This is one reason people love Boston in the summertime. Over 120,000 people attended last year's events. Great names in jazz & blues will perform, and many concerts are free. Paul Cherba Jazz Quartet and Stan Strickland's Rhythm and Dance open the festivities at the Jazz Street Premiere (Newbury St.). On June 20, Cubanismo, Diana Krall and Chick Corea & Origin present a free 3pm concert on the Esplanade. Copley Square Park is the site of more free concerts with artists such as Jack McDuff, John Stein, Larry Carlton, Rebecca Parris, and Terrence Blanchard. Regina Carter (Copey Theatre, June 22) Art Ensemble of Chicago (Berklee Performance Center, June 23) The Artie Shaw Orchestra (Fairmont Copley Hotel, June 24), and others at the Roxy, Scullers and The Regattabar make this a Jazz & Blues pack week. The festival closes with a free show on Newbury St. (noon-6) featuring Cecilia Smith Quartet, Four Piece Suit, Mango Blues and many others.
Paul Cherba Jazz Quartet and Stan Strickland's Rhythm and Dance open the festivities at the Jazz Street Premiere (Newbury St.). On June 20, Cubanismo, Diana Krall and Chick Corea & Origin present a free 3pm concert on the Esplanade. Copley Square Park is the site of more free concerts with artists such as Jack McDuff, John Stein, Larry Carlton, Rebecca Parris, and Terrence Blanchard. Regina Carter (Copey Theatre, June 22) Art Ensemble of Chicago (Berklee Performance Center, June 23) The Artie Shaw Orchestra (Fairmont Copley Hotel, June 24), and others at the Roxy, Scullers and The Regattabar make this a Jazz & Blues pack week. The festival closes with a free show on Newbury St. (noon-6) featuring Cecilia Smith Quartet, Four Piece Suit, Mango Blues and many others.