Leonard Bernstein played jazz at Storyville to help musicians buy new horns in a benefit staged on August 13, 1952. Of...
August 13, 1952: When Bernstein Played the Blues
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July 15, 1957: Direct From Newport, the Ruby Braff Octet
Like many clubs that offered live entertainment in the 1950s, Storyville shut down for the summer. There wasn’t much...
At the 1955 Boston Arts Festival: “How Cool Can You Get?”
The first Jazz Night at the Boston Arts Festival took place in 1954, and the fest-goers took to it. Seeing that...
May 21, 1950: Boston’s First Jazz Festival
Boston’s first jazz festival, a five-set event on the Boston Common, took place on May 21, 1950, as part of the...
March 16, 1927: Ruby Braff Born in Boston
Cornetist and trumpeter Reuben “Ruby” Braff was born in Boston on March 16, 1927. Braff’s long career in jazz started...