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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
(photo: Maurice D Robertson) The Hartford Jazz Society celebrated its 60th Anniversary and kicked off its end of year Fundraising Drive with a smoking concert by trombone master Steve Turre’s Sextet featuring young rising stars of the art form. If you missed it live, you can still watch it on the Hartford Jazz Society’s [...]