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Twilight at MAAM: Fall Party

Welcome back MassArt and all! Following a summer of fun, slide into the semester with MAAM and friends during our annual Fall Party! Enjoy a special DJ set with featured artists Nicholas Galanin and Benjamin Verdoes. Mix it up with hands-on artmaking in the studio, complimentary beverages and small bites, and unexpected encounters with works […]

The Makanda Project summer concerts at First Church in Roxbury

Saturday, August 16, and Saturday, September 13, 1:00 to 4:00 pm Roxbury’s acclaimed 13-piece jazz orchestra, now in its 20th year, continues its annual summer concert series under the shade trees at First Church in Roxbury. The events – free to the public – also have added features including performances by community youth and a […]

Art on the Plaza

Experience the magic of MAAM outdoors during Art on the Plaza, our annual midsummer party featuring live music and dance with A Trike Called Funk, creative activities, and cool treats during a warm night under the stars. Fun for the whole family. Featuring A Trike Called Funk is a Boston-based creative venture co-founded in July 2021 by MC […]

Gospel Artist Jonathan Nelson In Concert FREE

Gospel Performance Summer Program Students in Concert with Grammy-Nominated Gospel Artist Jonathan Nelson and Award Winning Berklee faculty. Performing hit songs like “My Name is Victory”

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 […]