational music. So it was in 1958, [...]