Monday July 9 was the opening night for the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series. You could not ask for a more perfect evening. It was a gorgeous summer evening in beautiful Bushnell Park. The crowd was large and attentive throughout the nearly 4 hour night of music. As is the tradition, friends and families [...]
Hartford jazz fans are used to hearing about Hartt School grads' musical success, but Mike Casey's premier in Downbeat magazine is more than worth a shout-out. The world's largest jazz publication just featured Mike's "West End" single, a fantastic testimonial to the world class talent coming out of Connecticut's original music scene. Inspired by Hartford's [...]
by Lisa Chase It doesn't get much better than this: live original jazz recorded at Hartford's Parkville Sounds with the city's emerging jazz masters. Jackie McLean grads Tommy Lehman on trumpet, Greg Carlton on tenor sax, guitarist Tony Davis, bassist Josh Uguccioni and Corey Garcia at the drums recorded Davis' "Caramel Eyes" and "Braeburn" for The Parkville Sessions. [...]
by Lisa Chase As we anticipate balmy jazz-filled evenings in Bushnell Park, we’re always on the lookout for jazz venues to fill the intervening months. The Musical Club of Hartford is well known for its long history of supporting classical music performance, but jazz fans may be surprised to know the Musical Club’s members also [...]
In an editorial in the Hartford Courant on July 14, 2017, an unnamed reporter questioned our city's motto: "Hartford Has It". It's a motto that poses the question "Has What?" It brings to light that Hartford is a city that is searching for it's identity. The article goes on to point out our popular jazz [...]
by Lisa A. Chase photos Maurice D. Robertson Kitty Katherine Paul Brown must have been smiling down on Bushnell Park as Kitty Kathryn and the Paul Brown Tribute Ensemble kicked off the Monday Night Jazz Series’ 50th anniversary celebration. Accompanied by Norman Gage on baritone sax, Alex Nakhimovsky at the piano, James Daggs [...]
Welcome to the Hartford Jazz Society Blog. Members of the Hartford Jazz Society are invited to contribute to this website through our blog. We are looking for articles about jazz music, history and art. Of particular interest are local concert and album reviews and articles about local jazz musicians from the Greater Hartford area. If you [...]