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From country tunes to jazz, these bars and restaurants around Greater Boston have you covered for dinner and a show.

Al Basile, blues man with a different instrument, debuts his "most fully realized" record in a long career.

The Milford Daily News FRANKLIN — After the coronavirus pandemic halted Franklins Fourth of July celebration last year, a little — or even a  lot — of rain wasnt going to wash out its first Franklin Blues Festival. Despite the downpour on Saturday, the new blues festival went off with a bang during the town’s annual Fourth of July celebration held at the Town Common. Dozens wearing raincoats and ponchos continued to enjoy carnival rides as a few stood under trees or umbrellas to l...

Jazz is one of my favorite genres of music, I love playing it on a morning where I can sleep in and take my time making breakfast. When I hear it in public, it makes me feel like I’m in a film and as if the song is part of the soundtrack. Jazz just holds so much emotion, even when it doesn’t include lyrics. My music suggestion for you to carry into the weekend is one of my favorite jazz songs — “In A Sentimental Mood” by John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. I’ve rounded up a selection ...

Right after graduating high school, Robillard and his piano-playing buddy Al Copley founded Roomful of Blues, which turned their love of rhythm and blues into an internationally acclaimed “little big band” that toured the world. Robillard left Roomful in 1979, embarking on a solo career, which also included stints with The Legendary Blues Band, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Robillard’s solo work, with his trio the Pleasure Kings, tended more toward primal rock, but he also loves jazz, ...