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Martha’s Vineyard Gospel Festival featuring Tamela Mann

Come join the Martha’s Vineyard community to experience the Gospel in Action in a beautiful setting. You will be inspired by Grammy Award-Winning artist Tamela Mann, along with other nationally and locally renowned gospel artists as they lift their voices at the Martha’s Vineyard Gospel Concert to aid our food insecure and homeless neighbors. Couples VIP: Early Bird discount until […]

Tanya Bartevyan Piano Recital “Freedom, Courage, and Love”

Composer Florence Price photo by George Nelidoff Pianist Tanya Bartevyan offers a concert at the Concord Trinitarian Congregational Church featuring Florence Price’s Piano Sonata, Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata, works of Chopin, Schumann, and an improvisation. Florence Price was the first African American woman to have her symphony played by a major orchestra (Chicago Symphony 1933) after […]

CommonwealthChorale concert “Community and Connection”

Experience the rich diversity of American folk songs—music of labor, freedom, love, loss, faith, and joy. Our selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs echo the pioneer spirit and America’s vast landscapes. Nathaniel Dett’s The Chariot Jubilee, an arrangement of Swing Low Sweet Chariot, provides an uplifting experience celebrating our common humanity. Our program also […]

Gospel Extravaganza 2025 at Berklee

This year’s Gospel Extravaganza will showcase Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble and honor over 40 years of gospel music excellence at Berklee. The event will feature a special retrospective performance by the Reverence Reunion Gospel Choir, celebrating the rich legacy of the program.

Jazz Sunday: Berklee Harmony Hang with George Russell, Jr.

Stars from Berklee’s Harmony Dept. combine for a tasty, delicious evening of jazz. Grammy nominees and winners, international touring artists and innovators, they’ll be joined by Department Head, musical icon George Russell, Jr., beloved for his brilliance, warm personality, and humor. Jazz Sundays at The Square Root brings together Boston’s great jazz artists in an […]

Debo Ray – The Album Release Show at The Burren, Davis Square, Somerville

Grammy nominated, vocalist extraordinaire Debo Ray has performed on some of the world’s biggest stages: Newport and Monterey Jazz, Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, The Kennedy Center and more. Her versatility from Neo-Soul/R&B to Jazz, Pop, Classical/opera and Rock is unmatched. In a Boston Globe feature, music critic Jon Garelick asks: “Is there anything Debo Ray […]

Strings Entwined

This is a free event but where possible a donation of $15 per ticket would be graciously accepted.   DATE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH TIME: 3PM ADDRESS: ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 14 CUSHING AVE, BOSTON   Join Convergence Ensemble for an enchanting program of music for violin, viola, and cello – Classic, Exotic, Moody, and Rhapsodic. This performance features […]

Sun-Music.net Presents Debo Ray

Sun Music presents Debo Ray Friday November 22, 2024 at Scullers Jazz Club for two shows at 7pm and 9pm. Grammy-nominated, vocalist extraordinaire Debo Ray is an immersive musical and visual experience. She has performed on some of the world’s biggest stages: Newport and Monterey Jazz, Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl and more. Her versatility […]

André 3000: New Blue Sun Live In Concert

The Boch Center Wang Theatre presents André 3000’s New Blue Sun LIVE In Concert – Wednesday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. André 3000’s New Blue Sun LIVE performances are a mesmerizing blend of musical exploration and raw emotion, showcasing his unique artistry. Joined on stage by Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau and Deantoni Parks, […]

Sun-Music.net Presents The Jesse Taitt Quintet

Sun Music presents The Jesse Taitt Quintet Saturday November 2, 2024 at Scullers Jazz Club for two shows at 7pm and 9pm. Jesse will be performing songs from the American Songbook and his original compositions. Mr. Taitt is a multifaceted pianist, composer, arranger, and educator with a rich musical journey.  Jesse is Assistant Professor in […]

Steph Davis, marimba with Brian Stulligross,violin Amy Advocat, bass clarinet

The program “memory & will” looks to the past and imagines the future from an Afrocentric gaze. Where the first half is concerned with the liberating power of traditional African balafon music and African-American spirituals, the second half ushers in a new, Afrofuturist aesthetic representing the imaginative sonic world of tomorrow.Included in the Washington Post’s […]

Words and Music – Poetry and Classical Guitar

Presented by Dorchester based chamber music nonprofit Convergence Ensemble and Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library, Words and Music explores spoken word and poetry in dialogue with classical guitar to create a back and forth of poetic commentary on music. Featuring intimate performances from our very own Charles Coe, treating us to his own […]