Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz

Amazing Drone Footage of PBMNJ

The Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series returned to Bushnell Park live in 2021 after a year of virtual streaming due to Covid-19. This drone footage by Tré Davis captures the beauty of Bushnell Park and our wonderful audience during the concert on August 2, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtPvH3Nrx_Y no audio credit Tré Davis

By |September 15th, 2021|Categories: Concert Reviews, Hartford Jazz Society, Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz|Comments Off on Amazing Drone Footage of PBMNJ

Press Release: 2021 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz

Press Release For Immediate Release: 10:00AM,  6/29/21  Contact Person: Diana Wimbish, dwimbish(@)yahoo(dot)com, 860-242-6688      2021 PAUL BROWN MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ SERIES The Hartford Jazz Society is proud to announce the live return of the summer Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series (PBMNJ) at Bushnell Park.  This summer marks the 54th season that the Hartford Jazz Society [...]

By |June 29th, 2021|Categories: Hartford Jazz Society, Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz, Press Release|Comments Off on Press Release: 2021 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz

Zaccai Curtis Trio – A sublime finish to 2020 PBMNJ

photo by Tré Davis The piano trio is a format with a deep history in jazz music. There is Erroll Garner, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans and countless other historic trios. It's the essence of jazz improvisation; Piano, Bass, Drums. And while the Zaccai Curtis Trio may not yet be enshrined in jazz history, [...]

By |August 20th, 2020|Categories: Concert Reviews, Hartford Jazz Society, Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz|Comments Off on Zaccai Curtis Trio – A sublime finish to 2020 PBMNJ

Leala Cyr brings vocal artistry to PBMNJ

by Ken Laster It was 5:30 pm August 10; an hour and a half before the live-stream concert was to begin. The HJS and "The Library" staff were setting up lights, cameras, mics and technology (I was fortunate to be part of the production staff). The band had arrived and were getting instruments ready. [...]

By |August 13th, 2020|Categories: Concert Reviews, Hartford Jazz Society, Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz|Comments Off on Leala Cyr brings vocal artistry to PBMNJ

The Nelson Bello Group brings the hot sauce to PBMNJ

by Ken Laster It was Latin Jazz night on August 3, 2020 at the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series, and Nelson Bello brought the heat to this live-streamed concert. He also brought his new purple sparkle finished congas with him, which he played with fire and intensity. With the rhythm section of Damian Curtis [...]

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Matt DeChamplain brings virtuosity to PBMNJ

by Ken Laster Matt DeChamplain brought his drummer-less trio project to the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series on July 27. It was a display of magnificent virtuosity from all three musicians. This format was inspired by the classic trios from Oscar Peterson and Nat King Cole from the late 50's, early 60's. The band [...]

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Dakota Austin Quartet brings an emotional performance to PBMNJ

by Ken Laster The second installment of the 2020 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series live-streamed featured alto saxophonist Dakota Austin and his Quartet. The set featured all but one original composition.  The band, schooled in the tradition of the hard-bop masters, had a more modern approach with a heavy dose of Fender Rhodes electric [...]

By |July 21st, 2020|Categories: Concert Reviews, Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz|Comments Off on Dakota Austin Quartet brings an emotional performance to PBMNJ

Orice Jenkins kicks off a different PBMNJ

The year 2020 has been so different on many levels. We are all embroiled in a public health crisis and heightened social and political unrest.  These issues have affected all aspects of our lives, even our love of live music and traditional summer jazz festivals. Thus, due to COVID-19, the 53rd Paul Brown Monday Night [...]

PBMNJ – The Tradition Continues

by Ken Laster In 1967, bassist Paul Brown brought world famous musicians to downtown Hartford for free concerts during July and August. Monday nights were ideal to book these artists, because gigs in NYC were sparse on that day of the week. For the first concert, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley performed on Barbour Street.  "PB" had [...]

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