AUGUST 2013
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New England
Trad Jazz Plus Calendar
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Billie sings jazz
by Peter DeVeber,
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Provincetown Jazz Festival VIDEOS
2012
Please check out the
Weekly site for ongoing performances not listed
here, and always call the venues for confirmation.
1 Thu |
6-8:30pm |
Onion
River Jazz Band every Thursday in
August, Basin Harbor Shore Dinner, 4800 Basin Harbor Road,
Vergennes, VT Shore Dinner & Dixie Music Dinner Reservations
http://www.basinharbor.com/ |
1 Thu |
7-10pm |
Bela Sarkozy Trio with Bela Sarkozy guitar, Stan Ellis drums/vocals and Mike Lavoie bass at Benjamins Restaurant, 698 Bay St. Taunton, MA (508) 824-6313
Rt. 495 to EXIT 9 http://www.benjaminsrestaurant.com
Thursday's 7-10pm August 1, 8, 22; September 12. |
1 Thu |
7:30pm |
Terrence Blanchard
Quintet, Intimately Yours: 25th Anniversary Tour, Music Hall, Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 603-436-2400
www.themusichall.org
Tickets: $32; $28
Catch the renowned jazz trumpeter on his way to the Newport Jazz Festival! Blanchard returns to our stage for what promises to be a sizzling hot summer night. After making a name for himself as a top-tier jazz trumpeter with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the New Orleans-based musician has gone on to enjoy a multifaceted career as a remarkable trumpeter, a composer, arranger, and bandleader. |
2 Fri |
6:30pm |
The Hal McIntyre Orchestra
directed by Don Pentleton and featuring
the alto saxophone of Tom Ferrante and the Sinatra style vocals of
Steve Marvin Swing Into Sunset at The Veterans International Hall,
159 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA. Reservations: 877-340-2263 Bring a picnic meal and
non-alcoholic beverage, blanket or chair. Gate opens at 5:30pm
Free parking. Indoor in inclement weather.
Gen. Admission $15, Seniors/WICN members $12, Under 12 yrs
old $5.
www.swingatsunset.net
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2 Fri |
6:30-9:30pm |
Fred Fried guitar and Bruce Abbott sax/flute every
Friday at Mooncussers Tavern at the Harwich Port Seafarer, 86 Sisson Rd. Harwich Port,
Cape Cod, MA 02646
508-430-1230 no cover |
2 Fri |
7-10pm |
Swing 39, at La Trattoria Restaurant, 21 Old Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019 (860)
673-5000 Every Friday in the lounge where the atmosphere is casual, no cover or admission.
Bill Lezotte - leader, guitar and vocals
Donn Doucette - string bass,
Russ Whitman - tenor sax and clarinet
www.latrattoriact.ne |
2 Fri |
7:30-10:30pm |
Bill's
Seafood Allstars let by Bill Sinclair every Friday
at Bill's Seafood, Rt. 1 Westbrook, CT (Exit 65 off I-95) (860)399-7224
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2 Fri |
7:30-10:30pm |
Dan
Gabel and The Abletones Big Band at the Acacia Indian
Meadows, 275 Turnpike Rd. (Rte. 9) Westborough MA. Dancing for
singles and couples, $15 per person, $25 couple, $10 students.
Full cash bar. Free Hors D'Oeuvres. You don't have to go to
Boston for Ballroom or Swing Dancing! This band does it
all! www.theabletones.com
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2 Fri |
9pm-12:15am |
The
Swing Legacy, Swing Dance (admission $15, students $13) at
the Crosby Whistle Stop, Boston Swing Central, 24 Roland St,
Charlestown, MA (near Sullivan Sq, just off I-93) Swing dance
lesson 8-9pm
Easy parking, AC www.bostonswingcentral.org/
www.swinglegacy.com/ |
3 Sat
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2-5pm |
The Seacoast Stompers
at the Acton Jazz Cafe. Dixieland/Swing, featuring Scott Philbrick cornet,
Dave Whitney trumpet, Lee Prager trombone, Craig Ball clarinet, Frank Stadler
leader/piano, Jimmy Mazzy banjo/vocals, Al Ehrenfried string
bass, Bobby
Reardon drums. Acton
Jazz Café, 452 Great Rd. Rt. 2A Acton, MA. Seating 1:30pm.
Reservations
highly
recommended. Call 978-263-6161. Tix $12 at the door; $10 when
purchased in 24 hrs. advance online at
www.actonjazzCafé.com |
3 Sat |
9-midnight |
The Peter Smith
Trio playing songs from the American Songbook
every Saturday at the Fairmont, Battery Wharf,
377 Commercial St. Boston, MA 02109
(617) 994-9090. There is no charge for the show and
validated valet parking is only $12. |
4Sun |
1:30-4:30pm |
Bourbon St.
Paraders Trio, with Michel
Lavigniac leader/banjo, Paul Lossiter reeds, Rick MacWilliams
tuba, Cape Cod Canal 3-hour Jazz Cruise, Sundays at
Onset Pier, 184 Onset Avenue, Onset, on Hyline's Viking.
Prices: Adults $19, Child 5-12 $9.50 Child qualifying for
free passage must have boarding pass. For tickets:
www.hylinecruises.com (508) 295-3883 or 800.492.8082 |
4 Sun |
2pm |
The New Liberty Jazz Band on
their 1941 Ford Fire Truck at New Bedford, MA parade |
4 Sun |
6:30-9:30pm |
Bob Hayes
Band featuring Cerise at
Summer Stock Restaurant 36 Hope Ln. Dennis, MA 508-385-8300.
Featuring: Cerise (vocals), Bob Hayes (piano), and Kareem Sanjaghi
(drums) Every Sunday this summer. |
4 Sun |
7:30-10:30pm |
Dan
Gabel and the Abletones at Dance2Swing Leominster Lodge of
Elks, 134 No. Main St. Rt. 12 Leominster MA $12 cover includes
dance lesson at 6:30pm |
5 Mon |
8pm |
Cape Cod Jazz Quintet with Steve Ahern (trumpet & flute) and Bruce Abbott (sax & flute)
Fred Boyle (piano), Ron Ormsby (bass) and Bart Weisman (drums) at
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St. 508-394-7100 South Yarmouth, MA |
6 Tue |
6:30-8:30pm |
Grupo Fantasia A panoply of Latin and Caribbean styles!
at Family Night at the Bandstand, Milford
(MA) Town Park, corner of Congress & Walnut Streets. Bring
a chair, lunch, enjoy fine music with your family.
Claflin Hill |
6 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Jazz Tuber Trio
+ at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main Street, (inters. of Rts. 16
& 27) Sherborn, MA. Reservations accepted (508) 655-9521
Congenial and exciting vocalist Rebecca Sullivan will join Eli Newberger, piano/tuba
extraordinaire, Jimmy Mazzy world renowned banjo/vocalist, and
Ted Casher, clarinet/tenor sax virtuoso. Master drummer Jeff
Guthery will be layering the rhythm as they explore 'the roots of jazz’;
perfect for a fun, friendly reunion with friends and fans.
$10 |
6 Tue |
9:30pm-12:30am |
Fred Fried Jazz Quartet - Fred (8-string guitar), Bruce Abbott (saxes/flute), Mike Lavoie (bass) & Mike Matsuki (drums)
Every Tuesday at Bubala's By The Bay - 183 Commercial St,
Provincetown, MA 02657 - (508) 487-0773 |
7
Wed |
6pm |
Dane Vannatter (vocals), Fred Boyle (piano), Chris Rathbun (bass) & Bart Weisman (drums)
at
Provincetown Art Association on the corner of Commercial and
Bangs Streets in Provincetown's East End.
http://www.paam.org/music.html |
7 Wed |
7-9pm |
Paul
Broadnax Duo every Wednesday at the Acton Jazz Cafe, Dinner
Jazz, 103 Nagog Park Rt 2A Acton MA 978-263-1616 Paul Broadnax (piano,
voice), Peter Kontrimas (bass) |
7 Wed |
8-11pm |
Jimmy Mazzy, Moishe Feldman & the
Last Minute Men at the Village Forge, Colonial Inn, 48
Monument Sq. Concord MA.. Every Wednesday, the Forge Room is filled
with the unique singing and scatting of world-renowned banjo player,
Jimmy Mazzy, with his repository of hundreds of gems dating back
to the early 1900's. no cover (978)369-9200
www.concordscolonialinn.com
And you never know who will drop in at the last minute! |
8 Thu |
12-2pm |
Rick
MacWilliams Dixieland Quartet at
Norman B. Leventhal Park, PO Square Boston
usually with Bob Sundstrom banjo, John Clark reeds, Dave Didriksen drums |
8 Thu |
6-8pm |
Heartbeat Jazz Band every 2nd Thursday at
Olivers Taverne,
124 Westbrook Road, Essex, CT, 860-767-2633.
http://www.heartbeatjazzband.net/ |
8 Thu |
7-9:30pm |
New
Black Eagle Jazz Band 2nd Thursday of the month at the Sherborn Inn, 33 No.
Main St. Sherborn, MA. Rts. 16 & 27, (508) 655-9521
$10. Reservations, please. |
8 Thu |
7-10pm |
Bela Sarkozy Trio with Bela Sarkozy guitar, Stan Ellis drums/vocals and Mike Lavoie bass at Benjamins Restaurant, 698 Bay St. Taunton, MA (508) 824-6313
Rt. 495 to EXIT 9 http://www.benjaminsrestaurant.com
Thursday's 7-10pm August 8, 22; September 12. |
10 Sat |
11am-1pm |
Steve
Taddeo's Swing Senders with John Clark, Jeff Hughes, Ross
Petot, Justin Meyer at Waltham Farmers' Market, corner of Moody
and Main St. Waltham MA with Caroline Griep vocals. |
10 Sat |
7pm |
Ocean
State Summer Pops Orchestra at the
Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket RI. Enjoy an
evening of patriotic favorites and more with the sixty piece
pops orchestra!
www.stadiumtheatre.com |
10 Sat |
8-10:15pm |
New
Black Eagle Jazz Band at
Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg, ME |
11 Sun |
2-3:30pm |
The Hal McIntyre Orchestra directed by Don Pentleton
and featuring the Sinatra style vocals of Steve Marvin
at the Maudslay Center for The Performing Arts,
95 Curzon Mill Rd. Newburyport, MA.
Call, 978-499-0050 for tickets. |
11 Sun |
7pm |
Diana Ross at
Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St. Providence
RI 401-421-2787 Tickets: $179, $98, $88, $68, $58
http://www.ppacri.org |
11-17 |
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Adult
Jazz Camp Vermont
http://www.jazzcamp.com/ Jazz
Vermont 2013 will be held at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island..
Click here for more information about the Crowne
Plaza Hotel.
Click
here for more information about Warwick, RI.
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12 Thu |
7-9:30pm |
New Black Eagle Jazz Band monthly on the
2nd Thursday of the month at the Sherborn Inn, 33 North Main St. Sherborn,
MA Reservations please (508)
655-9521 or info@sherborninn.com
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13 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Wolverine Jazz Band
at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main Street, (inters. of
Rts. 16 & 27) Sherborn, MA. Reservations accepted (508) 655-9521. The Wolverine Jazz Band, dedicated to preserving and expanding traditional jazz, was formed in 1996. Consisting of cornetist Jeff Hughes, banjoist Jimmy Mazzy, trombonist Tom Boates, pianist Ross Petot, tuba player Rick MacWilliams, drummer Dave Didriksen, and reedman-leader John Clark, the Wolverines will play a selection of standards and jazz tunes from the Jazz-Era and beyond.
$10 |
14 Wed |
8-11pm |
Jimmy Mazzy, Moishe Feldman & the
Last Minute Men at the Village Forge, Colonial Inn, 48
Monument Sq. Concord MA. Every Wednesday, no cover (978)369-9200
www.concordscolonialinn.com |
15 Thu |
6:30-8pm |
Galvanized Jazz Band
at
the gazebo on the Sherman Green in Fairfield CT for their annual free outdoor
concert. Special guests will be announced soon.
Map & Directions |
15 Thu |
8-11pm |
Bela Sarkozy Duo at The Office Bistro, 114 Water St. Plymouth
MA (508) 746-9100 www.facebook.com/TheOfficeBistro |
17 & 19 |
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9th
Annual Provincetown Jazz Festival, MA
Guitar Summit with Jay Geils, Howard Alden, Gerry Beaudoin;
DONNA BYRNE is back, with Tim Ray piano, Marshall Wood bass, Bart
Weisman drums at Cotuit Center
for the Arts. Opening this concert is
Fred Fried on guitar and Bruce Abbott on sax & flute, with
Michael Lavoie on bass and Miki Matuski on drums. Tickets are $25.00 per concert and can purchased without service fees.
More information can be found at
www.ProvincetownJazzFestival.org
or contact: · Bart Weisman, Executive Producer & Performer ·
Phone: 508-274-2513 Email: bartweisman@bartweisman.com
Cape Cod Travel Guide article |
17 Sat |
6pm |
Galvanized Jazz Band
at
beautiful Gordon
Hall at
Music
Mountain in Falls Village, CT for their 20th annual
concert at the string quartet capital of the universe,
Connecticut's answer to Tanglewood. Their featured guests will be announced some time in the
spring. For more information and tickets to Music Mountain
concerts call 860-824-7126. . . .
Map & Directions. . |
17 Sat |
8pm |
Jay
Geils (guitar legend), Howard Alden (from the Newport All-Stars) &
Gerry Beaudoin (guitar & vocals), Guitar Summit, with Ron Ormsby
on bass & Bart Weisman on drums, at Provincetown Town
Hall, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown MA, 9th Annual
Provincetown Jazz Festival.
Opening: Jane Miller from the Berklee College of Music, with Cercie Miller on sax & David Clark on bass. |
18 Sun |
6:30-9pm |
The Galvanized
Jazz Band at Aunt Chilada's, 3931 Whitney Ave, Hamden,
CT with Tom Artin-trombone, Cynthia Fabian-vocals, Bill Sinclair-piano, Russ Whitman & Noel Kaletsky-reeds, Art Hovey-bass, Fred Vigorito-cornet, Joel Schiavone-banjo,
Tom Palinko-drums, 9 pieces! Don't miss the hot Jazz, great food, and dancing too! This is really becoming quite an event…just like Sunday's at the Millpond!! No cover, no minimum! Call 203-230-4640 for reservations. |
21 Sun |
8pm |
C J Chenier and The Red-Hot Louisiana Band
at Payomet Performing Arts Center, Highlands Center,
29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro, MA 02652
Email: info@payomet.org. With a solo career dating back to 1987 and seven albums under his belt, C.J. Chenier is widely regarded as one of the best Zydeco singers, musicians and performers. Son of the “King of Zydeco” Clifton Chenier, C.J. has spread word of Zydeco music to the world, all the while pushing the genre to new heights with his virtuosity.. Directions
General Seating:
$23,
Preferred Seating:
$35 |
19 Mon |
8pm |
Donna Byrne
(vocals) with Tim Ray (piano),
Marshall Wood (bass) and Bart Weisman (drums).
9th Annual
Provincetown Jazz Festival comes to Cotuit!
Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road,
Cotuit MA 02635 - (508) 428-0669 Doors open at 7:30, Concert at
8:00. Tickets $25 available online and at the door. Opening: The Fred Fried-Bruce Abbott Quartet with Mike Lavoie (bass) and Miki Matsuki
(drums) |
20 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Blue Horizon Jazz Band
at the Sherborn Inn, 33 No. Main St. Sherborn, MA. Rts. 16 & 27,
(508) 655-9521 $10.
Blue Horizon Jazz Band An evening of New Orleans style
melodies freshly interpreted and passionately shared with you by
one of the best traditional jazz bands extant! $10 |
21
Wed |
6pm |
Bart
Weisman Jazz with Carmen Cicero (sax), Kent Hewitt (piano), Marshall Wood (bass) & Bart Weisman (drums) at
Provincetown Art Association on the corner of Commercial and
Bangs Streets in Provincetown's East End. $15??
http://www.paam.org/music.html |
21 Wed |
8-11pm |
Jimmy Mazzy, Moishe Feldman & the
Last Minute Men at the Village Forge, Colonial Inn, 48
Monument Sq. Concord MA. Every Wednesday, no cover (978)369-9200
www.concordscolonialinn.com |
22
Thu |
7-10pm |
Bela Sarkozy Trio with Bela Sarkozy guitar, Stan Ellis drums/vocals and Mike Lavoie bass at Benjamins Restaurant, 698 Bay St. Taunton, MA (508) 824-6313
Rt. 495 to EXIT 9 http://www.benjaminsrestaurant.com
Also Thursday 7-10pm September 12. |
24 Sat |
7pm |
New
Black Eagle Jazz Band at
Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA |
27 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Swing
Times Five at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main Street, (inters. of Rts. 16 & 27) Sherborn, MA. Jeff Hughes (leader, cornet, flugel) Ken Stiener (string bass), Dan Weiner (guitar), Dave Didriksen (drums) Ross Petot (piano) and Debby Larkin (vocals) is one of the gems of the local music scene and really shines. Their repertoire explores diverse corners of the American songbook, with lots of Ellington, Strayhorn, Gershwin, Porter, Kern, and Arlen, including many seldom-heard numbers. Come for a swinging evening of relaxation and reminiscence
Call now for reservations 508-655-9521 or info@sherborninn.com. |
28 Wed |
8-11pm |
Jimmy Mazzy, Moishe Feldman & the
Last Minute Men at the Village Forge, Colonial Inn, 48
Monument Sq. Concord MA. Every Wednesday, no cover (978)369-9200
www.concordscolonialinn.com |
29 Thu |
8-11pm |
Bela Sarkozy Duo at The Office Bistro, 114 Water St. Plymouth
MA (508) 746-9100 www.facebook.com/TheOfficeBistro |
30-Sep 1 |
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Rhythm&Roots Festival
Labor Day weekend at Ninigret Park, Charlestown, RI (Near
Rt. 1) Rhythm&Roots turns 16
Lineup
past Videos
Full Festival with camping: $155 per person; Full Festival
non-camping: $120 per person.
Open: Fri: 3pm-midnight Sat:
11am-midnight Sun:
11am-midnight
On-site Camping, Weekend & Single Day Tix available
Award-winning Roots Music. Dancing. Workshops. Cajun Kids
Academy.
Ethnic & Regional Foods.
Crafts,
Clothing, Imports. Kids activities.
Fun for the whole family.
www.RhythmAndRoots.com |
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