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Welcome to the inaugural JazzBoston e-newsletter! Every month we will provide highlights and news about what's happening in and around the city. For a comprehensive look at Boston's jazz scene, including a calendar of events that's updated daily, check the JazzBoston website regularly at www.jazzboston.org.
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| Visit JazzBoston Tent at BeanTown Jazz Festival on Sept. 29 |
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JazzBoston will be in the middle of the action during the free BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29, from noon to 6 p.m. on Columbus Ave. between Mass. Ave. and Burke St. Look for the JazzBoston tent and its "Meet Boston's Artists" table where more than a dozen of the city's talented jazz musicians will be on hand throughout the day to meet fans and talk about their music. Among those set to appear are Yoron Israel, Tiger Okoshi, Arni Cheatham, Dominique Eade, Ray Santisi, Equie Castrillo, Charlie Kohlhase, Valerie Stephens and Patricia Zarate.
Also featured at the JazzBoston tent will be an interactive exhibit, "What Does Jazz Mean to You?," which will give festival-goers the opportunity to contribute their own words and thoughts on a panel that will become part of an ongoing virtual installation on the JazzBoston website. The exhibit is presented in collaboration with The Art Connection, which created the original installation for the Boston Center for the Arts last spring.
Of course, there will be plenty of live music all around the JazzBoston tent on Saturday. Among the musicians performing on three stages at the Berklee College of Music-produced outdoor festival are Mike Stern, Bobby Hutcherson, Greg Hopkins, Charles Tolliver and the City Music All-Stars. BeanTown's Friday night extravaganza at Symphony Hall features a Who's Who of jazz, including Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes, Regina Carter, Branford Marsalis, Geri Allen, Joe Lovano and Toshiko Akiyoshi. Go to www.beantownjazz.org.
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| Members Connection |
We are delighted to announce JazzBoston's newest membership partner, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. JazzBoston members are now eligible for a $2 discount to the Gardner's new Thursday evening jazz series. The discount is applicable to all price levels, and tickets include admission to the museum's three floors of galleries. Returning after several years absence, "Jazz at the Gardner" kicks off Nov. 5 with the Chris Enright Quintet. Go to www.gardnermuseum.org/afterhours
JazzBoston members also receive discounts at the Regattabar, Scullers, the Real Deal Jazz Club and Cafe, and Bob's Southern Bistro. Just show your JazzBoston card at the door, or when calling for advance tickets, give your name and member number.
To sign up online to become a JazzBoston member, go to www.jazzboston.org/about/join-form.asp.
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| Happy 25th Season Highland Jazz! |
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More than 185 concerts after it presented its first show, the non-profit organization Highland Jazz kicks off its 25th season on Saturday, Sept. 29, with a performance by vocalist Rebecca Parris at the Newton South High School auditorium. Guitarist Julian Lage and his ensemble follow at Newton South on Nov. 3. Go to www.highlandjazz.org.
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WGBH 89.7 FM has posted a wonderful 1993 "Jazz Portraits" interview with trumpeter/educator Herb Pomeroy, who died on Aug. 21. Go to www.wgbh.org/jazz/
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Saxophonist Russ Gershon, leader of the Either/Orchestra, joins Ethiopian musicians Mulatu Astatke, Hana Shenkute, Setegn Atanaw and Minale Dagnew in a Harvard University Learning from Performers workshop on Friday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. at Harvard's New College Theatre, 12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge. Go to http://140.247.118.196/tickets/details The Either/Orchestra performs with the four Ethiopian artists on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre. Go to www.worldmusic.org/concerts_event
The Fringe appear at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. Go to http://concerts.newenglandconservatory.edu/
Vocalist Lisa Thorson and pianist Doug Johnson team up Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Berklee's David Friend Recital Hall. Go to http://www.berklee.edu/events/month/2007-10
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| Write Us, Join Us, Please Pass This On... |
| We'd love to hear what you think of this e-newsletter and any suggestions about what you'd like to see included in future issues. Email us at newsletter@jazzboston.org. If you want to find out more about JazzBoston and consider becoming a member, go to www.jazzboston.org. And please pass this e-newsletter along to any jazz lovers, friends or fans you know! |
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