Mardi Gras Bash!

It's a party! Join early jazz fans from everywhere for an afternoon of New Orleans-flavored songs played by two fabulous New England bands! Local favorite <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/annie-and-the-fur-trappers/home">Annie and the Fur Trappers</a> will team up with New Hampshire-based <a href="https://www.soggypoboys.com/">Soggy Po' Boys</a> for this hopping BASH, just days before Fat Tuesday. The party is happening at the Great American Beer Hall, where food and drink will be available for purchase. This is a free event, but attendees are encouraged to make a donation to support this summer's BAy State Hot Jazz Festival (the BASH Jazz Festival, formerly the Medford Hot Jazz Festival), which will feature eight bands on the weekend of August 23-24.

The Great American Beer Hall

Medford Trad Jazz Festival 

The second annual Medford Trad Jazz Festival is a free community celebration featuring nine New England-based traditional jazz bands across two days. This year's festival of ragtime, hot jazz, stride, New Orleans, and other early jazz styles will take place August 24 and 25 at the Medford Condon Shell from 11 AM - 3 PM. Saturday’s lineup includes The Rubin Brothers, The Catnip Junkies, The Wolverine Jazz Band, and Annie and the Fur Trappers. The festivities move indoors in nearby Arlington for an open jam at the Donut Villa Restaurant’s backroom from 5:30-8pm. On Sunday, the festival kicks off at 11 with The Seacoast Revival, followed by 2-bit Jazz Band, The Riverboat Stompers and The Smack Dabs. Josiah Reibstein and the Hubtones close out the festival. For more information, visit <a href="https://medfordtradjazzfestival.com/">https://medfordtradjazzfestival.com/</a>

Condon Shell

Jug Band Jam!

Pack up your kazoo, uke, guitar, or washboard. Bring your voice too! Or grab a pint and some grub, and just listen. Join in at our&nbsp;mostly-second-Tuesday-of-the-month&nbsp;open jug band jam, at Donut Villa in Arlington from 7:30-10. We’ll pass out lyrics and chords, and lead the songs (and, if you show up empty-handed, provide some home-made instruments for you to try out) as we explore this good time music rooted in the jazz and blues of the 1920’s and 30’s. Details: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/jug-band-music-in-new-england/" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/jug-band-music-in-new-england/</a>

Donut Villa

Pack up your kazoo, uke, guitar, or washboard. Bring your voice too! Or grab a pint and some grub, and just listen. Join in with Michael Buonaiuto and Tom Stewart at our Tuesday open jug band jam! We’ll pass out lyrics and chords, and lead the songs (and, if you show up empty-handed, provide some home-made instruments for you to try out) as we explore this good time music rooted in the jazz and blues of the 1920’s and 30’s.

Donut Villa Arlington 

Jug Band Jam

Pack up your kazoo, uke, guitar, or washboard. Bring your voice too! Or grab a pint and some grub, and just listen. Join in with Michael Buonaiuto and Tom Stewart at our open jug band jam! 

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Jug Band Jam