Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world. Mr Sun (Darol Anger, fiddle; Joe K. Walsh, mandolin; Grant Gordy, guitar; and Aidan O’Donnell, bass) has seized upon the inspiration of Duke Ellington’s brilliant, sly, & urbane re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Suite as an opportunity to salute and re-invent this wildly multi-faceted work anew through the lens of the American String Band, a musical form which contains myriad styles and is presently engaged in a marathon upheaval of innovation and expansion.
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JAZZ MUSIC
Big Band 2 Events
Ethnic Jazz 2 Events
Mainstream 9 Events
Modern Jazz 5 Events
Swing 4 Events
Traditional 5 Events
Vocal Jazz 2 Events
Jazz Holiday 7 Events
Jazz Open 3 Events
Jazz Family 2 Events
Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan 2025
The Squirrel Nut Zippers bring their joyous, raucous Christmas Caravan Tour back again performing all of the hits from Holidays past.
From heartwarming ballads to boisterous dance tunes, the band conjures an atmosphere nestled somewhere between the wondrous lights of Christmas and the backroom din of a speakeasy. This show is a must-see for any true music lover.
The Christmas Caravan show features holiday hits and classics, selections from the Squirrel Nut Zipper’s holiday album Christmas Caravan, and the finest new and old Squirrel Nut Zippers catalog music. Inspired by 1920s jazz, klezmer and old time music, SNZ’s endlessly curious and innovative leader Jimbo Mathus has concocted a show truly unique and original. This unique blend is on full display with the Christmas Caravan show, which has increasingly grown in popularity, selling out venues throughout the United States.
| Event Date | 12-05-2025 7:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Beverly MA - The Cabot |
| Categories | JAZZ MUSIC, Jazz Holiday, Traditional |
The quartet, originally called the Four Aims, made their first single for Chess in 1956, and spent seven years on the road and in nightclubs, singing pop, blues, Broadway, but mostly jazz—four-part harmony jazz. When Motown’s Berry Gordy Jr. found out they had hustled a national “Tonight Show” appearance, he signed them without an audition to be the marquee act for the company’s Workshop Jazz label. That proved short-lived, and Stubbs’ powerhouse baritone lead and the exquisite harmonies of Fakir, Benson, and Payton started making one smash after another with the writing-producing trio Holland-Dozier-Holland.
In 1990, with 24 Top 40 pop hits to their credit, the Four Tops were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Though they would no longer have hits on record, the group continued to be a hit in concert, touring incessantly, a towering testament to the enduring legacy of the Motown Sound they helped shape and define. Following Payton’s death in 1997, the group briefly worked as a trio until Theo Peoples, a former Temptation, was recruited to restore the group to a quartet. When Stubbs subsequently grew ill, Peoples became the lead singer and former Motown artist-producer Ronnie McNeir was enlisted to fill Payton’s spot. In 2005, when Benson died, Payton’s son Roquel replaced him.
| Event Date | 12-06-2025 7:30 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Nashua NH - Center for the Arts |
| Categories | JAZZ MUSIC, Rock, Vocal Jazz |
Berklee College of Music Professor Jason Anick, has earned a reputation among string players as an imaginative improviser, versatile composer, and insightful educator.
| Event Date | 12-06-2025 7:30 pm |
| Individual Price | $22 in advance |
| Location | Westford MA - Parish Center for the Arts |
| Categories | JAZZ MUSIC |
| Event Date | 12-07-2025 7:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Tickets from $49 |
| Location | Groton MA - Groton Hill Music Center |
| Categories | JAZZ MUSIC, Jazz Holiday, Swing |
Mr Sun performs a new interpretation of Ellington's legendary Nutcracker Suite!
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world. Mr Sun (Darol Anger, fiddle; Joe K. Walsh, mandolin; Grant Gordy, guitar; and Aidan O’Donnell, bass) has seized upon the inspiration of Duke Ellington’s brilliant, sly, & urbane re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Suite as an opportunity to salute and re-invent this wildly multi-faceted work anew through the lens of the American String Band, a musical form which contains myriad styles and is presently engaged in a marathon upheaval of innovation and expansion.
| Event Date | 12-07-2025 7:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Tickets from $49 |
| Location | Groton MA - Groton Hill Music Center |
| Categories | JAZZ MUSIC, Jazz Holiday, Swing |