Photos: Boston Summer Arts Weekend 2015
From the funky songs of Karen K & the Jitterbugs to the soulful styling of Betty LaVette, this year’s Boston Summer Arts Weekend hit all the right notes when it returned to Copley Square on July 25-26. Check out some of the weekend’s best highlights.
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The weekend’s performers played their hearts out for the crowd, especially Dirty Dozen Brass Band sousaphonist Kirk Joseph.
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While watching The Remarkable Renaldo, the festival’s youngest audience members were entertained by his astounding magic and goofy antics.
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has been serving up its signature style of feel-good music for over 35 years.
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Trumpet player Gregory Davis has played with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band since its start in 1980.
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The incomparable Bettye LaVette shines under the spotlight.
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Blue Man Group Boston held the first-ever Drum-Off at this year’s festival and crowned the top local drummer on stage. Find out more about the Drum-Off at blueman.com/BostonDrumOff.
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Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell performed together and closed the show.
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Emmylou Harris has earned 13 Grammy awards over the course of her long and illustrious career.
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This year marks the 200th anniversay of The Handel + Haydn Society. The crowd that watched them play was one of the biggest of the weekend.
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Violinist Natalie MacMaster chatted with the crowd in between performances.
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Many young audience members got a lift to better see the family-friendly shows, like Karen K & the Jitterbugs.
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The front row was a bubble lover’s paradise while Zak Morgan and the Funny Farmers were performing.
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The silly songs performed by family-friendly guitarist Wayne Potash kept families dancing and laughing (and flying).
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The Arthur Murray Dance Center wowed the crowd with their perfectly-choreographed dancing.
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Scottish folk band Alba’s Edge played their signature mix of fiddle, jazz, and funk, to the delight of the crowd.
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Clear skies made for beautiful music.
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As the sun set, Boston Bhangra took the stage, and the audience got comfortable to watch one of the area’s most talented Indian dance troupes.
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The performers on stage looked out on a crowd of hundreds of music lovers as they played their instruments.
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One of the weekend’s many guitar players strummed along as the sun set on the first day of this year’s festival.
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Music appreciators of all kinds came out to celebrate the variety of entertainers and musicians who took part in this year’s Summer Arts Weekend.
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