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The 19-piece Compaq Big Band is celebrating its 50th birthday month by performing at an exciting new-to-us venue, the Backbeat Brewing Company (BBC) in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Though it will be our first appearance at one of the North Shore’s undiscovered live music gems, BBC is no stranger to great big band entertainment, first and foremost by the house band - the Backbeat Big Band (BBB) - directed by well-known New England jazz trumpeter Jay Daly. In addition to treating Monday night audiences from Beverly and beyond to his all-star band's programs, Jay and BBC owner Pete Harkins (a HUGE fan of big bands!) have begun welcoming guest ensembles from Greater Boston, including to date the Randy Pingrey Jazz Orchestra and Greg Hopkins Big Band. Pretty darn good company!
There is no cover charge for this show. Doors open at 5:00 PM. All seating is General Admission, and capacity is limited, so get there early! Casual dress.
Supercharging our BBC debut will be Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno from New York City.
Anaïs Reno began singing the Great American Songbook at the age of eight, and has been performing at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club in Times Square since she was thirteen. A graduate of the acclaimed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in NYC, she is an Ella Fitzgerald Scholar at Purchase College (SUNY Purchase) in New York, majoring in vocal jazz performance.
And we’re not done describing the March 24th program yet... You’ll also be treated to an exciting opening set by the All-City Jazz Ensemble, comprised of students from the Beverly schools' Grades 5-9, beginning at 6:00 PM.
BBC is located at 31A Park Street in downtown Beverly, just across from the MBTA commuter rail station – not very far from Route 128. There's plenty of parking adjacent to/near the venue, including at the MBTA parking garage at 100 Rantoul Street ($4 cash or card) and metered on-street spaces ($1/hour up until 8:00pm - quarters, card, or Passport Parking App).
BBC offers an assortment of fresh craft beers brewed on premises, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. And, they serve great pizza and bar snacks.
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