Join renowned jazz historian and Jazz Haven Board member Frank Cochran for BYOB "Fridays with Frank."  Happy Hour jazz listening sessions are held every Friday from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven.  Each Friday Frank selects iconic jazz LPs to play from the Library’s extensive collection.  Discussion follows.  BYOB [...]

Miwa performs with her trio featuring bassist Matt Stavrakas and drummer Scott Goulding. Miwa’s musicianship evokes the harmonic finesse and rhythmic brilliance of key influences like Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson. Her expansive, versatile writing presents both a remarkable ear for melody and an earthy, intuitive feel for groove. As a bandleader, [...]

The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra, directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, present an exciting evening of classic and contemporary jazz repertoire. This event will also be live-streamed on YouTube.

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Ricky Ford and his Quartet! Ricky Ford - Tenor Saxophone John Kordalweski - Piano Tony Marino - Bass Thurman Barker - Drums American jazz saxophonist Ricky Ford has played alongside Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Lionel Hampton, Benny Golson… Ricky Ford, Jazz Tenor saxophonist, was born [...]