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Roslindale to get jazz bar and cafe

Location

New jazz spot
4174 Washington St.
Roslindale
United States
42° 17' 15.342" N, 71° 7' 35.4324" W

At least, that's what the signs now say on the front of the old NuVo on Washington Street (across from the Dunkin' Donuts). According to EveryBlock, the new place got a restaurant license on Sept. 30, under the name Jazz Cafe.

So this newly uncovered Gusto sign seen today is probably just in the process of getting taken down:

Con much Gusto?
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Berklee College of Music, producers of the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, just posted this on their website:

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... It was an unbudgeted, spur of the moment, $50 expense. But boy was it worth it. They were amazing. Every single musician in the band, upright bass, piano, guitar, two tenor saxes, two alto saxes, a bari sax, three trombones, a bass trombone, and four trumpets, was fantastic. ...

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