Student Music Project runs five programs that expand access to music, education, social connection, digital safety, and healthy food across Boston. Resident and student participation is kept free whenever possible; program costs are generally covered by host facilities, grants, sponsors, and community partners.
Tuesday–Saturday, 7:00–9:00 p.m. · Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club, Boston
Open, professionally guided jam sessions give emerging musicians real live-performance experience alongside experienced artists in a historic venue. Participants build improvisation, ensemble skills, stage confidence, and professional habits. Public attendance is welcome during session hours. No cover. One beverage minimum. Student participation has no fee; advance registration is recommended.
Monday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. · Advance booking required
Interactive, roughly two-hour seminars introduce students and community groups to music performance, jazz history, instrument demonstrations, collaboration, and creative careers — experienced in a working live-performance environment. Designed for middle and high school groups, colleges, youth programs, and community organizations.
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. · Off-site at your facility · Advance booking required
We bring live music and a shared meal directly to older adults inside senior housing and community locations — designed especially for residents who find travel difficult. Each event creates a welcoming space for music, conversation, and connection, helping reduce isolation.
10:00–11:30 a.m. · At your facility · Advance booking required
Senior Shield is a practical, respectful digital-safety program that helps older adults recognize scams, protect personal information, and use technology with confidence — covering fraudulent calls and texts, email and social-media scams, password and identity safety, and safe online shopping and banking. Sessions use plain language and large-print materials.
Twice each month, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. · Coordinated with each facility
A launching program. Fresh to Door brings bags of fresh fruits and vegetables directly to residents of participating senior and elderly housing facilities, distributed in the community room. Any resident of a participating facility qualifies; residents sign up through their resident coordinator. We partner with produce companies, food banks and pantries, grocery distributors, farms, and sponsors.
These are our set program rates. Transportation and staffing are billed separately, and rates cover programs within the City of Boston — travel charges may apply outside the city. Submitting an inquiry does not confirm a booking — we provide a written quote and agreement first.
