Step back in time to South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill is a Tony award-winning play that brings to life the soul and struggles of jazz legend, Billie Holiday. Featuring a selection of Billie’s iconic songs including “Strange Fruit” and “God Bless the Child”, this acclaimed play with music transports [...]

Brian Torff Group will perform songs from our new album Southern Exposure.

Valley Jazz Voices, the Pioneer Valley’s longest-running community jazz vocal ensemble, will perform a spring concert at the BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity The program features selections from the Great American Songbook, bringing a blend of swing, Latin, and pop-influenced arrangements highlighting themes of love, all arranged and sung in the group’s signature four‑part [...]

Yuseok Seol: Piano, Billy Stark: Bass, Grant Beale: Guitar, Teté Leguía: Bass, Michael Larocca: Drums Theoretical Minimum is a concert series based in New Haven, wherein contemporary classical music and improvised music are presented together, curated by Grant Beale. In this concert Composition No. 1 by Anthony Braxton and Prae by Grant Beale, both written [...]

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renee Fleming, and Joshua Redman, Mehldau continues to garner [...]

A global musical journey, a legendary bloodline, and a sound completely his own — René McLean comes to The Side Door. Rene McLean - Saxophone, Flute Josh Evans - Trumpet Steve Davis - Trombone Hubert Eaves III - Piano Nat Reeves - Bass Ronnie Burrage - Drums René McLean's story is inseparable from jazz royalty [...]