One of the few bright spots on the Boston scene in 1960 was Daniel Colucci’s club at 12 Haviland Street, a block off...
Dick Wetmore & Company at Danny’s Cafe
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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...
The Brief Life of Varty’s Jazz Room
In early 1966, Varty Haroutunian, manager of the Jazz Workshop on Boylston Street, saw the writing on the wall. It...
Boston’s Jazz Workshop, 1971
It was not a banner year for Boston jazz clubs in 1971. The audience was something of a moving target. The younger...
A Short History of Connolly’s
Connolly’s Stardust Room, on the corner of Tremont and Whittier in Roxbury, served as a destination for two...
Al Natale: Penthouse Tenant
Although trumpeter and bandleader Al Natale never called himself a jazz musician, I would be remiss if I did not...
Relaxin’ at the My Apartment Lounge
Luiz Henrique at the My Apartment Lounge, Sept 1968 We’re all spending a lot of time relaxing in our apartments in...
Bob Wilber and Wilbermania in Boston
In January 1949, when Boston’s modern jazz pot was beginning to boil, the most popular jazzman in the clubs...
Gabor Szabo: The Sorcerer
There was excitement in the air on Boylston Street on the night of April 14, 1967. The sign outside the Jazz Workshop...