Americas Musicworks

Called "spellbinding" (The Boston Globe), The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will present its 52nd Annual Christmas Concert, with the premiere of Mark Harvey's latest work, Peace, Good Will to All, plus Ellington's sacred music and jazz-infused carols.

Ensemble Aubade performs vivid chamber works: Mozart's exquisite Kegelstatt Trio with Peter H Bloom on alto flute ("wonderfully smoky and mysterious" -EarRelevant) and the magnificent Trio Opus 45 (1856) by the great Louise Farrenc.

Boston Jazz Hero Arni Cheatham (1944-2023) is celebrated in Fly Away Home, an exhibition of Cheatham's stunning bird photography, with music by his long-time colleagues, acclaimed jazz veterans Peter H. Bloom, flute, and Richard Nelson, guitar.

Called "stunningly beautiful" (New York City Jazz Record) and "spellbinding" (The Boston Globe), the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra holds its 51st Christmas Concert Dec 9, 2023, at 7:30 pm in the Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St Boston MA.

Bloom/Funkhouser Duo, hailed by The New York City Jazz Record for "infectious brio," to play at Wilton CT Library in the beautiful Brubeck Room, Classics from the Great American Songbook. "Master musicians!" (CultureJazz.France)

Exuberant chamber works by European and American masters, spanning many styles and centuries, performed by acclaimed trio of flute, viola and piano

Flutist Peter H. Bloom: Vivid works for multiple flutes, voice, percussion (one performer). "Wonderfully smoky and mysterious" (EarRelevant). "A revelation for unforced sweetness and strength" (The Boston Globe).

Famed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra releases video celebrating new CD, Faces of Souls. Jazz journalist Bob Blumenthal interviewed Aardvark director Mark Harvey, and played excerpts from the CD, accompanied by archival photos.

Newly released video reveals fascinating story of A Rite for All Souls, as jazz writer Bob Blumenthal interviews Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom and plays excerpts from the CD, a rare 1971 concert recording by The Mark Harvey Group.

Noted jazz writer Bob Blumenthal will interview Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom and play excerpts from their new CD A Rite for All Souls, a long lost recording of a 1971 concert by The Mark Harvey Group, a force in the avant-garde.