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...week and a halfearlier. But the same patrons who shell out bigbucks year after year to hear the masters playwill not be found in the smaller clubs. InBoston's increasingly upscale environment, thediminishing number of joints like The Willow standout because of their lack of pretense. Indeed, TheWillow's wall-to-wall, industrial strength,redish-brown carpeting (which is actually on thewell), small linoleum tables and pastiche of 70'sjazz-album covers taped up near the ceiling forgea distinct sense of place hard to find in theRegattabar, with its predictable hardwood floorsand delicate candelabras...
There remain a handful of small clubs like TheWillow that continue to offer live jazz almostnightly, clubs like Ryles in Inman Square andWally's in Boston. The Middle East in CentralSquare, besides offering up indie rock,occasionally brings in avant-guard jazz:clarinet-wizard Don Byron came in January, andsaxophonist Dewey Redman will be there February16. And the Square's own House of Blues mixes NewOrleans jazz in with their regular blues shows...
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