JazzBoston Jazz Week (Event Over)

A rare appearance by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky in duet with internationally renowned percussionist Rakalam Bob Moses, a conversation about jazz, hip hop and beyond, a tribute to Max Roach featuring drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, and performances in every style at more that 50 venues are part of this year’s Jazz Week, a citywide celebration of the music once again being coordinated and promoted by JazzBoston.

JazzBoston will once again present "Jazz Week at the Boston Public Library," a series of free weekday and evening seminars covering a range of topics for audiences of all ages and backgrounds at the Main Library in Copley Square. This year's topics include:

• "From Savoy to Storyville: Boston in the 40s and 50s" with Dick Vacca
• "The Worlds of Duke Ellington," held on Ellington's birthday, with Mark Harvey
• "From Jazz to Hip-Hop and Beyond: Why Jazz Matters in the 21st Century" with Emmett G. Price III
• "Boston Jazz Voices of Experience" with Eric Jackson, Mae Arnett, Hy Lockhart, and Al Vega
• "The Future of Recording for Jazz and Improvised Music" with Andrew Schrock (all-digital rerelease label of "Mass Jazz Underground" artists from the 1970s), Eric Hofbauer (Creative Nation label), and Russ Gershon (Accurate Records).

"Jazz Week at Borders" will be back this year with a series of free after-work jazz concerts at the bookstore's Back Bay location from April 28 to May 2. On Saturday, May 3, Boston-based music journalist and author Bob Blumenthal will mark the release of his new book, "Jazz: An Introduction to the History and Legends Behind America's Music," with a special book-signing event at the Boylston Street store.

Pre-festival activities begin April 25

For a complete schedule, click here

Jazz Week events will take place at a variety of other venues, including the Real Deal Jazz Club and Café, Ryles, the Lily Pad, the Colonial Inn, Wally's the Regattabar, Matt Murphy’s Pub, Scullers, Wellesley College, Boston University, Boston College, and the Lizard Lounge.

For a complete list of venues, click here