Jazz ensembles performing represent a wide variety of jazz styles from be-bop to swing to fusion.
Monday's jazz artists include the Ben Schwendener Ensemble, the Bert Seager Freedom of Assembly, and Made in the Shade. Tuesday's lineup includes Natraj, the Henry Cook Ensemble with Bobby Ward, and The Swing Legacy. Jazz artists were selected from the Massachusetts Touring Roster, a statewide group of juried musicians and other performing artists who receive touring support from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The New England Foundation for the Arts has a national reputation for jazz programming, having run the National Jazz Network, a nationwide jazz touring program, for eight years. Jazz presenters will attend the Massachusetts Jazz Showcase to increase the visibility of local jazz artists among those who promote jazz in Boston.