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Today's Jazz Birthdays | Jazz News (JazzTimes) | Jazz News (AllAboutJazz.com) The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. - Thich Nhat Hanh May, 2012 Thursday, May 17-20, 2012 VICTORIAVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL Victoriaville (Québec), Canada Phil Minton; John Zorn; Mary Halvorson Quintet; Maïkotron Unit / Stephen Haynes; Jean-Pierre Gauthier; Mirko Sabatini; Joe Morris / Mike Pride / Jamie Saft; Jean René; Miles Perkin Quartet; Ensemble Supermusique; Vromb / Lucien Francoeur; Bill Laswell / Raoul Björkenheim / Morgan Ågren; Wadada Leo Smith; Copernicus; Esmerine; Matana Roberts; Sylvain Pohu / Pierre Alexandre Tremblay; Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra; Muhal Richard Abrams / George Lewis / Roscoe Mitchell Thursday, May 17, 2012 – 6 pm – FREE A GREAT DAY IN HARLEM (FILM DOCUMENTARY) THE JACKIE MCLEAN INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL MEMORIAL CELEBRATION Real Art Ways – 56 Arbor Street – Hartford (860) 527-3205 Directed by Jean Bach, the film is about the photograph of the same name. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Starring Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, and Buck Clayton. The film will be immediately followed by Creative Cocktail Hour. Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 7:30 pm - $5 suggested donation THE HARTFORD PHASE SHIFT – A CONCERT OF NEW SOUNDS AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC The Music of Sofia GubaidulinaLa Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue – Hartford The Hartford Phase Shift is a music series that aims to bring together new, experimental, improvised, and electronic music as an eclectic mix. The series presents both local Hartford artists and artists from outside the area in an effort to cultivate a dynamic sonic neighborhood in an informal setting. Thursday, May 17, 2012 – 8 pm - 11 pm – No Cover TOOLS THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ JAM - hosted by Alvin Carter Jr. TOOLS Bar & Grill - 136 Main St. - New Britain Bi-weekly open mic with Jazz musicians invited and encouraged to come and “sit in.”. Hosted by Alvin Carter, Jr. Spoken word artists invited to add flavor to the evening! Be sure to visit our web site http://www.toolsbarandgrill.com/ for info on upcoming shows and friend us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TOOLS-Bar-Grill/165280033581204 Friday, May 18, 2012 - 6-10 pm - $75 HOME SWEET HOME - A BENEFIT DANCE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE TABOR HOUSE OF HARTFORD, FEATURING SIMPLY SWING The Pond House - Elizabeth Park - Hartford Simply Swing is a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. See www.simplyswingmusic.com for more information. Tickets are available by calling (860) 578-0733. Friday, May 18, 2012 – 8 pm - 11 pm – No Cover DOUG LONG BAND – Doug Long-Bass, Warren Byrd-Keyboards, Mixashawn-Saxophone, and Alvin Carter Jr.-drums TOOLS Bar & Grill - 136 Main St. - New Britain Doug Long is a Hartford native and a renowned Bassest who has played with numerous top Jazz musicians internationally as well as locally. Be sure to visit our web site http://www.toolsbarandgrill.com/ for info on upcoming shows and friend us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TOOLS-Bar-Grill/165280033581204 Friday, May 18, 2012 - 8:30 pm ($18) and 10 pm ($12) MARY HALVORSON QUINTET Firehouse 12 - 45 Crown Street - New Haven All tickets are available now online, by phone at (203) 785-0468, or in person at the box office beginning at 7:00 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability). Each event takes place in the unusually intimate setting of the venue's acoustically engineered recording studio, which the New York Times' Nate Chinen has called "the pre-eminent spot for improvised music in the region." Saturday, May 19, 2012 – 10 am -1 pm - FREE ARTISTS COLLECTIVE’S MUSIC STUDENT SHOWCASE THE JACKIE MCLEAN INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL MEMORIAL CELEBRATION Artists Collective - 1200 Albany Avenue (corner of Woodland Street/Jackie McLean Way) – Hartford (860) 527-3205 Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2 pm - FREE JOE NATALE SEXTET: Joe Natale-Tenor Sax; Haneef Nelson-Trumpet; Jesse Combs-Guitar; Matt De Champlain-Piano; Matt Dwonzyk-Bass; Nick Elias-Drums Integrity N Music - 506 Silas Deane Highway (Rear) - Wethersfield 860-563-4005 Saturday, May 19, 2012 -7pm – 9pm - $20 NICKI MATHIS' AFRIKAN AMERIKAN JAZZ DUO WITH NORMAN JOHNSON Leif Nilsson Spring St Studio/Gallery - One Spring Street – Chester 860.526-2077 Classical Jazz Contemporary World, May is National Chamber Music Month, Powered by Chamber Music America Special Concert In The Gallery presents Nicki Mathis as she makes her magical way to Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio & Gallery Music Series for the first time, with celebrated guitarist, Norman Johnson. Composer, Lyricist, Bandleader, Producer, Educator, Recording artist Nicki lends her voice, creative ideas, effervescent classy-sassy performance style, extraordinary selection of original and jazz standards, to bonding with the Chester area audiences and friends, while reflecting her ties to Africa Texas, México, Brasil...making a night of joy in jazz, music and magic. Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8 pm - $20 advance / $25 at the door THE JACKIE MCLEAN INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL MEMORIAL CELEBRATION CELEBRATES CANDIDO CAMERO’S 91st BIRTHDAY Artists Collective - 1200 Albany Avenue (corner of Woodland Street/Jackie McLean Way) – Hartford (860) 527-3205 So well known and respected, his first name alone—Candido—is all that is necessary for jazz aficionados to know who he is. Credited with being the first percussionist to bring conga dumming to jazz, NEA JAZZ MASTER Candido Camero is also known for his contribution to the development of mambo and Afro-Cuban jazz. This concert is a historic and celebratory finale’ to JMAC Memorial Weekend. Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8 pm - $20 orchestra / $40 center orchestra HSO JAZZ AND STRINGS: JIMMY GREENE WITH STRINGS with Jimmy Greene-composer and saxophone; Gene Bozzi-artistic director, drums; Walter Gwardyak-piano; Edward Rozie-bass; HSO String section Theater for the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor - 359 Washington Street - Hartford - Free, Secure Parking A concert of original music for jazz and strings by award-winning composer, Jimmy Greene. 860-244-2999 Saturday, May 19, 2012 – 8 pm - $15 / $10 Students and Seniors - Seating is limited. Reservations recommended. For reservations email: thebigroomnewhaven@gmail.com TAKE YOUR TIME - A CELEBRATION AND INVESTIGATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE - Press The Big Room - Erector Square - 319 Peck St. - Building 6W, Studio D - New Haven The BIG ROOM presents the fifth installment of TAKE YOUR TIME. Saturday’s show features works by two distinct groups of performing artists, each work a multi-artist collaboration centered in movement and sound and the intersection between these two forms. After the show there will be an informal reception with the artists. The BIG ROOM, founded in 2010, has quickly become known as a “showcase for groundbreakers” (New Haven Advocate), while the Take Your Time series has been described as part of what’s “keeping dance vibrant year round in New Haven” (New Haven Register). RoostTAKE YOUR TIME is an interdisciplinary performance series presenting the work of a diversity of local and regional performing artists who are challenging the boundaries of their discipline in imaginative and thoughtful ways through experimentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Take Your Time values process over product, feedback over applause, and the primacy of live experience. Curated by Rachel Bernsen. The Uncertainty Music Series is a New Haven-based creative music series that has been presenting concert events since September 2007. The goal of the series is to provide a venue for local and regional artists that may not have the opportunity to present their work elsewhere. The Big Room is a new studio and performance space providing the New Haven area with a much needed, low-tech platform for interdisciplinary collaboration, experimentation and research in dance and performance. Directions/Parking: Erector Square is located at 315 Peck Street between Blatchley and Ferry. From 91N, take exit 6-State St. Take second right onto Blatchley, then first left onto Peck. From 91S, take exit 6-Willow St. Take left on Willow. Cross State St. (Willow becomes Blatchley once you cross State St.) then take first left on Peck St. Free parking in large lot. Entrance to The Big Room is on the far right hand side of the lot (to the right of Fresh Yoga). Look for signs. Saturday, May 19, 2012 – 8 pm - 11 pm – No Cover KENNY REED/NORMAN GAGE QUINTET - Kenny Reed-Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Norman Gage-Baritone Saxophone, Jen Allen-Piano, Matt Dwonzek-Bass, Jay Williams-Drums TOOLS Bar & Grill - 136 Main St. - New Britain Reed doubles on trumpet and flugelhorn while Gage doubles on baritone and soprano saxophones. They're accompanied by pianist Jen Allen, bassist Matt Dwonzek and drummer Jay Williams. Be sure to visit our web site http://www.toolsbarandgrill.com/ for info on upcoming shows and friend us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TOOLS-Bar-Grill/165280033581204 Sunday, May 20, 2012 - continuous seating from 11 am till 2 pm - $35 ($25 members) includes music, brunch with complimentary Bloody or Mimosa, and admission to the museum. JAZZ BRUNCH @ THE WADSWORTH- ATLA & MATT DECHAMPLAIN: The Songbird and The Piano Man! Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford Matt glides easily and masterfully from ragtime & stride to modern jazz while accompanying swinging songstress wife Atla.....a charming and thoroughly entertaining duo! Tickets a must...reservations strongly suggested! Call the Wadsworth during museum hours: Wed thru Sun, 11 am -5 pm 860-838-4100 or http://www.museumtix.com/program/program.aspx?vid=877&pid=3891204 for tickets. Sunday, May 20, 2012 – 8 pm - $50 / $45 PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND The Ridgefield Playhouse - 80 East Ridge - Ridgefield An Evening of Wine & Jazz - Join us for a FREE wine tasting in the lobby at 7 p.m. courtesy of 109 Cheese & Wine. “Laissez les bons temps rouler” with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The iconic vibrant sounds of New Orleans’s finest jazz musicians, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, have been transporting audiences for some 50 years. The multi-generational band members have infused their music with a contemporary vitality that makes it an essential part of the American spirit. The musical backbone of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band includes masters of piano, trombone, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, bass, tuba, banjo, drums and vocals. The name comes from the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’s French Quarter. The Band have traveled the world playing out their mission of nurturing and perpetuating the art form of jazz and Dixieland. Their latest album, Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & the Preservation Hall Music Outreach program, features rousing renditions of “Shake It and Break It”, “Tootie Ma is a Big Fine Thing” and “After You’ve Gone". Sunday, May 20, 2012 – 8 pm - 11 pm – $10 SASKIA LAROO BAND TOOLS Bar & Grill - 136 Main St. - New Britain Special Appearance by the ‘Diva of Jazz’ as part of her May international tour. Saskia will appear with a six piece band in the intimate setting of TOOLS Bar & Grill. Be sure to visit our web site http://www.toolsbarandgrill.com/ for info on upcoming shows and friend us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TOOLS-Bar-Grill/165280033581204 Monday, May 21, 2012 - 8 pm - 11 pm - $5 Cover JAZZ MONDAYS presented by Charter Oak Cultural Center with The Hartford Jazz Society ORRIN EVANS & HANEEF NELSON Black-eyed Sally's - 350 Asylum Street - Downtown Hartford For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Mondays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. Jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge unless noted. Under 21s welcome. Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 9 pm - $5 suggested donation KEVIN FRENETTE, JAMES ROHR, JOHN MCLELLAN, CARL TESTA 4TET The Uncertainty Music Series Elm Bar - 372 Elm St - New Haven The Uncertainty Music Series is a New Haven-based creative music series curated by composer Carl Testa that has been presenting concert events since September 2007. The series focuses on original music generally of the improvised, electronic, or experimental varieties. The goal of the series is to provide a venue for local and regional artists that may not have the opportunity to present their work elsewhere. The series presents concerts on the 2nd Saturday of every month at Never Ending Books and every other Wednesday at Elm Bar. Thursday, May 24, 2012 – 7:30 pm - $10 Suggested donation NOAH BAERMAN & FRIENDS - Noah Baerman – piano; Kris Allen - alto saxophone; Henry Lugo – bass; Yoron Israel – drums; Special Guest - tenor saxophone The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center - 605 Main Street – Middletown Jazz pianist, educator and Middletown resident Noah Baerman recently celebrated the release of his seventh album under his own name, “Turtle Steps.” For this performance he will be playing some new music with some old friends. Expect to hear some different sounds (slide guitar, anyone?) as well as tunes from Noah’s previous records. Jazz pianist, composer, educator and author Noah Baerman grew up in Connecticut, studying jazz at New Haven’s Educational Center for the Arts and at Jackie McLean’s Artists’ Collective in Hartford. In the 1990s, he earned B.M. and M.M. degrees in Jazz Studies from Rutgers University, where his mentor was Kenny Barron. Aside from Barron, his instructors included Ted Dunbar, Joanne Brackeen, Bill Fielder, Ralph Bowen, Larry Ridley and Michael Mossman. He also discovered a broad range of music through studies in jazz history with Phil Schaap and Lewis Porter. While at Rutgers, he performed extensively in and around New York with jazz artists including Bowen, Charles Fambrough, Stefon Harris, Rufus Reid, Akira Tana, Mark Turner and many others. From 1994-1999, he co-led the quartet Positive Rhythmic Force, performing throughout the east coast and recording two CDs. Tickets for all shows available at the door. Door and Cafe/Bookstore open half hour before performance time. 860-347-4957 Friday, May 25, 2012 – 7 pm – 10 pm -- $15 donation BENEFIT JAZZ CONCERT – NEW ORLEANS JAZZ SINGER CINDY SCOTT AND JAZZ GUITARIST BRIAN SEEGER Universalist Church of West Hartford - 433 Fern Street – West Hartford Make your reservations for a benefit concert to support a newly arrived refugee family from Central African Republic. New Orleans jazz singer Cindy Scott and Jazz guitarist Brian Seeger return to bring jazz, pop and folk music. Cindy was awarded New Orleans’ Best Contemporary Jazz Recording for 2010. All proceeds go to the Refugee Project sponsored by Universalist Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church. For reservations and information, call the Universalist Church of West Hartford at 860-233-3669 ext 309. Friday, May 25, 2012 – 8 pm - $? ERIC AND MARY ROSS Real Art Ways - 56 Arbor Street – Hartford Eric Ross performs on piano, guitar and synthesizer and is a master of the Theremin, one of the first electronic instruments. Eric's compositions include elements of jazz, classic, serial, and avant garde. Mary Ross's videos, projected in performance, are organized, arranged and edited to his music. “Fascinating multimedia.” -Royal Stokes, Washington Post. "Strangely powerful, hypnotic and lyrical." -The Toronto Star. “A unique blend of classical, serial, jazz, electronic and avant-garde.” -Jon Parales, The New York Times. Friday, May 25, 2012 – 8 pm - $12 NEW JAZZ WORKSHOP - CD RELEASE PARTY Dezron Douglas – bass; Lummie Spann - alto sax; Josh Evans- trumpet; Curtis Torian- drums; Zaccai Curtis - piano Polish National Home - 60 Charter Oak Ave. – Hartford - FREE PARKING CD will be available for purchase the night of. For more information and future concerts: Andres Chaparro - 860-597-6100 - Beatnik-Entertainment.com (gig calendar) - beatnik-ent@att.net Friday, May 25, 2012 - 8:30 pm ($18) and 10 pm ($12) TYLER BLANTON QUARTET Firehouse 12 - 45 Crown Street - New Haven All tickets are available now online, by phone at (203) 785-0468, or in person at the box office beginning at 7:00 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability). Each event takes place in the unusually intimate setting of the venue's acoustically engineered recording studio, which the New York Times' Nate Chinen has called "the pre-eminent spot for improvised music in the region." Monday, May 28, 2012 - 8 pm - 11 pm - FREE JAZZ MONDAYS presented by Charter Oak Cultural Center with The Hartford Jazz Society Black-eyed Sally's - 350 Asylum Street - Downtown Hartford For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Mondays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. Jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge unless noted. Under 21s welcome. Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 7:30 pm - $10 in Advance / $12 at Door FRANK KIMBROUGH - SOLO PIANO LIVE @ The Piano Shop Jazz Series Shoreline Piano - 50 Shaw Rd - North Branford (corner of Rt 80 & Shaw Rd) BYO Wine - Crackers & cheese will be served. Tickets Available at www.jazzhaven.org. Doors open at. Please arrive early. Info 203-484-7300 June, 2012 Friday, June 1 – Sunday, June 19, 2012 2012 BURLINGTON DISCOVER JAZZ FESTIVAL Burlington, VT The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is a 10-day mix of ticketed and free performances in a variety of venues, free community and educational events, and live music presented in bars, clubs and restaurants throughout the city. Jimmy Cliff; Bonnie Raitt; Dianne Reeves; Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio; Lee Konitz Quartet & the BDJF Nonet; Christian McBride & Inside Straight; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; Ninety Miles featuring Stefon Harris, Nicholas Payton and David Sánchez; Vijay Iyer; Mary Halvorson Quintet; Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience; Marc Cohn; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne/Snakeoil; Marco Benevento; Donny McCaslin Group; Jonathan Batiste Quintet; Asphalt Orchestra; The Stooges Brass Band; Chicha Libre; The Onion River Jazz Band; Vermont Joy Parade; Vermont All State Jazz Ensemble; Toussaint the Liberator with Amandla; Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band Friday, June 1, 2012 - 7:30 pm - $20 KARRIN ALLYSON AND FRIENDS Unitarian Society - 220 Main St- Northampton, MA Featuring West coast singer Kenny Washington, Jim Argiro piano and Dave Wertman bass. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/events/239344 or at the door. Information call 413-519-3654. Friday, June 1, 2012 - 8:30 pm ($18) and 10 pm ($12) ALLISON MILLER - BOOM TIC BOOM Firehouse 12 - 45 Crown Street - New Haven All tickets are available now online, by phone at (203) 785-0468, or in person at the box office beginning at 7:00 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability). Each event takes place in the unusually intimate setting of the venue's acoustically engineered recording studio, which the New York Times' Nate Chinen has called "the pre-eminent spot for improvised music in the region." Sunday, June 3, 2012 - continuous seating 11 am - 2 pm - $35 / $25 members includes music, brunch with complimentary Bloody or Mimosa, and admission to the museum JAZZ BRUNCH @ THE WADSWORTH- HANDLER/LEVESQUE & GENEVIEVE ROSE Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main St. - Hartford Masterful yet whimsical, Handler & Levesque time-travel through their vast repertory of Jazzy World music with renowned bassist Rose swinging along to every beat! Tickets a must...reservations strongly suggested! Call the Wadsworth during museum hours: Wed thru Sun, 11 am -5 pm 860-838-4100 or http://www.museumtix.com/program/program.aspx?vid=877&pid=3891204 for tickets. Sunday, June 3, 2012 – 3 pm & 7 pm - $75 / $100 BELA FLECK & THE MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO Infinity Music Hall - 20 Greenwoods Rd. - Norfolk Béla Fleck is often considered the premier banjo player in the world. A New York City native, he picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs. While still in high school he began experimenting with playing bebop jazz on his banjo, mentored by fellow banjo renegade Tony Trischka. In 1980, he released his first solo album, Crossing the Tracks, with material that ranged from straight ahead bluegrass to Chick Corea’s “ Spain .” In 1982, Fleck joined the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, making a name for himself on countless solo and ensemble projects ever since as a virtuoso instrumentalist. In 1989 he formed the genre-busting Flecktones, with members equally talented and adventurous as himself. The Marcus Roberts Trio, led by Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass, are keen torch-holders of the classic jazz tradition. The mix of these four,— Roberts, Fleck, Jordan, Marsalis—create a new way forward in jazz, deeply rooted in the form, while pulling from the extensive backgrounds and music journeys of all the members—creating stellar performances that are exuberant, fresh, soaring, bold, and, of course, eclectic. The Marcus Roberts Trio is known for its virtuosic style – a style that is strongly rhythmic, melodic, and filled with dynamic contrast. This trio has an entirely new approach to jazz trio performance. The group was founded in 1995, and 15 years later, they are known around the world for their signature trio style. Roberts’ vision of the jazz trio grew rapidly following the selection of drummer Jason Marsalis for the drum chair in 1994 (when Jason was just 17). Bassist Rodney Jordan is the most recent addition to the trio and his profound musical intelligence has already left its mark on the trio’s sound. Monday, June 4, 2012 - 7 pm - FREE KING PHILIP MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMERFEST ALUMNI CONCERT at THE POND HOUSE CAFE Featuring: Jimmy Macbride & The King Philip Middle School Jazz Band, Joe Ganci - Director Jimmy Macbride, drums (King Philip Alumnus); Dave Lantz, keyboard’ Raviv Markowitz, bass Elizabeth Park Pond House - Hartford This concert is a continuation in a series mounted by Joe Ganci and the King Philip Middle School Jazz Band. The group has invited up-and-coming jazz performers who were students at one time at King Philip and were involved with its music program. The guest artists present workshops and clinics with the school jazz band. This mini-residency culminates in a concert where the guest alumnus/alumna performs with the band. In the past such former King Philip students as saxophonist Erica von Kleist and drummer Richie Barshay have participated in this unique and special event. This year’s guest is drummer and composer Jimmy Macbride, who has recently completed his third year in the jazz program at the Juilliard School, where he studied with Billy Drummond. He has received such prestigious honors as a residency with the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival in 2009 and was also chosen to participate in the 2009 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program at the Kennedy Center in DC. In 2010, Jimmy was a finalist in the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, YoungArts Week, where he attended a weeklong residency in Miami and performed in their Gold & Silver Awards Celebration at the Baryshnikov Center in NYC. He has attended the Vail Jazz Workshop and the Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony, and has been awarded several full scholarships to Berklee’s 5-Week Performance Program. Jimmy has been selected to be a Mentor by the Stanford Jazz Workshop during the summers of 2012 and 2013. Other honors include several ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers Awards for his original compositions as well as several ASCAP Plus Awards. Downbeat Magazine has honored Jimmy six times with its Student Music Awards, including in 2012 for his original composition “Short Stop”. Some of Jimmy’s recent performances include performing at Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Herbie Hancock, and the Killingworth Center for the Arts in CT, performing with the legendary Bob Dorough, as well as performances at 55 Bar, Smalls Jazz Club and the Cayman Islands Arts Festival. Upcoming projects include the release of The Transformations Suite, later this year. This suite was premiered during a tour of Brazil in 2011. Jimmy is proud to have had a wonderful musical education through the West Hartford Public Schools and considers Joe Ganci to be one of his major musical and educational mentors. Dave Lantz IV, 20, is an up and coming jazz pianist residing in Manhattan. Following formal violin and piano instruction from a young age, he began improvising jazz at 14, forming a trio with his father, Dave Lantz III on bass. Soon he was playing locally in the Delaware Water Gap area at the Deerhead Inn and the COTA Jazz Festival. He has studies with, among others, jazz Eric Doney, Jesse Green and most recently Phil Markowitz. His early association with Dave Liebman brought nothing but tremendous inspiration, and has had had the opportunity to perform with him multiple times. Among the other greats he’s had the opportunity to play with are Phil Woods, Frank Wess, Bill Goodwin, Ray Drummond, and Ben Wolfe. Dave currently studies at the Juilliard School, in jazz piano performance, working with under Frank Kimbrough. He is currently performing around NYC in many different settings, including appearances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola and Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard School. He has been honored with a Downbeat Outstanding Soloist Award in the High School Category. Recognized not only as a player but also a composer, he received the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award in both 2008 and 2009. Raviv Markovitz, 20, is an acoustic and electric bassist from Lexington, Massachusetts, and is currently a junior at Columbia University in New York City. Most recently, he took 3rd place in the 2011 International Society of Bassists Jazz Bass Competition last summer. He was selected as one of 15 semifinalists for the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition, and was selected to the 2009 GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble, the 2010 YoungArts Jazz Fellows, and the 2008 Vail Jazz Workshop under John Clayton. He was a 2010 NFAA Silver Award Winner, and he attended the 2009 Stanford Jazz Residency and earned a scholarship to the 2007 Berklee 5-week Summer Performance Program. He has won awards at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival, the Clark Terry UNH Jazz Festival, and various IAJE Festivals and has performed at venues such as Symphony Hall, the Berklee Performance Center, Jordan Hall, the Regattabar, The Iridium, the Jazz Gallery, the Jazz Showcase, and the Iowa City Jazz Festival, among many others. He has studied with musicians such as Charlie Banacos, Matt Penman, Bruce Gertz, John Clayton, and Ugonna Okegwo, and he currently studies with Mark Helias and Ben Waltzer. Joe Ganci, is the director of the Band and Jazz Band at King Philip Middle School. The Jazz Band has won 1st place several years running in the ‘2010 University of New Hampshire Clark Terry Jazz Festival’. In addition to his band directorship Ganci is also very active as a musical director for theatres, having been involved with numerous productions at the Ivoryton Playhouse among others. He has also worked as a drummer throughout the New England and Las Vegas. Ganci has been a vital music educational force in West Hartford for many years, and has developed an excellent instrumental music program at KP, particularly in the area of jazz. The program at Hall HS is in part a testament to his efforts. Contact: (860) 233-8236, joe_ganci@whps.org Monday, June 4, 2012 - 8 pm - 11 pm - $5 Cover JAZZ MONDAYS presented by Charter Oak Cultural Center with The Hartford Jazz Society JOSH EVANS Black-eyed Sally's - 350 Asylum Street - Downtown Hartford For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Mondays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. Jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge unless noted. Under 21s welcome. Thursday, June 7, 2012 – 7pm - $15 / $12 members STEPHEN HAYNES AND JOE MORRIS PRESENT IMPROVISATIONS IX JD PARRAN – bass saxophone | DEAN BOWMAN – voice | JOE MORRIS – guitar | STEPHEN HAYNES - trumpet Real Art Ways - 56 Arbor Street – Hartford Improvisations is a monthly, artist-curated series of performances centering on freely improvised music. Featured musicians are placed in combinations ranging from duo to quartet and, often, have never worked together as an ensemble prior to the performance. There is no rehearsal. The music is created in the moment, held by the listener. The aim is to create a listening environment that will allow the audience intimate and deep contact with the music and those who make it. Come early and stay late, listen to and speak with the performing artists. “You know you’re doing something right when the musicians come out to hear you.” – Stephen Haynes Friday, June 8, 2012 - 8:30 pm ($18) and 10 pm ($12) ERNESTO CERVINI QUARTET Firehouse 12 - 45 Crown Street - New Haven All tickets are available now online, by phone at (203) 785-0468, or in person at the box office beginning at 7:00 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability). Each event takes place in the unusually intimate setting of the venue's acoustically engineered recording studio, which the New York Times' Nate Chinen has called "the pre-eminent spot for improvised music in the region." Saturday, June 9, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 STEPHEN HAYNES (trumpet) / OLIVIA ILIANO-DAVIS (dance) / KYOKO KITAMURA (voice) / JOE MORRIS (guitar) / BEN STAPP (tuba) & EMILY'S TINY THEATER - EMILY COATES (dance) / CHARLIE BURNHAM (violin) The Big Room - Erector Square - 319 Peck St. - Building 6W, Studio D - New Haven Directions/Parking: Erector Square is located at 315 Peck Street between Blatchley and Ferry. From 91N, take exit 6-State St. Take second right onto Blatchley, then first left onto Peck. From 91S, take exit 6-Willow St. Take left on Willow. Cross State St. (Willow becomes Blatchley once you cross State St.) then take first left on Peck St. Free parking in large lot. Entrance to The Big Room is on the far right hand side of the lot (to the right of Fresh Yoga). Look for signs. Saturday, June 9, 2012 - 8 pm - $5 suggested donation MUSIC OF JOSHUA STAMPER The Uncertainty Music Series Never Ending Books - 810 State Street - New Haven The Uncertainty Music Series is a New Haven-based creative music series curated by composer Carl Testa that has been presenting concert events since September 2007. The series focuses on original music generally of the improvised, electronic, or experimental varieties. The goal of the series is to provide a venue for local and regional artists that may not have the opportunity to present their work elsewhere. The series presents concerts on the 2nd Saturday of every month at Never Ending Books and every other Wednesday at Elm Bar. Saturday, June 9, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 SINAN BAKIR TRIO - Sinan Bakir – guitar; Warren Byrd – piano; Thomson Kneeland - bass Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 7-9 pm - FREE DANCING TO SIMPLY SWING The Whinstone Tavern at Stanley Golf Course - 245 Hartford Road - New Britain Simply Swing a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Call (860) 827-0022 for reservations. See www.simplyswingmusic.com for more information. Sunday, June 10, 2012-8 pm - $50.00 ARTURO SANDOVAL The Ridgefield Playhouse - 80 East Ridge- Ridgefield Four time Grammy Award winner, as well as winner of 6 Billboard Awards and an Emmy, Arturo Sandoval is one of the world’s most brilliant and prolific jazz trumpet players of our time. Sandoval has recently been seen by millions in the Grammy Awards performing with pop-phenomenon Justin Timberlake. Arturo Sandoval is fluent in at least four musical languages. He can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto and sooth you with a luscious ballad; with equal power and grace. Granted political asylum in July 1990 and US citizenship in 1999, Sandoval and his family now call Miami, Florida home. A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. His versatility can be heard on recordings with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Woody Shaw, Michel Legrand, Bill Conti, and Stan Getz to Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, Rod Stewart and Alicia Keys amongst many others. Sunday, June 10, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 RHYMES WITH OPERA - RUBY FULTON, composer / ELISABETH HALLIDAY, soprano / GEORGE LAM, composer / BONNIE LANDER, soprano / ROBERT MARIL, baritone The Big Room - Erector Square - 319 Peck St. - Building 6W, Studio D - New Haven Baltimore based chamber opera company presents three short contemporary chamber operas including a new work by New Haven based composer Adam Matlock. Directions/Parking: Erector Square is located at 315 Peck Street between Blatchley and Ferry. From 91N, take exit 6-State St. Take second right onto Blatchley, then first left onto Peck. From 91S, take exit 6-Willow St. Take left on Willow. Cross State St. (Willow becomes Blatchley once you cross State St.) then take first left on Peck St. Free parking in large lot. Entrance to The Big Room is on the far right hand side of the lot (to the right of Fresh Yoga). Look for signs. Monday, June 11 – Sunday, June 17, 2012 VISION FESTIVAL 17 Roulette - Brooklyn, NY Arts For Art, Inc. is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization whose purpose is to build awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. Our principal activities are the presentation of innovative, creative music, dance, multi-media performances, spoken word, and the exhibition of visual arts. Avantjazz has gone world-wide, gaining audience and artists from all cultures. Thus our programming reflects the development of avantjazz into a multi-cultural music. Monday, June 11, Opening Night begins 6:30 PM @ Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn Tuesday thru Saturday, June12 – 17 MUSIC begins at 7 PM @ Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave Tuesday, June 12, midnight - After Hours @ Clemente Soto Velez, 107 Suffolk St., Manh. Thursday June 14 PANEL begins at 5 PM Sunday / June 17 PANEL begins at 3 PM At Roulette Friday June 15 Afternoon – 3 to 6pm FREE @ CAMPOS PLAZA, 611 E. 13 th St., Manhattan Saturday June 16 Future of Jazz T.I.M.E. from 3 to 5pm at Roulette Sunday June 17 Vision Final Night - Music begins at 6 pm at Roulette Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:30 p.m. – FREE SIMPLY SWING IN CONCERT Veterans’ Park - Veterans Way (off Farmington Avenue) - Berlin Simply Swing a 10-piece swing orchestra kicks off The Farmington Bank Community Concert Series with a special Flag Day performance at. Featuring six swinging horns, a dynamic rhythm section and vocalist Vivian LaRosa, Simply Swing performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Rain Site: Berlin Senior Center, 33 Colonial Drive, Berlin, CT. For more information, see www.simplyswingmusic.com or call (860) 989-9217. Friday, June 15, 2012 – 8 pm (2 sets) preceded by student ensemble at 7 pm - $15 in advance / $20 at door THE COOKERS BAND - Billy Harper-tenor Sax, Eddie Henderson-trumpet, David Weiss-trumpet, Craig Handy-alto Sax, George Cables-piano, Cecil McBee-bass, Billy Hart-drums Opening Group: East Catholic High School Jazz East Big Band (7 pm) Student jazz workshop, 4:30 pm -6 pm (FREE) Presented by The Hartford Jazz Society Polish National Home - 60 Charter Oak Ave. - Hartford Please call The Hartford Jazz Society at (860) 242-6688 to secure your tickets. Funded by The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation. Friday, June 15, 2012 - 8:30 pm ($18) and 10 pm ($12) ELLERY ESKELIN - TRIO NEW YORK Firehouse 12 - 45 Crown Street - New Haven All tickets are available now online, by phone at (203) 785-0468, or in person at the box office beginning at 7:00 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability). Each event takes place in the unusually intimate setting of the venue's acoustically engineered recording studio, which the New York Times' Nate Chinen has called "the pre-eminent spot for improvised music in the region." Saturday, June 16, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 FREEDOM DAY QUINTET TRIBUTE TO NANCY WILSON - Yunie Mojica, alto sax; Shenel Johns, vocals; Matt Dwonszyk, bass; Neil Smith, drums; Zaccai Curtis, piano Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford Sunday, June 17, 2012 - seatings at 11:30 am and 1:15 pm (2 shows) $35 includes a Japanese & American buffet with coffee, tea and soft drinks. Alcoholic beverages are extra. FATHER'S DAY BRUNCH @ THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE - XY ELI BLUES BAND! XY Eli guitar & vocals, Tony Davis guitar, Neil LeFebvre drums, Tom Petry bass Murasaki Cafe @ The Mark Twain House Museum Center - 351 Farmington Avenue - Hartford XY "gets down" with his signature Delta Blues style...all the tunes Dad knows & loves from Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Mick Jagger, Elvis....Tickets a must...reservations strongly suggested: 860-280-3130 (leave name & call-back #...and be patient!) Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 12 noon – 12 midnight 12 Hours of FREE Live Music! BANG ON A CAN MARATHON 2012 World Financial Center Winter Garden Bang on a Can brings its 25 Year celebration back downtown with its incomparable 12-hour super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the globe. This year’s edition features rare performances by some of the most innovative musicians of our time side-by-side with some of today’s newest music pioneers. Music by: Gregg August, Jeremy Beck, Eve Beglarian, Oscar Bettison, Martin Bresnick, Ruby Fulton, Michael Gordon, Gerard Grisey, Michael Harrison, David Lang, David T Little, David Longstreth, Thurston Moore, Ruben Naeff, Conlon Nancarrow, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, Akiko Ushijima, Lois V Vierk, Daniel Wohl, Julia Wolfe, Evan Ziporyn, and more. Performances by: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Deep Listening Band, Dither, The Guidonian Hand, Heavy Hands, Newspeak, NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, Talujon, Two Sense, Ashley Bathgate, Maya Beiser, Robert Black, David Cossin, Vicky Chow, David Friend, Jonathan Haas, Paul Kerekes, Kaki King, Michael Lowenstern, Alvin Lucier, Lisa Moore, Blair McMillen, Todd Reynolds, Matthew Shipp, Mark Stewart, and more. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7 p.m. – FREE SIMPLY SWING IN CONCERT Town Green - Main Street - Southington Simply Swing, a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Farmington Bank Community Concert Series. Rain Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012. For more information, see www.simplyswingmusic.com or call (860) 989-9217. Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 7:30 pm - $5 suggested donation THE HARTFORD PHASE SHIFT – A CONCERT OF NEW SOUNDS AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC Use Other Door: Dzmitry Zhykh and Veranika HrynLa Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue – Hartford The Hartford Phase Shift is a music series that aims to bring together new, experimental, improvised, and electronic music as an eclectic mix. The series presents both local Hartford artists and artists from outside the area in an effort to cultivate a dynamic sonic neighborhood in an informal setting. Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 8 pm sharp! $40 stage-side table seating includes complimentary beverages... or $25 general seating is B.Y.O.B. MUSIC @ JAPANALIA- SHAWNN MONTEIRO: The Lady and her Music. Sam Parker piano, Alex Tremblay bass Jonathan Barber drums Japanalia - 11 Whitney Street - Hartford (corner Farmington Ave. behind CVS) Constantly touring the U.S. and Europe, Shawnn just released her new cd "To Carmen With Love". The press calls her "fresh and adventuresome...a dynamic presence...her voice is rich and clear, demanding riveted attention...better catch her before you miss out!"Reservations a must: MC/VISA, 860-232-4677 (leave name & call-back #) all tickets final sale. Saturday, June 23, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 MARGAUX HAYES TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford Sunday, June 24, 2012 - continuous seating 11 am - 2 pm - $35 / $25 members includes music, brunch with complimentary Bloody or Mimosa, and admission to the museum JAZZ BRUNCH @ THE WADSWORTH- KENT HEWITT & STEVE DeCONTI with CAROLYN HARTSFIELD Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main St. - Hartford Hewitt plays with the ideal balance of mastery & modesty…DeConti is a versatile guitarist who seamlessly alternates with flute…Hartsfield rounds out the trio as a vocalist with “deep affecting understanding of song lyrics’ meaning and emotional content.”Tickets a must...reservations strongly suggested! Call the Wadsworth during museum hours: Wed thru Sun, 11 am -5 pm 860-838-4100 or http://www.museumtix.com/program/program.aspx?vid=877&pid=3891204 for tickets. Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 7-8:30 pm - FREE DANCING TO SIMPLY SWING Simply Swing a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Town Hall steps - Bloomfield Call (860) 827-0022 for reservations. See www.simplyswingmusic.com for more information. Thursday, June 28 – Saturday, July 7, 2012 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL OF MONTREAL Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ranked as the world’s largest jazz festival by Guinness World Records, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has been synonymous with a passion for music for over three decades. Every year, North America’s French-speaking metropolis welcomes global music fans to 10 days of jazzcentric celebration, where fans of all types of jazz-related music rub shoulders with aficionados of the genre in its purest form. The Festival hosts some 30 countries, 3,000 musicians and public entertainers, 1,000 concerts and activities—two-thirds of them free – in 15 concert halls and on 8 outdoor stages, welcoming more than 2 million visitors to the city, from noon to midnight! And it all happens on a unique site designed to meet festivalgoers’ every need, in the heart of Montreal’s downtown core, in an area off-limits to car traffic! There’s no doubt – Montreal is the heartbeat of Planet Jazz Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 8 pm sharp! $40 stage-side table seating includes complimentary beverages / $25 general seating is B.Y.O.B. MUSIC @ JAPANALIA- DIANNE MOWER and FRIENDS: Matt DeChamplain piano, Norman Johnson guitar, Lou Bocciarelli bass, Arti Dixson drums, with special guests: Paul Ahern, Starr Cookman, Colin McEnroe, Steve Mitchell Japanalia - 11 Whitney Street - Hartford (corner Farmington Ave. behind CVS) From breathy warmth to wild abandon, Dianne takes songs where none have taken them before…and with this band expect Heaven...this is the "not to be missed" concert of the season! Reservations a must: MC/VISA, 860-232-4677 (leave name & call-back #) all tickets final sale. Saturday, June 30 – Sunday, July 1, 20-12 THE 35TH FREIHOFER'S SARATOGA JAZZ FESTIVAL June 30: AMPHITHEATRE Chris Botti Esperanza Spalding "Radio Music Society" Maceo Parker Mingus Big Band Michel Camilo "Mano a Mano" with Giovanni Hidalgo & Charles Flores Christian McBride Inside Straight Mario Abney & The Abney Effect GAZEBO STAGE July 1: Steve Kroon Sextet Sachal Vasandani Trio of Oz featuring Omar Hakim & Rachel Z Brian Mitchell Band Edmar Castaneda July, 2012 Thursday, July 5, 2012 6:30 p.m. – FREE SIMPLY SWING IN CONCERT Gazebo - Unionville Center - Farmington Simply Swing, a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Farmington Bank Community Concert Series. For more information, see www.simplyswingmusic.com or call (860) 989-9217. Saturday, July 7, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 JOSH EVANS QUARTET Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford Thursday, July 10, 2012 7 p.m. – FREE SIMPLY SWING IN CONCERT Rockwell Park - Bristol Simply Swing, a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Farmington Bank Community Concert Series. Rain Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012. For more information, see www.simplyswingmusic.com or call (860) 989-9217. Friday, July 13, 2012 - 7:30 pm - $5 suggested donation THE HARTFORD PHASE SHIFT – A CONCERT OF NEW SOUNDS AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC New works by Matt SargentLa Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue – Hartford The Hartford Phase Shift is a music series that aims to bring together new, experimental, improvised, and electronic music as an eclectic mix. The series presents both local Hartford artists and artists from outside the area in an effort to cultivate a dynamic sonic neighborhood in an informal setting. Saturday, July 14, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 ZACCAI CURTIS DUO Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 7-8:30 pm - FREE DANCING TO SIMPLY SWING Simply Swing a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. Southwest Senior Housing Portico, 124 Southwest Avenue, Windsor Locks (Rain Site: Windsor Locks Senior Center) Call (860) 827-0022 for reservations. See www.simplyswingmusic.com for more information. Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 8 pm - $22 general public; $19 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff; $10 students DAVID LIEBMAN QUARTET Crowell Concert Hall – Wesleyan University – Middletown - 860-685-3355 Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Liebman has performed with artists including Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Bob Moses, Chick Corea, John Scofield, and Billy Hart over the past four decades. Since 2002, Mr. Liebman’s quartet has featured guitarist Vic Juris, bassist Tony Marino and drummer Marko Marcinko, and has explored a wide variety of contemporary styles ranging from bebop and free jazz to fusion and Brazilian. Mr. Liebman was named a National Endowment for the Arts “Jazz Master” in 2011. “The intimacy of expression they achieved and the nimbleness of line they articulated attested to the versatility of this band, one of the most accomplished in jazz today.” —Chicago Tribune Friday, July 20 – Sunday, July 22, 2012 THE GREATER HARTFORD FESTIVAL OF JAZZ Bushnell Park - Hartford Friday July 20: 5:00 pm - Gates Open 6:30 - 7:00 pm - Opening Ceremony 7:00 - 8:15 pm - Layla Angulo 8:30 - 10:00 pm - Steven Oquendo Latin Big Band Saturday July 21: 1:00 pm - Gates Open 4:30 - 5:30 pm - Matt Marshak 6:00 - 7:15 pm - Elan Trotman 7:30 - 8:45 pm - Jeff Golub 9:00 - 10:30 pm - The Sax Pack featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Marcus Anderson 10:45 - 12:00 am - Motown Dance Party featuring Jus’ Us Sunday July 22: 1:00 pm - Gates Open 4:30 - 5:45 pm - Dana Lauren 6:00 - 7:15 pm - Afro-Semitic Experience 7:30 - 9:00 pm - Hartford Symphony Orchestra performs a tribute to the music of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley featuring Erica von Kleist Sunday, July 22, 2012- 8 pm- $110/ $95 CHRIS BOTTI The Ridgefield Playhouse - 80 East Ridge- Ridgefield An Evening of Wine and Jazz Free wine tasting courtesy of No. 109 Cheese and Wine in the lobby at 7:15 pm. A passionate evening of instrumental storytelling. When performing his own interpretations of Sinatra, or String… Chris Botti sizzles! Since the 2004 release of his critically acclaimed, When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest selling American jazz instrumentalist. In the studio and on stage, Chris Botti has worked with such leading singer-songwriter/composers as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Sting and renowned film composer John Barry, among others; as a sideman, he has appeared on dozens of albums, compilations and soundtracks. August, 2012 Saturday, August 11, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 NICKI MATHIS' AFRIKAN AMERIKAN QUARTET Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 6-8 pm - FREE DANCING TO SIMPLY SWING Simply Swing a 10-piece swing orchestra featuring vocalist Vivian LaRosa performs danceable favorites from the Big Band and Swing Dance eras. John E. Julian Heritage Park - Stafford Call (860) 827-0022 for reservations. See www.simplyswingmusic.com for more information. Tuesday, August 23, 2012 - 7:30 pm - $5 suggested donation THE HARTFORD PHASE SHIFT – A CONCERT OF NEW SOUNDS AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC New works by Ryan JespersonLa Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue – Hartford The Hartford Phase Shift is a music series that aims to bring together new, experimental, improvised, and electronic music as an eclectic mix. The series presents both local Hartford artists and artists from outside the area in an effort to cultivate a dynamic sonic neighborhood in an informal setting. Saturday, August 25, 2012 – 8 pm - $10 HANEEF NELSON QUARTET Royal Masala - 387 Main Street – Hartford September, 2012 October, 2012 November, 2012 December, 2012 Other Regional Jazz Calendars Connecticut Massachusetts New York Jazz Festivals in CT Jazz Festivals Beyond CT Jazz Festivals Around the World - click HERE Ongoing Jazz Series in the Area - and check out WRTC's Jazz Weekly Concert Collective and Regulars Concert Collective for detailed listings in the Greater Hartford area. Back to the Hartford Jazz Society Home Page |
