This on-location show, taped at the Thursday night jazz series at Sakura Tokyo in Worcester, features a trio led by guitarist, composer and Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Jane Miller, with Bob Simonelli on bass and Don Kirby on drums. Jane has recorded with guitarist Mick Goodrick as well as two CDs, as of this taping, with her own quartet -- the critically acclaimed Postcard and the new Secret Pockets.

From the New England Science Center (now the EcoTarium), a Jazz at Sunset concert featuring clarinetist and Brownstone recording artist Harry Skoler, with special guest, world-renowned cornetist Warren Vaché. Harry, who graduated from Berklee, where he’s an Associate Professor, and earned a Masters degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory, conjures up his idol Benny Goodman.

The second half of a Jazz at Sunset concert featuring clarinetist Harry Skoler, with special guest Warren Vaché, with Ed Saindon on vibes, Roger Kimball on bass and Tim Gilmore on drums.

This Brown Bag Concert, a tribute to Irving Berlin by the sublime cabaret jazz duo (and real-life spouses) Lynne Jackson and Mike Palter, with Jim Repa on reeds, garnered Studio 3 the award for best cable program series in New England produced by a woman from the New England Chapter of Women in Cable and Telecommunications in 1997. The internationally acclaimed duo’s performances include Carnegie Hall, L.A.’s Jazz Bakery and Maybeck Recital Hall, and concerts in Normandy, France commemorating the 51st anniversary of the end of World War II. They performed their song “We Dream a Brighter Day,” co-written with Arthur Hamilton, at the 40th anniversary of the United Nations.

The second half of a Brown Bag Concert by the cabaret jazz duo of Lynne Jackson and Mike Palter, in an intimate tribute to Irving Berlin, with special guest Jim Repa on reeds.

This very special Brown Bag Concert features a new ensemble led by Memphis-born James Williams, one of the most influential pianists of his generation (James succumbed to cancer much to young at age 53 on July 20, 2004), whose career included four years with the legendary Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Intensive Care Unit blends jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel and features the extraordinary voices of Miles Griffith and Roger Holland, both alumni of the Boys Choir of Harlem.

The second half of an incredible performance reflecting the influences that gospel and R&B as well as jazz have had on revered pianist James Williams’ playing, composing and arranging. Featuring vocalists Miles Griffith and Roger Holland, with Javon Jackson on saxophones, John Lockwood on bass and Tony Reedus on drums.

This Jazz at Sunset concert features four of New England’s finest musicians – a quartet led by trumpeter Lou Columbo. The Massachusetts native who played and toured with the big bands of the day, including Benny Goodman, Buddy Morrow, Perez Prado, and more recently the Artie Shaw Band led by Dick Johnson, recorded for the ConcordJazz label.

The second half of a Jazz at Sunset concert featuring trumpeter Lou Columbo with Paul Schmeling on piano, Marshall Wood on bass and Jim Gwin on drums.

Clarinetist Harry Skoler performs for the Brown Bag Concert series as his second CD on Brownstone Recordings, Reflections on the Art of Swing, a tribute to his original inspiration, Benny Goodman, climbs the charts. His stellar quartet includes Ed Saindon on vibraphone, Mark Pucci on bass, and Tim Gilmore on drums.

The second half of a Brown Bag Concert from Mechanics Hall featuring clarinetist Harry Skoler Quartet, with Ed Saindon on vibraphone, Mark Pucci on bass, and Tim Gilmore on drums.

Due to copyright restrictions, we cannot present this performance by the Air Force Band of Liberty. You can learn more about the Band of Liberty at their website.

Due to copyright restrictions, we cannot present this performance by the Air Force Band of Liberty. You can learn more about the Band of Liberty at their website.

This special Brown Bag Concert at Mechanics Hall features the “First Family” of the Worcester music scene, Valerie and Walter Crocket, who took a decade off to raise a family after performing with two legendary local bands -- Zonkeraz and Crockett. (Sadly, the much beloved Valerie lost a three-year battle with leiomyosarcoma on 10/4/09 at age 53.) The Crocketts perform in support of their CD Unbutton Your Heart, released on the Daring label and distributed nationally by Rounder Records. The concert features special guest Emil Haddad on flugelhorn.

The second half of a Brown Bag Concert featuring Worcester favorites, Valerie and Walter Crockett – with Dave Dick on banjo, Mark Manuel on bass, Fran McConville on mandolin, and special guest Emil Haddad on flugelhorn.

The 7th Annual Jazz at Sunset Concert Series presents Providence-based pianist and composer Joe Parillo, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He's written and arranged music for two jazz ballets and several theatre and film projects, including over 25 children's theatre productions, and is a member of the BMI Lehman-Engel Musical Theatre Workshops in New York. The ensemble performs Latin-inspired originals from their fourth CD, Block Island Summer on Neoga Records.

The second half of a Latin-flavored concert by Providence-based pianist Joe Parillo with flutist Wendy Klein, saxophonist David Key, guitarist Dave Howard, bassist John DeBossu, drummer Paul Mason and percussionist Rick Couto.

At Mechanics Hall in Worcester, the concert features a trio led by versatile pianist Joyce DiCamillo, who’s not only performed with such jazz greats as Phil Woods and Nick Brignola, but also comedian Joan Rivers and pop star Donna Summer. Her Connecticut-based trio, together for over 15 years, has opened for such artists as Dizzie Gillespie, Nancy Wilson, and the Count Basie Orchestra. When tenor saxophonist Houston Person heard them at their steady gig at the Empire Hotel in New York, he was so impressed he asked if he could record with them. The result was their second CD, Freelancin', released in October 1996 on Seaside Records.

The second half of a great concert by a trio led by pianist Joyce DeCamillo, with bassist Rick Petrone and drummer Joe Corsello.

From the New England Science Center (now the EcoTarium) a concert by a group led by jazz violinist Tom Morley dedicated to the performance and preservation of the small combo swing sound of the 1930s and ‘40s. Their CD, Major and Minor Swing, recently released on Brownstone Recordings, is a salute to two famous swinging combos: the Nat King Cole Trio and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, featuring the Gypsy Jazz sound of violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt. With special guest Harry Skoler on clarinet.