Among the more attractive performances scheduled in the near future in the Boston area are the ones listed below.  With the exception of some gigs that feature Magazine Cover (MC) groups (which can range in quality from very good to terrible), the gigs listed below are ones that I wish I could attend.  And—if time and circumstances permit—I will be there.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   3/24 – A Tribute to Hasaan, Monk & Hope #3 at 7:30 p.m. (MP/PA) - Pandelis Karayorgis, Nate McBride, and Luther Gray join for ..read more

Some of the most important musicians in the development of jazz in Boston and/or internationally throughout the 1920s and 1930s and beyond were performing actively during the first decade of the twentieth century in eastern Massachusetts. The pioneering continued throughout the century, and Boston remains one of the primary jazz centers of the United States. Thousands of jazz musicians at some point in their lives have called Boston home. What follows is a list of the city’s brighter lights. The list includes some of the most important jazz musicians who developed their music in and near Bost ..read more

July  Catalytic Sound is a group of musicians and supporters that has come together during the past decade to create better opportunities and finances for musicians and more engaging links to their fans (e.g., the musicians actually get some money every time someone buys a recording through Catalytic).  The ESS online Catalytic Sound Festival streamed from Chicago on the afternoons and evenings of July 10 through 12.  As far as I know it is the first completely online post-Ayler music festival to promote such an event with a hang-on-the-wall tangible poster.  Poster art is ..read more

December The Leap of Faith performance 12/14 at the Outpost was both exhilarating and painful.  To a great extent at the same time.  Musically everything seemed to move along perfectly.  The size of the group--a quintet consisting of Dave Peck, Glynis Lomon, Kat Dobbins, Bob Moores, and Yuri Zbitnov--is almost perfect for audience access to individual sonic contributions and the inner workings of the group as a whole.  When the group works as well as it did 12/14, then anyone with ears is going to have a great time.  One of the big kicks for me was to catch Kat Dobb ..read more

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