Monday, February 8 2010

Celebrating the continual influx of new and talented young musicians into the Boston folk/acoustic scene, Celtic Music Monday presents a “New Bands on the Block” showcase with The Whiskey Boys and The Ivy Leaf. The Whiskey Boys are David Delaney (fiddle) and Mark Kilianski (guitar), who met through the Berklee College of Music and proceeded to put together a sound that draws upon not only Celtic but American folk and jazz influences. With this old/new dynamic and a winning stage presence, The Whiskey Boys have begun building an audience for themselves in clubs, pubs and other venues around Boston. www.whiskeyboys.com

Dan Accardi (fiddle), Caroline O’Shea (flute/whistle) and Lindsay Straw (bouzouki) are The Ivy Leaf. Formed this past autumn, the group has been pulling together tunes and influences from the Boston/Providence session scene and players such as Denis Murphy, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Kevin Crawford, Dolores Keane and Paul Brady to create a unique, traditional sound. To get a sample of their sound, take a listen at www.myspace.com/accardiosheastraw.

As a special feature, there will be a discount $6 admission for all persons with a valid current student ID. Regular admission is $12, $6 for members of Passim, WGBH and WUMB.

Jazz Violinist Regina Carter, The Kenny Barron Trio, Kurt Elling, Russell Malone

The Monterey Jazz Festival is back on the road. This year’s talent tour features violinist Regina Carter, who TIME magazine says “creates music that is wonderfully listenable, probingly intelligent and, at times, breathtakingly daring”; The Kenny Barron Trio, playing sensitive melodies with infectious rhythms; the rich, flamboyantly creative, four-octave baritone of Kurt Elling; and critically acclaimed guitarist Russell Malone.

More info/tickets at: http://www.musicworcester.org/events-tickets/monterey-jazz-festival-tour...

Featuring Hüsnü Senlendirici And The New York Gypsy All-Stars

Berklee College of Music presents its Second Annual Middle Eastern Festival featuring world-renowned Turkish clarinet virtuoso Hüsnü Senlendirici, the New York Gypsy All-Stars, and the Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble directed by Christiane Karam. The concert showcases a variety of Middle Eastern styles, including Lebanese folk music, Arabic classical music, and Turkish Gypsy fusion – a style based on traditional Turkish music, mixed with contemporary jazz and western grooves and harmonies.

Leading up to the concert, Senlendirici and the New York Gypsy All-Stars will work with Berklee students as part of an artist residency that includes a master class and clinic. The clinic, which is free and open to the public, takes place Monday, February 8, 1:15-3:00 p.m. at Berk Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston St, Boston, MA.

Please call 617-747-2261 or visit www.berkleebpc.com for more information.

Concert admission: $10, all ages

Featured: George Garzone, Bob Gullotti, John Lockwood

The Fringe are one of the genuine living treasures of the Boston jazz scene. Originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 30 years. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chairman of the Bass Department at Berklee College and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.