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July 9-11
Hoop City Jazz & Art Festival
Streans Square and
City Hall Esplanade/Court Square
Springfield
The 4th annual festival features a great line up, including Elan Trotman, Cindy Bradley, KASHIF, the Average White Band, the Greg Caputo Big Band featuring Phil Woods, and Poncho Sanchez.
hoopcityjazz.org
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July 16-17
Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival
John & Son's Fairgrounds
226 Chandler Street, Worcester
Enjoy fun-loving, Cajun-tinged jazz and blues with performers like Henri Smith, The Flutie Brothers Band, Cajun Fiddlers, Hurricane Horns, Delta Generators, Emmanuel Baptist Church Gospel Singers, the Love Dogs and more.
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July 16-18
Festival Betances 2010
John Villa Victoria
South End, Boston
This celebration of Latino arts and cultures features Salsa stars Paquito Acosta and Michael Stuart, plus the US premier of Venezuelan harp virtuoso Leonard Jacone.
villavictoriaarts.org |
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August 13-14
Provincetown Jazz Festival
Provincetown High School
Provincetown, Cape Cod
The 6th annual festival features jazz musician Paul Sanchez, a New Orleans musician, and other great artists around the world. This year’s festival celebrates New Orleans jazz and commemorates the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Part of the proceeds is being donated to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic & Assistance Foundation.
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August 21-22
Salem Jazz & Soul Festival
Salem WIllows
Salem
The 4th annual Salem Jazz & Soul Festival is the perfect summer setting for a weekend of great outdoor jazz. In addition, there’s also a Saturday series of concerts running on May 8, June 12, July 10 and August 15 in Derby Square.
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August 21-22
North River Blues Festival
Marshfield Fair, Marshfield
The 15th annual Blues Festival features Tori Lynn Washington, Mississippi Heat, Porch Rockers, Guitar Shorty, Greg Miller Group and more.
marshfieldfair.org |
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September 4-5
Tanglewood Jazz Festival
Lenox
This year’s Tanglewood opens on Saturday with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, followed by Laurence Hobgood Trio, and finally, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling. On Sunday, the line-up includes Eddie Daniels and Bob James, the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Julian Lage and Donal Fox.
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September 15-25
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival
Columbus and Massachusetts Avenues
Boston’s South End plus various venues
Berklee BeanTown celebrates its 10th year with music in clubs and concert halls all over town. Highlights include Paula Cole, Kurt Rosenwinkel, the Bad Plus, Elan Trotman, Danilo Perez, Mendoza Vibe, Al Kooper, Grace Kelly, Jon Batiste and Terry Blanchard. The festival culminates on September 25 with an all-day, free outdoor festival in Boston's South End.
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September 18
John Coltrane Memorial Concert
Northeastern University
Boston
The 25th anniversary of the John Coltrane Memorial Concert organized by Dr. Leonard Brown and faculty at Northeastern University, pays homage to one of the great masters of jazz, tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.
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October 1-3
JazzFest Falmouth
Falmouth
Cape Cod
Check back for details.
Jazzfestfalmouth.org |
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October 3
Melrose Jazz Festival
Melrose
A great day of jazz with Amanda Carr and the Ken Hadley Big Band, plus the Melrose Jazz Collective, featuring bassist Bruce Gertz, vocalist Donna MacElroy and others.
melrosearts.com |
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October 8-21
Pittsfield City Jazz Fest
Pittsfield
The 6th annual jazz fest features the American Jazz Repertory Orchestra, vibraphonist Joe Baione, plus great local musicians appearing in venues around the city.
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