It was a special Sunday at Emmanuel Church, on Newbury Street in the Back Bay, on January 18, 1976. On that evening...
Jan 18, 1976: Mary Lou’s Mass at Emmanuel Church
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Jan 15, 1977: Benefit for the Creative Music Studio
This benefit for the Creative Music Studio is another one of those concerts I haven’t been able to learn much about,...
Woody Herman’s Boston Connection
Woody Herman kicked off 1956 by bringing his brand-new Herd to Storyville on January 2 for one week. The band was...
Dec 23, 1973: Christmas in Gospel and Brass
This December 21, 2013 witnessed the 41st annual Aardvark Christmas Concert, an event first held on December 23, 1973....
Dec 22, 1949: Duke Says “B Sharp Boston”
Today’s post may, or may not, have something to do with Boston jazz, and determining whether it does might require the...
Dec 17, 1962: World, Meet Tony Williams
Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean opened at Connolly’s on December 17 for a week-long engagement. As was the custom at...
Dec 14, 1946: Rumble at the Rio Casino
Billy Eckstine and his orchestra opened at the Rio Casino for two weeks on December 8, 1946, and on Saturday the 14th,...
Dec 10, 1947: Opening Night at the Down Beat Club
The Down Beat Club, upstairs at 245 Tremont Street in the Theatre District, had a regrettably short life, but...
Dec 6, 1946: The Mavericks in Twilight Alley
Duke Ellington wrote for Broadway only once, for Beggar’s Holiday in 1946. It wasn’t called that during its three-week...