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Jazz Week '10 Set for Apr. 23-May 2; Save the Dates, Plan To Participate
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| Mark your calendars for Apr. 23 to May 2, when Jazz Week '10 transforms the Greater Boston area with a 10-day celebration of the city's vibrant and varied jazz scene and more free and low-cost events than ever before. Coordinated and promoted by JazzBoston for the fourth consecutive year, Jazz Week is a collaborative effort by representatives of the area's entire jazz community, with hundreds of events in scores of venues in and around the city - from clubs, museums, and churches to libraries, universities, hotels, and community centers.
We encourage venues, arts organizations, and other presenters to participate by booking a special jazz event of any kind between Apr. 23 and May 2. We particularly encourage dance, theater, film, digital media, and visual arts presenters to participate by finding opportunities for multidisciplinary collaborations with jazz artists. All participants will share the exposure provided by JazzBoston's multimedia promotional effort, which includes the distribution of 50,000 copies of the Jazz Week program brochure, and posters, radio and TV announcements, print and online ads, and coverage in JazzBoston press releases and our monthly e-newsletter as well as on our website and Facebook page.
For more information about participating in Jazz Week '10, please write to jazzweek@jazzboston.org. Click here to read about past Jazz Weeks.
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Radio Waves: WGBH 89.7 FM To Expand Jazz Programming
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In the wake of WGBH's recent acquisition of WCRB 99.5 FM, jazz lovers have been hoping that 89.7 FM would maintain its longtime commitment to jazz programming. Those fans can rest easy: JazzBoston has learned from WGBH management that not only will 89.7 FM retain its jazz programming, it will expand it. The station plans to do that by adding two hours of Eric Jackson's show to its Sunday night schedule in the 10 p.m. to midnight slot beginning in January, while retaining Jackson's weeknight program from 8 p.m. to midnight and Steve Schwartz's Friday night program from 8 p.m. to midnight.
With 89.7 FM's move to a more news-oriented format and elimination of its blues and folk programs, the station's continued commitment to jazz and local jazz hosts should be applauded. Check the 89.7 FM website for details and updates.
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| The Beehive To Host JazzBoston Member Appreciation Party Jan. 25; Join Now To Go! |
JazzBoston wants to thank its members for all their support, so on Monday evening, January 25, we're throwing a very special party for them - and toasting our fourth birthday as an organization that same night. The Beehive, the South End's hottest night spot located at 541 Tremont St. at the Boston Center for the Arts, will once again serve as event host, with plenty of great live music to be heard and delicious food by Executive Chef Rebecca Newell to be tasted.
Members will also get to mingle with some of the city's most talented musicians, players they've seen and heard on stages all over the city. Members, check The Beehive website for info on location and the music lineup, and watch your email box for more details. If you're not already a member or if your membership has expired, join us or renew by Jan. 22, and we'll add you to the invitation list.
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| Members Connection: Free Tix to Sheila Jordan, Gabrielle Goodman, Holly Cole, Tuck & Patti |
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The Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge is offering JazzBoston members a free "Table for 4" ticket to hear legendary vocalist Sheila Jordan (photo left) in a duet performance with bassist Cameron Brown on Friday, Dec. 18. The 9 p.m. concert will be preceded at 7:30 p.m. by a film based on Jordan's life. Click here for show details. If you are a JazzBoston member and would like to claim the "Table for 4," write to newsletter@jazzboston.org now.
Scullers Jazz Club is offering JazzBoston members free tickets to several upcoming shows. The club is offering five pairs of tickets to hear vocalist Gabrielle Goodman on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m., appearing as part of the "Berklee Artists Series at Scullers"; two pairs of tickets to hear vocalist Holly Cole on Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m.; and four pairs of tickets to hear Tuck & Patti on Friday, Dec. 11, at 10 p.m. If you are a JazzBoston member, write to newsletter@jazzboston.org now to claim these tickets and please note which show you're interested in.
JazzBoston members receive discounts at the Regattabar, Scullers, The Beehive, Ryles, The Redline, The Stork Club, the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), the Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center, Restaurant Laura's "Jazz at Restaurant Laura" series on alternating Thursday evenings and Sundays at brunchtime, the Vernissage Restaurant's "Jazz Thursdays at Vernissage," and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Thursday evening jazz series, "Jazz at the Gardner." For discounts at all these venues, just show your JazzBoston card at the door, or when calling for reservations, give your name and member number.
Not sure if you're a JazzBoston member? Do you have a black and white JazzBoston membership card with our logo on the front and a member number, expiration date, and signature line on the back? If not, we hope you'll consider joining. For just $20, you can join at the Friend level and take advantage of all JazzBoston's member benefits while helping to support our city's jazz community. Click here to join now.
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| Make a Year-End Tax-Deductible Contribution to JazzBoston |
| 'Tis the season to help JazzBoston support and grow the jazz scene throughout the Greater Boston area. Become a JazzBoston member, renew your annual membership, or make a contribution before Dec. 31, and gain a year-end tax deduction. We're an all-volunteer organization, so your contributions go right to helping us maintain and enhance the free services for fans and musicians provided on the JazzBoston website; bring jazz to children, teenagers, and seniors through our community-based Riffs & Raps programs; showcase local musicians and Boston's rich jazz heritage on "What's Your Jazz?" our new cable TV program; and coordinate and promote Jazz Week.
Click here to see the benefits that come with each level of membership and find out how to join, renew, or contribute. Or send a check to JazzBoston Inc., 393 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02115. JazzBoston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Thank you!
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JazzBoston Online Store Offers Holiday Discounts; Give the Gift of a One-Year JazzBoston Membership
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Just in time for your holiday shopping, JazzBoston's online store is offering discounts of 20% on all merchandise. You'll find t-shirts, hats, and tote bags with low holiday prices ranging from $12 to $16. Keyboard player Frank Wilkins (photo left) sports a JazzBoston hat. You'll look good whether you're treating yourself or jazzing up someone else's holiday ... and your purchases will help us support Boston's jazz scene. Click here to check out the sale.
And for that jazz fan who thinks he or she has everything, surprise them with a one-year JazzBoston membership, which can be purchased for as little as $20. Click here for details.
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Freebie Sampler
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New England Conservatory continues its celebration of the 40th anniversary of its jazz studies program with a free concert by the NEC Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Ken Schaphorst on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. at Jordan Hall. The concert will feature works of NEC alumni including Darcy James Argue, Frank Carlberg, Anthony Coleman, Satoko Fujii, Ayn Inserto, Darrell Katz, Bob Nieske, and Marty Ehrlich.
The great trumpeter Clifford Brown (photo left) will be honored at NEC on Monday, Dec. 14, when the documentary "Brownie Speaks" is screened at 7:30 p.m. in Room 320 in the St. Botolph Building. Vocalist Tammy Scheffer will perform, and "Brownie Speaks" filmmakers Don Glanden and his son, Brad Glanden, will participate in a Q&A session following the screening. The free event will be hosted by NEC Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education faculty member Eyran Katsenelenbogen.
Friends of the Needham Public Library present "Jazz for All Ages," a free performance by Cosmic Moxa featuring John Salonen and Nancy Valois, on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. The concert covers jazz from the 1920s to the present.
In addition to these free events, many venues in the Boston area, including restaurants and hotels, offer free or no cover jazz performances year-round. Check the JazzBoston events calendar for details.
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Write Us, Join Us, Please Pass This On...
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| Please tell us what you think of this e-newsletter and what kinds of information you'd like to see included in future issues. Email us at newsletter@jazzboston.org. If you'd like to know more about JazzBoston and consider becoming a member, go to www.jazzboston.org. And pass this e-newsletter along to all the jazz fans and music lovers you know! |
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