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It worked for rock, so why not jazz? Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey, has played drums for the Who, and Jason Bonham has filled his father John's drum seat on tour with Led Zeppelin. Each reconstituted classic rock act was a successful mixture of the old
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It's not hard to find live jazz in the Boston area. Hotels feature it at brunch on Sundays. Colleges and universities hold jazz concerts at their larger performance venues. Restaurants, from higher-end dining establishments to neighborhood hangs, hire small groups — often duos or trios — during the week or
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When it comes to jazz served up in a small club, played by very good local performers, you can find it throughout Greater Boston, despite the recent closing of some of the region's best-known venues. Below is a select list of clubs and arts centers – from trendy to
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The Bull Run Restaurant and Tavern, on Route 2A in Shirley, was the first stop on the Boston-Albany stage coach route back in the early 1800s. It's roughly 35 miles west of Boston, and roughly where the horses got a little tired and needed to rest.
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It's Saturday morning, and one of the few signs of life on Portland Street in downtown Worcester is the sound of big-band jazz from radio station WICN, 90.5 FM, pouring out onto the sidewalk from a fortress-like structure known as The Printer's Building. Fifty Portland
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Wondering what to get that jazz fan in your life? Or thinking of treating yourself to a tasteful little present this holiday? After all, we know that you've been nice, and not naughty – or at least we hope that's the case. We don't pretend
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It's December 31st. The eve of a brand new year. You want to ring in 2016 on just the right note. With good music. And class. In a way that is quintessentially Boston. You choose New Year's Eve at Symphony Hall with Maestro Bo Winiker.
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Economists occasionally devise interesting and novel ways to gauge the strength of the holiday shopping season. Some study the National Christmas Tree Association/Harris Interactive annual consumer tracking poll, which predicts consumer trends based on holiday tree shopping habits. Here's a new way: see how many venues have