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26 Church St Ste 300, Boston, MA 02138
Passim
Cambridge
26 Church St Ste 300
At Palmer St
Boston, Massachusetts 02138

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Description

Club Passim first opened as a jazz venue in 1958 under the name Club 47. Shortly after it opened, the club was shut down by the Cambridge police due to local blue laws that prohibited more than three stringed instruments from being played in a place that served food and beverages. In order to return to making music, the venue obtained a non-profit educational charter and reopened as a private club, where patrons became members at the door.

It wasn't long before Club 47 became known for its good music, coffee, and company. Its reputation as an integral part of the Cambridge folk scene began when a friend of the then unknown 17-year-old Joan Baez rented the Club to give Baez a chance to get on stage. Baez quickly built a strong following and was featured regularly. It was at Club 47 that she introduced Bob Dylan, and he would play between acts.

Club 47 was also one of the first venues in a northern United States city to feature African American blues musicians from the South, hosting artists like Mississippi John Hurt and Jackie Washington. Staff and patrons gave African American musicians a place to stay when Cambridge hotels would not rent to them. 

In 1968, the Cambridge police shut down the Club once again, but the performers rallied to keep the music going. Supporters soon realized that they had built a strong community around the Club, a community that remains to this day.

When the 1960s came to a close, so did the era of Club 47, but the space was reborn as Passim in 1969. The new owners, Bob and Rae Anne Donlin, worked to keep the venue true to its roots, and they were successful. Passim remained (and still remains) a small venue where the audience members get an intimate musical experience with the artists.

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Teachers at Passim

  • Alan Kaufman
  • Antje Duvekot
  • Avi Salloway
  • Avi Salloway & Kathleen Parks
  • Avi Salloway & Isa Burke
  • Bertrand Laurence
  • Bobby Britt
  • Dan Foster
  • Dietrich Strause
  • Dom Flemons
  • Eric McDonald
  • Ezekiel's Wheels
  • Gus LaCasse
  • Jacob Means
  • Janet Feld
  • Jenna Moynihan
  • Kathleen Parks
  • Kathleen Parks & Rachel Sumner
  • Kathleen Parks and Dan Bui
  • Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman
  • Lindsay Straw
  • Mairi Chaimbeul
  • Max Newman
  • Nathaniel Braddock
  • Nicole Rabata
  • Peter Mulvey
  • Rachel Sumner
  • Rachel Reeds
  • Stash Wyslouch
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