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 Recent Performances   In New England

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Our kind of jazz is usually featured on given days, usually during the week. Check the Calendar and 'Weekly Gigs' for specifics.

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by Joe Matnieu
http://www.joemathieu.com

REGULAR APPEARANCES (Weekly, Monthly, sometimes)

MASSACHUSETTS   RHODE ISLAND    CONNECTICUT 
MAINE    NEW HAMPSHIRE    VERMONT

 

MASSACHUSETTS
Information on Massachusetts State

10 Center Street - 10 Center St, Newburyport MA 01950 phone: 978-462-6652 www.tencenterstreet.com Wednesdays

Acton Jazz Café, 452 Great Rd. Rt. 2A, Acton MA (978) 263-6161 www.actonjazzcafe.com  Membership Drive

Amazing Things Art Center's Amazing Firehouse, 160 Hollis St Framingham, MA 01702  Amazing things Arts Center is the place to find the best in music and more - from jazz to classical, visual arts - from sculpture to paint and theater - from comedy to musicals. Serving metrowest including Ashland, Dover, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Lincoln, Marlborough, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough and beyond!  508-405-ARTS (2787)

Angelica’s Restaurant, Rt. 114 Middleton MA, on the Danvers Town Line (978) 750-490

Antonia's At The Beach, 492 Revere Beach Boulevard Revere, MA 02151 (781) 284-1272

Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 617-923-8487  www.arsenalarts.org 

Bangkok Paradise Thai Restaurant, 90 Washington St. Salem MA (opposite Salem City Hall) Jazz 4 days/week

Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd Lincoln, MA 01773 (781) 259-8811 (Lincoln Library)

The Black Olive Restaurant, 1866 Main St, Tewksbury, MA 978.640.8883

Blackstone River Theatre,  549 Broad St. Cumberland RI 02864 (401) 725-9272 http://www.riverfolk.org/

Black Sheep Deli, 79 Main Street Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 253-3442

Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Ocean Front N Salisbury Beach, MA 01952 http://www.blueoceanhall.com/index.html

Boston Harbor Hotel, Intrigue  Café, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston (617) 856-7744 Summertime

Boston Swing Dance http://www.bostonswingdance.com/  Swing Dance Club, St. James Armenian Hall, 465 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA

Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Rd., PO Box 1228 Rt. 2A, Shirley, MA 01464 978-425-4311 or 877-536-7190 Toll Free FAX - 978-425-4314 BryanSawyer@bullrunrestaurant.com  www.bullrunrestaurant.com

Bullfinch's, 730 Boston Post Rd. (Rt. 20) Sudbury MA (978) 443-4094

Burlington C.O.A. 61 Center St. Burlington MA 781.270.1950

Chit Chat Lounge, 103 Washington St. Haverhill MA, Exit 49 off I-495 - River St. Rt. 110.  978-374-9710 www.chitchatlounge.com

Circle of Friends Coffee House, First Universalist Society Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin, MA

Copley Plaza, Oak Room, 138 Saint James Ave, Boston, MA 02116-5002 (617) 267-5300 Tues & Weds, Al Vega solo piano

Colby College, Waterville Maine

Colombo's, 544 Main St. Hyannis MA 508-790-5700 http://www.colomboscafe.com/

Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Sq. (Rt. 62) Concord MA (978) 369-9200

Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 448-8084 http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org/

Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte 28 (Falmouth Rd.) Cotuit, MA 02635 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2042 Cotuit, MA 02635 Telephone: 508-428-0669 Fax: 508-428-0633 http://cotuitcenterforthearts.org/ email info@cotuitcenterforthearts.org

Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen, 604 Columbus Ave, Boston MA 617-536-1100 www.darrylscornerbarboston.com  

EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester MA Jazz at Sunset Summer - Fri. nights 6:30-8:30pm $18, $15 members, under 12 free. Advanced reserved tables for 4 $80. Includes museum. - starts June 17 to July 22, 2011.

Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (617) 536-3355 www.emmanuel-boston.org

Embargo, 453 Main St. Hyannis, MA 508-771-9700 Lee Childs and Kurt Wenzel Thursday & Saturday from 6Pm until 9PM.  

Espresso Restaurant, 116 E Main St. Gloucester, MA 01930 (978) 283-0600

Franklin Cape Ann, 118 Main St. Gloucester, MA 978-283-7888

Gilrein's, 802 Main St. Worcester, 01610 MA 508-791-BLUE (Blues) Thurs-Sun 5pm

Grand Cru Wine Bar & Grill, 1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA 02601 (888) 297-2200 email: ccrinfo@CapeCodderResort.com http://www.capecodderresort.com/grand-cru-wine-bar-hyannis.php

Hampshire House, 7-11pm 84 Beacon St. Boston, MA. 02108 617-227-9600, in the heart of Beacon Hill, overlooking Boston Public Garden

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 554 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 Tel: (508) 831-0800 e-mail: info@thehanovertheatre.org    Schedule  http://www.thehanovertheatre.org/shows/index.php

Harry's Cajun Restaurant and Bar, 700 Main St. Hyannis, MA (508) 778-4188 Closed

Heritage Museum & Gardens,  67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563-2147 (formerly Heritage Plantation) www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org

Hi-Hat, 3 Davol Square Providence, Rhode Island 401-453-6500

Icarus, 3 Appleton St. Boston, MA 617.426.1790

Iron Horse Music Hall 20 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-8686

Isaac's, Water St. Plymouth (on the ocean near Plymouth Rock) Mon & Tue, Diamond Jim Brady night, with Lee Child's reeds, and Michel Lavigniac banjo.  (508) 830-0001

Island Merchant, 302 Main Street, Hyannis, MA, 02601 508.771.1337 3rd Sunday of the month Bart Weisman Jazz Jam 4-7pm

Ipswich Sports Bar & Grill, 24 Hammatt St., Ipswich, MA 01938-1916 (978) 356-7444

Johnnie D's, 17 Holland Street, in Somerville MA at Davis Square, across from the Davis T-Stop. Admission is $10, with 2-for-1 student tickets, age 21+

JOSA Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Dec. to April at The Center at Eastman, Grantham NH http://www.josajazz.com/

Joy of Music Program, 1 Gorham Street, Worcester MA 01605. This community music school serves over 500 students of all ages annually with a faculty of 40.

Latitude 43°,  25 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA The Mark Earley Jazz Sessions Thursdays, 6-9pm  978.281.0223 No Cover

Lincoln Public Library Classic Jazz, Bedford Road, Lincoln MA 01773 (781) 259-8465

Luciano's Lake Pearl, 299 Creek St. Wrentham, MA www.sharonbands.org  or 508-789-0159.

Lucky's Lounge, 355 Congress St. Boston MA (617) 357-LUCK

Marblehead Summer Jazz http://www.marbleheadjazz.org/ 

Maudsley Arts Center, 95 Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport MA 01950. 978-499-0050.

Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester. MA (508) 752-5608

Me and Thee Coffeehouse, 28 Mugford St. Marblehead MA (781) 631-8987

Morningside Music Studios, Arlington, MA

Moseley's on the Charles, 50 Bridge St. Dedham, MA  02026 781-326-3075 

Music Circus (South Shore) 130 Sohier St. Cohasset, MA 02025 Order by Phone 781-383-9850 Details

Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River, MA 02721.  508.324.1926 8pm www.ncfta.org

Navigator Coffeehouse, 55 Ashumet Rd. (off Sandwhich Rd) Hatchville which is an area of Falmouth MA. 505 292-5187

Nick's Bar & Restaurant, 124 Millbury Street Worcester, MA 01610  508-753-4030  http://www.nicksworcester.com/

Oyster Company, Depot St./Route 28, Dennisport, MA 6:30-9:30PM Thursdays

Provincetown Art Association Museum 460 Commercial St. PTown.  www.paam.org  Wednesday 6-7:45PM (Summertime)
Parking is difficult - get there early.  (508) 487-1750

Raffael’s Banquet Facility, 1601 Main Street, (Route 1A), Walpole, MA.

The Real Deal Jazz Club &  Café, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St. Cambridge, MA.  Water Music: 617-876-7777

Reagle Music Theatre, 617 Lexington St. Waltham, MA 02452 t 781-891-5600. http://www.reaglemusictheatre.org/

Regattabar, Charles Hotel, One Bennett St. Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA  (617) 661-5050

Riverway Lobster House Restaurant, 1338 Rt. 28, South Yarmouth, MA 508.398.2172 (Thursdays Bart Weisman) 

Roadhouse  Café, 488 South St. Hyannis MA (508) 775-2386 Mondays, 8PM Lou Colombo Jazz Ensemble

Rockafella's, Essex St. Salem MA  Phone 978 745 2411  Fax 978 745 2471

Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 876-9330

Sahara, 143 Highland St. Worcester, MA

Sahara Club, 14 Bates St. Methuen MA 978.683.9200 Tuesday 7:30-10:30pm $5

Savino's Grill, 449 Common Street Belmont, MA 02478-2768 (617) 484-3499

Sculler's Jazz Club, Double Tree Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA (617) 562-4111www.scullersjazz.com

Senior Center, Gloucester - Rose Baker Senior Center, 6 Manuel F Lewis St. Gloucester, MA 01930-5755 (978) 281-9765.  Monday Senior center music sessions with the Good Ole Salty Jazz Band are open to persons of all ages. They would like all attendees to sign up at the front desk, as their funding is determined in part by the amount of center usage, mainly people. The music days are nominally the first and third Mondays, 1 to 3pm, unless one of those days happens to be a holiday of some sort, in which case we use the alternate Monday, ie, 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd. We never play on the 4th Monday or the 5th (if there is one).

Shalin Liu Performance Center,  37 Main Street Rockport, MA 01966 978.546.7391 http://www.rockportmusic.org/jazz-world-music.html   

Sherborn Inn , 33 N. Main Street, (inters. of Rts. 16 & 27) Sherborn, MA Reservations accepted (508) 655-9521

Showcase Live by Foxboro Stadium, 23 Patriot Place - Foxborough, MA 02035 - (888) 354-7042  Map off Rt. 1

Skipjack's Seafood Restaurant, 226 Patriot's Place, Foxboro, MA  next to Gillette Stadium, 508-543-2200

Skipjack's Seafood Emporium, 199 Clarendon St Boston, MA 02116-3789 (617) 536-4949

Steve's Backstage Pass,15 School St Taunton MA 508-824-3436

Southgate 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury, MA - (508) 842-8331

South Shore Music Circus,  130 Sohier St Cohasset, MA 02025-1374 (781) 383-9860 www.themusiccircus.org

Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180  tickets

Stone Soup, 141 High St. (rte 133) Ipswich MA  978-356-4222 

Swing City West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Ave, Fresh Pond/Cambridge MA http://swingcityboston.com   8-9pm lessons, Band 9pm-12am $16 ($12 with college ID)

Swing Dance Depot, Greek Orthodox Church, 25 Bigelow Avenue in Watertown, MA, 02472.
http://www.swingdancedepot.com/

Boston Swing Central at the Crosby Whistle Stop 24 Roland St Charlestown, MA 02129 Time: 8-9pm lesson, General dancing from 9pm to at least 12:30am.

TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, 14 Summer St. (off Rt 27-Downtown) Natick MA (508) 647-0097

Titus Sparrow Park, 200 West Newton Street Boston, MA 02118 (617) 536-1467 (summer)

Top of the Hub, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St # 52 Boston, MA 02199-8142 (617) 536-1775 Sun.1-5PM  Bourbon St. Paraders

Tosca, 14 North Street Hingham, MA 781-740-0080

Tuckerman Hall, Worcester MA

UpStairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (in the heart of Harvard Square)  www.upstairsonthesquare.com  info@upstairsonthesquare.com 
Check schedule - Bill & Bo Winiker Orchestra once a month for dining and dancing 8:30pm. No cover. 617-864-1933. Wheelchair accessible

WGBH Public Radio, 89.7 FM Sundays 7-8PM Eastern Time, Ray Smith’s Jazz Decades http://www.wgbh.org

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Julie Harris Stage, 2357 State Highway Route 6 Wellfleet, MA 02667 or  The Harbor Stage, 15 Kendrick Ave.  www.what.org

Wequassett Resort and Golf Club,  2171 Route 28, Head of the Bay, Harwich, MA 02645 (508) 432-5400

WICN Public Radio, 90.5FM, 50 Portland St. Worcester, MA 01608 (508) 752-0700

Willows, (The) 1 Lyman St Westborough, MA 01581-1437 800-372-3800

Willow Books & Café , 279 Great Road Acton, MA 01720-4739 (978) 266-0066 (Route 2A) (just east of Rt. 27 on the left)

Winsor House, 390 Washington St Duxbury, MA 02332 (781) 934-0991.

WOMR Radio, 92.1 or 91.3 FM on Cape Cod  womr.org. 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 AM to Noon, lordpeter@comcast.net  

WPLM 99.1FM Plymouth MA Radio

Yangtze Inn 266 S Main St, West Bridgewater, MA 02379 8pm 3rd Friday, Power Jazz 508-583-9020

Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford MA 02740 (508)994-2900

Les Zygomates, winebar, 129 South Street, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 542-5108

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RHODE ISLAND

Blackstone River Theatre 549 Broad St. Cumberland RI 02864 (401) 725-9272.

Capriccio's 2 Pine St. Providence RI 401-421-1320

Chan's Jazz and Blues Club, 267 Main St. Woonsocket RI (401) 765-1900

Dick Lupino Schedule

 

CONNECTICUT

Arch St. Tavern, 85 Arch Street, Hartford, 860-246-7610 (Mondays)

Aunt Chilada's,  3931 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT  203-230-4640

Bill’s Seafood Restaurant, 548 Boston Post Rd. (Rt. 1) Westbrook, Exit 65 off I-95, (860)399-7224  

Essex Steam Train One Railroad Avenue, Essex, CT 06426  Phone (860) 767-0103 · (800) 377-3987 Email: valley.railroad@snet.net

Foxwoods Casino, Atrium Lounge, Mashanucket, CT 1-800-foxwood

Griswold Inn, 36 Main St. Essex 06426 (860) 767-1776 

Hot Steamed Jazz Festival June 22-24, 2012 Essex, CT  20th Anniversary!

La Trattoria Restaurant, 21 Old Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019 (860)673-5000 www.latrattoriact.net

Music Mountain, Rt. 63, 225 Music Mountain Road, Falls Village (860) 824-7126 Music Mountain

Oliver's Tavern, 124 Westbrook Road Essex, CT, 06426   860-767-2633 http://www.oliverstavern.com 

Skipper's Dock, Seafood Restaurant, 66 Water St. Stonington, CT 06378 Phone: (860) 535-0111 Sundays 2-6pm  http://www.skippersdock.com/

Steak Loft, Olde Mistick Village, Rte. 27, Mystic, (Exit 90 off Rte. 95) (203) 388-3066 Sun.

TGCJF  The Great Connecticut Jazz Fest July 30 Meriden CT

Yankee Clipper Restaurant,157 West Main Street, Niantic, CT (860) 739-9634.  


MAINE

Blue, 650A Congress St. Portland, Maine (207) 774.4111 

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Camden (207)236-7963

Chocolate Church Arts Center, www.chocolatechurcharts.org 804 Washington St. Bath (207) 442-8455

Deertrees Theater, Harrison  (207) 583-6747 


NEW HAMPSHIRE

 New Hampshire Library of Traditional Jazz  http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltj/

Straight Ahead Jazz - Wednesdays 7-9am with Terry MacDonald on Portsmouth NH Community Radio at 106.1 FM, and streaming worldwide from www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org

The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH  603-436-2400 www.themusichall.org

The Press Room, 77 Daniel St. Portsmouth (603) 431-5186

University of New Hampshire, Durham,  
2009/2010 Schedule: http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltj/2009_2010series.shtml
Brochure: http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltj/images/2009-2010seriesbrochure.pdf  Memorial Union Ticket Office, 83 Main St. Durham NH 03824-3594 (603) 862-2290   The UNH Traditional Jazz Series is sponsored by the New Hampshire Library of Traditional Jazz and the UNH Music Department. The library, established in 1978 by Dorothy Prescott, comprises books, recordings, and memorabilia and is housed in Dimond Library. Prescott’s generous endowment funds its activities including the Traditional Jazz Series concerts.

Wentworth By the Sea, 588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, NH  603-422-7322  Lou Silvestri, piano

   

VERMONT

Jazz Improv Magazine www.jazzimprov.com

Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Studio 222, Brattleboro VT 05301 www.vtjazz.org
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NEW YORK (note: NY is NOT part of New England, but these musicians come to New England.)

Sofia's Restaurant, Club Cache (downstairs) at the Edison Hotel 221 W. 46th Street (between B'way and 8th) New York, NY Mondays: Vince Giordano's Nighthawks

Ear Inn.  EarRegulars with Jon Erik Kellso EVERY Sunday night, 326 Spring St. (between Greenwich and Washington streets), almost all the way to the West Side Highway. 212.226.9060. It's one of the oldest bars in NYC, with a very interesting history going back to 1817. No cover or minimum, but please visit our friend Phillup DeBucket

Bourbon Street Bar and Grille, Sat. & Sun. on Restaurant Row: 346 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues. New York, NY 10036 (212) 245-2030 contact@bourbonny.com  contact@frenchquartersny.com

Birdland, Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra (Sunday nights), David Berger's Sultans of Swing (Tuesdays), Tommy Igoe's Birdland Big Band (Friday evenings). David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band (Wednesday evenings) updated Sept. 08

Tri State Jazz Society  Traditional Jazz in the Philly area and New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania  http://www.tristatejazz.com

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Jazz Society
, PO Box 995, Easton PA 18044 (610) 258-2082 (610) 253-5781

New: American Big Band Preservation Society ABBPS http://www.americanbigband.org/

 


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