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07/17/1954 |
Newport Jazz Festival is first held in Rhode Island. |
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05/30/1955 |
Al Vega’s Trio begins an engagement at the 1-2-3 Lounge. |
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08/31/1955 |
Connolly’s Stardust Room opens. |
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01/05/1959 |
Max Roach Quintet opens for a week at the remodeled Hi-Hat. |
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01/16/1961 |
Two former members of Count Basie’s band open in Boston. |
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09/13/1963 |
Jazz Workshop opens. |
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01/14/1966 |
Boston Globe Jazz Festival is first held. |
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07/22/1966 |
Duke Ellington and his orchestra perform a Concert of Sacred Music. |
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1969 |
Jazz Studies Program is created at the New England Conservatory. |
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10/16/1970 |
Ella Fitzgerald performs at Symphony Hall. |
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