Anita O'Day
by Kimberly Ashby
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September 2008
Please check out the Weekly
site for ongoing performances not listed here,
and always call the venues for confirmation.
| 2 Tue |
12-2pm |
Rick MacWilliams'
Commonwealth Jazz Trio with Bob Sundstrom banjo and John Clark
-or- Noel Kaletsky, reeds. Post Office Square,
Boston. Come have lunch on the Square! Last time for this
season!! |
| 2 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Molly Malone with Gypsy jazz ensemble Sinti Rhythm.
A musical entourage featuring vocalist Molly Malone and friends. Molly, long recognized for her flirty, vintage style, combines the pulse and repertoire of the early swing era with the nuance and intimacy of a chanteuse. Tonight she shares her talents with a new and exciting gypsy jazz ensemble,
Sinti Rhythm. The charm and virtuosity of their 1930s Parisian style,
string-based rhythm reminiscent of Django Reinhardt's Quintette du Hot Club
de France, is irresistible. Please welcome for the first time at the Sherborn Inn,
Jack Soref - guitar, Rob Saunders - guitar, Andy Moore - clarinet,
Matt Ambrose - bass, with special guest, Matt Glaser on violin. Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main St. Sherborn MA (508) 655-9521 $10 |
| 3 Wed |
6pm |
Bart Weisman
drums, Bruce Abbott sax and
Jon Wheatley guitar at
PAAM,
Provincetown (Cape Cod) |
| 3 Wedd |
8pm |
Jimmy Mazzy &
The Last Minute Men - Traditional Jazz Band at the Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA (978) 369-9200 |
| 3 Tue |
8:30 & 11pm |
NY: Sultans of
Swing at Birdland Jazz Club, 315 West 44th Street, NYC every
Tuesday (sets at 8:30 and 11) in July and August as well as September 2, 9,
23, 30. Music Charge is $25. 212-581-3080 or
go to www.birdlandjazz.com. |
| 4 Thu |
7-10pm |
Blue Horizon
Five, a HOT variation of Stan McDonald's Blue Horizon Jazz Band at Ma
Glockner's, 155 Maple St. Bellingham MA (508) 966-1085 |
| 4 Thu |
9:30pm-12:30am |
The Hot Club of Portland every Thursday at The Portsmouth
Gas Light Co. 64 Market Street Portsmouth, NH (603) 430-9122 (603) 430-8582
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every
Fri & Sat |
6:30pm |
Terry Eaton’s "Satin Swing" at Scupper Jack’s Restaurant &
Bar, Rt. 2A, 3 Nagog Park (Mall) Acton, MA (978) 263-8327 |
| 5 Fri |
9pm-12am |
Sticky Skillet Swing Orchestra, swing dance
at Greek Orthodox Church,
25 Bigelow St. Watertown MA 617 448-9898
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| 5 Fri |
9pm-12M |
Sticky
Skillet Swing Orchestra at the Swing Dance Depot,
in the Greek Orthodox Church at 25 Bigelow Avenue in Watertown, MA, 02472.
Dances are held most Friday nights. The night begins with a free lesson from
7:30 – 8:30 pm. The band plays from 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight. Admission is
only $13 at the door! Only $10 with a current student ID. |
| 7 Sun |
10am |
Galvanized Jazz
Band will perform at a 10 AM Sunday morning service at the
First Congregational
Church, on Meeting House Lane in Madison CT |
| 7 Sun |
12-3pm |
Winiker
Swing every Sunday at Skipjack's Seafood Emporium
Sunday Brunch, 199 Clarendon Street, Copley Square, Boston
617-536-3500
Casual Dining
Validated Free Parking in restaurant garage |
| 7 Sun |
6-8pm |
Wolverine
Jazz Band at the Dam at the Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street in South Natick, MA |
| 7 Sun |
7-10pm |
Ray Smith's
Jazz Decades
every Sunday on WGBH Radio, Boston 89.7FM 7-8PM Eastern Time, followed by Jim Cullum's
Riverwalk, followed by Dee Dee Bridgewater's Jazz Set |
| 8 Mon |
8-11pm
3 sets |
NY, NY Vince Giordano & his Nighthawks
Eleven-piece band playing music of the 1920's & '30s
for your dining and dancing pleasure.
Sofia's Restaurant
Club Cache (downstairs) at the Edison Hotel
221 W. 46th Street (betw B'way and 8th)
New York, NY
Cover Charge: $15. cash + $15. food/drink minimum
Reservations call: 212.719.5799
www.sofiasny.com
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| 9 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Wolverine Jazz Band at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main
St. Sherborn MA (508) 655-9521 $10 admission.
Since 1995 the
Wolverine Jazz Band has been entertaining lovers of Traditional Jazz all
over New England, at Jazz in the Olympics, Washington State, Chattanooga,
and Bar Harbor, Maine. In Massachusetts alone, they have
raised the roof at the Sherborn Inn, crisped the leaves at sundry Town Green
summer concerts, and flaked the varnish on church pews in the Boston
suburbs.
Consisting of trumpeter 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.
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| 10 Wed |
6-7:45pm |
Jimmy Mazzy
banjo and vocals, Jeff Hughes trumpet, John Clark reeds, and
Dick Miller piano at Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 460
Commercial St., Provincetown MA 02647 (508) 487-1750. Concerts are held in
the beautiful galleries of the recently renovated museum. Parking is always
tight in Provincetown, so please get there early. Refreshments are
served; $15 |
| 10 Wed |
8pm |
Jimmy Mazzy &
The Last Minute Men - Traditional Jazz Band at the Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA (978) 369-9200 |
| 11 Thu |
7:30-10:30pm |
Black Eagle Jazz Band
at J. P. O’Hanlon’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 9 Main St. Ayer MA (978) 772-9282 |
| 11 Thu |
7:30-11:00pm |
Dave Whitney Big Band at Angelica’s Restaurant, Rt. 114 Middleton MA, on the
Danvers Town Line (978) 750-4900 $20 |
| 12 Fri |
6:30-11pm |
Compaq Big Band
at a wonderful fundraiser, for a great cause, at a spectacular venue. We will be helping raise money to fund new Emergency Room equipment for Tobey Hospital (Wareham, MA) at the
"Moby Tobey" A Whale Of A Party gala. The event includes hors d'oeuvres, sushi bar, raw bar, dinner, open bar, and dancing on private grounds overlooking the ocean in Marion. Individual tickets are $125 per person. For reserved seating, admission is $250 per person, with contribution options for groups at $2,500, $3,500, or $5,000 for tables of 10. Information on how to purchase advance tickets will be available shortly. |
| 12 Fri |
9pm-12M |
Blue
Suede Boppers at the Swing Dance Depot, in the
Greek Orthodox Church at 25 Bigelow Avenue in Watertown, MA, 02472.
Dances are held most Friday nights. The night begins with a free lesson from
7:30 – 8:30 pm. The band plays from 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight. Admission is
only $13 at the door! Only $10 with a current student ID. |
| 13 Sat |
5-9pm |
2nd Annual Provincetown Music
Festival, Town Hall, Provincetown MA
Details. Tickets $25.
For a complete schedule with
links to musicians, go to
www.provincetownmusicfestival.org/Schedule.htm |
| 13 Sat |
8pm |
Paul Broadnax
Trio at opening evening of the Highland Jazz season at the Christ
Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham MA 02492 781.237.1917 |
| 13 Sat |
8-midnight |
Sounds of Music
with Sal Tori, trumpeter/Emcee at the Wakefield MA Elks Club |
| 14 Sun |
12-4pm |
Dick Donovan's
Big Band, directed by Steve Taddeo at Prospect Hill
Park, 314 Totten Pond Rd. Waltham MA FREE |
| 14 Sun |
3:30-5pm |
Galvanized Jazz
Band with Jim Fryer and Bob Price will perform for the Stamford Connecticut Arts & Crafts Blues Festival.
Stay tuned. |
| 15 Mon |
8-11pm
3 sets |
NY, NY Vince Giordano & his Nighthawks
Eleven-piece band playing music of the 1920's & '30s
for your dining and dancing pleasure.
Sofia's Restaurant
Club Cache (downstairs) at the Edison Hotel
221 W. 46th Street (betw B'way and 8th)
New York, NY
Cover Charge: $15. cash + $15. food/drink minimum
Reservations call: 212.719.5799
www.sofiasny.com
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| 16 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Blue Horizon Jazz
Band
at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main St. Sherborn MA (508) 655-9521
$10 admission.
Formed
in 1981, acclaimed for its firm but flexible grasp of the hot and danceable
tradition from
New Orleans
to early swing, the Blue Horizon introduced classic jazz to the Sherborn Inn
in 1989. Stan McDonald’s passionate soprano sax and clarinet, Jeff Stout’s
stirring trumpet and Gerry Gagnon’s gritty trombone Creolate a pungent front
line. Backed by the cooking rhythm of stride pianist Ross Petot, the
simmering guitar/banjo of Eric Baldwin, the full-bodied string bass of Al
Ehrenfried, and the lean drumming of Dave Bragdon, the members – whose ages
span five decades – dig to the roots of jazz and present a varied and
succulent repast, fulfilling their motto: The Future of the Music with a
Past! |
| 17 Wed |
8pm |
Jimmy Mazzy &
The Last Minute Men - Traditional Jazz Band at the Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA (978) 369-9200 |
| 18 Thu |
? |
Eli Newberger
and Jimmy Mazzy "Themes of Intimacy and Aggression in the Blues and Jazz," evening duo concert with Jimmy Mazzy, banjo and vocals, University of Maryland Inn and Conference Center, College Park, MD.
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| 19 Fri |
6:30-9:30pm |
Greg Abate
at Pawtucket Arts Society. Hope Artist Village. The Blackstone Theater.
Pawtucket, RI. |
| 19 Fri |
tbd |
Compaq Big Band
at
New
Hampshire Aviation Historical Society
(tickets TBD) Manchester NH. WOW! A USO-style hangar dance is the theme of the annual fundraiser event for the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society (NHAHS). Part of the multi-day celebration will be a fly-in from the Collings Foundation “Wings of Freedom Tour” (http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_aircraft.htm) that will bring, among its aircraft, a B-17, B-24, and B25 in the days prior to the dance. Check out
www.nhahs.org.
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| 19 Fri |
9pm-12M |
BJ Magoon & Driving
Sideways at the Swing Dance Depot, in the Greek
Orthodox Church at 25 Bigelow Avenue in Watertown, MA, 02472. Dances
are held most Friday nights. The night begins with a free lesson from 7:30 –
8:30 pm. The band plays from 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight. Admission is only $13
at the door! Only $10 with a current student ID. |
| 19 Fri |
6:30-9:30pm |
Greg Abate
at Pawtucket Arts Society. Hope Artist Village. The Blackstone Theater,
Pawtucket RI (bop) |
| 19-21 |
-- |
The New England Jazz BanjoFest
will be
at the
Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA. Stone Street Strummers |
| 20 Sat |
9? |
NY: Vince
Giordano and the Nighthawks at the Allegheny Jazz Society's 11th Annual
Jazz at Chautauqua at Chautauqua, NY |
| 21 Sun |
3-7pm |
Greg Abate
at the Atlantic Beach Club with Mac Chrupcala Trio. Middletown/Newport, RI.
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| 21 Sun |
4pm |
Bart Weisman, Jazz Jam at
The Island
Merchant, an East End Restaurant
& Lounge Serving Regional Seasonal Cuisine
with an Island Flair in
Hyannis MA (Cape Cod) |
| 21-Jan 27, 2009 |
-- |
Amanda Carr and
the Everett Longstretch Orchestra touring the country in a Tribute to
Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee through January 27th 2009. Check out
www.originalmusic.com for locations and dates |
| 22 Mon |
8-10:30pm |
New Black Eagle Jazz
Band
kicks off the UNH Trad Jazz Series, Johnson Theater, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham NH
603.862.2290 |
| 23 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Swing Times Five
at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main St. Sherborn MA (508) 655-9521
$10 admission.
Ross Petot
(piano) is one of the gems of the local music scene, and when he plays from
his book of favorites, he really shines. Jeff Hughes (cornet, flugel)
joins in the celebration, supported by simpatico players Justin Meyer
(string bass), Dan Weiner (guitar), and Dave Didriksen
(drums). 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. |
| 24 Wed |
8pm |
Jimmy Mazzy &
The Last Minute Men - Traditional Jazz Band at the Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA (978) 369-9200 |
| 25 Thu |
7:30-11:00pm |
Dave Whitney Big Band at Angelica’s Restaurant, Rt. 114 Middleton MA, on the
Danvers Town Line (978) 750-4900 $20 |
| 26-28 |
-- |
Black Eagle Jazz
Band, Hot Antics, Jim Cullum Band, All-Star Band, Alan Frederickson
Band at Summit Jazz 2008, Denver CO 866.883.2288 |
| 26 Fri |
9pm-12M |
Roger Ceresi and
the Rockin' All Starz at the Swing Dance Depot, in the Greek Orthodox
Church at 25 Bigelow Avenue in Watertown, MA, 02472. Dances are held
most Friday nights. The night begins with a free lesson from 7:30 – 8:30 pm.
The band plays from 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight. Admission is only $13 at the
door! Only $10 with a current student ID. |
| 26-28 |
-- |
Paramount Jazz
Band and Devil Mountain Jazz Band (both with Jimmy Mazzy) at the Grand Ballroom or the Lounge of the Holiday Inn Select,
Strongsville Ohio Tel. 440.238.8800 Strongville's EARLYJAS festival.
www.earlyjas.org Tickets: All-Event Badge $130, Patron badge $130, Fri
$35, Sat $30 & $35, Sunday $25 Tel. 330.678.5903 |
| 27 Sat |
8-midnight |
Sounds of Music
with Sal Tori, trumpeter/Emcee at the South End Italian Club, Fowle St.
Woburn MA 781.935.4483 |
| 28 Sun |
7:30-10:30pm |
Compaq Big Band
at the popular Dance2Swing Studios Sunday night series, back at The Elks Club,
134 N. Main St. Leominster, MA. We're back with our good friends Alan and Luan at Central Massachusetts' best dance club. Cover $12. Large dance floor, cash bar, smoke free, and all ages welcome. Beginners are encouraged to come on by. Alan and Luan do a terrific group-friendly swing dance lesson from 6:30pm-7:30pm, and then the band plays 7:30pm-10:30pm. The Elks is located at 134 North Main Street in Leominster. Please have a look at
www.dance2swing.com. |
| 30 Tue |
7-9:30pm |
Dave Whitney
Quintet
at the Sherborn Inn, 33 N. Main St. Sherborn MA (508) 655-9521
$10 admission.
The dean of
swing trumpet will bring his quintet with a mixture of Traditional Jazz,
Swing, and surprises from the repertoire of the swing bands of the 30’s and
40’s. Along with Dave’s trumpet and vocals, the lineup will include Ben
Goldstein reeds, Jon Wheatley guitar, Mark Carlsen string
bass, and Reid Jorgensen drums. |
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