Boston Jazz Voices is a mixed a cappella chorus of eighteen singers. It was founded in the mid 1980's (as The New England Close Harmony Ensemble) for the pleasure of singing harmonically complex arrangements made famous by the Singers Unlimited. The arrangements were written by Gene Puerling, who sang with the Hi-Lo's, an all male close-harmony group popular in the 1950's and 60's.

Boston Jazz Voices has since extended its repertoire to include other published and original arrangements. Most songs are from the American songbook, with jazz harmonies and swing rhythm. Boston Jazz Voices performs throughout New England, and took its sound to Paris in the mid 1990's. Boston Jazz Voices has also performed live on 88.9 WERS Boston.

Upcoming Performances

Past Performances

Newton, MA
Saturday, June 2, 8:00 pm
Benefit for the Middlesex County Prison Coordinating Committee
We will open for Vox One!
Eliot Church, 474 Centre Street
Tickets $20

Wellesley, MA
Friday, May 18, 7:30 pm
Second A Cappella Only concert presented by Saint Andrew's Performing Arts Series
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Road
Tickets: $20, $10 Seniors, $5 Students, at the door

Marblehead, MA
Tuesday, May 15, 7:30 pm
Abbot Library, 235 Pleasant Street
Free Concert!

Framingham, MA
Sunday, January 28, 2007, 3:00 pm
A-cappellabowl! with Slapdash Graduate, In the Moment, Lowell Gentlemen Songsters, Firedrill! and None of the Above .
Hosted by None Of The Above
A benefit concert for Framingham Civic League
Turenne Auditorium, 214 Concord Street
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Refreshments available

Boston, MA
Sunday, December 31, 2006, 10-11 pm
First Night 2007!
CityPlace, The Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza

Portland, ME
Saturday, November 18, 7:30 pm
St. Ansgar Lutheran Church
515 Woodford Street
With !zing (http://charlesbrownorganization.com/zing.html)
Tickets $10

Dracut, MA
Saturday, November 11, 7:15 pm
Dracut High School
1540 Lakeview Avenue, 01826
With The Gentlemen Songsters ( http://www.gentlemensongsters.org)
Tickets $15

North Andover, MA
Friday, November 3, 2006, 8:00 pm
Rogers Center for the Arts
Merrimack College
A Cappella Night with special guests Vote for Pedro and Fretless
Order tickets online at Merrimack College ( http://www.merrimack.edu) and
follow links to the Rogers Center, or call Box Office at 978-837-5355,
10AM-4PM

Lewiston, ME
Saturday, October 28, 2006, 7:30 pm
Battle of the Blends XIII
Franco-American Heritage Center
46 Cedar Street
Lewiston, ME 04241
Featuring: Boston Jazz Voices, The Colby 8, Faith In Action, Fretless,
Referendum, and Tuckerman's at 9
http://www.mainemusicsociety.org/events.php

Waltham, MA
Monday, May 1, 7:30 PM
Waltham Public Library (a great little hall)
735 Main Street
Tickets are FREE, but reservations must be made by calling 781-314-3425 ext. 2
Directions to the library

Amherst, NH
Sunday, Apr. 2, 2006, 4:00 PM
Free Concert!
Amherst Town Library 14 Main St, Amherst, NH 03031

Bedford, MA
Saturday, Mar. 11, 2006, 8:00 PM
Pre-Spring Concert with
First Parish in Bedford 75 The Great Road, 01730, on Bedford Common
Tickets $15, $10 students and seniors.  Available at the door.

Newton, MA
Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, 7:30 PM
Private Concert
Lasell Village 120 Seminary Avenue 02466

Quincy, MA
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, 3:00 PM
Free Concert!
Thomas Crane Public Library 40 Washington Street 02169

Boston, MA
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, 12:30 and 5:00 PM
Free Concerts!
The Opera House (in the lobby, before Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker, which is not free!)
539 Washington St.

Kennebunk, ME
Sunday, November 6, 2005, 3:00 pm
With !zing
at Christ Church, 6 Dane Street
Tickets: $10, $5 seniors and students. Available at the door.

Lewiston, ME
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, 7:30 PM
Battle of the Blends
with In the Moment, Maine Gay Men's Chorus, Manginah, SoniCrush, and Soundstage 7
United Baptist Church, 250 Main St 04240

Tilton, NH
Friday Evening, Nov. 4, 2005, 9:00 PM
Private Concert
Tilton School

Lexington, MA
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, 3:00 PM
Annual fall fundraising concert for the Special Needs Arts Fund
Follen Unitarian Universalist Church 755 Massachusetts Avenue
Tickets:  $20, Seniors/Students $15, available at the door
Donations above $20 gratefully accepted!

North Andover, MA
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, 7:00 PM <-- Note time change!
Merrimack College
Rogers Center for the Arts
A Cappella Night with special guests Coastline Show Chorus and The Harvard Opportunes
Tickets: $10
Order tickets online at Merrimack College and follow links to the Rogers Center, or call Box Office at 978-837-5355, 10AM-4PM

Newton, MA
Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005, 2:00 PM 
Newton Free Library
330 Homer St, Newton, MA.
FREE CONCERT!

Somerville, MA
Thursday, Sep. 29, 2005, 8:30 PM
Holiday Inn
Kiwanis Club of Somerville Officer Installation

Bedford, MA
Sunday, May 15, 2005, 3:00 PM
First Parish in Bedford
Spring Showcase, with special guests Fretless and 5-Alone

Framingham, MA
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2005, 7:00 PM
Private Concert

Quincy, MA
Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, 3:00 PM
Thomas Crane Public Library
40 Washington Street
New Concert Series

Belmont, MA
Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, 7:30 PM
The Second Friday Coffeehouse
First Church Unitarian Universalist
404 Concord Avenue
With special guests Outrageous Fortune

Beneficiary: Lions Club Vision Assistance
Directions to First Church Unitarian Universalist

Bedford, MA
Saturday Night, December 11, 8:00 pm
First Parish in Bedford
75 The Great Road
Fall/Winter Concert with special guests Fretless and Integration By Parts.

Tickets: $12, $8 seniors and students, available at the door

Waltham, MA
Monday, December 6, 7:30 PM
Waltham Public Library (a great little hall)
735 Main Street
Friends of the WPL Annual Holiday Concert Series
Tickets are FREE, but reservations must be made by calling 781-314-3425 ext. 2
Directions to the library

North Andover, MA
Saturday, October 23, 7:00 PM <-- Note time correction!
Rogers Center for the Arts
Merrimack College
3rd Annual A Cappella Festival with Fretless and East Side Story
Order tickets online at Merrimack College and follow links to the Rogers Center, or call Box Office at 978-837-5355, 10AM-4PM

Lexington, MA
Sunday, October 24, 3:00 PM
Follen Unitarian Universalist Church
755 Massachusetts Avenue
The annual fall fundraising concert for the Special Needs Arts Fund (snafsing@aol.com).

Bedford, MA
Sunday, June 6, 7:00 PM
First Parish Church
Boston Jazz Voices Early Summer Songfest
Tickets $12; $8 Students/Seniors
with Fretless and 5-Alone

First Parish Church in Bedford is located on the Common at 75 Great Road (Route 62/4/225) in Bedford, MA. 781-275-7994. Directions are available at First Parish in Bedford

Belmont, MA
Friday, May 14 at 7:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Second Friday Coffeehouse
At the Belmont Lions Club (Temporary during construction)
1 Common St. (at Belmont Train Station)
$8 at door; $5 Students/Seniors
We open the show for Richard Curzi & Co.
Concert to Benefit The Grow Clinic

Waltham, MA
Monday, December 8 at 7:30 pm
Waltham Public Library, 735 Main St.

Manchester, NH
Saturday November 22 at 7:30 pm
Profile Chorus Annual Show
The Derryfield School, 2108 River Road, Manchester

Bedford, MA
Saturday November 8 at 8pm
Our Annual Concert at First Parish, with solo pianist Elliot Steger and Fretless
First Parish Church
Tickets $12, $8 for students and seniors

Fretless is a leading Boston Area a cappella quintet featuring male and female singers with a repertoire of jazz, pop and classical pieces. Fretless chose its name to represent the musical freedom — and challenge — of making music with a fretless instrument: the voice. You will be amazed by this entertaining, innovative and highly accomplished vocal group.

Pianist Elliot Steger has composed and recorded three albums of original music and performed to sold-out houses. Steger’s compositions reflect jazz, blues, pop and new age influences as well as the precision of his longtime training as a classical pianist. In 2002, he was nominated by Just Plain Folks — an organization of over 20,000 musicians, composers, and producers — for best solo instrumental song of the year out of a pool of over 100,000 songs.

First Parish Church in Bedford is located on the Common at 75 Great Road (Route 62/4/225) in Bedford, MA. 781-275-7994. Directions are available at First Parish in Bedford

North Andover, MA
Saturday September 27 at 8:00 pm
An All A Cappella Concert
With Fretless, In The Moment, and The Merrimack Valley Chorus
Rogers Center For The Arts
Merrimack College
315 Turnpike Rd.
North Andover, MA
Tickets $5
Box Office: 978-837-5355, open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
Email: RogersCenter@merrimack.edu

Newton, MA
Sunday September 7 at 2:00 pm
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St

Waltham, MA
Monday July 28 at 7:00 pm
Marist Hill Nursing Home
Private Concert

Waltham, MA
Monday March 24 at 7:00 pm
Marist Hill Nursing Home
Private Concert

Acton, MA
Sunday, February 23, at 7:30 pm
Acton Jazz Cafe
With Euphoria

Natick, MA
Sunday December 15 at 4:00 pm
Natick Mall
FREE Concert

Bedford, MA
Tuesday, December 10 at 7pm
Carleton-Willard Village
Private Concert

Waltham, MA
Monday, December 9 at 7:30 pm
Waltham Public Library, 735 Main St.
Tickets: FREE Concert

North Andover, MA
Friday, November 15 at 7:00 pm
Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College
With Fretless and Euphoria

Boston, MA
Saturday, November 16 at 2:30 pm
East Coast A Cappella Summit
775 Commonwealth Ave, George Sherman Union, Boston University

Bedford, MA
Saturday, November 16 at 7:30pm
Bedford High School, 9 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA
Fall Fling, a tribute to Tom McMahan
With Groovestand of Syracuse University, Tufts University Beelzebubs , Nuance, and Sounds of Concord Barbershop Chorus

Bedford, MA
Sunday, November 3 at 7:00 pm
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 75 The Great Road.
With Fretless

Milford, NH
Sunday, October 20 at 4:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church

Bedford, MA
Monday June 17
Carleton-Willard Village

Bedford, MA
June 2, 2002
A New Song Coffeehouse
With Fretless