Jazz Along the Charles: A Walkable Concert
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
Bostonians will have another reason to welcome autumn along the Charles River when the Celebrity Series of Boston presents Jazz Along the Charles: A Walkable Concert.
After receiving close to 100 applications, a selection committee comprised of educators, administrators and performers from Boston’s thriving jazz scene has chosen 25 ensembles to perform at a series of connected, walkable locations along the Charles River Esplanade, interpreting the same curated list of Boston-related tunes in one collective free concert.
Set to take place on September 23rd, Jazz Along the Charles will showcase ensembles from neighborhoods and institutions across Greater Boston, which were selected from wide-ranging styles including avant-garde, bebop, blues, Bossa Nova, chamber jazz, cool, free, funk, fusion, gypsy jazz, klezmer, Latin, New Orleans Swing, reggae, and world jazz, and with musical influences from Brazil, Panama, Africa and Cuba.
From eighth grader Cameron Shave’s Funkacademy, the brass sounds of Cocek! Brass Band, and the gypsy jazz of Aska and Hot Club of Boston, to the drumming of the Yoron Israel Connection, the New Orleans swing of Krewe de ROUX and the solo guitar stylings of Eric Hofbauer, performers selected not only come from a wide variety of jazz genres but all levels of experience including amateurs and those with collegiate, pre-professional and professional backgrounds.
Amber Ensemble
Aska and Hot Club of Boston
Big Time Company
Charlie Kohlhase's Explorers Quintet
Choro JP
Cocek! Brass Band
Eric Hofbauer
Funkacademy
Hiro Honshuku & Yuka Kido’s Love To Brasil Project
Jason Palmer Quintet
OddSong, featuring vocalist Rebecca Shrimpton
John Kordalewski Trio
Kevin Harris Project
Krewe de ROUX
MIXCLA
Monica Pabelonio Quartet
Novick Nieske Duo
Paul White Music
Planet Pluto
Rebecca Cline Trio
Receita de Samba (Recipe of Samba)
Samuel Batista Quartet
The Unity Ensemble
Tim Ray Trio
Yoron Israel Connection
The 25 ensembles will play the same set of contemporary and classic jazz compositions curated by celebrated Boston composer, bandleader and saxophonist Ken Field, with each ensemble approaching the presentation in their own unique style. The sets will close with each ensemble performing a selection from their own repertoire.
Jazz Along the Charles is sponsored by Leslie & Howard Appleby, Amy & Joshua Boger, the Stephanie L. Brown Foundation, Donna & Michael Egan, and the Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative. This concert is produced in cooperation with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Esplanade Association.
For more information visit www.jazzalongthecharles.org.
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