Anita O'Day
by Kimberly Ashby

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
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
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 
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.
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 
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.
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
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.
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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