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| Dates Set for Next Year's Jazz Week: Apr. 26-May 4, 2008 |
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Plans are in the works for next year's Jazz Week, which will be held April 26 to May 4 in various locations in and around Boston. As was the case in 2007, Jazz Week events will be coordinated and promoted by JazzBoston but produced independently by participating musicians, presenters, clubs, educational institutions, community centers, and other organizations. If you're interested in participating in Jazz Week 2008 as an artist or presenter or in supporting Jazz Week as a sponsor, email us at jazzweek@jazzboston.org.
Jazz Week 2007 featured 150 events in more than 50 venues throughout the Greater Boston area. The eight-day celebration saw hundreds of musicians of all generations performing jazz of every style during daytime, evening, and late-night programs. For a recap of Jazz Week 2007, including the full listing of events and sponsors and a photo gallery of the week's highlights, go to the Jazz Week page on our Website.
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| Last Call for Bob's Southern Bistro Nov. 25; Night Town to Open at Location in December |
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Bob's Southern Bistro, the soul food and jazz club at 604 Columbus Ave., will close its doors on Nov. 25 to make way for Night Town, which, according to new owner Malcolm Aalders, will open in mid or late-December after renovations. Aalders said his plans for the venue include offering a menu of "small plate American tapas" and a mix of entertainment ranging from comedy and cabaret to trivia nights and live jazz. Sunday jazz brunches, a longtime tradition at Bob's, will continue, with groups led by Rusty Scott and Joe McMahon already scheduled. "Our doors will be open to everyone," said Cleveland native Aalders, "whether they're wearing a necktie or a T-shirt."
Bob's Southern Bistro owner Darryl Settles, who is selling the business 17 years after buying the former Bob the Chef's, said that he plans to close with a final Sunday jazz brunch featuring a New Orleans-style funeral celebration led by Henri Smith and Nat Simpkins. Settles, one of the owners of The Beehive restaurant and bar in the South End, said that he will continue to operate his Bob's Southern Bistro catering service.
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| Members Connection |
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We are pleased to announce that Brookline's Vernissage Restaurant, 1627 Beacon St., has signed on as a JazzBoston Membership Partner, offering a Russian dining experience with a hearty side of jazz every Thursday. The two-level restaurant, bar and banquet hall features lunch and dinner seven days a week, menus in Russian and English, and live music with a Russian edge Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Next up for "Jazz Thursdays at Vernissage": pianist and singer Mark Shilansky (photo left) and his quartet, Nov. 15. Shows from 8 to 10 p.m. JazzBoston members will receive a 10% discount on their dinner bill. Call (617)566-3340.
JazzBoston members also receive discounts at the Regattabar, Scullers, Bob's Southern Bistro, the Real Deal Jazz Club and Cafe, The Beehive, Ryles, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Thursday evening jazz series. "Jazz at the Gardner" kicks off Nov. 15 with the Chris Enright Quintet.
For discounts at all these venues, just show your JazzBoston card at the door, or when calling for advance tickets, give your name and member number.
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| Freebie Sampler |
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Grammy Award-winning composer and bandleader Maria Schneider (photo left, top) has a busy weekend ahead starting with a pair of appearances at Berklee College of Music on Friday, Nov. 16, at David Friend Recital Hall. The first takes place at 1 p.m. when she leads a lecture on "Surviving in the Music Business," the second at 7:30 when she conducts the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra in several of her own pieces. Other free Berklee highlights include Mike Rivard and Club d'Elf on Monday, Nov. 26, at 4 p.m. at David Friend Recital Hall. Read Berklee's events listings. Or call (617)747-8820.
Schneider also performs with her orchestra at Berklee Performance Center on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. in a show presented by the Celebrity Series, covering material from her latest CD, "Sky Blue." For tickets go to www.ticketmaster.com or call (800)931-2000.
Clarinetist, arranger and composer Don Byron (photo left, bottom) returns to town for a free performance of his music on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. He also leads master classes at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, and Wednesday, Nov. 14, at NEC's Brown Hall.
NEC's Keller Jazz Series showcases free performances starting at 7 p.m. with ensembles led by Michael Cain and Dominique Eade (Tuesday, Nov. 27); Jerry Bergonzi (Wednesday, Nov. 28); and Joe Morris (Thursday, Nov. 29). Read NEC's events listings.
In the last concert of a 2007 series presented by Roxbury Action Program, the Makanda Project performs previously unrecorded compositions by Makanda Ken McIntyre on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Trinity Middle School auditorium, 205 Roxbury St., Boston. Call (617)442-4400.
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| Radio Waves |
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Ever wonder what that tune was you heard on Jeff Turton's "Jazz Brunch" on a late Sunday morning right before you turned off the car radio to head into your own brunch? The longtime WFNX-FM radio host posts a detailed playlist of his programs that goes back more than four years. Turton's "Jazz Brunch" airs every Sunday from 6 a.m. to 12 noon on 101.7 FM.
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