The Hartford Jazz Society, Matt Chasen, and The Library Studio proudly present: MAKE MUSIC: WINTER EDITION - JAZZ TRAIL Four bands, four hours of great jazz The lineup includes: Nigel Bello's "Latin Jazz" Quartet Matt Pearl Trio Latin Essence Jazz Quartet Maxx Meether Trio Performed live at Middletown's Library Studio In-person seating available for 20 [...]
Social media has become an essential element in any organization's messaging with its base. Instagram is quickly becoming the platform of choice for many of today's jazz musicians and fans. While the Hartford Jazz Society has been active on Facebook for many years, it's Instagram posts have been somewhat ignored. Well, all that is [...]
The Hartford Jazz Society Receives CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities BLOOMFIELD, CT (December 28, 2021) — Connecticut Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), has awarded The Hartford Jazz Society (“HJS”) a $10,700 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG). The funding from the CTCFOSG [...]
Baby Grand Jazz Series at Hartford Public Library (2014-Present) Jazz Up Close Archive (2015-Present) Live At The Village Vanguard (2008-2014) Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (2007-2018) Roulette Concert Archive (1978-2021) Fillius Jazz Archive and on YouTube
by Ken Laster Do you yearn for those heady days of the early 1970's, where Jazz/Rock fusion reigned supreme? Miles Davis had forged the sounds of Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix and Prince with the virtuosity of jazz music. Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report would fill large concert halls and be featured in [...]
Note! The final concert in this series featuring Walter Smith III has been rescheduled for April 22.Hartford's own Jonathan Barber presents a series of live concerts at Parkville Sounds. Check the poster below, and this link to the Hartford Jazz Societies calendar for more information and links to purchase tickets. Jonathan Barber Presents Parkville Sounds [...]
It is with great pleasure that the Hartford Jazz Society announces the rekindling of our partnership with The Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, CT to bring HJS members an exclusive discount to see world-class jazz here in Connecticut! For all shows going forward, HJS members receive a 10% discount on tickets. Please [...]
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
The Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series was back in action LIVE for 2021! Last year it was the Covid-19 quarantine, jazz clubs and venues shuttered, concerts viewed at home on your digital devices. With vaccines, masks, and testing we were given the opportunity to break out of our year long isolation and once again [...]
photo credit NEA Congratulations to the latest "class" of NEA Jazz Masters for 2022, Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart and Cassandra Wilson. I will not attempt to go into the bio's of each of these legendary jazz artists, as that has been chronicled in these fine articles by the NEA [...]