JazzBostons Jazz Week '09 Celebrates
Boston Scenes Staggering Stylistic Diversity
Nine Days of Music Answer Question Posed by
2009 Theme: What'sYourJazz?
Mayors Thomas M. Menino of
E. Denise Simmons of
Whatsyourjazz? Music lovers all across the Greater Boston area will get
help answering that question during the third annual celebration of Jazz Week,
which will feature more than 200 events of all styles in over 75 locations from
April 25 to May 3.
Jazz Week 09 highlights include:
A series of free afternoon and evening programs at the Boston Public Library in
Special menu pricing and jazz-themed dishes at many of the same restaurants
that participated in the citys recent Restaurant Week
A series of free jazz shows on Fan Pier as part of the Volvo Ocean Race
festivities
A free concert at the State House celebrating 40 Years of Jazz at New England Conservatory
A special Jazz Meets Salsa night at the Center for Latino Arts
Discounts and free tickets for selected shows at participating venues
Live jazz at
Officially proclaimed by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Cambridge Mayor E.
Denise Simmons, and coordinated and promoted by JazzBoston, Jazz Week 09 will
shine the spotlight on musicians of all generations, both internationally known
and Boston-based, as they perform jazz of every style.
There will be more free and low-cost events than ever before, and theyll take
place in venues all over the Greater Boston area from clubs, museums, and
churches to libraries, universities, hotels, and community centers. Check the
JazzBoston website,www.jazzboston.org, for Jazz Week 09 updates.
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Jazz Week 09 will feature:
Appearances by hundreds of visiting international artists and Boston-based
musicians alike
Among them: Cyrus Chestnut, Either/Orchestra, Cindy Blackman, the Winiker Band,
Billy Novick, Kurtis Rivers, Don Byron, Leo Genovese, the Fringe, Chick Corea,
John McLaughlin, Grace Kelly, Gregorio Uribe Big Band, Bob Moses, Frank
Wilkins, Allan Holdsworth, Dominique Eade, Kenny Garrett, Jerry Bergonzi, Edmar
Casteneda, Stan Strickland, Christian McBride, Forbes Graham, Yoko Miwa,
Jonathan Baptiste, Shelley Neill, Laszlo Gardony, Jason Palmer, Dave Bryant,
Bern Nix, Donal Fox, Lisa Thorson, Kevin Harris, and George Garzone.
Jazz Week @ the
Presented by JazzBoston for the third consecutive year, this series of free
weekday and evening programs will cover a range of topics for audiences of all
ages at the Main Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston St. Panelists include
Danilo Perez, Ran Blake, Patricia Zarate, Gunther Schuller, Mark Harvey, Emmett
Price III, Ted Casher, and George Schuller. This years topics:
Jazzin the Generations: How Lifes Lessons Can Be Shared Through Jazz
"Jazz History on the Big Screen:
On the Road with Duke Ellington
A World of Jazz: Learning in a Global Community
Frank Wilkins Vocal Showcase.
Chefs Jam for Jazz Week
From April 25 to May 3,
Jazz Week @ Fan Pier
The Volvo Ocean Race at Fan Pier on
Free Jazz at the State House
The New England Conservatory of Music Honors Jazz Ensemble celebrates 40
years of jazz at NEC on the Grand Staircase of the State House with a free
concert as part of Governor Deval Patricks Lunchtime Cultural Series on
Thursday, Apr. 30, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Jazz Meets Salsa
JazzBoston joins the Center for Latino Arts, HavanaClub, and SalsaBoston to
host Jazz Meets Salsa, a special Latin jazz concert and dance party on Apr. 25
at the
Jazz Week @ Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble at the
Special discounts and free ticket offers
To make live jazz especially accessible and affordable, JazzBoston is
working with venues and presenters to offer discounts and free tickets for
selected shows from Apr. 25 to May 3. Visit www.jazzboston.org
for more information.
Jazz Week @
Red Sox Nation celebrates the music when trumpeter and Aardvark Jazz
Orchestra director Mark Harvey performs the National Anthem on April 26 prior
to the Sox-Yankees game. Pre-game entertainment inside the gates by a jazz
ensemble from the
Visitwww.jazzboston.orgfor updates on all Jazz Week 09 events and the
upcoming WhatsYourJazz? multimedia campaign.
The New England Conservatory of Music, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of
its Jazz Studies Program during the 2009 - 2010 academic year, is this year's
Primary Sponsor of Jazz Week. Scullers Jazz Club and the
JazzBoston is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization dedicated to building
and serving audiences for jazz music, fostering and expanding opportunities
for jazz musicians, and raising Bostons profile as a jazz city a city
that is a magnet for fans and musicians from all over the United States
and the world. For more information and updates about Jazz Week 09,
which is coordinated and promoted by JazzBoston, visit the JazzBoston
website at www.jazzboston.org.
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