After the loss of the Beantown Jazz Festival in 2018 and the shuttering of cherished local venues due to the pandemic, the future of the jazz scene in Boston hangs in the balance. However, this musician-started festival has high hopes.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.
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From Boston to the Berkshires and south to Rhode Island, there's music for everyone, whether your taste leans toward folk, hip-hop, soul, jam bands, indie-rock, electronica, jazz, or contemporary classical.
“I like to think of myself as like a collector of sounds,” says the Cambridge native, who'll be performing a Stevie Wonder tribute at the Regent Theatre in Arlington on Friday.