Green Space Blues Jam 2026

Green Space Blues Jam 2026

Our 22nd Annual Green Space Blues Jam will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026. Join us in person for an evening of live music, a variety of delicious snacks, assorted desserts, beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks, and an online silent auction for a great cause at Stonehurst, 100 Robert Treat Paine Dr, Waltham MA 02452.

The online auction will open Monday May 11th, and remain open to bid through Sunday, May 17th, including during/at the Green Space Blues Jam on Friday, May 15, where you can see many of the auction items.

Your ticket, and the money raised by the silent auction, supports the work of the Waltham Land Trust to preserve and protect open spaces in our community, creating a legacy of land conservation. 

Ticket prices are: 

• $40.00  -  Under 40 years old (online and at the door)
• $85.00  -  General Public (online and at the door)
• $75.00  -  Current WLT Member: Important! You must login to see Member Ticket pricing! (online, $85 at the door)

This year we are thrilled to have live in person, the marvelous vocalist Michelle Willson with the awesome keyboardist Shinichi Otsu!

Known to blues lovers the around the world as "Evil Gal" and acknowledged by aficionados of Jazz and Blues as a passionate and gifted performer, bandleader and songwriter, Michelle Willson has recorded and released 4 critically acclaimed albums for Rounder/ Bullseye Records, as well as a live album recorded at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA. Michelle's performances and recordings have received rave reviews from such respected sources as The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Downbeat, The Japan Times, GQ, Jazz Times and Living Blues, in addition to various other publications from many different countries.

Shinichi Otsu has been a keyboardist and a musical director for Greg Piccolo (saxophonist for Jimmy Vaughn and Roomful of Blues) since 1999. He has worked for the Tony Award winning broadway musical "RENT" and "Talent Show" with Tommy Tune. He has also performed with Sam Butera's Wildest, Marty Allen, Jay Geils, Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl and Sugar Ray Norcia. He has opened for Dr. John, Robert Cray, Al Martino, Roberta Flack, John Scofield and the Sun Ra Arkestra.