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Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Concert: JP Sax Quartet

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

July 11, 2023
Event Date2023-07-11T19:00:00 - 2023-07-11T20:30:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of Bank of America.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

ABOUT The JP Sax Quartet

Praised for their "unrivaled breadth of programming" (Boston Musical Intelligencer), the Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet creates diverse concert experiences full of energy and variety. Through a focus on the works of our time, JPSQ aims to leave their audiences with a new or renewed interest in contemporary music. The group performs frequently across Boston in settings as varied as their programming, always striving to connect with new listeners and engage meaningfully with their community. Their concert programs have been presented by the Cambridge Science Festival, Boston New Music Festival, Turtle Swamp Brewery, and MIT.

JP Sax Quartet Information

July 11, 2023
Event Date2023-07-11T19:00:00 - 2023-07-11T20:30:00

Roslindale Neighborhood Concert: The Speakeasies

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

July 7, 2025
Event Date2025-07-07T19:00:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of Bank of America.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

About The Speakeasies

The Speakeasies perform a blend of blues, soul, funk, and r&b covers with huge energy and personality.  They take over any room and grab the full attention of audiences. Led by two powerful lead singers, a dynamic reed section of harmonica and saxophone, and a driving rhythm section, they offer a unique sound with modern updated performances of classic songs. 

The Speakeasies info

July 7, 2025
Event Date2025-07-07T19:00:00

Canceled:
ParkARTS neighborhood concerts, featuring The Rebels (Tom Petty tribute band)

Reason for cancellation: Rained out!
July 31, 2019
Event Date2019-07-31T19:00:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of:

  • Bank of America, and
  • support from Berklee College of Music.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

July 31, 2019
Event Date2019-07-31T19:00:00

ParkARTS neighborhood concerts, featuing Joshua Tree

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

July 11, 2019
Event Date2019-07-11T19:00:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of:

  • Bank of America, and
  • support from Berklee College of Music.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

About Joshua Tree

As the nation’s premiere tribute to U2, The Joshua Tree pride themselves with their ability to generate a unique musical experience that does not lend itself to impersonations. Without compromising artistic integrity, the band has gone to great lengths to reproduce the distinct sound of one of the world’s most popular rock bands. Unique to The Joshua Tree is their dedication to the entire U2 songbook, including early fan favorites from the 1980-1987 period (Boy, October, War, The Unforgettable Fire, and The Joshua Tree). 

Playing each song with the same intensity and emotion, the band covers all phases of U2’s career from their first album, Boy, to the most recent, Songs of Innocence.

July 11, 2019
Event Date2019-07-11T19:00:00

2025 Golf Course Concert Series: Zion Rodman (solo)

Enjoy live music on the patio at one of the City's golf courses.

August 6, 2025
Event Date2025-08-06T18:00:00 - 2025-08-06T20:00:00

The Golf Course Concert Series is part of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program. They are held in July and August. Shows begin at 6 p.m.

ABOUT Zion Rodman

Buttery bass-driven bumpers topped by a smoothly crooning voice, Zion's songs go down like sweet barrel-aged bourbon.

Zion Rodman is a Boston-based multi-instrumental singer-songwriter in the indie rock/alt-country space. He grew up in Cape Cod where he played around since the age of 15 and eventually moved to Boston then Chicago then back to Boston.

His most recent album “Whatever Happens” was recorded in Chicago and released in 2020. His upcoming EP “The Lives I’ve Kept” is set to release in November of 2024, and plans to record another full-length record in 2025 is in the works.

Zion currently lives in Boston with his fiancé and their two cats. 

 

Learn about Zion Rodman

August 6, 2025
Event Date2025-08-06T18:00:00 - 2025-08-06T20:00:00

ParkARTS neighborhood concert, featuring Soul City Band

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

July 28, 2019
Event Date2019-07-28T19:00:00 - 2019-07-28T20:30:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of Bank of America.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

About Soul City Band

Thousands of people all over New England, who probably haven't been in a nightclub or concert hall in years, have heard and grooved to Soul City. That's because the ten-piece Boston soul band plays a busy schedule of all kinds of gigs, of which clubs are just a small part. The band's reputation and the classic sounds they bring keep them working a variety of corporate shows, and many weddings.

July 28, 2019
Event Date2019-07-28T19:00:00 - 2019-07-28T20:30:00

Mattapan Neighborhood Concert: National Night Out with Real Deal

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

August 4, 2025
Event Date2025-08-04T18:30:00 - 2025-08-04T21:00:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of Bank of America.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook

About the Real Deal

Real Deal performs mega-hit Dance, Disco, Oldies, R&B, Hip Hop, Motown, Funk, and Pop Radio hits from the 70’s-present...Real Deal captivates audiences all around as the #1 party band of choice.

About National Night Out

National Night Out information

August 4, 2025
Event Date2025-08-04T18:30:00 - 2025-08-04T21:00:00

South Boston Neighborhood Concert: Five Against None (Pearl Jam Tribute)

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

July 14, 2025
Event Date2025-07-14T19:00:00

Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of Bank of America.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

About Five Against None

"We’re five guys who all grew up listening to Pearl Jam grow and evolve as we did. It’s music that has become part of our consciousness, our beings, our souls. Which is why when we say we “pay tribute” to Pearl Jam we mean it. It’s all music that has touched us and our lives and when we go on stage we aim to play it in a way that does it proper justice."

Five Against None information

July 14, 2025
Event Date2025-07-14T19:00:00

ParkARTS neighborhood concerts, Swingin' In The Fens, featuring Marianne Solivan

Join us this summer in Boston parks for live concerts in your neighborhood.

July 24, 2019
Event Date2019-07-24T18:30:00

The sound of jazz will fill the Fenway area at Swingin’ in the Fens, the annual free concert, which takes place at Ramler Park, a jewel of the Fenway neighborhood. Parks and Recreation is hosting live concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Neighborhood concerts are made possible by the generosity of:

  • Bank of America, and
  • support from Berklee College of Music.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information, or a full schedule of events, please call 617-635-4505, visit the Parks Department online, or follow us on Facebook.

July 24, 2019
Event Date2019-07-24T18:30:00

Dorothy Curran Concert Series: Harold Melvin's Blue Notes

The Dorothy Curran Concert Series is Boston’s longest-running outdoor concert series.

August 30, 2017
Event Date2017-08-30T19:00:00 - 2017-08-30T20:30:00

Now celebrating 45 years as Boston’s longest-running outdoor concert series, these performances feature exciting entertainment for music lovers of all ages. This series is presented by Mayor Walsh in partnership with the:

  • Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and
  • the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment.

The title sponsor for this series is Bank of America.

About Harold Melvin's Blue Notes

Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes were and still are a charismatic Philly band whose roots dates back to long before their leap into stardom during the 70s. Behind lead singer Melvin, and the immensely popular Teddy Pendergrass, the group enjoyed the same tremendous success as their contemporaries featured on the 70s Soul Jam Tour.

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes were formed by Melvin in Philadelphia in 1954, and not surprisingly, they would endure a long road characterized of modest success before reaching national stardom.  The group, which featured Melvin, Donald Broody, and Bernard Williams, signed with the small, New York-based Josie Records in 1954.  In 1960 under the Valley Vue label, they went onto record their first hit to reach the R&B charts with the single, "My Hero."

In 1970, it was the apparently unassuming addition of Pendergrass as their drummer that set off a series of pivotal events that led to the group's jump into national prominence.  In 1972, the group collaborated with producers/songwriters Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble, the same duo that worked with the distinguished soul band, The O Jays, and signed with their Philadelphia International label.  Melvin and Gamble and Huff agreed Pendergrass was best suited in the role of lead singer, a decision that would prove to be ingenious in the coming years. With Pendergrass in his new role and Gamble and Huff's influence, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes reeled off a series of hits off of their 1973 self-titled album, including, "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and "The Love I Lost", which reached No. 3 and No. 7 on the Billboard pop charts respectively.  The new-look lineup featured Pendergrass's refreshingly emotional vocals on ballads, which truly appealed to the masses.  Their success continued in 1975, with their "To Be True" album.

In 1975 the group was joined by female vocalist Sharon Paige. The group then went on to release one of their most critically acclaimed albums, "Wake Up Everybody". Except for a brief absence in the early 1980s, Sharon Paige has toured with the group ever since.

They released three Top 40 R&B hits off the album, "Where Are All My Friends", the No. 15 Billboard pop song, "Bad Luck", and the No. 1 R&B single, "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon", which was a silky smooth duet that featured Melvin and R&B singer and current group member Sharon Paige. In 1975, the group released another smash-hit album entitled, "Wake Up Everybody", which featured only two singles, including the title track, an uplifting, socially motivated number that reached No.12 on the Billboard Pop Charts. "Wake Up Everybody" turned out to be Pendergrass's final album with the group, as he went on to pursue a successful career.  Still, the group responded with their 1977 hit single, "Reaching for the World", with David Ebbo as their new lead singer, who sounded strikingly similar to Pendergrass. The song climbed to No. 6 on the Billboard R&B Charts.

The group went onto release seven more albums, including four compilation albums, but more significant was their role as one of the three original featured bands on the 70s Soul Jam tour in 1986. Harold Melvin passed away in 1997.

The group today consists of Donnell Gillespie, Rufus Thorn, Anthony Brooks, John Morris, and features Sharon Paige. They continue to tour and dazzle crowds with the same array of groovy rhythms and soulful ballads that was the foundation for a young, ambitious Philadelphia soul band in 1954.

August 30, 2017
Event Date2017-08-30T19:00:00 - 2017-08-30T20:30:00
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