February 2010
"Billie" deVeber Art |
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2009/10
New England
Trad Jazz Plus Calendar
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Please check out the Weekly site for
ongoing performances not listed here, and always call the venues for confirmation.
| 1 Mon |
8pm |
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet at UNH Traditional Jazz Series
#197. Boston Guru: For decades one of Boston's most influential
saxophonists, with an international reputation as both performer and educator,
Jerry always promises a freshly exciting look at the possibilities of the
central jazz language. He will be joined by trumpeter Phil Grenadier,
bassist Dan Santoro, and drummer Devon Drobka, Annual Tom Gallant
Scholarship Concert. Tickets are $8.00 each (or $6.00 for students and seniors).
Season tickets are available for $40.00. You may order tickets in advance by
calling 603-862-2290, or you may visit the UNH Memorial Union Building Ticket
Office,
83 Main St. Durham NH 03824-3594
(hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Also
available at the door one hour prior to concert. |
| 3 Wed |
11:30am-1pm |
Heartbeat Jazz Band
every Wednesday jazz luncheon, usually with Noel Kaletsky, at the Yankee Clipper
Restaurant,
157 West Main Street, Niantic, CT (860-739-9634). |
| 3 Wed |
12-2pm |
Big Easy Rhythm jazz brunch every Wednesday with John Russell drums and harmonica,
Paul Boehmke clarinet, sax and vocals, Ian Frenkel piano and guests at Bill's Seafood, Rt. 1 Westbrook, Exit 65 off I-95, (860)399-7224 |
| 4-6 |
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30th Annual Cape Fear Jazz Festival, Wilmington, NC, Dixieland and Contemporary,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Duke Heitger
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| 6 Thu |
6-9pm |
Big Easy Rhythm
every Thursday with John Russell drums and harmonica, Paul Boehmke clarinet, sax and vocals, Ian Frenkel piano and guests
at Bill's Seafood,
Rt. 1 Westbrook,
Exit 65 off I-95, (860)399-7224 (roughly from Labor Day through Memorial Day. They're off during the Summer) |
| 6 Sat |
8pm |
Sunny and her
Joy Boys, with Billy Novick at The Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St.
Framingham MA
508-405-ARTS (2787) |
| 7 Sun |
12-3pm |
JEM Jazz Trio is back at the
Tryst Restaurant,
689 Mass. Avenue, Arlington MA every Sunday jazz brunch
www.jemjazz.com
781-641-2227 Named best Sunday brunch west of Boston by
Boston Magazine |
| 10 Wed |
7:30pm |
Harold McAleer presents program #313, Video vignettes"
Classic Jazz at the Lincoln Public Library, Bedford Road, Lincoln MA 01773
(781) 259-8465 |
| 11 Thu |
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Ivory & Gold at Keeney Memorial Cultural
Center, Wethersfield, CT 860 529-7656 www.wethhist.org
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| 11 Thu |
6-8pm |
Dixie Diehards Jazz Band
celebrate Mardi Gras at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
Cape Cod |
| 12-13 |
tba |
NY: Jonathan Jazz Russell will be performing at Dance Flurry with the Doc Scanlon Trio Saratoga, NY.
Video and review from a gig in VT.
Jonathan wrote Danny's Groove
in memory of Danny Pearl, the journalist who was abducted and killed in Pakistan.
(Pearl was an avid violinist also.) |
| 12 Fri |
8:30- |
Compaq Big
Band's annual Valentine's Dance in Southern New Hampshire will be back. Right now the venue is TBD, but we'll have more news shortly – we're negotiating with several venues from Nashua to Manchester.
Dance lesson presented by our good friends Alan and Luan from Dance2Swing Studios (www.dance2swing.com) from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Doors open 6:30pm, and there'll be a cash bar. This evening will feature different dances, from swing to foxtrot, to slow-dance ballads, with a waltz or cha-char here and there.
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| 20 Sat |
9-12pm |
Gordon Webster
Swing Band at Boston Swing Dance, St. James Armenian church , 465 Auburn
St. Watertown, MA 617.924.6603 Beginners lesson 8pm. $15, $10 students
www.bostonswingdance.com info:
roger@bostonswingdance.com |
| 24-28 |
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The Great Gatsby performed by the Washington
Ballet at John F. Kennedy Performance Center, Washington DC. The 90 minute score will include
Billy Novick's original pieces as well as his arrangements of some jazz classics of the 1920's. The production will feature a 'live" eight-piece band, and there will be seven performances. |
| 26-27 |
8 & 10pm
two shows |
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Scullers Jazz Club,
Double Tree Suites Hotel,
400 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA (617) 562-4111 Show:
$25 Dinner & Show: $63. Sultry chanteuse Lavay Smith evokes a sensuous era of glamorous Jazz divas and sexy pinups adding a modern, feminist twist. Whether singing her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics, Lavay and her all-star 8-piece band bake up an instant recipe for good times.
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| 26-28 |
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Oregon Dixieland Jubilee, Seaside OR,
http://www.jazzseaside.com/news.htm Blue Street, Grand Dominion, High
Sierra, Cornet Chop Suey, Black Swan Classic, Uptown Lowdown, 'Oregon's own'
234th Army Band, Frisco Jazz Band, No Inhibitions Jazz Band, Ivory and Gold,Tom
Rigney and Flambeau |
| 27-Mar 6 |
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Ron & Joyce Della Chiesa invite you to join them on
a tribute cruise to Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin, a fabulous 7- night Eastern
Caribbean Cruise aboard Costa’s elegant, beautiful and Italian vessel "Atlantica",
sailing from Ft. Lauderdale February 27 – March 6, 2010. Michael Dutra As
Frank Sinatra; Steven Palumbo As Dean Martin; •Enjoy lively sessions with
Rat Pack expert Ron Della Chiesa•Private concerts by Michael Dutra and
Steven Palumbo.•Sinatra and Martin films shown throughout the week.•Cooking
demonstration by Joyce Della Chiesa, featuring some of Frank’s and Dean’s
favorite recipes•Games, prizes and much, much more. 800.989.8188; Click
here:
http://galacruise.com/ |
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