July 2008

Please join Passim staff and some amazing artists in Kendall Square for a FREE outdoor summer concert series!

The tradition continues with our 27th annual Gospel performance and Amherst's premier gospel ensemble performing spirituals and contemporary gospel.

Picnickers are welcome on the museum grounds starting at 5:00 pm. This is a smoke-free site. For further information please call (413) 584‑4699 or visit the Website below

The West Side guitar style, a way of playing alternating singing single-note leads with powerful distorted chords, was created mostly by Magic Sam and Otis Rush. This style grew into an important contribution to modern blues and rock, influencing such notables as Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler.

Johnson served a long sideman apprenticeship with both Magic Sam and Muddy Waters, while developing into a strong performer in his own right. Today, Luther is widely considered the foremost proponent of the West Side guitar style and the heir apparent to the late Magic Sam’s West Side throne.

Bruce Marshall, a celebrated singer songwriter from Concord, will host acoustic open mike every Wednesday night. Musicians are invited to perform with Bruce or solo. Bruce has recently released a solo CD entitled Restless Soul. The 15 song disc contains solo acoustic versions of some of Bruce's most requested original songs some of which that have not been previously released. This is Bruce's first solo CD and is being released in conjunction with his receiving the "Outstanding Acoustic Musician" award in the Blues Audience Magazine Readers Poll for '07.

Steve Howard is a singer songwriter who, although based in New England, has performed his music all over the country. He has worked and shared the stage with many noted performers from Tom Rush and Jamie Brockett to Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, Dave Bromburg, Juice Newton and Lacy J. Daltron. His songs are stories, sometimes serious, at times humorous but each with Steve's unique style and craftsmanship.

Come on down and share a song, a poem or play something for the always attentive and willing audience. Come and sign up beginning at 6:30pm. Bring your friends.

Jazz Revelation Records presents the fourth-annual Kendall Square Concert Series and the second-annual, Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Berklee students and alumni play original live music for FREE every Thursday throughout the summer. For complete performer bio information visit the Website.

Jazz Revelation Records presents the fourth-annual Kendall Square Concert Series and the second-annual, Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Berklee students and alumni play original live music for FREE every Thursday throughout the summer. For complete performer bio information visit the Website.

Featuring Gwenn Vivian/ vocals, Molly Flannery/ piano, David Gold/ bass and special guest drummers weekly.

The trio performs jazz standard arrangements from the 1930's to the 1990's … (don't be surprised to hear a re-arranged Beatles song or Stevie Wonder tune as well!!) The Shane Wood Trio features vocals, piano, saxophone and upright bass. Please Google Asiawood music on the internet or shanewoodjazz.com to hear the mellow sounds.

featuring Fred Haas on Hammond B-3, Jason Ennis on guitar, and Tim Gilmore on drums, plus special guest Michael Zsoldos on saxophone.

Hosted by guitarist/vocalist B.J. Magoon, guitarist Tom Yates, drummer Mike Avery, and friends. A lively night! -- an Acton institution of blues-fed leisure time

Always cool, and nobody's fool. Rickie Lee Jones rocks, rolls, swings, and strolls like a New Orleans second line. The music is raw and immediate, and her lyrics share what’s on her mind with a brash insight and daring that often poses the questions we all want to ask. Born in Chicago, Jones is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer. Through a career that spans the course of three-decades, Rickie Lee has brewed up a stiff cocktail of R&B, blues, pop, soul, and even jazz standards. A first for the Boston area, she and her band will be doing a three week Thursday residency.

Friends of Fort Point Channel Summer Music Series

2nd Show 10:00pm

Modern Middle Eastern dance grooves

Jubilee Gardens outside with a view of the fireworks! - Black River Sound inside, after the boom booms!!

Saturday Morning Discovery Series sponsored by The Arts Alliance

Info at: 978 562-1646 or www.upwitharts.org

A mandolin orchestra with ethnic and classical influences.

“A PERFECT SPOT OF TEA,” a revival of the Colonial custom of afternoon tea. Visitors are invited to linger on the Museum’s breezy back veranda while enjoying a leisurely cup of tea, delectable pastries, and talented local musicians.

David Amram and friends host a very special performance at Club Passim to honor Bob and Rae Ann Donlin who ran Club Passim for 25 years, keeping the Folk venue alive by nurturing artists and launching careers of Nancy Griffith, Ellis Paul, Shawn Colvin to name a few. Passim celebrates the impact the Donlin's had on Folk history with a very special show each summer, this year David Amram performs for the " Club Passim holiday".

A brief bio of an extraordinary life: David Amram has composed more than 100 orchestral and chamber music works, written many scores for Broadway theater and film, including the classic scores for the films "Splendor in The Grass" and "The Manchurian Candidate;" two operas, including the ground-breaking Holocaust opera "The Final Ingredient;" and the score for the landmark 1959 documentary "Pull My Daisy," narrated by novelist Jack Kerouac. He is also the author of three books, "Vibrations," an autobiography, "Offbeat: Collaborating With Kerouac," a memoir, and "Upbeat: Nine Lives of a Musical Cat" published this Fall by Paradigm Publishers.

It's always Oktoberfest at Nick's - Come on down and do the "Ein Prosit" with us.

Reservations requested/ walk-ins welcome***** $14.95 continental buffet or $24.95 full brunch buffet***** (Patrons enjoying beverages only will be charged a $10 music fee)

Overlooking Beautiful Lake Sargent

beginner-friendly Swing Dance Lessons @ 6pm

Outside, weather permitting. - Info: Janet Borelli 508-752-6213

Ricker Winsor who, as a teenager, heard Mississippi John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk and many others in Greenwich Village, has been singing and playing finger-style country blues for 50 years. He has been performing for twenty years, from Seattle to New York to Europe -- and as far as Bangladesh. Ricker has recorded three CDs and is a regular performer at ELIXIR and other Upper Valley venues.

Please join Passim staff and some amazing artists in Kendall Square for a FREE outdoor summer concert series!

Swingin' in Mothers Rest is a way of bringing families and people of all ages together to experience live jazz in this historic park. Each year, Swingin' in Mothers Rest presents Berklee's talented up-and-coming students, and renowned professors and alumni, performing a variety of jazz styles.

Featured this evening: Carolyn Wilkins, Berklee Professor of Ensembles who is a pianist / vocalist in the tradition of Diana Krall, Shirley Horne, and Nina Simone, as well as an educator who has helped launch the careers of thousands of singers. Her performance experience includes radio and television appearances with her group SpiritJazz, work as a Jazz Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, and concert appearances with Melba Moore, Nancy Wilson, the Fifth Dimension, and the Pittsburgh Symphony under Andre Previn. Wilkins has released four critically acclaimed CDs of original compositions.

Folding chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners are encouraged. The event is wheelchair accessible. For more information please call 617-747-2447.

A sexy chick playin' a mean horn, keyboards and singin' too? That's Kelley B.! Her band, Hot Like Fire has emerged as the most sought after authentic reggae party band on the East Coast music scene for the past nineteen years. They perform current, popular reggae and soca music as well as classic favorites by Bob Marley and of course that "Hot Hot Hot" song!

Kurtis Kinger has been a singer/songwriter for over 25 years in the Central Vermont area. His soulful originals and covers are genre-bending blends of folk, root blues, alternative, and rock mixed with natural-born funk and soul and a sense of humor goes straight to the funny bone Kurtis is deeply soaked in Delta Blues harmonica playing, and his strong vocals and soothing guitar-playing go straight to the heart.

Bruce Marshall, a celebrated singer songwriter from Concord, will host acoustic open mike every Wednesday night. Musicians are invited to perform with Bruce or solo. Bruce has recently released a solo CD entitled Restless Soul. The 15 song disc contains solo acoustic versions of some of Bruce's most requested original songs some of which that have not been previously released. This is Bruce's first solo CD and is being released in conjunction with his receiving the "Outstanding Acoustic Musician" award in the Blues Audience Magazine Readers Poll for '07.

Steve Howard is a singer songwriter who, although based in New England, has performed his music all over the country. He has worked and shared the stage with many noted performers from Tom Rush and Jamie Brockett to Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, Dave Bromburg, Juice Newton and Lacy J. Daltron. His songs are stories, sometimes serious, at times humorous but each with Steve's unique style and craftsmanship.

Come on down and share a song, a poem or play something for the always attentive and willing audience. Come and sign up beginning at 6:30pm. Bring your friends.

featuring Duke Levine, Chris Cote, Kevin Barry, Marty Ballou, Andy Plaisted, Paul Alstrand and Mark Early

Doors 9pm

Jazz Revelation Records presents the fourth-annual Kendall Square Concert Series and the second-annual, Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Berklee students and alumni play original live music for FREE every Thursday throughout the summer. For complete performer bio information visit the Website.

Jazz Revelation Records presents the fourth-annual Kendall Square Concert Series and the second-annual, Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Berklee students and alumni play original live music for FREE every Thursday throughout the summer. For complete performer bio information visit the Website.

The music will be provided by top level students from Litchfield Jazz Camp, www.litchfieldjazzcamp.com; Phone: 860-567-4162 Food and drink can be purchased.

The trio performs jazz standard arrangements from the 1930's to the 1990's … (don't be surprised to hear a re-arranged Beatles song or Stevie Wonder tune as well!!) The Shane Wood Trio features vocals, piano, saxophone and upright bass. Please Google Asiawood music on the internet or shanewoodjazz.com to hear the mellow sounds.

Featuring Gwenn Vivian/ vocals, Molly Flannery/ piano, David Gold/ bass and special guest drummers weekly.

La Casa de La Cultura / Center for Latino Arts, IBA, in collaboration with Berklee College of Music and the City of Boston's PArkARTS is proud to present the TITO PUENTE LATIN MUSIC SERIES, as part of IBA's celebrated CAFÉ TEATRO Latino performance series.

Rain location: Jorge Hernández Cultural Center, adjacent to the park

Information: www.claboston.org and/or 617-927-1739, 617-927-1717

Evans has often been compared to Etta James, and legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan has said, "Samirah's artistry is as spectacular as her personality…she's magic…everyone should hear her." Evans moved from New Orleans to Brattleboro, VT in the fall of 2006 following Hurricane Katrina. She began her career as a jazz and blues vocalist in New Orleans in the 1990s, playing French Quarter clubs with pianist Willie Metcalf, whose early students included such modern jazz luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and Donald Harrison, Jr. Since that time she has performed regularly at the premier jazz venues in the Crescent City and has also made 14 appearances at the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival as both a leader and featured vocalist.

with Davina Yannetty, Ian Schwartz, Craig Robertson, Ed White, Jim Berkeley and a special appearance by D'Yan Forest

2nd Show 10:00pm

Hosted by guitarist/vocalist B.J. Magoon, guitarist Tom Yates, drummer Mike Avery, and friends. A lively night! -- an Acton institution of blues-fed leisure time