KEVIN HARRIS PROJECT

UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE: "EMBERS" A concert not to be missed! BOSTON: December 6th 7:30pm show THE REGATTABAR, Cambridge (door opens at 7:00pm) The dynamic original compositions of KEVIN HARRIS' new album, EMBERS, are an invitation to reflect equally on the remarkable achievements and the unhealed wounds that continue to shape our global societies. They intend to inspire, provoke, and spark curiosity. Music transcends boundaries, pushing us to imagine new realms of hope, courage, and endless creative potential. <a href="https://kevinharrisproject.com/">KEVIN HARRIS PROJECT</a>

Regattabar at Charles Hotel

MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL

SISSY CASTROGIOVANNI (World Music, Jazz) Sissy Castrogiovanni is a Sicilian jazz award-winning singer, composer, producer. Based in New England, and musically rooted in her native island Sicily, her arrangements and compositions are an attractive synthesis of musical cultures. Sissy’s music is an amalgamation of her Sicilian and Mediterranean influences, earthy African rhythms, tribal voices and post-bop Jazz harmonies. With her unique way of bridging contemporary Jazz with Sicilian idioms, Sissy’s music finds its niche between the vast sea of jazz and world music. Join us for a concert that promises to be a memorable and unforgettable musical experience, a night full of colors, rhythms, and emotions brought together by the unique fusion of contemporary jazz and traditional Sicilian music. MORE INFO &amp; TICKETS at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-886199064257?aff=oddtdtcreator">Eventbrite</a>

THE YARD

YAGMUR SOYDEMIR (Jazz Fusion, Classical Music, Rock) -- This event is presented in collaboration with: Celebrity Series of Boston Neighborhood Arts -- Classically-trained and multi award winner Yağmur Soydemir is a flutist, composer, arranger, educator, and humanitarian activist from Turkey, who celebrates and honors every moment and experience life offers. With her compelling music, she elegantly blends her cultural roots of Turkish musical traditions, Classical Western Music, and the more contemporary influences from Jazz and fusion genres. Music is her playground! She is a master in exploring and representing a composer’s imagination while performing, and discovering new visions, options, and colors while arranging music. Her artistic influence generates from her classical training that taught her the importance of discipline to educate oneself, combined with life valuable experiences and lessons of adaptability and collaboration. MORE INFO &amp; TICKETS at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-886193186677?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a>

IVANNA CUESTA Album Release Concert: “A Letter to the Earth” (Modern Jazz) -- This event is presented in collaboration with: Celebrity Series of Boston Neighborhood Arts -- Ivanna Cuesta is a talented and versatile Dominican drummer and composer. A continuing evolving artist, she collaborates with world renowned artists such as Esperanza Spalding, Aaron Parks, Kandance Spring, Concha Buika, Kris Davis, Aaron Goldberg, Leo Blanco, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Nando Michelin, Tia Fuller, Alisa Amador, Sócrates García Orchestra, Javier Vargas, Jane Bunnett &amp; Maqueque, and Pepe Rivero, to name a few. Cuesta is releasing her debut album as a band leader, “A Letter to the Earth”, featuring Grammy winner Kris Davis on piano, Ben Solomon on saxophone, Max Ridley on bass, and Paulina Camou on vocals.The album seeks to encourage a deeper awareness and understanding of the relationship we have with planet earth. ------------------------------------------ ABRIA SMITH Presents: “Pale Blue Dot”, a poem by Carl Sagan (Performing Act) Abria Smith, poet, playwriter, singer, and actress, is not afraid to be a dreamer. She has ideas and creates arts that reveals her thoughts, desires, motivations, and values, while offering a view into diverse aspects of life and emotions. All very tenderly yet powerfully, activating one’s senses and memories. Her performance will, without a doubt, make us feel part of the story and impress upon everyone the significance of our role towards Earth. MORE INFO &amp; TICKETS at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-885933981387?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a>

CAMILA CORTINA BELLO Presents: “Tales of a Traveler“ (Jazz) Camila Cortina Bello is an internationally recognized, award winning pianist, educator, musicologist and composer. Her artistic identity is born of the sounds and rhythms of her original Cuban roots expressed through the lens of jazz, classical and world music that she has encountered along the way. She feels like fusion and cross-overs are as intrinsic to her work as to her “mulato” DNA. Camila was an awardee of New Music USA's “<a href="https://newmusicusa.org/projects/camila-cortina-bello/" target="_blank">Next Jazz Legacy</a>,” which supports emerging women in jazz. Accompanied by her quartet, she will reflect on the role of women and ancestry, paying tribute to her Afro Cuban roots while acknowledging her interactions with other cultures around the world. MORE INFO &amp; TICKETS at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-885912356707?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a>

Z A K I Y Y A H (Hip-Hopera, R&amp;B, Jazz) --This event is presented in collaboration with: Celebrity Series of Boston Neighborhood Arts -- Boston native Zakiyyah is an artist-activist who has had the pleasure of performing for numerous audiences from the House of Blues, to the Boston Symphony Hall, and more recently, the United Nations. A classically-trained singer and actress, Zakiyyah is skillfully versed in Opera, Hip-Hop, Jazz, R&amp;B, and Gospel. Her extremely versatile artistic skill-set empowers her to reach a broad range of audiences and craft a sound that is uniquely her own, including her most well-known, “Hip-Hopera”. She utilizes music and visual media to explore themes that centralize marginalized communities via her production company, Black and Bold Productions. MORE INFO &amp; TICKETS at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-885880340947?aff=oddtdtcreator">Eventbrite</a>

The Yard

Kevin Harris Project

Kevin Harris Quartet @ Scullers with Kevin Harris, piano Ivanna Cuesta, drums Jason Palmer, trumpet Max Ridley, acoustic bass Tix here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/kevin-harris-project-scullers-jazz-club-tickets/13643713 ------------- A distinctive trait of internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Kevin Harris is his desire to constantly grow, evolve, improve, and advance. His interest to interweave traditional and contemporary music styles, visual arts, electronic media, science, and language, is what distinguishes his music and what renders his performances unique experiences, meant to activate the audience’s senses and personal curiosity. "Participation,” Harris says, "is what keeps our souls alive.” As a leader, Harris has released six albums. Both live and recorded performances reflect Harris’s determination to capture his audience through explorative interactions that Terri Lyne Carrington describes as "an exciting commitment to quality."&nbsp;&nbsp;Harris’ music education has its foundation in the degrees he has received, but equally importantly in Black Gospel and Afro‐ Caribbean styles of music. He possesses the unique ability to compose complex, uplifting, tempestuous, and deeply stimulating notes. One of the captivating elements of his ensembles, from duet to orchestra setting, is the level of comfort and understanding they have with one another. Harris is known for his diving into soulfully expressive conversations and playful exchanges of ideas with his musicians, while always providing the space to improvise in the moment. Fred Hersch talks of Harris as one who “plays and writes with flair and real soul" and DownBeat Magazine writes that “Harris' compositions deal with themes of strength, love, courage, and self‐&nbsp;awareness. It's a heavy task he's set up for himself, and he meets the challenge gracefully.”&nbsp;&nbsp; Harris' most innovative project as a composer is “Roots, Water and Sunlight: A Contemporary Octet Expedition through the Expressions of James Baldwin". Most recently, Harris completed a commissioned work entitled “Pulse”, a compelling through-composed chamber work combining improvised and fully notated music for oboe, violins, cello, acoustic bass, and piano. As an Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Neighborhood Salon Luminary, he released a solo piano work entitled "Doorways" at Calderwood Hall in the Gardner Museum. The Salon’s goal is to exchange creative ideas and dialogue with some of Boston’s most innovative artists while shaping Gardner Museum programming. With his “Griot Series”, Harris asks his audience to broaden their perception of how the role of African Griot can be re-imagined from an American historical perspective. The collaborative project with trumpeter Jason Palmer, “Upward Mothers”, aims to bring awareness about mothers who have lost children to senseless acts of violence. &nbsp; As a leader, Harris has released six albums. Harris thrives on a courageously playful style of communication in music, a style, in his opinion, that requires a very special and sincere habit of listening and an equally patient endeavor to express oneself with enthusiastic curiosity. Among his most notable collaborations are Dayna Stephens, Ralph Peterson, Ameen Saleem, Greg Hutchinson Greg Osby, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Curtis Lundy, Caroline Davis, Bill Pierce, Francisco Mela, Avishai Cohen, Eddie Gomez, Duane Eubanks, Richie Barshay, Ben Street, Jason Palmer, Rudy Royston, Frank Lacey, Eric McPherson, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

Scullers Jazz Club

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL - EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY ARTS AND CONVERSATIONS ----------------- KEVIN HARRIS PROJECTS with WINSOR MUSIC present: ﻿“P U L S E" Chamber Music&nbsp;|&nbsp;Improvised Music This event is presented in collaborations with Celebrity Series of Boston, Neighborhood Arts. ----------------- Pianist &amp; Composer Kevin Harris presents “PULSE”, an exciting and compelling though-composed chamber work combining improvised and fully notated music. For a brief or prolonged moment, a pulse can&nbsp;disturb or comfort&nbsp;any definition of status quo. With this new composition, Harris chooses to celebrate&nbsp;the pulse that moves within&nbsp;us as individuals and as a collective community seeking to positively move society forward. “PULSE” is a compelling chamber composition for oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, acoustic bass, and piano, that aims to stretch repertoire and foster connection among disparate audiences using improvised and written music with jazz and classical musicians performing alongside each other. One of the captivating elements of Harris’ ensembles, from duet to orchestra setting, is the level of comfort and understanding they have with one another. He is known for his diving into soulfully expressive conversations and playful exchanges of ideas with his musicians, while always providing the space to improvise in the moment. Harris, with his fellow artists, endeavors to remind listeners of our personal and collective vibrations in search of equilibrium. This project is made possible in part by a <a href="https://www.tbf.org/nonprofits/grant-making-initiatives/live-arts-boston/lab-2022" target="_blank">Live Arts Boston </a>grant from the Boston Foundation FOLLOW <a href="https://kevinharrisproject.com/" target="_blank">KEVIN HARRIS</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://winsormusic.org/" target="_blank">WINSOR MUSIC</a> FOLLOW <a href="CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON" target="_blank">CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON</a> ﻿ TICKETS &amp; INFO AT: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-500765963477" target="_blank">EVENTBRITE</a>

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL - EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY ARTS AND CONVERSATIONS ----------------- ALEX FATATO Indie Rock Over the course of just a few years, Boston-based songwriter and educator Alexander Fatato has quietly carved a place for himself as one of the most promising musicians in the thriving New England indie rock scene. Fatato definitely knows the power of a simple song done right, and the power of earnest and thoughtful sound. His music draws upon a number of genres, with elements of ambient, folk, and occasional loose rock, offering a captivating intimacy while developing in a richer palette of emotions. Fatato’s voice lends itself to a tender and fractured characteristic that makes it vulnerably enchanting. In his compositions, there is a considered effort to find light within all things, as though a widened view on the possibility of strength, wonder and joy might allow more opportunities for these features to be revealed. Fatato tours nationally and has released 5 albums as a leader: “Difficult Freedom”, “EP1”, “Wonderland”, “Settle Down”. FOLLOW <a href="https://alexander.bandcamp.com/">ALEX FATATO</a> TICKETS &amp; INFO AT: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-500760617487">EVENTBRITE</a>

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL - EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY ARTS AND CONVERSATIONS ----------------- LEE FISH QUINTET presents "Sounds of a Starr" Modern Jazz Lee Fish is one of my favorites — inventive, tasteful, and exciting — a creative force to watch for on the instrument” – Terri Lyne Carrington Acclaimed Boston-born drummer and composer Lee Fish has been part of the thriving Brooklyn music scene since 2018. A fixture at Wally’s Cafe during his student tenure at Berklee — playing with such distinctive leaders as Jason Palmer, Esperanza Spalding, Nadia Washington, and Evgeny Lebedev — Fish became a highly sought collaborator in Boston, who’s now flexing his breadth as a leader in New York City.  In the studio and on the bandstand, Fish has enjoyed artistic associations with a range of icons, including Danilo Perez, Warren Wolf, Gary Burton, Julian Lage, John Ellis, David Gilmore and Ryan Scott, among others. Fish’s artistry allows energy to inform his choices on the bandstand. His aesthetic reflects joyful confrontation. He seeks to challenge traditional constructs, mingle genres, and push the music in soulful new directions, always inviting the listener along for the ride. According to DownBeat’s critic Matthew Kessel, Fish’s “funky rhythms bring to mind a New Orleans snare player.” This event is co-hosted with Celebrity Series of Boston, Neighborhood Arts FOLLOW <a href="https://www.leefishmusic.com/">LEE FISH</a> TICKETS &amp; INFO AT: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-500755241407">EVENTBRITE</a>

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL - EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY ARTS AND CONVERSATIONS ----------------- THE LOOP - LADIES OF OPPORTUNITY &amp; PROMISE Fusion R&amp;B | HipHop | Pop The emerging Boston-based duo captures their listeners’ emotions with its genre-blending fusion of pop, R&amp;B, HipHop and Spoken Word. The young teens formed THE LOOP to embark on a musical journey to share their vision of the elements of a fulfilling life. With their singles released in 2021, “See Me Beyond My Skin” and “Affirmations”, they highlight themes of confidence, continuous strengthening of self worth and discovery. In 2022 they released another single “About You", to bring into focus the damaging effects of conflict and polarizing behavior. At the beginning of this year, they released an exciting upbeat R&amp;B-pop dance single, "Really want to see you". The duo's music has over 20,000 streams on Spotify, has been placed on dozens of playlists, and is being recognized and presented by several news media, radio stations, and local venues. This outstanding duo is demonstrating a commitment to bring their unique spin to old and new sounds. FOLLOW <a href="https://duffey.wixsite.com/theloop/gallery">THE LOOP</a> TICKETS &amp; INFO AT: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-500753225377">EVENTBRITE</a>

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL - EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY ARTS AND CONVERSATIONS ----------------- JALEN BUNCH, presents: ﻿“Finding Joy: A Celebration in Dance” Depicting exuberance through movement. "Jalen Bunch is a talented, engaged, and innovative emerging artist who has chosen dance as his primary creative medium to influence his audience." – Luisa Harris Bunch (They/Them) is a multi-disciplinary Black, queer, non-binary, artist from New York, currently studying to receive their B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the Boston Conservatory at the Berklee School of Music. They have been exploring the arts since age 10 in various community/regional theaters, and notable stages like Radio City Music Hall, opening for the Christmas Spectacular, and Carnegie Hall, singing alongside the rock band Foreigner. In 2020, they received a Certificate of Artistic Achievement from Dance Up!, a national platform for emerging teen choreographers for their work with the Trinity Dance Company. The award was given in recognition of the dance’s theme, development, composition, invention, and performance of their original work “The Giving Tree”. They are most known for their role as Lucas/Demogorgon in the original off-Broadway cast of Stranger Sings!, The Parody Musical. Most recently, they directed The Vagina Monologues with their dear friend, Eli Douglas, in collaboration with V (formerly Eve Ensler) and the V-Day Team, at the Boston Conservatory. Bunch desire to be a modernizing artist brought him to partner with<a href="https://instrumentsofthings.com/"> Instruments of Things</a>, the pioneer creators of the SOMI-1, a wearable sensor that transforms movement into sound in real-time. Bunch’s performance will unfold a unique and exceptional day of exuberance and dance like no other! This event is co-hosted with Celebrity Series of Boston, Neighborhood Arts TICKETS &amp; INFO AT: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-500748491217">EVENTBRITE</a>

2023 MISSION HILL ARTS FESTIVAL - EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY ARTS AND CONVERSATIONS ----------------- BILL PIERCE JAZZ QUARTET Saxophonist Bill Pierce is known in the jazz world for both his innovative hard bop playing and his distinguished career as an educator. Pierce began performing in the early 70's in Boston while a student at Berklee College of Music, appearing with artists such as Marvin Gaye, and toured with Stevie Wonder’s band. In 1980, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, serving as musical director and sharing the bandstand with other young talents including Bobby Watson, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, and Donald Harrison. He regularly performed with the Freddie Hubbard Quintet, and in 1985 he joined the Tony Williams Quintet. Pierce is consistently featured at major national and international jazz festivals and venues. TICKETS &amp; INFO AT: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-hill-arts-festival-tickets-500735763147">EVENTBRITE</a>

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

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S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

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S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

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S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

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S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

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S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

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S16: editor picks

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S2 (A): top experiences

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Top 20 things to do in Boston

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S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

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S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

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S19: interest based

Discover kid-friendly fun in Boston, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas! Enjoy hands-on exhibits at the Boston Children’s Museum, explore the New England Aquarium, and visit the Franklin Park Zoo. Find parks, playgrounds, and seasonal events perfect for families across Massachusetts.

Top 20 kid-friendly things to do in Boston, MA

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S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.