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 [...]
(l to r) Mario Pavone and Don DePalma. photo credit: Rosemarie Foote Roy The Connecticut jazz scene mourned the passing of two of its greatest legends in one weekend (May 17-18, 2021); bassist Mario Pavone and pianist Don DePalma. There have been so many losses in the jazz world over the last year, but [...]
Up Jumped Spring Composition by Freddie Hubbard The year is 1967. Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as new the Governor of California. Jimi Hendrix releases his iconic “Are You Experienced” album. Jim Morrison and The Doors mock the censors on the “Ed Sullivan Show”. And the Vietnam war is in full swing. Against this backdrop [...]
SPRING CAN REALLY HANGYOU UP THE MOST (With apologies to Landesman and Wolf) Let’s face it, Spring is a really rough time of year…..hot and bright one day, blustery and bitter cold the next. Fat drops of rain, messin’ with your ‘do. Killer hay fever and allergies that knock you off your feet. People [...]
album art by Andres Chaparro Straight from the Hart, a compilation CD produced by the Hartford Jazz Society, is the essence of the Hartford jazz scene. It is an album born out of the love and respect for Jackie McLean and Paul Brown. These jazz icons planted the seeds of jazz into the [...]
by Ken Laster Entrance is the debut album from trumpeter John Hasselback III. The Hasselback family is a familiar name to the Hartford jazz scene. Following in the footsteps of both his parents, John Hasselback III also graduated the Hartt School of Music. John benefited from growing up in a musical family in upstate [...]
*** Press Release ***Middletown— Trevor Davis of The Library Studio, announces that the Hartford Jazz Society and the Middletown Commission on the Arts are collaborating to provide funding, contingent upon Common Council approval, for a two-concert series entitled ‘Middletown on the Map.’ Both concerts will be free via livestream on the Hartford Jazz Society Facebook [...]
image from Wikipedia Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was a grand master of jazz; a creative force that like his mentor Miles Davis, constantly pushed the envelope ever evolving the jazz genre. Perhaps best known as a Jazz/Rock Fusion pioneer, he was much more than that. From [...]
In 1965, Franzo and Marina King witnessed a live performance of John Coltrane in San Francisco. For them it was truly a religious experience that eventually lead to the founding of the "Church of Saint John Coltrane". This excellent National Public Radio documentary will recount the story behind the Church of Saint John Coltrane, built [...]
by Ken Laster Bassist Dezron Douglas and harpist Brandee Younger released a duet album, Force Majeure, from material excerpted from their Friday morning "brunches" during this pandemic. These live-streamed performances from their apartment were a window into the uncertainty, anxiety, inspiration and spirituality that pushed these artist to overcome adversity and continue creating their music. [...]