Jazz Calendar

Live Jazz No Cover Every Friday 6-9 pm Though Christmas at The Historic Roma Ristorante in Haverhill

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier, a vital creative force in Chicago’s jazz scene, makes his Boston debut with a program inspired by one of his musical heroes, John Coltrane. Collier and his quartet, The Chosen Few, honor Coltrane’s prolific legacy with electrifying interpretations of his iconic works.

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North Shore audiences pack the house for Miranda Russell at Gloucester Stage Company. Experience her phenomenal interpretation of the soulful sounds of Bonnie Raitt, joined by a world-class nine-piece backing band.

Russell will perform a spellbinding selection of music spanning Raitt’s remarkable 50-year career. The setlist thoughtfully blends radio hits and deep cuts, featuring beloved fan favorites like “Angel From Montgomery” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Miranda brings her signature passion and vocal agility to each song, ensuring an evening that will leave audiences both rapt and enraptured.

Learn more about Miranda by visiting mirandarussell.com.

Performing from March 6th to the 8th, all performances are at The Natti-Willsky Performance Center, Home of Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Showtimes are Friday & Saturday at 7:00pm and Sunday at 3:00pm. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 978-281-4433.

Friday March 6th

7:30 PM: Just Friends

8:30 PM: The Jazz Situation

9:30 PM: POSTunderground House Band featuring Rick Dimuzio tenor, Dan Fox trombone, John Mulroy piano

Friday March 13th

7:30 PM: Johnny Horner Quintet
8:30 PM: District 5
9:30 PM: POSTunderground House Band featuring Dan Fox trombone, Christine Emery trumpet, John Mulroy piano

Friday March 20th

7:30 PM: Epistrophy
8:30 PM: Nate Aronow Nextet
9:30 PM: POSTunderground House Band featuring Matt Marcus piano, Marshall Wood bass

Friday March 27th

7:30 PM: Station Street
8:30 PM: Fenno Street Jazz
9:30 PM: POSTunderground House Band featuring Rick Dimuzio tenor, Christine Emery trumpet, Liz Sinn piano

In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and band started its observation of the 50th anniversary of the band. What started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door) continues its evolution into 2025. It began inauspiciously when Beckenstein and a few musician friends in Buffalo NY organized a get together on their shared night off from working in bands that actually made money. It was a simple, humble idea with a name that was likewise simple and humble, “Tuesday Night – Jazz Jam”. Fast forward 50 years and this jazz super group has released over 30 albums, garnering gold and platinum along the way. They’ve played over 10,000 concerts on six continents. Spyro Gyra has maintained its standards of excellence and that has sustained them on the “A list” of live attractions in jazz for 50 years.

In her Run the Gauntlet album, Kris Davis, accompanied by the extraordinary talents of bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Johnathan Blake, pays homage to six trailblazing women pianists who have influenced her development as a pianist and composer.

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"I’m looking forward to hearing all of these players work with Jamie. Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw has a beautiful tone and a very impressive harmonic imagination; he’s one of the great younger thinkers of jazz. Pianist Julian Shore is a particularly sensitive soloist and composer, with seven sides as a leader and a new date with guitarist Dave Stryker, where he played piano and wrote parts for string quartet. Bassist Sam Minaie shows off chops to spare and a great ear for tone colors in two records with guitarist Brad Shepik, plus a date as a leader on his own," says writer, journalist and former jazz radio host Steve Elman

Sunnyside Recording Artist, Guggenheim Fellow and acclaimed New York City flutist/composer Jamie Baum is making her long-awaited (her appearance there was ten years ago) appearance at Scullers Jazz Club with her Quintet on Saturday, March 7 marking a triumphant return to Boston and topping a pinnacle of achievement over a 30 year career. She and her Quintet will give local audiences a preview of her forthcoming eighth album as a leader, as yet untitled, featuring a fast growing talent on alto sax, Jaleel Shaw.

Jamie is prepping material for her forthcoming eighth album and bringing a new quintet to Scullers, anchored by one of her stalwart sidepeople, drummer Jeff Hirshfield. It promises to be a great band! Her quintet at Scullers will feature Jamie on flute, Julian Shore on piano, Jaleel Shaw on alto sax, Jeff Hirshfield on drums and now, Sam Minaie has just been added, on bass.

Scullers Jazz Club is located in Boston's DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel at 400 Soldiers Field Road in Allston, MA 02134. Parking is available on site. Website: https://www.scullersjazz.com.

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With a sax tone that cuts straight to the heart, Charles “Chuck” Langford brings decades of road-earned soul to The Fallout Shelter stage. Joined by Motown great Wali Ali and the soulful Heshima Moja, the Charles Langford Soul Experience channels the golden pulse of funk and R&B with effortless style. Expect high-caliber musicianship, fiery solos, and a night steeped in timeless groove.

Trumpeter/composer Charles Tolliver again joins the Makanda Project to kick off their 2026 season of free concerts in Roxbury's Nubian Square. The program will mostly feature Mr. Tolliver's compositions and stunning big band arrangements. This is a chance to see and hear a key person in modern jazz history, who has helped set directions for the art form as a trumpeter, composer, big band leader, and founder of musician-run Strata East Records.

There will be two sets with an intermission.  All are invited to stay for both sets.

Charles Tolliver - trumpet, conductor

Kurtis Rivers - alto saxophone

Seth Meicht - alto saxophone, clarinet

Sean Berry - tenor saxophone

Temidayo Balogun - tenor and soprano saxophone, flute

Charlie Kohlhase - baritone saxophone

Haneef Nelson - trumpet

Yibran Aponte - trumpet

Matt Naeger - trumpet

Ian Behrstock - trumpet

Alfred Patterson - trombone

Richard Harper - trombone

Zane Larsen-Kuerth - trombone

Bill Lowe - bass trombone

John Kordalewski - piano

Avery Sharpe - bass

Yoron Israel - drums

Tony Award nominee Melissa Errico — hailed by Billboard as “the premiere Sondheim interpreter” and The New Yorker as “the finest interpret er of Sondheim working in America today” — makes her Regatta bar debut with Sondheim in the City, a jazz-inflected evening devoted to rhythm, harmony, the songcraft, and the city, of Stephen Sondheim.

Saturday, March 7, 2026
7:30 pm

Vermont Jazz Center
In-person & live streamed

Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón is widely regarded as one of the most visionary artists of his generation. A MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow and 2024 Doris Duke Artist, Zenón blends the rich traditions of his Puerto Rican heritage with the language of modern jazz.

Zenón has received 13 Grammy nominations, released seventeen albums as a leader, and won a Grammy for his beautiful duo album El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 (2023) with pianist Luís Perdomo, who will be performing at this concert as well.

Zenón has worked with luminaries such as The SFJAZZ Collective, Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, David Sánchez, Danilo Perez, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kurt Elling, Joey Calderazzo, Steve Coleman, Ray Barreto, Andy Montañez, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, The Mingus Big Band and Bobby Hutcherson.

For this performance, Zenón is joined by his long-standing touring/recording ensemble: pianist Luís Perdomo, Matt Penman (bass) and Henry Cole (drums).

Sponsored by Julian Gerstin

$25-60 general admission in person
donations for live stream welcome.

For accessibility support please call in advance.
802 254 9088 ext. 1

Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill #222
Brattleboro, VT 05301

The Gabe Stillman Band hits the stage in high gear and only goes higher as they embrace all corners of American Roots Music.

Since landing in the final 8 of the 35th Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN, and further honored as the recipient of the esteemed Gibson Guitar Award, Gabe and his band have been focused on expanding their footprint on a national and international level.

Industry professionals have taken notice as evident by Gabe’s invitation to support ZZ Top at the famed Key West Amphitheater and as a Blues Music Award nominee in the Best New Emerging Artist Album category.

“One of the most promising young blues talents on the scene today. He’s a fine songwriter, excellent guitarist and strong singer, plus he puts on an exciting, energized show. His talent has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple years. Don’t miss him!”  – Bruce Iglauer, Founder and President, Alligator Records.

Dan Tepfer’s Natural Machines 2.O meets Big Band—MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble in Thomas Tull Concert Hall

Saturday, March 7, 2026/8:00pm

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT

MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble

Frederick Harris, Jr. Music Director

World-renowned pianist and technologist Dan Tepfer creates a live music experiment with the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble using algorithmic improvisation

On the heel of his Carnegie Hall premiere of Natural Machines 2.0 featuring piano improvisations in real time with symphony orchestra, Dan Tepfer—one of the most creative and innovative musicians of his generation—presents a new work with the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble using his concept of algorithmic improvisation. This unique concert will also feature Tepfer’s own compositions along with music from the traditional and modern jazz cannon.

One of his generation’s extraordinary talents, Dan Tepfer has earned an international reputation as a pianist-composer of wide-ranging innovation, individuality, and drive—one “who refuses to set himself limits” (France’s Télérama). The New York City-based Tepfer, born in 1982 in Paris to American parents, has recorded and performed around the world with some of the leading lights in jazz and classical music, from Lee Konitz to Renée Fleming, and released eleven albums of his own in solo, duo and trio formats.

Tepfer earned global acclaim for his 2011 release Goldberg Variations / Variations, a disc that sees him performing J.S. Bach’s masterpiece as well as improvising upon it—to “elegant, thoughtful and thrilling” effect (New York magazine). Tepfer’s 2019 video album Natural Machines stands as one of his most ingeniously forward-minded yet, finding him exploring in real time the intersection between science and art, coding and improvisation, digital algorithms and the rhythms of the heart. The New York Times has called him “a deeply rational improviser drawn to the unknown.” His 2023 return to Bach, Inventions / Reinventions, an exploration of the narrative processes behind Bach’s beloved Inventions,became a best-seller, spending two weeks in the #1 spot on the Billboard Classical Charts.

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Seating Policy

Your registration through Eventbrite guarantees you a seat until 15 minutes before the event start time. 15 minutes before the concert start time, we will release open seats to the standby list. If you were not able to register through Eventbrite, you may join the physical standby line in the Thomas Tull Concert Hall Lobby up to one hour before the concert start time.

Pianist Sullivan Fortner, a 2024 Grammy Award winner seen on the Series in concerts with vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant and with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, makes his debut as a band leader with his trio. Expect deeply soulful yet inventive music, marked by Fortner’s signature blend of technical brilliance, emotional depth, and boundless creativity.

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Tia Fuller, alto and soprano saxophones

Shamie Fuller-Royston, piano

Eric Wheeler, bass

Koleby Royston, drums

Grammy-nominated saxopohonist, composer, and bandleader ​Tia Fuller brings her quartet to the Concert Hall and premieres three new arrangements of her original compositions with The Groton Hill Wind Ensemble. Known for her role as Dorothea in Disney/Pixar’s Academy-Award-winning “Soul,” Fuller is a force to be reckoned with in the worlds of jazz, pop, R&B, and more.

Gabi Hartmann, a Parisian artist born in 1991, has made her mark with a style that blends pop, folk, jazz, soul and world music. As a multilingual singer, she blurs musical boundaries and conveys her emotions through a soft, melancholic voice. After a critically acclaimed debut self-titled album in 2023, with over 20 million listens and 15,000 physical sales, she has performed at prestigious festivals such as Montreal Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne and Les Francofolies. With this album she won the Golden Disk Award for New International Artist in Japan, and collaborated with artists such as Jesse Harris, Julian Lage and Oan Kim...

With La femme aux yeux de sel, her second album, Gabi tells the musical story of Salinda, a woman from an imaginary island whose salt tears drive her to travel to understand her origins. This initiatory tale, structured in three chapters, explores universal themes: innocence, disillusionment and the quest for serenity. Through song, Gabi shares her reflections on nature, human relationships, suffering and wonder.

Inspired by artists such as Miriam Makeba and Mercedes Sosa, she pays homage to Latin America and to influential female voices. The album also features a number of strong collaborations: Naïssam Jalal on Le lever de soleil, Laurent Bardainne for Ton monde secret and Julia Johansen on Drink The Ocean. The strings of Brazilian composer Maycon Ananias magnify tracks like Mélancolie.

With her melancholy poetry and multiple influences, Gabi creates a dreamlike universe where styles and eras merge to offer a rich, personal and universal work.

GBH Jazz Nights welcomes Ian Coury, an award-winning 10-string bandolim player and composer from Brazil, has shared stages with Toninho Horta and Hamilton de Holanda and recently earned Berklee’s Global Jazz master’s degree. Catherine Bent, an English-born multi-style cellist and former Cirque du Soleil member, has recorded with Joe Jackson, Lee Konitz, and Patty Larkin, among others. She is Associate Professor at Berklee and author of Creatudes: Brazilian Adventures in Rhythm and Harmony for Bowed Strings. Together, they explore Brazil’s rich traditions of choro and forró, performing works by Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim, Luiz Gonzaga, Hermeto Pascoal, and others, alongside their own compositions.

GBH Jazz Nights showcase the incredible range of jazz talent in the Greater Boston area. The series is co-hosted by JazzBoston and GBH Music, taking place on the second Thursday of every month from September through May. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so arrive early! By registering, you agree to receive email communications from GBH Music.

GBH Jazz Nights are made possible by the Goldstein Family Fund.

Zahili González Zamora is a Cuban-born pianist, composer, arranger, and educator whose music bridges Afro-Cuban tradition with the forward-looking spirit of contemporary jazz. A summa cum laude graduate of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute master’s program—where she studied under Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and and Joe Lovano—Zahili has quickly become a distinctive voice in the international jazz landscape. Her work is acclaimed for its rhythmic sophistication, luminous harmonic language, and deep emotional narrative rooted in migration, identity, and transformative resilience.

In 2025, Zahili released her highly praised album Overcoming, recorded at New York’s legendary Power Station Studios with an all-star ensemble including Sean Jones, Yosvany Terry, Pedrito Martínez, Gerson Lazo Quiroga, Julian Miltenberger, Yandy García, and Keisal Jiménez. The project has garnered enthusiastic reviews from respected critics such as Fernando González (Jazz with an Accent), Fred Bouchard (DownBeat), and Jason Berry, who described the album as “a timeless evocation of Cuban musical traditions” and “an aural tapestry of the diaspora’s sorrows and spiritual yearnings.”

A dynamic and in-demand performer, Zahili has appeared at major festivals including Jazz Plaza (Cuba), Cambridge Jazz Festival, and international stages across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean. Her ensembles—ranging from her current Afro-Cuban jazz trio to her acclaimed project MIXCLA—are known for electrifying interplay, cultural depth, and bold improvisational storytelling.

Beyond the stage, Zahili is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, where she teaches piano, Latin jazz, improvisation, and ensemble direction. She is the upcoming Academic Director of Berklee en Santo Domingo 2026, and an active mentor dedicated to developing the next generation of global musicians.

With a rapidly rising artistic profile, Zahili stands at the forefront of today’s Afro-Latin jazz evolution—an artist of clarity, power, and profound creative vision.

This concert features pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Greg Loughman, and drummer Rafael Barata—three master musicians whose collective artistry spans continents and generations. Werner, a world-renowned pianist, composer, Guggenheim Fellow, and author of Effortless Mastery, has shaped the creative lives of musicians worldwide through his profound approach to improvisation and spiritual musicianship. Loughman, praised by JazzTimes for his lyrical authority and melodic clarity, is a versatile and deeply sensitive bassist who has performed with leading voices in modern jazz while anchoring projects across genres. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Barata is a globally celebrated drummer whose roots in samba and bossa nova, combined with decades of collaborations with jazz greats, have made him an international force on the instrument. Together, this trio promises an evening of fearless improvisation, rhythmic vitality, and deeply expressive interplay.

The NSCS Jazz Concert Series is a collaboration between Fenway Forward and New England Jazz Connections, designed to:

Foster meaningful connections between jazz fans, musicians, and presenters in the Boston area.
Highlight the incredible local talent that thrives in our community.
Build bridges between Fenway Forward’s low-income residents and the greater Boston arts scene.

This series celebrates Boston’s deep jazz heritage while creating new spaces for community, creativity, and connection.

Join us for an evening of world-class music and community spirit as we launch the NSCS Jazz Concert Series!

An evening of storytelling through song, featuring Arta Jēkabsone's original works, timeless favorites from the Great American Songbook, and selections from the Latvian Jazz Tunes Book that honor women composers.

Guest performer Ilona Kudina / flute.

Fabiola Mendez is a Puerto Rican cuatrista, singer, educator, and Emmy-nominated composer. Her artistic vision and original music focus on the exploration of her culture, her ancestry, and her identities.  She got her early music trainings at the Antonio Paoli School of Music in Caguas and her Bachelor’s in Music from Berklee College of Music, where in 2018 she made history as the first graduate to play the Puerto Rican cuatro as principal instrument.

Fabiola’s mission has always been to share and celebrate the cuatro, folk music, and collective story-telling. In doing so, she’s had the honor of performing at venues such as the NPR Tiny Desk, Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, Celebrity Series of Boston, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fred Rogers Productions, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, among many others. She has also collaborated with many local and international artists, including the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Totó La Momposina, Pedro Capó, Andy Montañez, Danny Rivera, Chicago Philharmonic, and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra.