The first thing to say about the 1369 Jazz Club is that the music was terrific; a lot of hits and not many misses. The...
A Short History of the 1369 Jazz Club
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Buddy Rich, Phil Wilson, and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
In 1968, the Buddy Rich Big Band released Mercy, Mercy, an album recorded live at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. It had...
Sandy’s Jazz Revival: Mainstream Mecca
April 14, 1975 marked the opening of Sandy’s Jazz Revival, a new name for an establishment already over forty years...
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...