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SUMMARY:Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday\, 4-7
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-jam-at-cafe-nine-2/2025-12-06/
LOCATION:MA
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SUMMARY:Manchester CT Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:Performers include Grammy winner Dan Pugach with his Jazz Orchestra with guest vocalist Grammy winner Nicole Zuraitis. Also vocalist Vanish Gould with the Alex Nakhimovsky Trio\, Jonathan Barber with Vision Ahead\, the Liviu Pop group\, the Hall Monitors and Grass Routes Bluegrass. \nAdditional performers include award winning Hall High School and Timothy Edwards Middle School Jazz Combos. \nThe festival\, which has sold out for the past 3 years\, promises to be extraordinary! Look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/manchester-ct-jazz-festival-2/
LOCATION:Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall\, 177 Hartford Road\, Manchester\, CT\, 06040
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SUMMARY:Papo Vásquez and his Mighty Pirate Troubadours
DESCRIPTION:Real Art Ways welcomes trombonist\, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez back to Hartford for our annual concert and holiday parranda. Bring an instrument and get in free! Otherwise\, general admission is $10. \nPlease note\, the venue for this event will be Black Eyed Sally’s at 350 Asylum Street in Hartford. \nParranda de aguinaldo (Christmas folk music)\, is an Afro-Indigenous musical form played during the holidays in various Caribbean and Latin American countries including Puerto Rico\, Cuba\, Trinidad\, and the coastal area of the states Aragua and Carabobo in Venezuela. \nPapo Vázquez is a trombonist\, composer\, and arranger with over 40 years of a career spanning Jazz\, Latin\, and Afro-Caribbean music. Papo is a National Endowment for the Arts Master Artist and Grammy Nominee and was featured in the 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. \n•Musical Director for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Orchestra\, (NYC/WABC) 2016\, 2017\, 2018\, 2019 •Commissioned by Wynton Marsalis to compose music for Jazz and Art series\, conducted and performed with J@LC orchestra\, CD release August 2019 •New York Pops Education\, Board of Education certified\, 2018 and 2019 •Commissioned new music for Afro Latin Jazz Alliance for “Nueva Musica” concert series •Grammy nominated for Papo Vázquez’ Mighty Pirates\, Marooned/Aíslado\, 2008 Papo was deeply moved by jazz at a young age. His appreciation and knowledge of the indigenous music of the Caribbean provides him with a unique ability to fuse Afro-Caribbean rhythms with freer melodic and harmonic elements of progressive jazz. Learn more about Papo by visiting his website. — Real Art Ways le da la bienvenida de regreso al trombonista\, compositor y arreglista Papo Vázquez a nuestro concierto anual y parranda navideña. Parranda de aguinaldo (música folclórica navideña)\, es una forma musical afro-indígena que se toca en temporada de vacaciones en varios países del Caribe y América Latina\, incluidos Puerto Rico\, Cuba\, Trinidad y la zona costera de los estados de Aragua y Carabobo en Venezuela. \n“En fin\, Vázquez junto a sus Mighty Pirates Troubadours e invitados exponen un proyecto exquisito y cadencioso que se transforma en un banquete para los amantes del género.” – El Vocero\, 2020 (In short\, Vázquez along with his Mighty Pirates Troubadours and guests present an exquisite and lilting project that becomes a banquet for lovers of the genre.) \nBand of Pirates: \nPapo Vázquez – Trombone\, Leader \nJose Mangual – Vocals\, Percussions \nIvan Renta – Tenor Saxophone \nSilvano Monasterios – Piano \nRaul Reyes Bueno – Bass \nAlvester Garnett – Drums \nCarlos Maldonado – Percussions \nJose Claussell – Percussions
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/papo-vasquez-and-his-mighty-pirate-troubadours/
LOCATION:Black-eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar\, 350 Asylum St.\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103
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SUMMARY:HJS - Celebrate the Holidays Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:The Hartford Jazz Society invites you to an unforgettable evening of jazz\, community\, and celebration at their 2nd “Celebrating Jazz & Community” event on Saturday\, December 6th\, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. This exciting event will be held at the Artists Collective Ballroom\, located at 1200 Albany Avenue in Hartford. \nImmerse yourself in the captivating performance of Linda Ransom and Friends\, who will fill the air with classic jazz tunes and beloved favorites. This is a unique opportunity to experience exceptional live music in a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere. \nPlease join us as we honor percussionist Abu Alvin Carter with the Hartford Jazz Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  \nIn addition to the phenomenal music\, attendees can participate in a raffle with exciting prizes\, including: \n\nGift baskets\nJazz photos by Maurice Robertson\nBackstage passes to the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series\nAnd much more!\n\nIndulge in delectable hors d’oeuvres prepared by East West Grill and enjoy the convenience of a cash bar throughout the evening. Ample parking is available. \nGet your tickets early – purchase by November 6th for a discounted rate. \n\n$40 HJS member\n$50 Non-Member\n$75 Includes ticket and HJS Membership\n\nAfter November 6th \n\n$50 Hartford Jazz Society Members\n$60 Non-Members\n$75 Includes ticket and HJS Membership\nTickets can be purchased at the door\n\nBuy Tickets on Eventbrite \nProceeds from this event will directly support the 2026 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series and the Hartford Jazz Society’s Scholarship Fund\, which helps nurture the next generation of jazz musicians. \nDon’t miss this unforgettable community celebration of Jazz! \nAbout the Hartford Jazz Society: The Hartford Jazz Society is dedicated to cultivating an appreciation for jazz music\, culture\, and history. Founded in 1960\, it is the longest continuously operating jazz society in the country. Through live events\, educational programs\, and community outreach\, the Hartford Jazz Society enriches the Greater Hartford community and preserves the spirit of jazz.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/hjs-celebrate-the-holidays-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Artists Collective\, 1200 Albany Avenue\, Hartford\, CT
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SUMMARY:Sara Serpa/Matt Mitchell Duo
DESCRIPTION:Sara Serpa (voice)\, Matt Mitchell (piano) \nSara Serpa and Matt Mitchell are long-time collaborators. The duo appears on Ingrid Laubrock’s new release\, Purposing the Air\, featuring the poetry of Erica Hunt. \n“Serpa possesses a preternatural cool\, injecting weightless sophistication and melodic grace into everything she touches.”\n– Peter Margasak\, Chicago Reader \nA native from Lisboa\, Portuguese Sara Serpa is a singer\, composer\, improviser\, who through her practice and performance\, explores the use of the voice as an instrument. Serpa has been working in the field of jazz\, improvised and experimental music\, since moving to New York in 2008. Literature\, film\, visual arts\, nature and history inspire Serpa in the creative process and development of her music. Described by the New York Times as “a singer of silvery poise and cosmopolitan outlook\,” and by the JazzTimes magazine as “a master of wordless landscapes\,” Serpa started her recording and performing career with jazz luminaries such as Grammy-nominated pianists\, Danilo Perez and Ran Blake\, and saxophonist Greg Osby. \nAs a leader\, she has produced and released over ten albums\, including Recognition (2021)\, a multi-disciplinary work that traces the historical legacy of Portuguese colonialism in Africa\, and Intimate Strangers (2021)\, a collaboration with Nigerian writer Emmanuel Iduma. Her latest recording\, Encounters and Collisions (2024)\, features Erik Friedlander\, Ingrid Laubrock and Angelica Sanchez. \nSerpa has been active in gender equity in music and is the co-founder (along with fellow musician Jen Shyu) of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³)\, an organization created to empower and elevate women and non-binary musicians. \n“A pianist of burrowing focus and an indispensable fixture of the contemporary vanguard”\n– Nate Chinen\, The New York Times \nMatt Mitchell is a pianist\, composer\, and electronic musician interested in the intersections of various strains of acoustic\, electric\, composed\, and improvised new music. He has released several forward-thinking\, critically acclaimed\, and influential albums as a leader on Pi Recordings\, Screwgun Records\, and Out of Your Head Records\, and together with Kate Gentile he runs Obliquity Records. He leads the ensemble Phalanx Ambassadors and co-leads Snark Horse with Kate Gentile\, These and other bands he regularly presents feature many of the current foremost musicians and improvisers\, including Patricia Brennan\, Kim Cass\, Kate Gentile\, Jon Irabagon\, Ava Mendoza\, Miles Okazaki\, Mariel Roberts\, Sara Serpa\, Sara Schoenbeck\, Brandon Seabrook\, Ches Smith\, Chris Tordini\, Anna Webber\, Dan Weiss\, and Miguel Zenon. \nHe is an member of several significant and acclaimed creative music ensembles\, including Dan Weiss’s Starebaby\, Miles Okazaki’s Trickster\, Ches Smith’s We All Break\, Kate Gentile’s Find Letter X\, Anna Webber’s Simple Trio\, Jon Irabagon’s Outright!\, Sara Serpa’s IntimateStrangers\, and Yuhan Su’s Liberated Gesture. He has a longstanding association with Tim Berne\, and he has played extensively in the ensembles of many major figures in improvised music\, including Dave Douglas\, Steve Coleman\, David Binney\, John Hollenbeck\, Miguel Zenon\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Linda May Han Oh\, Jonathan Finlayson\, Mario Pavone\, and Darius Jones. \nHe has taught extensively with the Brooklyn-based School for Improvisational Music\, as well as at the New School\, NYU\, and the Siena Jazz Workshop. He is a 2015 receipient of a Doris Duke Impact Award and a 2012 recipient of a Pew Fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/sara-serpa-matt-mitchell-duo/
LOCATION:Institute for the Musical Arts\, 165 Cape Street\, Goshen\, MA\, 01032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Christian Sands Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jazz history is filled with stirring torch songs and ballads — brilliant expressions of suffering after love has gone awry. The jazz record shelf even contains some classic album-long explorations of melancholy. But it’s hard to find precedent in pianist Christian Sands’ new Embracing Dawn\, his fifth full-length effort for Mack Avenue Records. \nSands’ LP is nothing less than a cinematic narration of the stages of grief\, crafted by one of jazz’s finest young composers. It’s a “breakup record\,” to be sure — composed while Sands was experiencing the hurt that only a sudden absence of love can deliver — but it’s so much more. In its thoughtfully assembled nine tracks are a group therapy session\, a guide to healing\, and an understanding that Sands’ deeply personal angst could apply to any person who has lost a partner\, a job\, a loved one\, an opportunity\, the list goes on. In other words\, Embracing Dawn is for everyone. \n“I actually tried not to write this record\,” Sands says with a laugh. “It was painful. I was going through heartbreak\, and I didn’t know what to do — and so I decided to put it all into music. But I knew I wasn’t alone in this feeling. So why not create a safe space for people to go when they’re having this feeling\, when they’re having these thoughts or questions?” \nEmbracing Dawn trails 2023’s acclaimed Christmas Stories and 2020’s GRAMMY-nominated Be Water. Following that album’s release\, the New York Times commented\, “Equipped with a crisp but forceful touch\, he seems always to be flowing in new directions\, integrating elements of prog rock\, gospel and Western classical into a forward-tumbling jazz conception.” Embracing Dawn furthers Sands’ uniquely cultivated jazz language\, where agile post-bop meets soulful bluesy tinges and gorgeous swells of strings. Sands’ love of classical orchestration\, he explains\, is rooted in his lifelong obsession with film. \nUltimately\, Sands’ sound and philosophy are informed by two of his most essential mentors: bass maestro Christian McBride\, who\, as Sands’ longtime employer\, taught him the importance of always being yourself; and the late piano legend Dr. Billy Taylor\, who stressed how crucial it is to connect jazz to a wide-ranging audience. “I want Embracing Dawn to be something you gravitate toward because of the story\,” Sands says
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/christian-sands-trio-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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