April 14, 1975 marked the opening of Sandy’s Jazz Revival, a new name for an establishment already over forty years...
Sandy’s Jazz Revival: Mainstream Mecca
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Boston Jazz Venues, 1960-1990
Five years ago, I posted "Boston Jazz Venues Come and Gone," a look back at the dearly departed. Steve Provizer...
Jazz and Coffee at Club 47
The local folk music community holds dear the memory of the coffeehouse located at 47 Mount Auburn Street in...
The Jazz Story at Bill Russell’s Slade’s
Pundits and podcasters have been effusive in their praise of athlete and activist Bill Russell, who died on July 31 at...
Lennie Sogoloff: Jazz Along the Turnpike
If I ever assemble a top-ten list of “Boston Jazz Scene All-Time Good Guys,” Lennie Sogoloff will certainly be on it....
An Incomplete Guide to Boston’s Hi-Hat, 1949-1955
In the early 1950s, the Hi-Hat, on the corner of Columbus and Mass Ave in the South End, was the focal point of both...
Boston Jazz Chronicles, Thanksgiving Edition
In the 1960s, Boston nightclubs still booked artists for a full seven-day week plus a Sunday matinee—the infamous...
Dick Wetmore & Company at Danny’s Cafe
One of the few bright spots on the Boston scene in 1960 was Daniel Colucci’s club at 12 Haviland Street, a block off...
The Rum-Saturated Silver Dollar Bar: A History
There’s that old cliché about how it would be if walls could talk. If they could, the walls at 642 Washington Street...