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Charlie Bourgeois, who was George Wein’s director of public relations and right-hand man for over 60 years, died at...

I wrote this post in 2013 to mark George Wein's 88th birthday. George had more birthdays to come after that one. He...

Jun 13, 2013 | Jazz festivals

The first Jazz Night at the Boston Arts Festival took place in 1954, and the fest-goers took to it. Seeing that...

From a jazz history point of view, the month of May is a Cape Code two-fer. May 24, 1980, was opening day for the...

Apr 22, 2013 | Nightlife

On April 20, 1954, Tito Puente and the Mambo-Rhumba Festival came to Symphony Hall. It drew a crowd. Everybody loves...