Jazz Calendar

This month, Fabiola Mendez and her quartet will be performing original selections from their newest album "Flora Campesina," a fusion of Puerto Rican folk melodies with Afro-Caribbean and Jazz influences.

Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Please note that by registering for this event you agree to receive email communications from GBH Music.

In 19th century Brazil, the musical style known as chorinhos resulted from the styles of playing several musical genres (polka, schottische, waltz, mazurka and habanera) by carioca musicians, who were also strongly influenced by Afro-Brazilian rhythms, principally the lundu and the batuque. The shortened term “Choro” was used informally at first to refer to the style of playing, or of a particular instrumental ensemble; (e.g. in the 1870s flutist Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado formed an ensemble called "Choro Carioca” with flute, two guitars and cavaquinho) and later the term referred to the musical genre of these ensembles.

Ian Coury specializes in this genre.  He is an award-winning 10-string bandolim (Brazilian mandolin) Choro player from Brazil who has shared stages with Brazilian legends such as Brazilian jazz guitarist Toninho Horta, Brazilian singer/composer/bandolimist Armandino and Choro/jazz bandolimist Hamilton de Holanda.

At twenty-two years of age, Coury is a gifted composer, arranger, educator, producer as well as a phenomenal master of his instrument.  He is in fact, one of Brazil’s most-respected virtuosos of the 10-string mandolin.  As he continues to push the boundaries of the instrument and of the Choro genre, he has now also performed with such jazz luminaries as saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera, Brazilian singer/guitarist Rosa Maria Passos and trumpeter Claudio Roditi, and in the past years has received important awards: “Best Instrumentalist” in Brazil’s 2020 National FM Radio Festival and second place (by popular vote) in Brazil’s 2021 eFestival; both wins were for performances of original compositions.  In 2022, he also won Berklee College of Music’s String Department Award, “In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement.”

Ian comes from Brazil’s capital city, Brasília, where he began playing mandolin at age 8, studying with Marcelo Lima at the prestigious Raphael Rabello School of Choro. Then, in 2019, Ian received a full scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where, last year, he received the String Department Award.  A master at his instrument, he has already taught Choro workshops at the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2018, at Harvard University in 2022 and at MIT in 2022 as well. He also taught mandolin courses at the 2022 Choro Camp in Massachusetts and at CIVEBRA in Brasília, Brazil in 2024, among others. In addition, Ian launched the first online course in Brazilian mandolin in the U.S. Titled “Brazilian Choro Mandolin,” at the invitation of the platform pegheadnation.com in 2022.

Before coming to the United States to study, Ian had already performed at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) in 2017 and 2018, but his professional trajectory in Brazil began much earlier.  In 2014, he played both solo and with Armandinho at the Clube do Choro in Brasília and in 2014 and 2015, he was recognized for his merits by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Arts, History, and Literature.  In 2016, he appeared on the cover of Choro Magazine and also received a Culture Award from Brazil’s House of Representatives.

It is worth noting as well that Ian has, from the beginning of his career, had many appearances on Brazilian radio and TV shows (Globo, TV Senado, TV Câmara, TV Brasil). In addition, he has had a video on the web that received more than 5 million views, being shared by Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet Chico Buarque and samba/pagode singer/songwriter/guitarist Jorge Aragão, among others.

Ian released his first single in 2020—an original tune titled "Historia de Vida” with Brazilian bassist Michael Pipoquinha and Renato Galvão. In 2022, he released his first album, entitled Bora Brasil, which featured a wide repertoire of Brazilian popular music, Frevo and Samba, along with original songs and arrangements of compositions of highly respected Brazilian artists, such as Gilberto Gil, João Bosco and the band O Rappa.

-edited by Sue Auclair

Join us at Kestra Jazz Lounge, located inside the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, for an unforgettable evening of live music and delicious cocktails. Curated by Boston’s own Will Dailey, enjoy soulful sips, martinis and swinging jazz in a chic, intimate setting. The experience comes alive every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7-10 PM.

Location: Kestra at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, 450 Summer St, Seaport, Boston
Dates: Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Time: 7-10 PM

Don't miss out on this perfect blend of tunes, drinks and ambiance!

What do you call a superfecta? It’s when 1) the Compaq Big Band gets to play our Christmas book, 2) as part of a multi-ensemble night to raise funds for high school jazz music, 3) in a great 1600-seat performance hall, and 4) with one of our very own alums hosting the show as their new band director! All this happens on Friday December 13th at the Edwin A. Nelson Fine & Applied Arts Center at Brockton High School in Brockton, Massachusetts. Our host is CBB alum Kevin Kardel, who will be directing opening sets by both the Junior and Advanced Jazz Bands of Brockton High School.

This will be an amazing evening filled with seasonal favorites like you’ve never heard them before - exciting, inspirational, and just plain fun. It’ll be an even-more-than-most wonderful time of the year sharing the stage with these talented young jazz musicians, and even the biggest Grinch can’t help but get in the Christmas spirit for this concert!

The show runs 7:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets are $20pp. All seating is General Admission, and cash at the door only. Doors open 6:00pm. Brockton High School is located at 470 Forest Avenue, with the entrance for the Nelson Center on the south side of the complex.

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The styles you’ll hear on December 13th run the gamut from traditional swing to very UNtraditional jazz rock, ballad, samba and jazz waltz tunes – dominated by high-energy instrumental arrangements from legendary big band arrangers such as Gordon Goodwin, Count Basie, Tom Kubis, Sammy Nestico, Dave Metzger, and John Clayton.

Out front that evening on vocals will be one of our supremely talented regional vocal stars, Cara Campanelli. She’ll be channelin’ Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Linda Eder, Mariah Carey, and much more - only the best vocal treatments of seasonal classics.
To get a tiny sample of what you’re in for, take a listen to the Tom Kubis Big Band performing the instrumental “Joy To The World” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Tx6lZEzNo. And, for a vocal preview, check out Diana Krall and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on “Jingle Bells” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SABWU6im1do .

Check out www.compaqbigband.com & www.caracampanelli.com.

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Miwa’s story of becoming a jazz musician is full of serendipity and happy twists of fate. In the late 1990s the classically-trained artist auditioned for Berklee College of Music on a lark and ended up winning a full scholarship. She arrived at the school from her homeland of Japan in 1997, intending to stay for a year.

In 2017, she’s still in Boston, enriching the city’s musical life and serving as one of the most popular professors in the Berklee piano department.

Act Naturally, the Yoko Miwa Trio’s major label debut in Japan, came out in 2012 on the JVC Victor Entertainment label and the band toured Japan that same year. “She is one of the best jazz pianists in Japan,” said Yozo Iwanami, Jazz Hihyo Magazine. A native of Kobe, Japan, Miwa was classically trained and didn’t pursue an interest in jazz until she met and studied with Minoru Ozone, a popular television organist and nightclub owner who is the father of pianist Makoto Ozone. Miwa worked at Ozone’s club and as an accompanist and piano instructor at his music school until the great Kobe earthquake of 1995 destroyed both facilities. Then, while continuing to take private lessons from Minoru Ozone, she also pursued musical studies at the Koyo Conservatory in Kobe. From there she won first prize in a scholarship competition to attend Berklee. Miwa quickly began playing with a host of talented students and teachers, and she formed a strong bond with vocal great Kevin Mahogany, who chose the pianist to serve as accompanist in his classes and on his gigs.

Featuring:

Yoko Miwa, piano
Brad Barrett, acoustic bass
Scott Goulding, drums

http://www.yokomiwa.com

In the tradition of Tom Jones, Mariah Carey and others, our dear friend and amazing singer, Samantha Farrell is bringing a crew of her favorite musicians to present us with "A Blue Christmas" - a joy-filled holiday experience at Boston Harbor Distillery!
Samantha Farrell will be hosting and performing with a stellar lineup of her most talented singer-songwriter friends, including:                   Abbie Barrett, Dennis Brennan, Pat McCann, Danielle Miraglia plus an equally exciting surprise guest or two.
Backing these great singers will be Chris Hersch and the MoonRaiders – a band that was nominated for New England’s Best Roots Act of the Year and recently played at another killer Distillery event.

These performers will be taking a rare turn outside of their usual repertoire to sing the soundtrack of the season. Their assignment is to pick a few of their favorites from the holiday catalogue and some of their own originals of the hall-decking and bell jingling variety. Expect an evening imbued with jazz-tinged nostalgia, existential angst, warm and moody blues, and some rare, rootsy rock renditions of more obscure holiday gems.
The Distillery is both spacious and cozy, like the biggest, coolest living room you've ever hung out in. Their spirits and cocktails are top shelf. And there's plenty of free parking. More info at https://www.shkmusic.com/faq

For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page. Dinner reservations are recommended. Please specify that you want a table in the Jazz Baroness Room.

House band plays a set and then invites guests to sit in on this late-night instrumentals jam.

Andy Voelker, tenor sax

Saxophonist improviser and composer Andy Voelker has been aptly called a ”Lifer” in the world of jazz. His dedication to the roots of jazz, the real time application of past and present jazz styles, and the furthering of jazz as an art form remain Andy’s top priorities. Having grown up on the New Jersey shore surrounded by a family full of music lovers, artists, and writers Andy developed early appreciation for what is “good music”.

Andy took up the saxophone in grade school band and never looked back. Moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of music, Andy stayed in Boston and continued his education on the bandstand. Andy was a pivotal member of the Matt Murphy’s Music in Brookline having both co-lead the weekly jam session and lead his own original groups at Matts - during the heyday of one of Boston’s most notable music scenes. Presently Andy is playing and recording with Clear Audience – a group he co-leads with his cohorts from the Murphy’s days. Andy is staying busy as one of Boston’s real deal jazz Saxophonists, hard at work performing around the greater Boston areas music venues bringing his forward thinking, soulful sound, and thoughtful improvisations to the present day music appreciators.

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish!

Andy Voelker, tenor & soprano saxophone

TBA, piano

Jef Charland, acoustic bass

Steve Langone, drums

Saxophonist improviser and composer Andy Voelker has been aptly called a ”Lifer” in the world of jazz. His dedication to the roots of jazz, the real time application of past and present jazz styles, and the furthering of jazz as an art form remain Andy’s top priorities. Having grown up on the New Jersey shore surrounded by a family full of music lovers, artists, and writers Andy developed early appreciation for what is “good music”.

Andy took up the saxophone in grade school band and never looked back. Moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of music, Andy stayed in Boston and continued his education on the bandstand. Andy was a pivotal member of the Matt Murphy’s Music in Brookline having both co-lead the weekly jam session and lead his own original groups at Matts - during the heyday of one of Boston’s most notable music scenes. Presently Andy is playing and recording with Clear Audience – a group he co-leads with his cohorts from the Murphy’s days. Andy is staying busy as one of Boston’s real deal jazz Saxophonists, hard at work performing around the greater Boston areas music venues bringing his forward thinking, soulful sound, and thoughtful improvisations to the present day music appreciators.

House band plays a set and then invites guests to sit in on this late-night instrumentals jam.

Featuring:

Andy Voelker, tenor saxophone
TBA, piano
John Lockwood, acoustic bass
Steve Langone, drums

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will present its 52nd Annual Christmas Concert featuring the premiere of Mark Harvey’s latest composition Peace, Good Will to All, inspired by Charles Ives and marking the 150th anniversary of his birth. The concert will also celebrate Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday year with his Sacred Concert pieces, showcasing Aardvark vocalist Grace Hughes in Tell Me It’s the Truth and Come Sunday.  Jazz-infused carols will include What Child Is This, and the band will present an Aardvark perennial, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, performed on the very first Aardvark Christmas concert in 1973.   Tickets are $20 at the door.  Proceeds will support the Poor People’s United Fund, an organization that works to alleviate the suffering of poor and homeless people in Greater Boston.

Aardvark gave its inaugural concert on December 23, 1973, at the Church of the Covenant in Boston as a benefit for the Chelsea Fire Fund.  Every year since then, Aardvark has held a Christmas concert to support a deserving cause.   Esteemed guests who have joined the Aardvark Christmas concerts include Sheila Jordan, Howard McGhee, Semenya McCord, Ron Gill,  and others.  Aardvark is: Peter H. Bloom, Phil Scarff, Chris Rakowski, Dan Zupan, Daniel Ian Smith/saxophones and woodwinds; Taylor Ho Bynum, K.C. Dunbar, Jeanne Snodgrass/trumpets; Bob Pilkington, Jay Keyser/trombones; Bill Lowe/bass trombone, tuba; Richard Nelson/guitar; Jesse Williams/string bass; Harry Wellott/drums; Grace Hughes, vocalist; and Mark Harvey, music director.  The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is managed by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, director.

Blues, Roots, R&B, Americana, Rock

Winning awards and playing to sold-out shows across New England and beyond, the Boston-
based Delta Generators have made quite a name for themselves since hitting the scene in 2008. Their music brings together their diverse musical influences, drawing on the traditions of Blues, Roots, R&B, Americana and Rock to create a sound uniquely their own.

Three of the North Shore’s most beloved songwriters and performers converge for A Seaside Yuletide, a night of rootsy holiday spirit and song featuring Jon Butcher, Allen Estes and Sal Baglio.

JON BUTCHER
Cape Ann’s Jon Butcher is one of a select handful of influential recording artists comprising the legendary Boston music scene. Numerous MTV videos and hit songs comprise the underpinnings of a recording and touring career that continues today. A handful of critically acclaimed recordings, Positively The Blues, Barefoot Servants, Electric Factory, 2 Roads East and 360º mark Jon’s enduring love affair with the very fabric of American music. Butcher’s signature sound and particularly his guitar work represent a skillful mix of Americana — rock, r&b, jazz and folk, all of it focused through a prism built from the blues.

ALLEN ESTES
Songwriter Allen Estes grew up in a musical family, the oldest son of professional musicians Estelle and Phil Estes in Gloucester, MA and began playing at age six. Phil packed the family up in the car and literally took to the open road for musical adventures eventually leading to the forming of the Estes Boys, Allen’s seminal band. The Estes Boys performed in and around New England and by the mid 80s Allen moved to Nashville, TN, writing and working with Tammy Wynette, Robert Ellis Oral, Lori Morgan, and Shania Twain. After 10 years, Gloucester called him back, and in the 90s Allen recorded with writer Frank Tedesco. This turned into Allen’s last recording, the Souls of the Sea album. Souls of the Sea is a collection of songs about the historic seaport and fishing town of Gloucester, MA and the people who live there.

SAL BAGLIO
As a singer, guitarist and composer, Sal Baglio has touched all the bases that have rounded out a successful musical career. But with his recent work as a solo artist, Baglio embarks upon a new path that looks backward in the most delightful way. Baglio’s music and solo performances dial up a past that is easily imagined in a less-distracted age where music bursts boldly out of a car’s AM radio on a summer drive or floats in the imagination of a young solitary artist learning to strum his first guitar. Free of the demands of the music industry, Baglio is liberated to recall the past without sentimentality but with a flourish of great stories that underpin his new songs — songs that aim for the gentle heart. Baglio will never be separated from the impulsive spirit of “American Fun,” the hit he wrote with his legendary Boston band, The Stompers, that remains absolutely joyous in its sing-along refrain. Yet, as he ages — and we with him — Baglio reveals where all that great music began and why.

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish! For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page. House band plays a set and then invites guests to sit in on this late-night instrumentals jam.

Sam Spear, alto saxophone

Sam Spear is a woodwind instrumentalist, composer, and music educator based in Boston, MA. As a performer, she is at home in a variety of musical settings including swinging quintets, modern jazz orchestras, and chamber ensembles. In addition to her own group, she regularly performs with the Imagine Orchestra directed by Bill Banfield, the Michelle Tucker Quintet, the Mad Monkfish Orchestra directed by Peter Kenagy, and the New England Jazz Collaborative, among others.

She also leads an active life as a composer and arranger with works being performed by groups including the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, Imagine Orchestra, the New England Jazz Collaborative, and Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra. She writes works for a variety of instrumentations, styles, and experience levels with nearly 100 of her charts available on her sheet music store.

Spear is a professor at Berklee College of Music where she teaches in the Contemporary Writing and Production Department and Five-Week Summer Performance Program. She is an affiliated artist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of two ensembles in residence at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. Spear has experience teaching students from elementary through undergraduate levels in topics including music theory, ear training, improvisation, and arranging, as well as private instruction and ensemble coaching.

Gender equality in the jazz community has been a focus of Spear’s efforts. She serves on the board of Jazzhers, a non-profit “committed to shaping the future of jazz by helping young women and non-binary musicians become connected and feel empowered within the jazz community.” She presented her lecture Mary Lou Williams in the Age of #MeToo at the 2019 IAWM and FT&M15 joint conference. Her advocacy work has been featured in Downbeat Magazine’s February 2019 issue and in a news story on Boston’s local NPR station, WBUR. Spear co-founded Women in Jazz Collective, a student-run organization at Berklee College of Music with the mission of empowering female and non-binary jazz musicians.

Spear holds a Master of Music in jazz saxophone performance from New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance and jazz composition from Berklee College of Music, where she attended on a Presidential Scholarship

Get your holiday cheer properly established with the Chelmsford Community Concert Band at their annual holiday concert Sunday, December 15th, at 2pm at McCarthy Middle School. This year’s program includes the requisite favorites like Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” and the magnificently powerful “Russian Christmas Music” by Alfred Reed, but there are also multiple pieces that switch things up.  The band will be casting familiar songs into a minor key with Lovrien’s “Minor Alterations,” mashing them up in “Stars and Stripes for Christmas,” and casting them into a New Orleans jazz feel with “A New Orleans Nutcracker Suite.” This performance also features stunning vocal solos and is not to be missed.

Admission to the concert is free, but donations are always very gratefully accepted so that the band can continue to operate.  Suggested donations are $10 for adults and $20 for families.  There will also be a fundraising raffle of fun seasonal items and baked goods available for an additional donation.  The location is fully wheelchair accessible.

Having recently celebrated its golden anniversary, the Chelmsford Community Band has a 70-piece concert band and a 20-piece jazz ensemble made of dedicated volunteer musicians with a proud tradition of bringing live musical performances to this community since 1972.  They are supported by grants from the Mass Cultural Council, local towns, and your donations.  Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, or BlueSky, and find them online at www.chelmsfordcommunityband.com.

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish! For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page.

The Jazz Vocal Jam Session takes place the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month from 3pm-6pm. A featured vocalist will start each session before inviting other vocalists to join the house band. There will be a physical sign-up sheet which will be first come, first serve.

They appreciate if you purchase something to help the restaurant out for bringing all of this great jazz to the community!

This week the featured singer will be Anya Menk.

The first half of the Cherry Street Music season wraps up on December 15th with Classical with a Twist - I’ve Got Rhythm including Gershwin favorites such as Rhapsody in Blue, and Brahms’ G minor Piano Quartet. Rythm makers for this performance include Alex Velinzon; violin; Cathy Basrak, viola; Artist-in-Residence, Allison Eldredge, cello; and Max Levinson, piano. www.newtonculture.org

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish! For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page.

Mike Turk, chromatic harmonica

Ben Cook, piano

Bruce Gertz, acoustic bass

Mike began his harmonica career at age 14 in The Bronx, NY with Blues, Rhythm & Blues and singer/songwriter "Folk music".

By the early 1970’s Mike found his way to Boston where he soon became part of the local music scene . It was this period, in the mid 1970’s that Turk began to explore the possibilities of the chromatic or “Jazz”harmonica and spent the period from 1978 –1981 at the Berklee College of Music.
Turk began to formulate his ideas on the Harmonica using the techniques and jazz phrasing established by Toots Thielemans.

Sometime later Mike was awarded a 'National Endowment For The Arts' grant to study privately with the great saxophonist and jazz educator Jerry Bergonzi

Eventually, Turk’s influences would come from a virtual textbook of Bebop and Modern Jazz written by the likes of Charlie Parker, Sonny Stiit, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderly, Lee Morgan, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson, Bill Evans, Lucky Thompson, Hank Mobley…many more, East Coast Bop & West Coast Cool!

In the 1990’s Turk performed and collaborated with great Boston players such as Gray Sargent and Marshall Wood (both formerly with Tony Bennett) and had the great honor to play with Dave McKenna from time to time.
Other somewhat unsung, top-notch Boston players include Jeff Stout, Dick Johnson, Jon Wheatley, Lou Columbo, Ray Santisi, Paul Schmelling, Paul Broadnax, John Lockwood, Bob Guilloti,and with the great jazz drummers Joe Hunt and also Alan Dawson…..many more great players not mentioned here!

In Recent years, Turk had the great pleasure of sharing the concert stage with jazz vocalist Rebecca Parris and her band Brad Hatfield, Peter Kontrimus and Jim Lattini.

Here at the 'Mad Monkfish' ( formerly Thelonious Monkfish) From time to time Mike Turk has worked with many great Boston based players including Joe Barbato, Chris Taylor, Alexei Tsiganov, Bruce Gertz, John Lockwood, Gilson Schacknik, Ben Cook, Jeri DiMarco Bergonzi, Rusty Scott, Keala Kaumeheiwa; and has participated in the Jam sessions hosted by saxophonist extraordinaire Andy Voelker

You can read Mike Turk's complete story on his website blog  www.tinsandwichmusic.com

The Joe Hunt Quartet features a modern jazz ensemble music played by local professionals:

Mark Pinto - alto saxophone, formerly with Buddy Rich

Bob Neiske – bass, formerly with Jimmy Giuffre

Yuka Hamano Hunt – piano, voice, arranger

Joe Hunt – drums, formerly with George Russell,Stan Getz, Jim Hall, Dexter Gordon, Joao  & Astrid Gilberto, John Handy, and Bill Evans

Recent shows have included tributes: Burt Bacharach, Ahmad Jamal, Carla Bley, Johnny Mandel, Quincy Jones, and Roy Haynes.

JOHN LOCKWOOD'S JAZZED UP CHRISTMAS SHOW AT LONG LIVE ROXBURY

with

Maxim Lubarsky, keyboards

Nadia Washington, vocals

Tyson Jackson, drums

FREE ADMISSION | FREE PARKING

Bassist John Lockwood has been a staple in Boston's jazz scene for decades.  An acoustic and electric bassist,  Lockwood has toured the U.S. and Europe with Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Gary Burton, the Mel Lewis Big Band, and The Fringe. He has also performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, MIT Symphony, Pat Metheny, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Toots Thielemans, Stan Getz, and Art Farmer.

Now Lockwood has put together a cool jazz show for the holiday season at Long Live Roxbury.

Dallas, Texas native vocalist Nadia Washington is a faculty member at Berklee College of Music and she is also affiliated with Berklee Global Jazz Institute as well as the Institute for Jazz & Gender Justice.

Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, drummer Tyson Jackson first discovered his love for music at the ripe age of 3. Throughout his musical career, Jackson has been afforded many opportunities to study and be mentored by world-renowned artists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terence Blanchard, Darren Barrett, AJ Wright, Terri Lynn Carrington, Ralph Peterson, Tia Fuller, Sean Jones, Nona Hendryx, etc.

A native of Odessa, Ukraine, pianist Maxim Lubarsky started his career as a classical pianist. When he was 7 years old, he began his musical education at the famous Stolyarsky School of Music, where his father, a member of the piano faculty and a renowned pianist, was his teacher and mentor. Later Maxim received a master’s degree from the Odessa State Conservatory, where professor Evilina Kovalenko was his piano instructor. During his last years in school, Lubarsky acquired a love for jazz music and founded his first group, Art Session, with whom he toured, played numerous venues in the Ukraine, and won first place in several competitions. While playing and touring with Art Session, he continued his classical career, playing solo recitals and performing with the Odessa State Symphony Orchestra. During his years at the conservatory, he was a highly recognized pianist and toured extensively in Israel, France, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Greece, and the U.S.

Welcome to the second annual Somerville Chanukah Party!

This year, we are delighted to present, for the first time in history, as far as we can tell, a complete live concert performance of the best Chanukah album ever recorded: "The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party." Featuring a klezmer orchestra drawn from the top klezmer bands in the world and an all star cast of vocalists standing in for the great cantor. If you've never heard "The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party" before, now is literally your only chance.

Friends, it isn't even on Spotify.

But wait, there's so much more!

An opening performance by Rachel Linsky dancers
Classic Chanukah songs with Tutti Druyan
Yiddish dancing with Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band and friends
The ultimate DJ set with Chaia and Kleztronica!

This is not one to be missed.

Join the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music and all of your friends to dance the night away and celebrate Chanukah (Hanukkah, Janucá, Khanike...) the best way we know how: with music, dancing, and joy.

"Third Thursdays" monthly jazz series host Dave Bryant (keyboardist) has announced that trumpeter Russ Johnson (Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Bill Frisell) and alto saxophonist Eric Person (Ronald Shannon Jackson, Dave Holland, McCoy Tyner), along with Hill Greene (bass) and James Kamal Jones (drums) will join him for an evening of new pieces created for an upcoming recording by the quintet. This will be the debut performance together of these remarkable and accomplished musicians.

Dave notes that: "As we continue to expand our reach to more musicians outside the Boston area, I'm excited to reconnect with two very distinguished colleagues, Russ Johnson and Eric Person, for their first performance together, along with "Third Thursdays" favorites Hill Greene and James Kamal Jones."

Monthly "Third Thursdays" performances have all been video recorded, with the goal of documenting Ornette Coleman's impact on the free jazz movement. Another key purpose of the series is to document the experiences, reminiscences, and musical contributions of members of Coleman's bands. All videos, including interviews with Bryant's former Coleman colleagues, are available at dbryantmusic.com/third-thursdays, dbryantmusic.com/musician-interviews, and on youtube.com/@davebryantmusic/videos.

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish! For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page.

April Hall, vocals

Tim Ray, piano

Keala Kaumeheiwa, acoustic bass

Les Harris, Jr, drums

Special Guest: Tom Hall, tenor saxophone

April Hall combines her deep roots in southern gospel and blues with an urban soulfulness and jazz sophistication. Her voice, described as “Glorious” by the Boston Globe, is an instrument of astonishing beauty and versatility, capable of ranging from the purest whisper to the most powerful soul-drenched delivery. But her masterful performances are always centered on bringing every song to life through emotional interpretation, playful phrasing, and rock solid rhythm. “The exquisite, soulful vocals of April Hall deliver every lyric with emotion and conviction.” - Jazz Times Magazine

Hall an award winning songwriter. Her music has been featured on Boston's "Women in Music" series, on "The Coffeehouse”, WGBH’s “Eric in the Evening” and the nationally syndicated "Jazz After Hours" with PRI's Jim Wilke. Hall’s latest release, “Room for Two”, was named one of the top 100 Jazz Records by Jazz Times Magazine for 2012.

https://www.aprilhall.com/