JANUARY 2010

Please check out the Weekly site for ongoing performances not listed here, and always call the venues for confirmation.

6 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).
6 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
6 Wed	8-11pm	Jimmy Mazzy & the Last Minute Men every Wednesday (you never know what musician will show up at the last minute - it's great fun and great food!) at the Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA no cover (978)369-9200 www.concordscolonialinn.com
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)
7 Fri	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)
7-20	--	France: Mark Tipton (trumpet) at Various Performances with Dan Cole (Guitar) in Paris, FRANCE.
8 Fri	8 & 10pm 2 shows	Carol Sloane w Bucky Pizzarelli & Friends at Scullers Jazz Club,  Double Tree Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA (617) 562-4111 Show: $25 Dinner & Show: $63.  The Grande Dame of Cabaret returns to Scullers to celebrate the release of her latest CD "We'll Meet Again." She will be joined by legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and other special guests to be named shortly.
9 Sat	7:30-8:45pm	Compaq Big Band at the Regattabar at The Charles Hotel, One Bennett St. Cambridge, MA. Cover charge $12 Just off Harvard Square, see www.regattabarjazz.com . Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. Purchase advance tickets online from their web site at www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/  or by phone at (617) 395-7757.  There’s a full bar and light meal menu in the club, and ticket holders receive a discount at the Charles Hotel's Rialto and Henrietta's Table restaurants – details at www.regattabarjazz.com/food_drink.  Parking is only $10 per night flat rate after 5:00pm at the Charles Hotel parking garage, with validation at the jazz club door.
9 Sat	9-12pm	Sweet Willie D & the Continental Walk 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
10 Sun	12-3pm	JEM Jazz Trio 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 Sun	3pm	Dixie Diehards Jazz Band at The Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St. Framingham MA  508-405-ARTS (2787)
13 Wed	7:30pm	John Clark presents Program #312, "The Empress and the Duke - two short films of Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington" at Classic Jazz at the Lincoln Public Library, Bedford Road, Lincoln MA 01773 (781) 259-8465
15-25	--	Holland America's JazzSea Caribbean Cruise, Climax Jazz Band, Bob Schultz Frisco, Grand Dominion, Coast to Coast, Sea Jammers, Banjos Aweigh, Tex Wyndham
17 Sun	2pm	Ed Wise Quartet, Brooklawn American Legion Hall, Post 72, Brooklawn, NJ for the Tri-State Jazz Society
17 Sun	3pm	Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at the Grand Ballroom, Milford Town Hall, Main St. Milford MA, 01757 Featuring music highlighting timeless fables and stories from our childhood and beyond, including music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Jacques Offenbach’s "Orpheus in the Underworld" with its famous "Can-Can Dance," Aaron Copland’s "Billy the Kid" and more. Designed as an introduction and primer, Family Symphony concerts are perfect for folks with young children, seniors who enjoy an afternoon of great music and all others seeking to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of classical music.  www.claflinhill.org
24 Sun	11-2:30pm	Three for Tea — John Clark (clarinet, saxes), Henry thins Francis (piano), Todd Baker (bass) at Bullfinchs Restaurant, 730 Boston Post Rd (Rte 20), Sudbury, MA www.bullfinchs.com  978-443-4094
29 Sat	8pm	New Black Eagle Jazz Band at The Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St. Framingham MA  508-405-ARTS (2787)
30 Sun	8pm	Mark Tipton Jazztête at Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, ME. Donation. Phone: 207 • 774 • 4111
30 Sat	7:30pm	Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra presents Songs of America, Duke Ellington's Harlem, Copland's Lincoln Portrait at the Grand Ballroom, Milford Town Hall, Milford MA 01757 www.claflinhill.org 508.478.5924. Tickets available online or call 508.478.5924. Print a ticket order form and mail. View seating chart.
31 Sun	2pm	Dixie Diehards Jazz Band at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Hyannis, MA  Cape Cod